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From: Hamilton, ON Canada

Joined: November 16th, 2009

About me: Bookworm, mother and vegan.

Favorite recipe: Don't make me choose.

Website:
plentysweetenough.blogspot.com


Latest review:

April 3rd, 2013

Fresh Noodle Salad with Avocado Dijon Dressing from The Blissful Chef

I love zucchini noodles so I'm always looking for new ways to dress and eat them. The avocado gave this salad dressing a lovely creaminess. I may cut down a touch on the dijon next time around. I had... read more >


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The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets

By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2007

12th July 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Apple Cake : page 75

The batter was very thick, almost the consistency of cookie dough so I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out but it was very good. Moist, fairly dense but not heavy and not too sweet. It reminded me of coffee cake or an apple cinnamon muffin in cake form. I made it without the brown sugar syrup.

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23rd May 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins : page 38

Delicious, fluffy, moist, banana and chocolate goodness! The whole family gobbled these muffins up in record time. This recipe would work just as well in cake form.

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3rd November 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Blueberry Orange Bundt Cake : page 82

Good. Very moist and not too sweet but I did detect a hint of baking soda flavour. I'm not sure if this was my fault but the recipe did say to just combine wet and dry ingredients and to not overmix.

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26th July 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Butterscotch Pudding : page 185

Very creamy, sweet and brown sugary.

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5th May 2011 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Chocolate Brownies : page 124

Rich and super chocolatey. I cut the sugar by 1/3 and they were satisfyingly sweet enough. The recipe said these were the moist versus the cakey type of brownie but I found them to be a nice balance between the two.

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26th February 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Chocolate Cake : page 72

I love this type of cake which comes together without having to use a mixer. Easy and delicious, I've made it in cake form and cupcakes and both times the recipe turned out wonderfully.

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16th April 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Chocolate Chip Cookies : page 110

In my mind their are two types of chocolate chip cookies, the flat, chewy kind that spread like crazy when baked and the fat, doughy type that don't spread very much. This recipe makes the latter and they are quite tender and tasty.

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26th August 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Chocolate Mousse : page 182

Extremely easy to prepare and very rich. A few bites were enough to satisfy my chocolate craving.

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6th September 2010 (edited: 6th September 2010)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes : page 88

I liked the flavour combination of chocolate, peaunut butter and banana but I found the cupcakes to be a little tough and dry.

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23rd August 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Cinnamon Coffee Cake : page 84

The whole family enjoyed this not too sweet coffee cake with lots of cinnamon goodness. My daugher particularly enjoyed the topping. I substituted chopped pecans for walnuts because that's what I had in the pantry.

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29th August 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Cinnamon Rolls : page 175

Um, all I can say is YUM! While these were quite time consuming to make (approximately 4 hours) because of the rising time, they were very worth the effort. I have never made cinnamon rolls but we used to scarf down those giant Cinnabons from the mall frequently. These were just as good and extra satisfying because the were home-made! Yay for me.

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13th April 2012

Date Bars : page 128

The flavour was nice but not outstanding. I made these in a square pan and thought there was far too little of the date filling and too much oatmeal base and topping.

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26th June 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Lemon Bars : page 126

This is the first dessert I've made usuing silken tofu and I was very surprised at how undetectable it was in these delicious squares. They are best eaten fresh and I found the sifted icing sugar on top unneccesary to enjoy these simple, lemony treats.

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12th June 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Peanut Butter Cookies : page 116

My husband and daughter loved these cookies but I found them a little on the heavy/doughy side. I would award them three stars and they said five so we are compromising with four stars.

ETA: I made these once accidentally forgetting the vegan butter completely and they still turned out quite well. They weren't too dry and had a good texture.

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10th February 2010 (edited: 12th March 2012)

Strawberry Cupcakes : page 87

Very tasty and moist.

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