Category Archives: chocolate

Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village
Better Living Show / bitters / booze / cacao nibs / Chef Al and Donna / chocolate / coconut / coconut bacon / Division Street Pho Chay / DIY / events / field trip / Frontier Co-op / liqueur / local / Mama Chia / mixology / Northwest Veg / Pho / Pho Chay / photo essay / portland / Portland vegan / Portlandia / Portlanding / Portlanding on Get Sconed! / rum / samples / Sisters Legume / tradeshow / vegan / vegan food / Vegan Village / vietnamese / VVC

Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village

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What better time to start putting together a recap about a visit to the Better Living Home and Garden Show than a Boltbus with shaky but semi-reliant WiFi out-of-town? I’m now back home and just last night, started a batch of chocolate liqueur using the organic Frontier Co-op cacao nibs I picked up at the show (yeah, samples!). … Continue reading »

chocolate / cooking class / De-Hydraded Modern Living Cuisine / desserts / Jennifer M. Robertson / raw / raw chocolate / Thailand / travel / vegan

Raw Chocolate with De-hydrated – Modern Living Cuisine

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It’s now been one month and one week of fresh young coconut withdrawals, and I’ve finally stopped tearing up as I glance at the $2.99 and up,  flown-across-the-globe selections around town. It hasn’t been easy (well, the glaring price helps), but somehow, I keep my wallet in my bag. Recently, I caught myself staring at coconut photos in … Continue reading »

chocolate / Dandies / desserts / julie hasson / marshmallow / pie / Pie in the Sky / S'mores / tofu / vita-mix

S’mores Pie with Roasted Dandies

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In a shocking turn of events, this pie is not from the upcoming Vegan Pie in the Sky cookbook. I repeat, this is not an official, Post Punk Kitchen endorsed pie. This creation was inspired by the recent Portland VegFest, Chicago Soy Dairy’s sweet deal on those sweet little ‘mallows, Julie Hasson’s cream pie demo and … Continue reading »

chocolate / drinks / grocery shopping / holidays / mint chocolate / portland

Mint Chocolate Season is here.

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I know there’s maybe two or three people out there who don’t enjoy this dynamic flavor duo, but I cherish it. They’re both quintessential holiday flavors of chocolate candies and candy canes and hot chocolate and all that literal sweetness. Now, around this time last year, I lamented my sadness over the sudden absence of my dear … Continue reading »