Category Archives: vita-mix

New Year, New Projects: Homemade Sriracha
DIY / Get Sconed! / homemade Sriracha / hot peppers / hot sauce / jalalpeños / portland / recipes / spicy / Sriracha / vegan / vegan food / vita-mix

New Year, New Projects: Homemade Sriracha

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The very first project I embarked on in 2013, besides a big time day of rest after some bubbly-fueled karaoke on New Year’s Eve, was making my very own Sriracha. Inspired the real thing, and adapted from Reclaiming Provincial, who’s adapting from a recipe on Serious Eats, which is in turn, based on a recipe from the … 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 »

BFF / Dandies / desserts / pie / portland / recipes / vita-mix

Salt Spring Inspired Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup

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Break out your rain boots, adorn your favorite hoodie and repeat after me: it’s officially soup weather. It seems like only yesterday, but I earned some real Pacific Northwest points with a British Columbian adventure back in May. It was my first ever visit to Canada, at all, and I’m truly an idiot for waiting so … Continue reading »

booze / fall / pumpkin / saucey / vita-mix

The Great Pumpkin Syrup Sunday

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Oh, Fall I picked up a sugar pie pumpkin from the coop yesterday with two goals. Today, I’ll open up about the first: Pumpkin Syrup. I’m one to seek out a vegan-friendly pumpkin latte or two, or milkshake, during my favorite season, and one to wonder, “Where aren’t there more classy pumpkin cocktails?” Pumpkin, seasonal spices and brandy … Continue reading »

booze / dips / Eat Tea cookbook / fake cheese / friends / Nasoya / nutritional yeast / party / Pretzel Necklace / Seinfeld / tea / veganomicon / vita-mix

double dippin’: the party

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Roughly 1/10th of total dips that arrived at Double Dippin’ Fueling my dorky, themed party planning obsession, I hosted a dip-themed potluck and party last weekend. Double Dippin’: The Party* featured 4 tables of dips: Sweet, Savoury, Miscellaneous, No Holds Barred, and Michele performing the grand & appetizing Vegan Mozzarella Stick-Off in the kitchen. The record was successfully broken for just how … Continue reading »

cashew cream / dinner / fake cheese / grilling / italian / Maitake Mushrooms / mushrooms / nuts / pasta / Pastaworks / Porcini / vita-mix

Tales from the Nut: Cashew Mushroom Alfredo

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Vegan Cashew Alfredo, topped with sautéed Maitake and Porcini Mushrooms If you’re vegan and enjoy cooking, I’m sure soaking nuts for cream sauces and vegan cheeses has already entered your culinary repertoire. If not, get on it. I’ve enjoyed my share of tofu-based cream sauces, but the silkiness of soaked nuts usually overrules thick soy.  If you’re … Continue reading »