Vegan Good Eats

A lesson from a Houston Food Celeb: Pumpkin Spice Vegan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

A vegan baking lesson from Houston foodie celeb Jody Stevens of Jodycakes shows us that there is really no hidden secret for baking without animal products. The substitutions are simple and the product is delicious. Here is her recipe for pumpkin spice vegan cupcakes with a simple cream cheese frosting, perfect for breakfast with a simple glaze, apple or cashew butter, or dressed up with frosting.

Once upon a time, there was a carb obsessed boy.

He would grew up to be [...]

A vegan soup for non-vegans: Blood Orange Infused Coconut Carrot Bisque with Indian Aromatics

Here is a thought. When omnivores describe food, they start with the protein.

“What are you eating?” I ask.

“Chicken,” they answer.

If we described our food in the same fashion, I wonder truly how many people would give vegan good eats a try.

“What are you eating?” They ask.

“Vegan carrot soup,” I answer. Not very sexy or appealing, as most associate vegan with cardboard like taste visions. So, here is a solution. Let’s over-describe.

Not Your Usual Chocolate Banana Mousse

It is easy to strive to increase raw food intake with the help of raw veganista Elizabeth Harris. In this video, Elizabeth shows me how decadent (and healthy) raw foods can be with a little creativity and know how.

This is definitely not your usually Mousse. But then again, I am not the usual consumer of foods. Through my work at CultureMap.com, I have had the opportunity to meet some very cool people, creative chefs, and interesting (and colorful) personalities.

While interviewing [...]

The Morning After Pancakes: Red Velvet with Blueberry Syrup and Whipped Cream

The morning after the Fourth of July can certain seem like somewhat difficult. Whether you are in the midst of the walk of shame, wondering how the goat slept next to you peacefully or whose underwear you are wearing, we all need a little sustenance to soak up all those illicit alcohol calories that inadvertently made their way into our livers.

I didn’t have THAT much to drink.

Bend me over Sweet Potato Fries with Sassy Ketchup

When unexpected guests come by, I always like to throw something on the table. Having just made the most delicious picarones, I had an extra sweet potato looking at me begging for attention.

The solution? Fry up a batch of crispy, sweet and sassy sweet potato fries, and make some sort of doctored up ketchup. Anything straight from a bottle is just not me.

Cutting the sweet potatoes by hand made for wonderful, homey and imperfect strings. But in the interest of [...]

Peruvian Street Food: Picarones or Squash Sweet Potato Fritters

Dare I say these are the Peruvian version of funnel cake? That would be foodie blasphemy worthy of a spanking. Now you are wondering if I did that on purpose.

Typical picaronera feeding the masses

A picaronera was the nice lady who stood behind a food stand making these fritters. She would be at almost all school events and holidays frying these fresh for all of us.