Category: Desserts

  • Kahlua Glazed Donuts

    For my latest testing for Kelly Peloza‘s upcoming desserts’ cookbook, I (or I should say my husband) decided to make her recipe for Kahlua Glazed Donuts! And yes, Kahlua IS vegan! Since my SO has earned quite the reputation for donut-making in our town, I left the preparation and frying up to him. I partook […]

  • The Pop Shop Review, Collingswood, NJ

    I’ve always been a fan of diner food and 50’s style restaurants. Unfortunately, many of these places are not very veg-friendly. That has changed with The Pop Shop located on the main drag of Haddon Avenue in the very hip town of Collingswood, NJ. They have several vegetarian and vegan items on their menu (including […]

  • Bashful Banana Bakery & Cafe Review, Ocean City, NJ

    As the quintessential Jersey-girl-at-heart (“You talkin’ to me?!”), I cannot let a trip back to Jersey pass without hitting up the Jersey Shore (and no, not the one from the show). My favorite Jersey beach is Ocean City. I’ve spent countless hours walking the boardwalk, vacationing, and even working there through the years. It is […]

  • Lavender Lemonade Cupcakes

    I recently made a new cupcake that is set to come out in a new dessert cookbook by Kelly Peloza. I’ve never used lavender before in baking, but it was quite the experiment! The cupcakes were delicious, moist, and had an awesome lavender lemon buttercream frosting to boot! I give them 4 1/2 out of […]

  • Merge Review – Buffalo, NY

    We recently went to Niagara Falls for our 1 year wedding anniversary. On the way, we stopped in Buffalo, NY to eat at Merge. Merge is a very vegan-friendly restaurant that I had heard good things about. Making a decision on what to eat was difficult. I ordered the following: Fuji Apple white wine (from […]