Scones have a special place in my heart. I was in my early 20’s and was down to my last $50 or so. My rent was paid, but I was unemployed and had no immediate prospects, and lets be honest not a great deal of motivation in those days. So...

I have heard these called chocolate macaroons, haystacks, muskrat hut cookies, and many other names, but I grew up knowing them as spider cookies. They were one of my favorites as a kid, and remain so today. This recipe is the one that my mother used to make for my sister and...

I have recently been watching a lot of food network shows and one of the challenges on an episode of “Cutthroat Kitchen” was to make a Philly cheese steak sandwich.  To be honest I am not sure I ever had a one of these when I still ate meat, but I...

Gnocchi has become one of my favorite things to eat over the years, and this vegan sweet potato gnocchi is one of my favorite variations. With the soft pleasant flavor of sweet potatoes, enhanced by the flavor of roasted garlic, this is a dish that makes taste buds happy. When...

This simple dairy free chocolate cake is based on a wartime recipe, when there were rations on eggs and butter. This made the recipe very easy to veganise by simply replacing the dairy cream with soy or nut cream. I also adjusted the amount of a few of the ingredients while...