When I was growing up, frozen yogurt (or fro yo, as some people call it) was all the rage–my friends and I used to visit the local Penguins every weekend. I can think of three frozen yogurt places within a five-mile radius (all conveniently located near where I live, by the way). Just the other day, my [...]

That’s right…there’s a genius in Northern California who decided to take up vegan baking–and the result is People’s Donuts, They work out of a wholesale facility in West Oakland, Calif., and have plans in the works to open a “donut shop” somewhere nearby soon. The company started selling Vegan Donuts in late March/early April 2007 out [...]

  One of my fondest childhood memories is of my father making homemade strawberry ice cream. I also remember my impatience that the process seemed, at least when I was young, to take a lifetime to produce the cold, creamy dessert. As an adult, I wish I had the patience to make ice cream at home, [...]

You can tell it’s summer because of all the fruit in store(s). Of all the fruits available, I have to say that berries are my favorite. I’ve been known to enjoy strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and even raspberries at every meal. From delicious fruit smoothies, to fruit salads and snacks, to berries cut up on salads and [...]

You know fruits and vegetables are good for you, but sometimes it’s hard to eat the recommended five servings per day. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started a new website, which features a customizable database of fruit- and vegetable-based recipes. Simply choose the fruits/vegetables you have on hand, plug in what meal [...]

Not a day goes by that I don’t have something from Trader Joe’s. (It’s a sickness, I know.) So when I found Trader Joe’s 100 Calorie 70% Dark Chocolate Bars, made with super smooth Belgian chocolate, I was thrilled. There are five .63oz individually wrapped bars per box, and each bar (18g) has 8 grams [...]

I picked this recipe out of Vegetarian Times magazine, but apparently they got it from The Joy of Vegan Baking.  Ingredients 2 cups crispy rice cereal, crushed 1 1/2 cups natural peanut butter 2 cups confectioners’ sugar 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs. non-hydrogenated, nondairy butter, melted* 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 cup nondairy semisweet chocolate [...]

I’m a cheesecake nut, and one of the things I made a point of doing during a cross-country trip a couple of years ago was tasting the cheesecake in both Philadelphia and New York, in the hopes of finding the best I’ve ever had. I was sorely disappointed, especially when I realized the best cheesecake I’ve ever [...]