Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Does he do honey?

Haha. I went to lunch with a new student the other day, and when I told her my husband was a vegan she immediately asked me if he "did honey." Then her husband proceeded to say that even though the bees are not physically hurt in the process of making honey, it does hurt their feelings.

The answer to the question is, yes, he does do honey, if I am baking and need a maple syrup substitute.

Before we changed our eating habits, I used to bake all the time. However, baking is not so conducive to being a vegan, that is unless you learn the basics of vegan baking! This is not going to be a baking tutorial. Instead, I want to point you to two amazing vegan baking books that are full of useful information.



You can find both of them on Amazon for about 10 bucks a piece. Each book begins with an explanation of what products are common for vegan baking, and even gives you brand names to look for. I have yet to bake anything from the cupcake book, but the cookie book is incredible! I recommend the Peanut Butter Pillows, the Peanut Butter Blondies (my husband loves peanut butter), and the Chocolate Chip Cookies. All are delicious! Next time I turn to these books for inspiration, I will post pictures. That's all for now. Thanks for stopping by.

2 comments:

  1. Similar to my family's traditional birthday cake, a recipe that came from a lady in my home church, lo these many years ago. She called it crazy cake, and it used a little more oil, white vinegar, and water instead of milk. Interesting how easily a creative cook can adapt recipes....

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  2. That's awesome Lauren. I have had other people tell me about old family recipes that happen to be vegan too.

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