Today we’ve got part two of Ricki’s fabulous guide to vegan baking! She’s here to tell you how you can bake without the use of eggs and milk! YES! It can be done! …

Finding reliable egg substitutes can cause anxiety when you begin to convert older recipes. Eggs provide leavening and binding to most recipes. But have no fear! There are some great choices available.

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Easter is a-comin’ and it’s almost time to start coloring Easter eggs!  But before you start dying, you have to get boiling!  Hard boiling eggs can be tricky sometimes.  You never know when you may end up with an uncooked or grey-green yolk.  We’ll fill you in on the secret to perfect hard-boiled eggs after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »

I haven’t gotten an Easter basket from my godfather in years, but every time spring rolls around, I can’t help feeling a little disappointed that I’m too old for that woven basket filled with goodies. I haven’t been asked to be a godmother to anyone yet, so now I’m in this limbo period where I’m not giving or receiving gift baskets.

It kind of stinks, but at least I get to be in charge of the Easter egg hunt this year. Still, after checking lots and lots of food blogs and seeing all the Easter treats they’re baking up, I can’t help but wonder what I would add to an Easter basket. Keep reading for my picks!

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A hearty congrats to Chefsands of Portland, OR!  His tasty breakfast casserole, called the G Knight Special, was the winner of our Best Breakfast Casserole Recipe Contest!  Here’s what he had to say about the recipe: “A breakfast frittata with everything needed to get the day going. My friend Greg Knight’s favorite, so I named it after him.”  See the recipe after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »