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Vegan Pumpkin Ice Cream by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

capture_19122014_233208Instead of using frozen bananas, Isa makes this ice cream with cashews and rice milk as her base.  She places her base ingredients in a blender, and adds her flavors, pumpkin puree,  sugar, sea salt, vanilla, corn syrup, pumpkin pie spice (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and all spice), and a little olive oil.  She uses an ice cream maker to freeze her mixture.  But, you could also make it without an ice cream maker.  She tops her home made ice cream with candied, pumpkin seeds which she also demonstrates.  This is a delicious, dairy free ice cream.  Enjoy. Continue reading

How To Replace Eggs in Recipes by Gillian B

capture_04122014_130242Gillian demonstrates how easy it is to prepare a vegan egg replacer using chia seeds.  Ground flax seeds can be used in the same way.  If you don’t want to use a commercial egg replacer, chia seeds or flax seeds are great healthy alternatives for recipes that use eggs as binders.  She also talks about what she did to make French toast without using any eggs. Continue reading

Chocolate Brownies with Ganache by Laura Miller

capture_14092014_121341Laura says, “Caution.  Brownies are decadent.  So, even the raw kind can’t be eaten for every meal.”   In this video, she shows a simple technique to make these delicious treats with raw vegan ingredients.   After watching this video, you’ll want to make them yourself.  Laura says they are a great item to bring to a party, or to wrap up and give as a gift. Continue reading

Moroccan Roasted Squash Hummus by Gordon Ramsay

capture_05092014_215341Delicious!  This video recipe demo by Gordon Ramsay guides us through several, but simple steps to make a delicious and healthy hummus.  It involves toasting some spices in a dry pan, grinding them to a powder mixture, chopping up squash and ginger, adding the spices, roasting it, and blending to a desired consistency.  This elegant dish is amazing, – a roasted squash hummus you’ll definitely want to add to your appetizer recipe collection. Continue reading