The Smoothie Vegetarians

With Thanksgiving upon us, there are plenty of ways to bring about the spirit of Thanksgiving. Now, plenty of people are against Thanksgiving ( or as I call it, Turkey Massacre Day!) but, some of the best vegan food can be made this year. Here is a simple hot chocolate recipe with a twist! Famous Cardamom Hot Chocolate Ingredients: coco powder cardamom  cinnamon  coconut sugar (or any sugar of your liking) hot water nondairy milk  coconut whip (optional) cinnamon stick (optional) Directions: warm equal parts nondairy milk and water in a pan on a stove (to make servings for two I use about a cup of each) mix equal parts coco powder and sugar together in a cup of your liking (to make a serving for two I use about 3 tablespoons of each) and whisk together with a dash of cardamom and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon  gently mix the spices into the warm water and milk mixture. Do not boil.  top with coconut whip (optional) and add in a cinnamon sti...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope everyone had a great weekend! My heart goes out to the families and victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Please take a moment of silence before you continue reading this post.     This week, I have chosen to do a vegan coconut cream pie recipe. For a typical filling for coconut cream pie, it would have the half-and-half, and eggs. That's pretty easy to substitute. For half-and-half, we can substitute with coconut milk (seems like a perfect substitute). For eggs, just like for that pecan pie recipe, we will use SILKEN tofu. I want to make sure that I continue to stress the importance of silken tofu for baking/pastry items. Some people will use meringue for the coconut cream pie as a topping, but I just use regular whipped topping just because it is less time consuming. (Vegan whipped topping: I have a quick 4 ingredient recipe for that as well).Now, my opinion of the pie. I honestly really liked it, even with the tofu. I am...