Archive for April, 2010
Animals Being Eaten to Extinction
Thursday, April 29th, 2010I found an article on Huffington Post with a slideshow showing seven animals that are going extinct because people can’t control their appetite for their flesh. Ready for the list? In no particular order:
Chinese Giant Salamander
Pangolin
Monkeys and Apes
Elephants
Frogs
Bluefin Tuna
Turtles
You’d think that with this knowledge, people would be working to make sure these animals don’t go [...]
My thoughts on Earth Balance and other “vegan” butters
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010I came across a post from Veganbaking.net, a fantastic site and resource on vegan baking (duh), on a new butter alternative called Vegan By Nature. Like many other vegan butters, such as the super popular Earth Balance, this product contains palm (in this case “palm fruit glycerin” instead of oil). Unlike the other brands, however, [...]
Huzzah, vegan croissants!
Thursday, April 8th, 2010A true croissant is crisp, dry and flaky on the outside, with soft, moist, buttery layers on the inside. Each bite leaves fallen crumbs all over the plate (or all over the front of your shirt and on your lap if you’re me). It should never taste bready (Pillsbury crescent rolls are just that — [...]
Fun with chocolate
Thursday, April 8th, 2010I’ve been taking a chocolate class for fun and have learned so much! There is so much that I didn’t know about chocolate, including how chocolate is processed, how the cocoa butter content affects the viscosity of melted chocolate, various methods of tempering chocolate (proper tempering is key to getting chocolate shiny and giving it [...]