Welcome to week three of Friday FAQs, a new series on Oh She Glows featuring your questions about OSG recipes, substitution ideas, cooking methods, ingredients, and kitchen tools! I hope you’ve been enjoying the series as much as I have so far. It’s been especially awesome to see you guys reaching out to help each other by offering up your own kitchen wisdom! Feel free to chime in at any point if you feel like you can offer some input to any of the questions. I’d love this series to be as collaborative as possible!
You can read the previous Friday FAQs here:
As always, feel free to send your questions my way via social media or the blog, and I’ll select some to feature in the coming weeks!
Q1: Quick question—what was your recipe again for the coconut oil chocolate you made a few days ago and posted on your Snapchat? Seem to have lost the screenshot I took and my mold just arrived so I’m dying to try it out!
A: Hi Aguarin, I can definitely help you out. No one should have to go without this chocolate! If memory serves me correctly, my small batch recipe is: 3 tablespoons coconut oil (melted), 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, and a pinch of pink salt to enhance the flavours. Whisk it all together and then chill it until it hardens. This recipe makes enough for one of these chocolate bar molds.
Q2: Hi Angela, What kind of food processor do you use? I’m in the market for a new one!
A: Hi James, I currently use this Cuisinart Food Processor, and I quite like it. I appreciate that it’s simpler than my previous model (which had multiple-sized bowls) and it works well for making nut butter, coconut butter, hummus, etc. It’s brushed stainless steel that comes in a white, black, or red accent colour.
Q3: What can I substitute for the oats in your Banana Bread Muffin Tops?
A: Hi Georgina, Oh that’s a tough one! Since the oats make up such a large proportion of this recipe I really don’t know a direct substitute offhand. My guess would be to try a mixture of quinoa flakes, ground almonds, and a different flour, but it would be an experiment for sure! I’ll have to keep your request in mind for a future recipe spin-off. If you try anything out, please leave a comment and let us know how it went. (And if any other readers have tried anything that worked out well, please leave a comment and let us know!)
Q4: Where do you buy your nutritional yeast, Angela?
A: I buy nutritional yeast at Organic Garage, Whole Foods, and Fortinos/Loblaws. Be sure to check the natural foods/gluten-free section of your grocery store (if they have one) as it’s often hiding around there. You can also find it online.
Q5: What kind of bread are you using that’s vegan?
A: Hey Kim, My current fave bread is by Thornbury Bakery in Ontario (Original Chia kind). It’s vegan, gluten-free, and absolutely amazing as a base for avocado toast! I store a loaf in the freezer so I always have some on hand.
Q6: Samantha writes, I’m slowly transitioning to a plant-based diet, but the one thing I can’t seem to let go of is my Greek yogurt. I’m wondering what your favourite vegan yogurt is?
A: Hey Samantha, Great question! To be honest, I don’t buy store-bought vegan yogurt very often. I do think the So Delicious Cultured Coconut Milk variety is decent though, and they have a new Greek style yogurt which I haven’t had a chance to try out yet! When I really have a yogurt craving, I love to whip up a batch of my Super Thick Coconut Yogurt. It’s such a luxurious treat and satisfies my craving every time! You can’t beat that it’s just a few ingredients either.
Comments of the week:
Nonny writes, Super app & cookbook—btw, I’m literally "cooking this cookbook"! Ever see the movie "Julie & Julia"? Well, the idea of cooking a cookbook sounded fun—but, "what cookbook"? For me, the OSG’s cookbook is the one! I’ve made about 50 recipes now w/@ a 95% "love it" rating! The app has been a distraction —haha —more great recipes orchestrated beautifully & couldn’t be more user friendly! Thanks Angela :)
I’m so flattered, Nonny! What an awesome project. It’s wonderful to hear you’ve been enjoying all the recipes, and now the app. Thanks for letting me know. Your comment really made my day!
Lindsay writes, This Glowing Spiced Lentil Soup was fantastic. My toddler was NOT happy when I set her bowl in front of her, she hasn’t been a fan of soup for a while now. I made jasmine rice to go with it, so once it was all mixed together she tried it and said ‘mom why didn’t you tell me this was going to be good?’ She not only finished her first bowl but had seconds. Great recipe!
Hi Lindsay, that is too cute! You never quite know what a toddler will do, right? I’m so glad this soup helped change her mind. Adriana is a big fan of it too (well, the amount she does get into her mouth, that is). I love your idea of mixing jasmine rice into it; I’ll have to try that soon. I’ve been all about rice lately!
Have a lovely weekend, everyone! See you next week. Until then, you can catch me on Snapchat (my username is Angelaliddon). Also, a quick heads up that our next newsletter will go out on Tuesday!
Hi Angela,
I’ve signed up for your email but it’s never in my inbox. Have there been any problems with people getting it? (I have checked spam and it’s not there either)
Thanks :)
I’ve also been having some trouble receiving the newsletters I think. It seems they arrive in my inbox sporadically. The last one I got was from April 11th – has there been another one since? If not, disregard this!
I do just want to say I have been a huge fan of your blog for a few years now, Angela! Yours were the recipes I made when I first started cooking more vegan meals, and I haven’t looked back since! You make plant-based cooking so approachable and amazingly delicious! Honestly your recipes are always a hit. Anyway, hope the newsletter thing is not a huge problem… thanks for all your wonderful work Angela!
Hi Emma, thank you so much for your kind words!! I just sent out the first newsletter since April 11th this morning — did you receive it alright? Please let me know! :)
I did get it, all good! I guess I was just too eager for more news and recipes? Haha
Haha, I’m glad you were looking forward to it!! So happy to hear it arrived alright – hope you enjoy the issue!
Angela
I just love your blog and it is great to see you back…. I also want to say that it amazes me how much you do….creating incredible recipes, cookbooks, photography, the ap, all on top of being a wife, mom and pregnant too! I am glad to hear some self acceptance in not being able to ‘please’ everyone and knowing all you can do is your best in whatever area you are focusing on at any given moment. You do not have to be perfect ! I appreciate your dedication to the blog – and truly look forward to all new posts….but completely understand when other things take priority and the blog has to take a backseat!
Keep doing what you do….and THANK YOU!
Angela- I just love your cookbook and have made many of the recipes with terrific results- so thank you! One recipe we love is the chocolate cake and chocolate buttercream frosting. It is now our favorite chocolate cake recipe! I wondered if you have a vanilla cake and frosting recipe you could share? I don’t see one on the website but I could have missed it. I’m looking forward to your second cookbook and I’m enjoying the newsletter! Thanks for the recipes!
Angela, I just need to tell you that right now, you are my hero. I recently had to go on a very restricted diet because I’m breastfeeding and my son has food intolerances. I was so stressed out about what I was going to eat (I love food, it brings me so much joy). I pulled out my copy of the Oh She Glows cookbook (which I’ve already used many times with great success), and after going through it, I knew I was going to be ok :) Not only will I be able to feed myself, but I’m going to feed myself delicious food! So, just wanted to say thanks.
i just want to echo what has been said about the glowing spiced lentil soup – i have made two big batches and it is soooo tasty. I pop it into small containers in the freezer and then i had them ready to defrost whenever i like. It is truly delicious. Have also been making the almond chocolate cups many times too and today just tried the coconut macaroon thumbprints. I can’t wait to keep trying more and more of your recipes.
Thanks so much for the sweet comment Rebecca! I’m so happy you’ve been enjoying the lentil soup (it’s awesome for freezing; I love how easy it is to keep on hand!) and almond chocolate cups – I hope you love whatever recipe you try next just as much!
Yay, what a great idea for a post! Angela, I’ve been following your blog for years and it’s so cool to see how far you’ve come. I have so much admiration for you <3
Hey Angela! I love your blog- you cookbook has been on my counter since I first bought it years ago! I’m wondering how you started your blog, if you bought a .com right away or started at a blog! any advice for us bloggers out there?
Thanks!
Hi Angela!
Totally irrelevant to the topic of your post but I could not help writing this :) I was checking amazon.de to see whether I could order your book and saw that your cookbook is actually available in German!!! Wouw, congrats! Will it be translated to any other languages too? Coming from Turkey, I know it is a long shot but it would have been great to have it in Turkish ;)
And yes, congrats for the second book and the second baby! As a loyal reader of you from 2010, I am so happy for you and Eric! Best of luck with the home reno and keep up your positive spirits!!
Sending warm wishes and big hugs xxx
That coconut oil chocolate! I added some peppermint extract… YUM.
The vegan yogurt advice is so helpful! I love Greek yogurt but I found that my digestion has started going out of whack ever since I’ve been eating it. I don’t know if it’s because the dairy buildup enabled me to develop a bigger intolerance to lactose or if it’s excess mucus that makes me sick when I eat it. I will give coconut yogurt another chance since I don’t like it already, or I can find a really good dairy free yogurt recipe made out of cashews or almonds!
Hey Ange! :)
Thanks so much for this post and congrats on your pregnancy! I am 36 weeks and your posts from your first pregnancy have been so helpful throughout this time!
Quick question about your food processor. Do you also use a smaller one for smaller recipes, or does this one do the trick for that? Thank you! <3