So how do I put this nicely……..biscotti season is going to be slightly delayed.
Well, this is a bit awkward now isn’t it.
The biscotti recipe that we fell in love with and made twice already turned into a dry piece of junk when I attempted to make it for the third time last night. I think I may have over-mixed the batter, but I can’t be sure. It was also a full moon so obviously it was out of my hands!
A random flop is why I always test my baked good recipes at least twice, if not 3 times before posting them. I don’t want you to have a recipe bust in your own kitchen!
Now be warned, I didn’t practice a lot of recipe testing in the early stages of the blog. I have no idea what the hell I posted in 2008 and 2009. I assume Tofurkey may have been involved and possibly some scary green monsters.
A main feature in many grocery shopping posts.
Also…may I just ask what this Tofurkey is doing in my salad?
Apparently I enjoyed it with Wolf Blass Yellow Label? I guess it wasn’t so bad after all. :)
More Tofurkey.
I’d say my vegan recipe creativity has improved slightly since 2009.
Anyways, what’s a girl to do when evil forces are at play in her kitchen? She reminds herself of the good days, of course! Here are the top 10 recipes from the Fall season so far. These are the most clicked & commented recipes since September 1st.
Let’s hope I haven’t already hit my peak and it’s downhill from here…
Top 10 Recipes This Fall
10) Roasted Tomato Basil Pesto
9) Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
8.) Lightened Up Protein Power Goddess Bowl
7) Detox Salad
6) Butternut Squash Mac n Cheeze
5) Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie
4) Happy Thanksgiving Homemade Pumpkin Butter
3) Peanut Butter Chocolate Pillows thanks to Isa.
2) Black Bean and Butternut Squash Burritos
[one of our all time favs!]
…and the number 1 recipe since September (and of all time) goes to:
1) 15-Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta!
Honourable mentions go to:
- 5 favourite Hot Oatmeal Recipes
- Red Lentil and Squash Curry Stew
- Mushroom Millet Soup
- Vegan Lasagna
- Our Perfect Veggie Burger
- Weekend Glow Kale Salad
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard (apparently Blizzards are all-season!)
- Creamy Roasted Tomato Garlic Onion Soup
- Make Ahead Steel Cut Oatmeal and 4 new recipes
I like the way you think.
I think we’d hit it off real well.
It’s now 5pm on a Friday and no one is reading this. Better late than never right?
haha, I’ve made 4 out of 10 of your most popular recipes…some of them multiple times! My boyfriend and I both love everything I make from your blog.
Sometimes I think back to old posts & shudder…lol. I debate deleting them, but it doesn’t seem authentic. It’s who I was and what I enjoyed then, and I’ve found new tastes to enjoy now :)
Yea that’s how I see it too!
Sooo many yummy recipes! Great round up!
Yum…all of the photos look so wonderful…how to choose…I guess we’ll start by meals..I’ll go with the smoothie first! :)
I love your site! what kind of blender do you use? What tools do you have that you feel you could not live without?
I use a Vitamix :)
I also read in consumer reports that the $40 Oster blender was rated #2, so that is a good option if you dont want a vitamix.
My most used kitchen tools are found in this post :) http://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/10/my-most-used-kitchen-tools/
Great choices! A question about the chcoc chip cookie…..have u ever tried any GF flours or coconut oil instead of the butter?
Hey Alex, I actually happen to have a GF cookie recipe based off of that one :)
http://ohsheglows.com/2011/09/16/vegan-and-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies/
enjoy!
“Let’s hope I haven’t already hit my peak and it’s downhill from here…”
I HIGHLY DOUBT THIS IS TRUE. As in, it’s not true. You’re amazing. :-)
All of them are fab :D
I love your round up! Everything looks so good, but I have my eye on the Pumpkin Gingerbread smoothie!! That sounds like a good breakfast!!!
Everything you make is so impressive! I want to make every single recipe!
I like the way you think! I have made most of the recipes off your list and they are amazing! You are the absolute best when it comes to vegan comfort food :-D
That Roasted Tomato Basil Pesto looks super delicious! Is it important to use roma tomatoes or would any type of tomatoes do?
I haven’t tried it with other types, but I assume most would work. Each variety would change the flavour slightly of course.
I would be SOOOO happy with any of these dishes AND your so-called dry,crumbly biscotti!
Send it my way Angela!
Have a great day!
Yay! :) I love your recipes! When they are all in the same place like this I love them even more :) I actually have a binder in the kitchen with all my printed recipes from your blog. My husband asked me the other day why I won’t just buy your cookbook!
Ahem…poke, poke ;)
I have a binder too!!!! Let’s keep our fingers crossed that we have cookbook next year!!
haha that’s cute! I wish I was that organized….I stuff all my printed recipes into the drawers in my kitchen. It looks like a bomb went off!
Your Goddess Bowl is just the bomb. I make it often. I make it for everyone who comes to dinner. I make double batches so I have leftovers. I make the dressing and put it on everything. Yes, I’m obsessed with this recipe :)
I’m happy to hear that! Do you make the lightened up version or the original?
I make (bake?) the chocolate chip cookies at least once a week. Ok, twice a week. I think I am living on them. I think I need cookie detox!!!! And the Butternut Squash Mac n’ Cheese is to die for (along with everything else!)!!!!! I am have been obsessing over your vegan gravy for the last 2 days……I think I need to make some to keep in the fridge for the week :)
Your chocolate chip cookies are the best ever! Everyone lovessss it when I bake those! Thank you for a non-muffiny vegan cookie! :)
Thanks for your feedback! It only took me….2 years to come up with a non muffiny vegan cookie lol
I vote for the detox salad – YUM! That’s been my favorite of your recipes!!
Yum! I especially loved the roasted tomAto, onion and garlic soup…I’ve been experimenting in the kitchen and using my boyfriend as my little lab rat, and when I made this soup he just said…ok. Now you’ve outdone yourself, this is too much! Lol! I made sure to give all credits to Angela though, of course ;)
Angela, I want to make the pumpkin butter, but I’m wondering if other types of sweeteners would work, rather than sugar… Like maple syrup or agave. What do you think?
I like to use Sucanat in replacement of sugar and it works great. I haven’t tried using a liquid sweetener. I’m not sure if it would make it too liquidy or if it would cook down? I wonder if there is a recipe online using maple syrup or agave. It might be worth checking out to see if anyone else has done it!
I did a pumpkin butter a couple of years ago with agave (recipe on my blog), so I can attest that it works. :) I loved your trip down tofurkey lane, too! I always shudder when I look at my early blog posts. I’m happy to say I’ve already tried many of these recipes (I loved the avo spaghetti, like everyone else). Looking forward to the day when I can eat those cookies again!
Pumpkin smoothies are amazing! I really want to make my own pumpkin butter this year. Just need to find the time and motivation, could your pumpkin butter recipe be made in the crockpot?
Thank you for graduating from Tofurkey (yuck)!
Your black bean squash burritos are ahhhh-mazing. My kids gobbled them up and my husband had several :) I cannot wait to make more of your recipes! (i’ve made several already and we’ve loved all!!!)
I’m reading! And I have your butternut squash mac’n’cheeze on my meals list for this month! I’m trying out gluten-free for a month so I can’t wait to give this a go.
Also I made your roasted tomato basil pesto and it was yummmm! I love biscotti – I make mine with agave so over time it isn’t quite as crunchy but it’s still super good. Any chance you’ll post a gluten-free version? I’d love to try that out during my gluten-free experiment!
Thanks for the recipes! I have been vegetarian for over 15 years, and have been trying to incorporate more vegan food. A few of these look so good, I must try!!
I can’t wait to try the 15 minute avocado pasta! i’ve been eyeing it for a long time and i definitely need to make it this week.
thanks as always for such wonderful posts
oops i meant to add such wonderful posts & recipes!
ur husband is soooooo lucky!!
I love all ur recipes!
Wow! These pictures are amazing and so inspirational. I really want to make biscotti! Does it work with pistachios? The peanut butter pillows look amazing :)
I am seriously in love with the Lightened Up Protein Power Goddess Bowl! It has become one of my staple dishes here at home, especially when I need something in a hurry – I make a big batch good for a couple of days and I’m good to go! Thank you for this!
Awww we don’t have tofurkey here!
I’m so glad to see the Creamy Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup made it in the honorable mentions. I loved this soup, and plan on making it again this week. I’ve got a huge loaf of focaccia that will make fantastic croutons!
As an avocado lover, and with all the comments about the 15 minute avocado pasta ( I went back to your original post, I had to try it. OMG!! who needs alfredo??!!. I also wanted to mention the I put some in the fridge for the next day and it tasted just fine and I also put some in the freezer for another day. That day will come soon…
Thanx again for another keeper, Angela
Hi again Angela,
Took the leftover avocado pasta out of the freezer last night for supper. It was great!!
Oh that’s good to know it freezes ok. Did you just freeze the sauce?