Mini Vanilla Cupcakes with Green St. Patrick’s Day Frosting

I love making holiday food projects. I know it’s a little corny but it’s fun thing to do anyway. Here is a link to my past creations for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Soda Bread and Colcannon. This year, it’s mini cupcakes with green frosting. They are so cute and the frosting has a healthy secret […]

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Almost Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I saw a sign for an Irish Soda Bread contest at the Y where Luke swims and decided to make my own!  I based my recipe on the Traditional Irish Soda recipe from The Society for the Preservation of Irish Soda Bread but added raisins, which is the untraditional part.  I […]

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Eating Vegan in Luzerne, PA: Nucleus Raw Foods

This week we headed out to Scranton, Pennsylvania for a visit to Steamtown, a national historic site. We are totally into trains in this house and my sister-in-law told us about this amazing museum that has huge train cars and a working roundhouse. In the spring and summer the trains run so we will be […]

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Colcannon!

Traditional Irish dish on St. Patrick’s Day. ย Mashed potatoes and kale. makes 4 to 6 servings 2 big russet potatoes 3/4 cup soy milk 1 tablespoon Earth Balance 1/2 bunch lacinato kale Water for boiling Ice for ice bath 2 scallions, sliced thinly S and P Peel and chop the potatoes. ย In a medium pot, […]

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