The Chef: Sara
The Menu: The Asian-cuisine theme continued today with Tal Ronnen’s Ponzu-glazed Tofu Crystal Rolls. Baked tofu marinated in ponzu sauce teamed up with rice vermicelli, carrots, cabbage, and scallions in these Japanese-inspired Thai spring rolls. A dash of Miso Sambal Sauce topped them off, adding a tangy kick. Sara also made a refreshing mixed greens salad with cherry tomatoes, and Frankie treated us to homemade tomato-basil bread.
The Goods: Not only did we get to enjoy another day of recipe-testing from The Conscious Cook, but we were inundated with freshly baked goods. After Frankie’s awesome bread, Ms. Laura Beck surprised us with pumpkin bread, which we quickly devoured. Oh, and we dined al fresco. We're pretty happy right now. To share our good fortune, we’re giving away another copy of The Conscious Cook! First, congratulations to yesterday’s winner, cardamomandcastiron, who attributes good health to drinking lots of water. Cardamomandcastiron, send us an e-mail with your full name and mailing address and we’ll send your copy stat! For a chance to win today, just tell us in the comments: What’s your all-time favorite vegan baked good?
Some good, simple, whole wheat bread. It's chewy, tasty, and classic!
ReplyDeleteI love my homemade vegan chocolate chip banana nut muffins. Sooo good right out of the oven.
ReplyDeleteMy homemade banana bread, it is to die for!
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ReplyDeleteThat's a hard one since baked good alone are my favorite... My favorite non-sweet baked good is La brea bakery rosemary garlic bread.
ReplyDeleteYour basic perfect chocolate chip cookie! So many people can relate to a warm baked chocolate chip cookie, and when I make it vegan, but nobody knows it's vegan, it tastes even better for me!
ReplyDeleteAlmost anything from watercourse bakery - especially the sugar cookies!
ReplyDeletevegan cinnamon rolls. warm, gooey, and all around yummy.
ReplyDeletePumpkin spice cookie with icing...especially this time of year. Pair it with a warm beverage, super yummy!
ReplyDeletePumpkin spice whoopie pies!!! sooo gooood
ReplyDeleteMy mother-in-law's veganized chocolate chip cookie. <3
ReplyDeleteAny kind of good, chewy bread. Italian is good, French is good, bagels are good. I couldn't live without my carbs.
ReplyDeleteAnything from Liz Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI reworked Cinnabon's cinnamon bun recipe so that they're vegan, and they are SO good! Not really that hard to make, either. Those pumpkin spice cookies sound declicious, though!
ReplyDeleteI love strawberry rhubarb pie. I think it had something to do with my Grandfather passing at the beginning of the year. He always loved to have a garden and he had a ton of rhubarb. He always tried to get me to taste it but I wouldn't. But after he passed I brought some of his plants to my house and have been making pies and other rhubarb goodies ever since. I love pumpkin stuff too though.. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's almost too hard to choose... but I guess I'd have to say my grandma's whole-wheat bread. The yeasty, homey smell when it's baking is amazing. And the next day, it's great toasted with peanut butter. YUM.
ReplyDeleteI recently blogged about some nanaimo bars I veganized last year, and I've had a hankering for them ever since. Ooo, so decadent! -Eve
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to narrow it down, but I had an amazing vegan carrot cake at Cafe Sunflower in Atlanta last December, and as a HUGE carrot cake fan who only went vegan about a year and a half ago, and wasn't sure I'd ever eat carrot cake again... well, I was in heaven. :)
ReplyDeleteWhole wheat rosemary-onion-beer bread.
ReplyDeleteVegan cinnamon buns, or maybe a good, basic vanilla cake.
ReplyDeleteThat's a hard one, but when I get to make vegan cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, and two of my favorite ones from there would have to be the Green Tea cupcakes and the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteThe orange glazed scones from Vegan with a Vengeance!
ReplyDeleteThe sweet potato and date muffins they make at Urban Herbivore in Kensington Market (Toronto). To die for!
ReplyDeletemy local co-op (Wheatsville, located in Austin, TX) does an oatmeal cream pie that is unbelievably delicious and vegan. they sell out in no time flat, so we get there early to make sure we get our fix.
ReplyDeleteWow - do I have to choose just one?! I'll go with the soft and super delish chocolate chocolate chip cookies I make (not only do I love them - but every non-vegan that has ever tried them has been blown away by the yumminess!). So good right out of the oven - as well as right out of the freezer! Kind of wishing I had a plate of them right now...
ReplyDeleteAny bake sale goodie from Seattle's all-vegan store, Sidecar.
ReplyDeleteChocolate ginger cookies. :)
ReplyDeleteMy basic homemade vegan chocolate cake, plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteChocolate Cupcake with Vegan "Buttercream" Frosting
ReplyDeleteBabycakes chocolate brownies - they melt in the mouth.
ReplyDeletea GREAT vegan cinnamon bun is always welcome!
ReplyDeleteHave to go old school as well and say the Cinnamon bun.
ReplyDeleteApple pecan muffins from Joy of Vegan Baking. Yum.
ReplyDeleteCupcakes from Sweet Pea Bakery in Portland, OR.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely homemade banana bread with walnuts.
ReplyDeleteMy all time favorite vegan baked good is a basic chocolate cupcake with chocolate "butter"cream frosting swirled around the top.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely yummy vegan french toast cupcakes from Yummy Bakery in Burbank, CA. They really taste like french toast!
ReplyDeletevegan chocolate chip cookies, vanilla cupcakes!!
ReplyDeletePumpkin Muffins!
ReplyDeleteTofu pound cake with a lemon-sugar glaze! mmmM!
ReplyDeleteDelish lasagna with tofu ricotta, soysage and spinach! mmmmm!
ReplyDeleteCinnamon rolls? No brainer.
ReplyDeleteMy homemade, vegan, chocolate chip and black walnut cookies!!! Hot out of the oven, completely cooled, or RAW!!!!!! Yum...
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Joy of Vegan Baking's banana bread. The recipe is really for muffins with chocolate chips, but I make it weekly in a loaf pan with vegan white chocolate chips. Yum!
ReplyDeleteMy all-time favorite vegan baked good? Either the last one I made, or the next one I'll bake! Really, there are so many delicious recipes for vegan baked goods, how could I choose one over the others? :)
ReplyDeleteVegan nanaimo bars - definately! (or carob chip banana bread...this is my runner up...)
ReplyDeleteI'm an earthy crunchy hippie so my fave vegan baked good has got to be the mind blowing carrot spice muffin infused with vega protein powder that miss Chloe Jo Berman of GirlieGirl Army baked up for me.
ReplyDeletemmm mmm...
Vegan carrot cake is definitely my all time favorite! YUMMM!!
ReplyDeletePumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World!
ReplyDeleteColleen's zucchini bread! Mmmmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteThis is probably a cliche, but...RONALD'S DONUTS!!!1!!!1!
ReplyDeletevegan croissants! thankfully for my waistline they're not too common.
ReplyDeletevegan carrot cake. nothing else.
ReplyDeleteMy all-time favorite vegan baked goods are the Liz Lovely snickerdoodles!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite vegan baked good is cupcakes. Any flavor will be just great. Thank goodness for Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World!
ReplyDeleteBaked doughnuts hands down.
ReplyDeletesome delcious gingerbread cookies!
ReplyDeleteCUPCAKES!
ReplyDeleteI'm with many of the posters here... good homemade bread... YUM!!
ReplyDeleteso many to choose from. I'd have to say right now, my fav baked items are: Sticky buns, peanut crunch cookies (well, any kind of cookie really), chocolate chip banana muffins
ReplyDeleteMy own veganised recipe for hummingbird cake - Banana, mango, cream cheeze frosting, what more would you want?
ReplyDeleteYou seriously cannot beat a classic chocolate chip cookie. I must say that the recipe in JoVB cannot be beaten. Once people realize that their childhood classics can be made without cruel dairy and eggs, they'll come over from the dark side and embrace veganism (hopefully)
ReplyDeleteBlueberry buns from Viva La Vegan.
ReplyDeleteI love anything pumpkin--Vegan pumpkin bread with lemon glaze is always delicious!
ReplyDeletePeanut butter bars with chocolate on top..I dream of them!!
ReplyDeleteRumnog cookies from Veganomicon. They are the perfect winter cookie.
ReplyDeleteGooey vegan cinnamon rolls with lots of icing! The best 'egg replacer' in the world is comprised of milled flax seeds and warm water. Works great in cinnamon rolls and most other baked goods.
ReplyDeleteKASHA BARS FROM THE PCC NATURAL MARKET IN SEATTLE!! almond butter, toasted buckwheat groats, maple syrup, dates, and oat bran. HEAVEN!
ReplyDeleteI love cranberry orange muffins. And pumpkin bread. And lemon, poppy seed drizzle cake. I love baked goodies, period.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this week has called for more success than just a lot of pumpkin bread from the Farmers' Market. With your help, I have had the guts to go veggie. And my guts feel better for doing so. I have been dabbling for years and was not inspired to do so until I came upon your magazine. Thank you for encouraging a great deal of change in this ever green girl.
banana bread, cookies, cinnamon rolls. oh, goodness, i need to get in the kitchen stat!
ReplyDeletePeanut butter cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh the Vegan Cupcake! Oh so trendy. Melt-in-your-mouth. Delicious. Moist. Decorate them any way you want. The easiest to prove to non vegans that vegan baking is TRULY the way to go!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite vegan baked goods are vegan cupcakes and vegan smores. I was so excited when I found vegan marshmallows and they make the perfect smores. So many bakeries have vegan options now and cupcakes are the perfect bite size treat and so delicious!
ReplyDeleteLemon cookies!
ReplyDeleteOatmeal raisin cookies. My wife asks me to bake them every few days.
ReplyDeleteCan't beat the classic chocolate chip cookie!
ReplyDeleteCINNAMON ROLLS!
ReplyDeleteoh, lucky cardamomandcastiron, I like that blog!
ReplyDeletemy favorite vegan baked good... hmm... so hard to pick just one. I think I'll have to go with sourdough bread. does that count? I think it's my favorite baked good PERIOD. It's definitely one of my "if I were stranded on an island" foods.
Ooh, this is a tough one! I'm going to go with Caramel Hazelnut Bars as my favorite baked good at the moment!
ReplyDeletehomemade vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Pudding Cake!
ReplyDeleteCoconut Lime Bars from Sweetpea Baking Co!
ReplyDeleteTofu cheesecake! Just as creamy and delicious as the real thing.
ReplyDeleteAll the dessert breads...banana, cranberry, pumpkin...mmmm, tis the season!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful, will have to try this if we win a cook book!
ReplyDeleteGingerbread - especially with a cold wet Nor'easter blowing outside. my favorite recipe is from The Voluptuous Vegan, Myra Kornfeld.
ReplyDeleteBlack and white cookies (the recipe from the May/June '09 issue) they are my absolute favorite treat.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom started veganizing my Great Aunt Ruth's Black Walnut Oatmeal cookies for me over 10 years ago - We still eat them every year at Christmas - it's not the same without them!
ReplyDeleteDouble chocolate biscotti num nums!!!
ReplyDeleteMONKEY BREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore freshly baked banana bread.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's a tie between pumpkin cranberry bread and coconut-lime cupcakes. The former is excellent for the holidays and the latter is an excellent summer treat!
ReplyDeleteA dense, rich, chocolate raspberry cake that I veganized - and for the holidays - Ginger-Spice Brownies from Robin Robertson's new book, 1000 Vegan Recipes.
ReplyDeleteWow, so many great comments! I have to say, for me, that my favorite coffee shop makes delicious vegan cookies stuffed with raisins and walnuts. This, in a town, where vegan is basically a foreign word!
ReplyDeletecheesecake of course!!
ReplyDeletePeanut butter chocolate cupcakes w/ peanut butter chocolate frosting from "The Joy of Vegan Baking" cookbook. Sooo good!
ReplyDeleteOh wow.. well I think the one thing I can not turn down would be a good oatmeal raisin cookie. But I'm also a sucker for banana bread, pumpkin bread and carrot cake/or muffins. Mmmmm.
ReplyDeleteThat lunch looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite vegan baked good is hard to narrow down. I love baking! But if pressed, I would have to go with VeganYumYum's apple pie coffee cake. It's decadent enough for dessert, but light enough for Sunday brunch.
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemony Frosting - perfect for holiday season - moist, fluffy gingerbread cupcakes! :)
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ReplyDeleteI do the baking at a vegan cafe and lately I've been hooked on the cupcakes I bake for Mocha Mondays: mocha cupcakes with mocha frosting. Yum! And just the kick you need to get your week started.
ReplyDeletePie! Otherwise, anything involving PB and chocolate.
ReplyDeleteMy all-time fave vegan baked good is the brownies from the Omega Institute's cafe in upstate New York. They are amazing! I begged for the recipe but mine didn't seem to turn out as great as theirs. These brownies are so good I have dreams about them!
ReplyDeletecardamom date muffins... mmmm
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ReplyDeleteRed Velvet Cake from Vegan Treats in Bethlehem, PA
ReplyDeleteThat's a tough one -- ask me tomorrow and I'll say something different than today. Today I'll say Chocolate Peanut Butter Shells, a la the Nom! Nom! Nom! blog (and Hannah Kaminsky has a nearly identical recipe too.)
ReplyDeleteOatmeal raisin cookies win with me every time. The pumpkin oatmeal cookies I made yesterday are pretty tasty too!
ReplyDeleteThe chocolate cupcakes with chocolate glaze from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World = ]
ReplyDeleteThat is a tough choice, but I would have to say Vegan Spelt Bread. There is just something about Spelt bread that makes me happy.
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I'm a huge brownie fan. Though I like to make my own, my favorite are from Cafe Evolution in central MA.
ReplyDeletebiscuits with earth balance
ReplyDeleteA recipe for chocolate cupcakes that I found in an issue of VegNews! I make it often, and the cupcakes disappear in a flash.
ReplyDeleteI love my ginormous peanut butter chocolate chip cookies :)
ReplyDeleteThe vegan gineger cookies from Peet's coffee in Sacramento. They are heaven.
ReplyDeletePumpkin muffies!!
ReplyDeleteVegan Treats' glazed marshmallow cream filled donut is the best. Om nom!
ReplyDeleteZucchini bread. Can't beat it.
ReplyDeleteoatmeal chocolate chip cookies... I've got a recipe that's so delicious, it's all I can do to actually get some of the cookies in the oven!
ReplyDeleteGotta give my mom some props...she makes the dreamiest, most sinfully rich chocolate mousse pie. Thanks mom!
ReplyDeleteChocolate chip cookies, fresh out of the oven!
ReplyDeletethe vegan lemon bars from 'The Joy of Vegan Baking'...so very good
ReplyDeleteRaspberry Oatmeal Bars in The Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick Goudreau, still warm from the oven, topped with a scoop of Coconut Bliss Vanilla Island.
ReplyDeleteVegan Apple Pie! Every time I make it, it's devoured by omni's, veggies and vegans.
ReplyDeletemy fave vegan baked good is the cinnamon sticky bun from sticky fingers bakery in DC! yum!!!!
ReplyDeletePumpkin biscuits! From Vegan Planet, I think... can make them savory or sweet yum!
ReplyDeletejust one?! I'd say the coffee/chocolate/coconut cupcakes with coffee buttercream frosting from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. that and any flavor of homemade pie!
ReplyDeleteVegan Irish soda bread
ReplyDeleteMy favorite vegan baked good=any of the amazing recipes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.
ReplyDeleteI love the full meal muffins from the vegan lunchbox!!
ReplyDeleteoh I recently tried the vegan candy bar Twilight. It was sinfully delicious!!!!!
ReplyDeleteblueberry & lime cake w/ icing. However, I just perfected a vegan/gluten free Honey cake that's a close 2nd ....very yummy!
ReplyDeleteVegan cupcakes!! Yummo!
ReplyDeleteFor me, there's nothing better than spiced oatmeal cookies fresh from the oven; they are especially comforting this time of year.
ReplyDeleteI dare anyone to argue with a vegan pumpkin cheesecake! ....Can't do it, can you?
ReplyDeletewheat-free vegan choco-chip cookies from the Veganomicon. The best pre-half-marathon food ever!
ReplyDeletevegan nanaimo bars! definately.
ReplyDeletemy favorite vegan baked good is the dark chocolate and orange zest cupcakes from the book vegan cupcakes taking over the world! A close second tieswith the peanut butter cookies and banana bread from the joy of vegan baking cookbook!!
ReplyDeleteAll time fave vegan baked good has to be Boston Creme donuts from Vegan Treats in PA. Best dessert EVER actually!
ReplyDeleteThe simple yet delicious recipe for vanilla cupcakes from "Vegan Cupcakes Take over the World".
ReplyDeleteMuffins, muffins and more muffins.....yum..banana chocolate chip, apple cranberry walnut. pumpkin spice raisin....all vegan of course..
ReplyDeleteanything with chocolate! chocolate chip cookies are always a favorite, especially right out of the oven when they're ooey and gooey and damn yummy!
ReplyDeletei'm still learning to cook, so in the meantime-whole foods vegan cookies!! i always get the 6-pack when they're freshly-baked and proceed to devour the bag along with with some almond milk in 1 or 2 settings. guess my secret is out!!
ReplyDeleteMmmm baked goods. So hard to decide. I really love a good cinnamon roll or scone. It's the perfect saturday morning breakfast. Whenever I can get my hands on vegan donuts, those are a divine splurge as well.
ReplyDeleteThe light fluffy cake with cookies in it, made by Vegan Treats. I eat this when I am in NYC.
ReplyDeleteThe vegan caramel pecan tarts from LPK's Culinary Groove in Toronto really hit the sweet spot for me.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite are some delicious vegan chocolate chunk brownies! yummy!
ReplyDeleteMy German Chocolate, Chocolate Chip cookies
ReplyDeleteAnything from Vegan Treats but if I had to choose I would go with the chocolate donut with sprinkles.
ReplyDeleteMy homemade vegan chocolate chip and black walnut cookies!!
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