BeBop Vegan Cooking Blog Posts

• Vegan Buttermilk Gluten-Free Biscuits
  on Dec 15, 2012 in Gluten-Free Breakfast Bread Dessert soup
  I've been doing a lot of experimenting with gluten-free flours. The other night I made a hearty soup and really wanted to have a yummy biscuit to help sop it up. I came up with the following recipe, which was incredibly quick and easy. The next morni...
• Gluten-Free Buckwheat Biscuits
  on Oct 27, 2012 in vegan sweets fruit Gluten-Free Breakfast buckwheat
  Lately, I have been going crazy for organic strawberries. They are great on homemade waffles, cold cereal and banana splits. I've been creating all kinds of "healthy" desserts centered around strawberries. I love the combination of something hearty p...
• Brownies with a KICK
  on Jan 1, 2012 in Party Flax Holiday Dessert comfort food
  Last night I went to a New Years Eve party and wanted to bring brownies. Since I knew there would be numerous, yummy chocolaty choices, I decided to do something different. I am a fan of dark chocolate candy bars spiced with hot peppers and this was...
• Pumpkin Scones
  on Dec 18, 2011 in Breakfast Holiday Bread Dessert comfort food
  I LOVE pumpkin! During Fall and Winter, I crave the yumminess of pumpkin. Although I love savory pumpkin dishes such as Thai curry or Caribbean soup, to me the ultimate pumpkin experience comes from a little added sugar! Another ingredient, which com...
• Pumpkin Pie (with gluten-free option)
  on Nov 20, 2011 in Gluten-Free Holiday pie Thanksgiving Dessert comfort food tofu
  My sister, nephew and I are planning a big Vegan Thanksgiving for friends and family. One of my very favorite Thanksgiving menu items is Pumpkin Pie!! I love the stuff. My sister decided not to make one, but instead order it from New Seasons. Nothing...
• Gluten Free - Cinnamon Raisin Bread
  on Nov 19, 2011 in Gluten-Free Breakfast Flax Bread comfort food
  My husband and I are trying to reduce our gluten intake. So I've been experimenting with various gluten-free flours and ingredients. Last night I made a loaf of cinnamon Raisin Bread that turned out really yummy. In a large bowl MIX the followin...
• Flax & Rice Gluten-Free Bread
  on Nov 17, 2011 in Gluten-Free Brown rice Bread
  In a large bowl MIX the following DRY ingredients:~ 1 cup sorghum flour (try Bob's Red Mill brand)~1-1/2 cups Brown Rice Flour (I get this in bulk)~1/2 cup tapioca starch (this item is really cheap at Asian markets)~3 tsp of Xantham Gum (this is a ke...
• Corn Pudding (side dish)
  on Dec 23, 2010 in Gluten-Free Holiday coconut Thanksgiving Side Dish comfort food
  I made this side dish for ThanksLiving and it was a big hit. I've had several people ask me for my recipe. It is gluten-free and soy-free. Veganomicon has a yummy Southwestern Corn Pudding (pg. 151), which I LOVE and highly recommend. However, for Th...
• Seitan Holiday Roast
  on Dec 23, 2010 in Holiday seitan Thanksgiving Faux Chicken comfort food wheat meat tofu gluten
  This is one of my favorite versions of seitan. It is time consuming, so I don't make it very often. I call it a "holiday roast", because I tend to make it for special occasions. However, it is a great recipe to make any time of the year. The seitan c...
• Gluten-Free Bread: (Brown Rice & Garbanzo)
  on Feb 13, 2010 in Sandwich Gluten-Free Brown rice Bread
  My husband and I decided to go on a 20 day cleanse, which ended up being a lot easier than I expected. We gave up caffeine, alcohol, sugar (tiny amounts of agave was used in moderation), processed foods, corn, gluten and fried foods. We focused on ra...
• Bat Cookies!!
  on Oct 28, 2009 in cookies Holiday Dessert
  Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Bat Cookies!Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Bat Cookies!Bat Cookies, Bat Cookies, Bat Cook...
• Whole Wheat - Flax Bread (Using A Bread Maker)
  on Sep 7, 2009 in Flax Bread gluten
  My Mother-in-law gave me an awesome bread maker a couple of years ago for Christmas. I've attempted making bread a handful of times with the machine, but the result was always dry. I finally pin pointed some of my problems and I hope you can learn...
• Lime Coconut Cookies
  on Sep 6, 2009 in cookies Party coconut Dessert
  For my husband's 40th birthday, I organized a (vegan) Jamaican theme party. Here's the flyer I made: If you read my last post, you'll know I've been hooked on coconuts! What better way to use coconuts than in Caribbean food. This was a great excus...
• Banana Coconut Tapioca Pudding
  on Sep 5, 2009 in Dessert comfort food
  It is official.....I am a coconut! If you are what you eat, this summer I've gone from being a "nut" to a full fledged "coconut." I LOVE using Bob's Red Mill's raw shredded coconut and/or canned coconut milk (Trader Joe's has a great "light" version...
• Baked Pasta
  on Jul 26, 2009 in quick meals Flax Italian seitan Faux Chicken comfort food tofu
  I know, I know.....I haven't updated my blog for a LONG while! During the warmer months, I've been making a lot of cold dishes. I've hosted and attended several gatherings over the last few months, where I've been able to share my new cold/room tempe...
• Pancake Bread (Banana, Blueberry and Chocolate Chip Bread)
  on May 29, 2009 in Breakfast Bread Dessert
  Ok, the name is weird - Pancake Bread! I wanted to make a bread that contained all the things I like to eat on a pancake. My nephew thinks the name is totally wrong; as he feels pancakes are flat NOT bread. He wants me to call this Pudding Bread (The...
• Key Lime Pie
  on May 7, 2009 in pie Dessert
  Yesterday I was craving key lime pie. Many years ago, when I lived in Florida, I was a total connoisseur of the stuff. Despite my lactose intolerance, if it was on the menu, I had to order it. One slice of that tangy pie with its sweet graham cracker...
• Calzone - Super Easy!!
  on Apr 10, 2009 in quick meals Italian comfort food
  I bought whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joe's the other day and when I was about to make a pizza for the billionth time I had an epiphany......calzones are made out of pizza dough! I haven't had a calzone since the 80's; so those suckers have be...
• Lasagna Rolls
  on Mar 2, 2009 in Flax Pasta Italian tofu
  Boy, I have been really slacking off on writing in my blog. I've been cooking a lot, but I haven't documented anything I've created in a while. The other night I made a special dinner for my hubby, which included my first attempt at lasagna rolls.
• Thick & Tangy Tomato Soup
  on Dec 20, 2008 in quick meals Italian Side Dish comfort food soup
  It has been REALLY cold here in Portland, so I've been obsessed with soups. I made this one over a week ago, but it was so tasty that I don't want to forget what I did. I'm a little hazy on some of the amounts of things - but I added them b