Vegan Sweets and Treats
I made these green tea cookies the other day using Japanese green tea powder, also known as Matcha. Traditionally, matcha has been used in Japanese tea ceremonies. However, in recent times matcha has been used in various Japanese sweets and sometimes even in soba noodles. …
Today I made chocolate filled mochi! I first made chocolate truffles using organic cream and then wrapped them in mochi. I made the mochi out of mochiko and water. I finished them off by dusting them in cocoa powder.
In today’s Mommy and Me ESL Class we made vegan sugar-free cookies.
Everyone took part in mixing all of the ingredients together and then decorating their cookies with dried fruit and vegan chocolate chips!
These cookies are delicious and healthy too!
Here is the recipe:
210 grams of flour
4 tablespoons of agave syrup
4 tablespoons of organic canola oil
a pinch of salt
1. Mix dry ingredients and then add wet ingredients.
2. Mix ingredients until well combined and then roll the dough into a ball.
3. Let dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
4. Roll out the dough and use your favorite cookie cutters to cut the cookies into cute little shapes!
Next week I will be holding a vegan sweet making class. Without using eggs or milk we will be making delicious and healthy sweets! Next week’s vegan sweet class menu includes tapioca pudding, chocolate chip cookies, seasonal berry scones, and Jewish coconut macaroons! Come and …
Cha-an is located in the East Village in New York. They have an extensive list of teas on their menu and they are also displayed beautifully in their canisters on the shelves of the cafe. They serve Japanese tea as well as a …
This past weekend I held: Cooking in English-Hanukkah Cooking class.
We made a Vegan Mushroom Stew, Vegan Borscht, Potato Latkes, and Apple Strudel.
It was a lot of hard work to grate the potatoes but in the end it really paid off and we were all able to enjoy delicious latkes with apple sauce.
We used phyllo dough to make the Apple Strudel. Many students were surprised by how thin and paper-like the phyllo dough was. But after layering the sheets of phyllo dough and adding delicious spicy apples to it, it became a wonderful dessert.
My favorite part with this wonderful drawing that I received :
(By the way, it says “Happy Hanukkah” in Japanese!) Thank you A-chan!
Yesterday I visited Cocoron’s second store in New York for the first time. There first store is located just down the street but the second store was much larger and spacious. I felt a lot more relaxed eating in their new restaurant because in the …
You can buy azuki beans at most Asian markets as well as some health food stores and whole foods. Ingredients: 1 cup of red beans 4 cups of water Brown Rice Syrup 1. Wash beans throughly and combine one cup of beans with four cups …