tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post7961693736737267150..comments2023-10-06T03:07:49.700-05:00Comments on beauty and bread: ICE: chocolate with a twist (vegan)beauty and breadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02592285776817719034noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-21795091404732230362009-03-09T23:36:00.000-05:002009-03-09T23:36:00.000-05:00Hey All!I don't normally type on these things, but...Hey All!<BR/>I don't normally type on these things, but I am really interested in telling you all about RIVERSOL skin care. Currently as a working Makeup Artist, I travel all the time, and I now NEVER leave home without RIVERSOL in my kit, or in my purse. It is a FIVE STAR line created by a celebrity dermatoligist in VANCOUVER, Canada! It is hyrdrating, and leaves skin looking glowing and alive! I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS PRODUCT! www.riversol.com<BR/>Best Wishes<BR/>Devan Geselle Newman<BR/>Vancouver, CANADA, BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-66324461079000835802009-01-12T09:25:00.000-06:002009-01-12T09:25:00.000-06:00What a creative twist to a normal chocolate cupcak...What a creative twist to a normal chocolate cupcake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-70561499024260790232008-12-30T08:23:00.000-06:002008-12-30T08:23:00.000-06:00I made them last night, and my tongue is still bur...I made them last night, and my tongue is still burning! :) They tasted good, and the peppers smelled really good while they were roasting, I'm just not up to the heat ;) If I try them again, I might reduce a lot of the heat if I can. <BR/><BR/>Great recipe ;)Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207900813763379752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-91113546224129644792008-12-30T00:13:00.000-06:002008-12-30T00:13:00.000-06:00I'm glad you were able to find everything and I be...I'm glad you were able to find everything and I bet that organic sugar is the same thing. I hope your cupcakes turn out; let me know how you like them!beauty and breadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592285776817719034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-86244376785941905532008-12-29T15:56:00.000-06:002008-12-29T15:56:00.000-06:00I managed to find pretty much everything, though t...I managed to find pretty much everything, though the evaporated cane sugar was a little tricky. Our grocery store actually had the coconut oil, which I've never used before. I ended up buying an organic sugar, which while not the evaporated sugar, will hopefully work just as well.<BR/><BR/>I had a little confusion on the soy milk and the non-dairy milk, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to look for different things or if they were the same. Then I reread your recipe, and it looks like they're the same thing. <BR/><BR/>I can't wait to get started :D I will try to make them either tonight or tomorrow night, and we'll see how they turn out :) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the information :)Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207900813763379752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-32150377092266397322008-12-29T11:03:00.000-06:002008-12-29T11:03:00.000-06:00hi...thanks for your comment!great another baker!l...hi...thanks for your comment!<BR/><BR/>great another baker!lol.(envious non-baker here)<BR/><BR/>love your pics too. u are making me hungry for sweets!interesting use of the pepper.aredcardiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440186568018717998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-79826201868148613912008-12-29T10:54:00.000-06:002008-12-29T10:54:00.000-06:00Hey MommaBlogger,Thanks for commenting on my blog!...Hey MommaBlogger,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting on my blog! <BR/><BR/>Of course you can substitute the vegan ingredients (afterall, pretty much all of the vegan baked-good recipes are alterations of the non-vegan ones). I used to live in Abilene, TX, so I understand the difficulty of finding some of the ingredients. But sometimes they are just labeled differently, so here are some tips if you would like to try to bake them vegan (which I recommend, because it's better for you, your family, the animals, and the earth):<BR/>-the sugar: regular white granulated sugar has been filtered through charred animal bones to bleach it. The vegan sugar is evaporated cane juice that hasn't been bleached; it's the same except not as white. A lot of times, you'll find this sugar, although it may not be specifically labeled as vegan. Usually if it is organic, it is vegan. Look for things that say "evaporated cane juice" or "unbleached sugar." You can also use turbinado, or raw cane sugar (the larger, brown crystals that you can get at some coffee shops in the "sugar in the raw" packages) <BR/>-the soymilk: my guess is that you can probably find this in your grocery store, but if you can't, any non-dairy milk would do, and there are tons of recipes on the internet for making your own almond milk and rice milk. I say give it a try, because non-dairy milk is much easier for our bodies to digest! <BR/>-the coconut oil: this is probably the only one you'll have trouble with finding. coconut oil is different from most other vegetable oils because it's actually solid at room temperature, hence why it works well in the icing. There are a lot of other vegan recipes that use shortening, which is made from vegetable oil. The only problem with this is that a lot of shortenings contain hydrogenated fats, which are super bad for us. Even the Crisco that says "0 grams trans fat" contains "partially hydrogenated" oil, apparently it just isn't enough for them to have to count it for the nutrition label. There are some shortenings that I know are good, for example, Spectrum's Organic Shortening that is made from palm kernel oil, and has not hyrdogenated fats. However, that may be as difficult to find as the coconut oil. If you really are having trouble, there are other chocolate icing recipes you could use, such as this one: http://www.grouprecipes.com/1834/vegan-chocolate-frosting.html<BR/><BR/>I hope that helps!beauty and breadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592285776817719034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-92102055886937651692008-12-29T09:03:00.000-06:002008-12-29T09:03:00.000-06:00These look so good! I don't know if I can find mu...These look so good! I don't know if I can find much of the vegan ingredients though, are there some substitutions I can make?Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207900813763379752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828154903684317308.post-14592381876994048082008-12-24T10:09:00.000-06:002008-12-24T10:09:00.000-06:00SO stunning and innovative!!SO stunning and innovative!!LizNoVeggieGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.com