Vegan Baking 101

04/30/2018

Thank you so much to everyone who attended my last vegan class in St. Louis! I I had a lot of fun making sushi rolls and being with you all :D and a BIG thank you to Segolene for ALL your help and photos :D

03/05/2018

Made a simple natto roll for lunch! So simple and delicious, just 🍚 and natto, definitely one of my favorites! Natto is fermented soybeans and is a popular food eaten with rice in Japan 🇯🇵 debating if I should include this roll in my next sushi class?

02/18/2018

Thank you everyone for the reviews :D and Congrats to Steve for winning a free Vegan Baking 101 class!!

02/10/2018

BIG thanks to everyone who attended my Vegan Mole Class this morning! We made a big pot of homemade mole and fresh tortillas hot off the griddle 👌🏼 Also, Thank you to my neighbor, Pam, for letting us use her beautiful home and kitchen for the class 😃

02/06/2018

Filled the tortilla warmer my mom gave me with tortillas hot off the griddle this afternoon! We will be making these this Saturday at my Vegan Mole Class 😋 👍🏼 2 spots open!

01/28/2018

Vegan Sushi 101 Class 🍣 👌🏼we made a lot of yummy rolls and many people tried Inari sushi (rice inside fried tofu wrap) and homemade dorayaki (pancakes filled with sweet red adzuki bean paste) for the first time!! BIG thanks to my father-in-law (a retired sushi chef) who came in to teach us how to make sushi rice and nigiri (hand pressed sushi) 👨🏻‍🍳🍣 and Segolene for all her help and for capturing everyone in their element!

01/28/2018

THANK YOU to everyone who took part in my Vegan Sushi 101 Class! More photos to come :D

01/26/2018

Made nigiri(hand pressed sushi) last night topped with eggplant and baked peppers :) we will be making these tomorrow at 3 PM in my Vegan Sushi 101 Class, 1 Spot left!
Register here: http://www.bikestopcafes.com/lisa-bakes-vegan

01/21/2018

Join me on Feb. 10th to learn how to make Homemade Vegan Mole and my mom's homemade tortillas!
6 ppl max. $30/person in my neighbor's beautiful kitchen :D
Register here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3233162

2/10, 11:00 AM: • What we'll doIn this 2-hour class, I will show you how easy it is to make Vegan Mole and my mom’s homemade tortillas. Afterwards, we will all enjoy a bowl of mole and tortillas hot o

01/21/2018

TWO spots left in my Vegan Sushi 101 Class this Saturday, Jan. 27th at Bike Stop Cafe!
Link below to sign up 😀 we will be making & eating everything you see in the photo 🍣😋

http://www.bikestopcafes.com/lisa-bakes-vegan

4 spots left in my Vegan Sushi 101 Class!
Register here: http://www.bikestopcafes.com/lisa-bakes-vegan

What you will learn how to make and taste :)
(photos from top left to bottom)

Dorayaki: a traditional Japanese dessert made of pancakes filled with sweet red beans

Inari Sushi: fried tofu wrap filled with rice (my personal favorite sushi!)

Nigiri: hand pressed sushi topped with different veggies (usually topped w/ raw fish) 🍣

2 different sushi rolls!

01/16/2018

Trader Joe's Blueberry Muffins, Veganized!

This week on Trader Joe’s instagram they posted the most delicious looking photo of a blueberry muffin with a link to the recipe. I knew I had to make them after seeing the photo…but looking at the recipe which included 3 eggs, 2 sticks of butter, 2 cups of milk I wasn’t quite sure how they would turn out after I attempted to veganize them. But I went ahead and they turned out amazing: super moist, perfect sweetness to tart level, and juicy blueberries in every bite ☺ I even added vegan chocolate chips to a few, which were my favorite (you can never go wrong with chocolate in my opinion). Not to mention they are super easy to make!

My Secrets to Veganizing Recipes:
I always sub coconut oil for butter, use almond milk instead of cow’s milk, and to replace the 3 eggs I made 3 flax eggs (1 egg= 1 TBSP flaxseed meal + 3 TBSP water mixed together then put in fridge to thicken for at least 15 min.)

So here’s the recipe ☺ Hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I do!

Trader Joe’s Vegan Blueberry Muffins
INGREDIENTS
Makes 12-15

• 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 6 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1 cup brown sugar, plus more for sprinkling (optional)
• 3 flax eggs, beaten
• 2 cups almond milk
• 1 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Frozen Blueberries (do not thaw)
Optional: vegan chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease muffin tin with cooking spray or melted coconut oil; set aside. Prepare flax eggs. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flax eggs, almond milk, coconut oil and vanilla. Add one-third of dry mixture to wet ingredients and stir to combine. Repeat addition of dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Gently fold in blueberries and chocolate chips if adding.
Scoop muffin batter into greased muffin pan (cups will be very full—almost overflowing—this is ok!). Lightly sprinkle muffin batter with sugar (optional). Place pan on center rack of oven and bake 22-25 minutes, until muffins are golden. Let cool 10 minutes, then gently remove muffins from tin. Enjoy warm!

Adapted from: Trader Joe’s “Frank’s Blueberry Muffins”
Click on link to see original recipe: https://www.traderjoes.com/recipes/desserts/franks-blueberry-muffins

01/16/2018

My new favorite cookies: Vegan chocolate thumbprint cookies and chocolate cocoa cookies 🍪 perfectly chocolatey and so easy! I'll be posting the recipe soon :) they are too good not to share! Recipe adapted from: Isa Chandra