I am also determined to share more original or adapted recipes for all you hungry vegans out there! I am working on two cookbooks at the moment, and you should expect to see an announcement about the first (including a recipe or two from it) very soon.

I had a wonderful Valentine's Day and I hope you did as well. Chris and I went to a restaurant called The Steeping Room, which serves specialty tea by the pot and has several vegan options for not only main courses but also desserts.  I tried their grilled vegetable sandwich. It had eggplant, peppers, butternut squash, and mushrooms with a very unique lentil walnut spread, all on vegan ciabatta. I haven't had anything like it! I would have taken pictures but the atmosphere was fancy for the occasion and dimly lit.

For dessert, I made a fascinating blondie with marshmallows and chocolate chips in the batter! I had to make "brown sugar" for the recipe. The molasses flavor was a bit overpowering but overall these goodies were DELICIOUS! I'll be making a few changes and posting the recipe as soon as I consider it perfect. Here's what the first batch looked like.