Kathy Hester's Blog, page 31

Vegan Butterscotch Syrup

I have been on a search for a good vegan butterscotch syrup. A thick vegan caramel sauce works in lots of recipes, but to meet one of my goals this month, I need a butterscotch syrup recipe.

What’s the difference? I’m so glad you asked. It had me confused too. Traditionally caramel uses white sugar, and butterscotch is made from brown sugar.

I looked to my good friend Jenni, the Pastry Chef Online, for more details. She is not a vegan so she defines it like this: butterscotch has no milk/cre...

Maple Spiced Hot Toddy – Perfect for Fall!

I have to warn you that there is some gratuitous tableware in this post. Steampunk type things draw me in and that means lots of octopi (Octopuses?) and Krakens, not to mention goggles and crafty things.

I got these dishes at Anthropologie last year. While they aren’t exactly for day to day use, I immediately fell in love with them. My favorite part about the cup is the octopus suckers on the handle.

Okay, enough about my dish fetish and on to the real reason you’re here – a new recipe. This...

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream Recipe

Photo by Celine Steen

Since this is pumpkin everything season I thought you’d like to try Joni and Celine’s vegan pumpkin spice ice cream recipe from their book The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions.

The book is full of great staple recipes and is a resource for new vegans. But the recipes are delicious and varied enough that even old school vegans will find new fun things to make too.

It’s vegan, creamy, and full of pumpkin spice ice cream goodness!

In case you don’t have access to...

Vegan Pumpkin Ice Cream from The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions

Photo by Celine Steen

Since this is pumpkin everything season I thought you’d like to try Joni and Celine’s recipe for vegan pumpkin ice cream from their book The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions.

The book is full of great staple recipes and is a resource for new vegans. But the recipes are delicious and varied enough that even old school vegans will find new fun things to make too.

It’s vegan, creamy, and full of pumpkin spice goodness!

In case you don’t have access to some of the...

Online Instant Pot Class – All About Soups!

New September Class! Pre-Order My New Start Cooking in Your Instant Pot – Easy Bean, Grain, and Veggie Soups Cooking class!

Buy through the link in this post to get $5 Off and get the 2 to 3 hour class for just $30.00! This discount will only be available until the class is taped.

You MUST use this link to get the discount: https://kathy-hester.teachable.com/p/class-4-easy-instant-pot-soups/?product_id=741581&coupon_code=HSCBLOG5OFFSOUP

The class will be taped live Saturday September 22 at 1...

Harry Potter’s Mini Vegan Treacle Tarts

I can’t lie to you, today’s recipe really isn’t that healthy at all. However, if you have non-vegans over these little Vegan Treacle Tarts will open their hearts to try other vegan goodies. If you are just here looking for a healthy fall dessert, I’d recommend trying a pecan pumpkin shake. You can use the sweetener of your choice and it has no added oil.

If you’re still here, I assuming that you add in a few naughty treats every once in awhile. The crust for the tarts are made with unbleache...

Whole Wheat Bourbon Banana Bread

I’m on a fall kick and it won’t be too long before pumpkin gets me under its spell. But we all need to remember it’s not the only fall ingredient to get excited about.

Today I want to give pecans in the spotlight. Don’t worry though, I’ll talk about apples, pears, sweet potatoes and all kinds of winter squash before fall is over.

Many of you got your copy of OATrageous Oatmeals this week. If you’re in that number, it would be awesome if you would take a minute to leave a review on Amazon. I...

Chard Stalk Hummus from The CSA Cookbook

Here’s another amazing recipe from The CSA Cookbook by Linda Ly. Last time we made kale stem pesto and in this recipe Linda shows you how to make all of the chard stalks into hummus! I think she’s my new hero.

You do cook the chard stems a bit, but after that it’s as easy as traditional hummus. Plus you can feel great about the idea of no more chard stems in your compost!!

Curry Cashew Savory Granola From OATrageous Oatmeals

Photo by Kate Lewis

Granola is one of my favorite things to have on hand for a quick breakfast or snack. I really enjoy creating granola recipes – I made some tasty ones for my new book including chocolate hazelnut and bourbon pecan. I also branched out into some savory granolas – and have fallen in love with those too.

I’m sharing the recipe for Curry Cashew Savory Granola and it’s amazing on plain coconut or soy yogurt. Savory granola is great as a salad topping,  sprinkled on pasta or as a...

Super Easy Tofu Stir-fry Using a Kale Salad Kit!

Please note that this post was sponsored by Eat Smart as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I received product samples to facilitate my review.

How Can a Salad Kit Help Me?

It can be hard to throw together a great weeknight meal. When you think of salad mixes or kits, you probably think of lettuce and not something to throw in a stir-fry.

I’m really into the new Eat Smart Gourmet Vegetable Salad Kits because they are full...