Baked Banana Crisp

     Finally! Creative Vegan Cooking is getting a new home – it's moving to wordpress. Blogging on wordpress has been my dream, and now it's soon a reality! I hope that explains why the posts have been a little sporadic lately – and perhaps will be the next few days. Please bear with me while waiting expectantly for the great day of the unveiling, coming soon!Continue reading »

One-Pot Scrambled Pasta

     Here is another quick weeknight dinner or weekend breakfast -- scrambled pasta! As the name may imply, it is a delicious alternative to scrambled eggs, but it is also a simple warming pasta dish.Continue reading »

Apple Coffee Cake

     Apples are already in season, and it is time to try some apple baking. This apple coffee cake will have you up in the morning and ready for fall in no time. The combination of comforting apple and warming cinnamon is perfect for chilly mornings or stormy evenings. And with the low sugar and oil content combined with fiber from the oats and apples, you will not feel guilty about indulging in cake for breakfast.Continue reading »

Granulo -- the Cousin of Granola

     Granola is a favorite breakfast at many tables, including mine. I well remember my excitement when I first saw a recipe for homemade granola, and I immediately scribbled it down and set to work trying it. Granola has been praised as the perfect food staple, full of fiber and sure to keep you satisfied all morning. However, we all know that most granolas nowadays are loaded with sugar and not too low in fat (including the recipe I found).
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David's Creamy Vanilla Smoothie

     Smoothie is definitely one of my favorite breakfasts, especially in the summer. But it has to be a thick, satisfying smoothie – no icy, watery slushies here. This smoothie is just perfect. It is so thick and creamy, I don't know what to compare it with, so I resign to calling it CREAMY vanilla smoothie. It is actually a recipe my brother David made – he is the smoothie king in our family. He has made this fantastic vanilla smoothie for breakfast several times, and finally I begged him to write the recipe and allow me to share it on this blog. I mean, you will not believe
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Triple Melon Salad

     This salad is pure summer bliss – it's sweet, it's juicy, and it's melony ... perfect for breakfast, lunch, supper, and dessert ... with or without granola ... with or without juice. Take advantage of the melon season and indulge – it's guiltfree. And if you have your own melon garden, this salad is a must to try.Continue reading »

Tropical Storm Cake

     Mangoes ... mangoes – it's mango season, which means breakfast-mango-cake season. Mango cake, mmm. Really, I had to figure out a new way to make a mango cake, as I usually don't follow the same recipe very many times, which means Double-Layer Mango Cake is over, at least for now.
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Super-Simple Vanilla Sauce

     Here's the vanilla sauce I promised. It is delicious on Double-Layer Mango Cake.

     This is my favorite sauce to make for breakfast cakes and pies. It is so easy to make, ready in no time, inexpensive, fat-free (except minor amounts from the milk), and so delicous.
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Double-Layer Mango Cake

     Since this is my first recipe post, I am going to give you a cake – a double layer mango cake! Now that's a treat, and the best part is that it is so healthy (oats, right?) that you could eat it for breakfast. ...
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