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Recipe: Raw Vegan Blueberry Muffin Bites
I bet you never in a million years expected to see the words “raw vegan” on this site. Bake and Destroy – a celebration of refined sugars and white flour. Have I gone health vegan on you? Are overflowing mason jar smoothies just around the corner?...
Smith & Daughters Cookbook: Sopa Seca Peruvian Pasta Bake Recipe
I received an advanced copy of the highly anticipated Smith & Daughters: A Cookbook (That Happens To Be Vegan) and, as a combo chubby vegan and bibliophile, have been drooling over the gorgeous photos and black-edges pages of this hardcover cookbook ever since....
Recipe: Nacho Chee-zee Toasted Quinoa Casserole
In the Midwest we call ’em casseroles, other parts of the country know them as “hot dish.” No matter what you call it, the concept of a handful of nutritious ingredients, smothered in some kind of sauce, and baked until bubbling hot is universally...
Q & A With Pie, Pie My Darling – Chicago’s First Vegan Bakery
Earlier this week I had the honor of breaking the story about Chicago’s first 100% vegan bakery opening this summer – Pie, Pie My Darling will be taking over Kitchen 17′s space in Lakeview possibly by August 2017. I got the scoop because I happen to...
Unloveable: A 2017 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Morrissey Fans
“The dark nights are drawing in And your humor is as black as them I look at yours, you laugh at mine And ‘love’ is just a miserable lie” The Unloveable Morrissey Gift Guide is back just in time for another miserable Valentine’s Day. Yes,...
The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot: Smoky Pecan Brussels Sprouts Recipe
I do not understand how Kathy Hester does it, but it seems like every couple of months she’s announcing a new beautiful cookbook focused around a favorite vegan ingredient or household appliance. She’s covered beans, oats, crockpots, and now she’s...
Blissful Basil: Herbed Cashew Cheese Plate with Spicy Tomato Jam + Roasted Garlic
Today is my birthday. Happy birthday to me. It’s also Bake and Destroy’s 10th anniversary. If there’s one thing 37 rotations around the sun and 10 years of food blogging has taught me, it’s to find happiness wherever I can – and most of...
Ten Favorite Vegan Skincare Products
Last year I posted about my battle with hormonal acne (spoiler alert: switching to natural skincare and beauty products helped – a lot.) Since then, I’ve found a few new favorite products that really work well for me and my sensitive skin, so I figured...