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Vegan Chocolate Cake

Well, it's here.  As soon as the jack-o-lanterns have turned to mush and the poppy is off my lapel, it's Christmas season. Normally, this is where I up my butter intake to truly heroic levels, but I think I will try to limit my intake this year. That being said, I present to you below a   wicked  chocolate cake recipe, and it's vegan!  No eggs, no butter (just a bit of canola oil), but yes, there's sugar and flour.  This is  adapted  from Mollie Katzen's children's cookbook Honest Pretzels .  It doesn't need icing, but if you add some buttercream,   Stella McCartney  will hate you. Vegan Chocolate Cake In a glass 8 or 9 " square pan, mix together  1 1/4 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup good cocoa 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp baking soda Make 4 dents in the mixture- 2 big, and 2 small. Pour into the dents  1 cup water  1/3 cup canola oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 t...

FNGs in NYC

The Red Rooster, in Harlem.  And no, you don't need to be a girl to be a Friday Night Girl! How have I not posted anything about my beloved Friday Night Girls before?

The Classy Drunk, Part I: Chateau du Tailhas

Jean-Luc's ancient vines. Merlot grapes,  Paul Giamatti was wrong!! In the past 8 years, I have visited Champagne, in France (twice), the Chianti/Brunello region of Italy (three times), Napa Valley in California, and most recently,  we went back to France for Bordeaux.  Do you see a pattern here? It looks like I plan my vacations at the  LCBO.