Table of Contents
Introduction: Why I Bake 8
A Bit About Me 9
Baking with the Senses 10
Why There Are Vegan Things 11
Sight: Shapes, Colors and Patterns 12
Oatmeal Cheddar Cheese Moon Pies 15
(Not an) Easy Bake Cake with Raspberry Glaze 16
Blue Blueberry Drop Biscuits 19
Charcoal Banana Bread 20
Ambrosia Breakfast Bread 23
Sea Salt Butterscotch Tart 24
Fudgy Flourless Brownie Pie 27
Unicorn Ice Cream Sandwiches 28
Summertime Pavlova Pops 31
Butter Pecan Bundt Cake 34
Ringlet Bagels 37
Everything Chickpea Turmeric Crackers 38
Hidden Herb Garlic Knots 41
Baked Buttermilk Beignets 42
Plaited Dukkah Bread 45
Domino Date and Apple Hand Pies 46
Aroma: Scents and Cinnamon 48
Honey Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread 51
Pecan Pie Rugelach 53
Cashew Cream Stuffed French Toast 57
Strawberry Balsamic Shortcake 58
Maple Cinnamon Granola 61
Macadamia Brown Butter Cashew Cookie Dough 62
Rosemary Pita Chips with Crispy Black-Eyed Pea Hummus 65
Apple Cider Monkey Bread 67
Plum Chai Pie 71
Papaya Pastries 72
Cake Doughnuts with Coffee Glaze 75
Onion and Red Pepper Quiche 76
Banana S'mores Pizza 78
Smoked BBQ Roasted Veggies 80
Sound: Snap, Crunch and Music 83
Pop Biscuits 85
Banana Pudding Crouton Parfaits 86
Brûléed Buttermilk Pie 89
No-Bake Nut and Fruit Bars 90
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars 93
Peaches and Cream Cake 94
Little Caramel Crunch Bark 97
Blacker Berry Crostada 98
Rice Crispies 101
Almond Coconut Croissants 103
Apple Walnut Crumble 107
Coffee Almond Crumb Cake 108
Cocoa Gingersnap Cookies 111
Orange Peel Pound Cake 112
Blistered Tomato Sheet Pizza 115
Sun-Dried Tomato and Seed Crackers 116
Touch: Textures and Mouthfeel 118
Bananas Foster Lumpia 121
Honey Halva and Cardamom Biscotti 122
Chocolate Cookies 125
Tofu Chocolate Chip Cookies 126
Break n' Drop Chile Chocolate Chip Cookies 129
Hashed Cookies 130
Baked Halva Pralines 133
Rosketti (Chamorro Cookies) 134
Honey Buns 137
Lemon Ricotta Pistachio Pillow Buns 138
Spinach and Feta Pockets 141
Strawberry Butter Rose Buns 142
Sweet Potato Pie with Chocolate Hazelnut Crust 145
Zucchini Bread 146
Kombucha Muffins 149
Orange Juice and Olive Oil Bread 150
Smoked Okra Dip 153
Grits and Greens Soufflé 154
Taste: Spice, Heat and Flavor 156
Maque Choux Strata 159
Five-Spice Coconut Rice Pudding 160
Mango Lime Coconut Cake 163
Coconut Lemongrass Meringue with Gingerbread Crust 165
Quinoa Banana Bread Muffins 169
Chocolate, Chocolate Veneer Cake 170
Sticky Maple Mini Cakes 173
Peanut Butter Jelly Bread 174
A Poet's Peanut Butter Cookie 177
Pepper Jelly Thumbprint Cookies 178
Griddled Cornbread Muffins 181
Saffron Soymilk Pie 182
Carrot Cake Cheesecake 185
Chestnut Skillet Cornbread 186
Cajun-Rubbed Flatbread 189
Jamaican-Style Patty Pot Pies with Pickled Slaw 190
Baking Basics 193
Acknowledgments 203
About the Author 203
Index 204
