Lemon-Cardamom Oat Bars (Vegan)

I have been baking so much lately, and my mood has improved greatly because of it. I find it so peaceful in the kitchen, with the heat of the oven, the lovely smell of whatever I am making drifting out, mmmm. And of course we can't forget my Supernatural playlist....  Best. Show. Ever.

Sweet Oat Bread

Finally, it's here! The long awaited post about bread. I made this for my grandma for Christmas, but couldn't take pictures because who would want bread that's been cut into already. So I finally got around to making the vegan version for myself, and I can't wait to try it! It got great reviews from my grandma and aunts, they ate it very quickly!

Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

First time baking in the new year, and I'm making cookies (and bread, but that recipe will come in a few days)! Going 100% Vegan this year, or trying at least. Last year I went back and forth between vegetarian and vegan. I'm curious how these cookies will turn out, because I used a lot less sugar then it called for.

Sweet Rolls(w/o recipe)

My millionth attempt at using quick acting yeast. guess how that worked out...
...Yeah.
Not so well.
Didn't rise. Then when I was leaving it for about 20 more minutes to see if it would do anything, I left the towel off the top, so when I went to remove it from the warming drawer, the top had hardened slightly.

Chocolate Spice Baked Oatmeal & Cinnamon Apple Dish

I'm been playing around in the kitchen trying to create a baked oatmeal dish, but I've been having trouble. I finally got the texture right today, it wasn't mushy at all! Sort of muffin-like, but a bit more solid. It wasn't quite right yet, I would only use one tablespoon of cocoa powder next time. This weekend I plan on perfecting a pumpkin bake with the leftover pumpkin puree that has been in my fridge for a couple weeks.. I wonder how long it can last in there?

Coconut Peach Oatmeal

Mmmmm this was the best oatmeal I've ever made.

Sweet Spiced Oatmeal

I've been pretty lazy lately, not doing much. This summer hasn't amounted to anything really. All I've done is tan a few times, watch tons of movies, read, and hoop. I have my first Skate Instructor class today, should be interesting. We have to wear helmets which is ridiculous considering the fact I used to figure skate and do competitions. I'm thinking maybe I can tell the instructor that and I won't have to... I hate wearing anything on my head, hats, helmets, ick. 

Spiced Chocolate Oatmeal

So I was about to make scrambled eggs for my breakfast, and I got all the ingredients out, went over to the stove, and saw that the frying pan was dirty. of course, me being too lazy, I put the egg whites away, and pondered what else I could have. I came up with oatmeal, and as I was boiling the water and milk, I glimpsed the cocoa powder. That gave me the idea to make chocolate oats! It went quite well, I had to add a bit of brown sugar in the end to make it a bit sweeter, but that's up to you. I found that it reminded me a bit of rice pudding, maybe the texture? Anyways, if you have a chocolate craving, here's a bit of a healthier alternative.