This weekend Scott & I were invited to a kick @$$ vegan pizza party. (If you have not yet tried Teese, you must!) I thought the party guests would like a sweet treat after all the delicious homemade pizza and I was right. These beauties disappeared in 15 minutes flat! Aren't they CUTE? We served them with tubs of vegan chocolate and vanilla icing.

The great thing about making these mini's (and letting people pick their …

I omitted the oil called for in the recipe and baked my beanballs on a cookie sheet instead of frying them in oil. I also omitted the soy sauce and used a mock beef boullion cube instead for the "beefy" flavoring. The beanballs were good (especially once swimming in tomato-basil …

This dish really is the best of two worlds. It's a little bit like a quiche but has a pie-slash-cornbread feel about it too. It's also an effortless dish which makes it a great weeknight meal! 

Makes 6 servings (Per serving, no cheese) 168 calories, 1g fat, 34 carbs, 10g protein, 4g fiber 

Remember when I made plain tofu ice cream? Well now I've made strawberry tofu ice cream! 

For this strawberry ice cream, I followed the basic tofu ice cream recipe, but reduced the pure maple syrup to 1/4 cup and added 18 frozen strawberries. I also realized the trick to thick and creamy low fat ice cream is letting the motor completely run, for a full 25-30 minutes, until the ice cream is so thick its no-longer moving …

If you are looking for something to serve on Fat Tuesday... look no further! I present to you the pitifully easy (but oh-so-tasty) Cajun Chickpea Cakes. Before I get to the recipe, I have a confession. I've wanted to make chickpea cakes since they were featured on Top Chef (I'm rooting for Carla btw). I had googled a little and was daunted by the recipes I found... everything was exceptionally "egg" heavy and while I know vital wheat gluten acts …