Double Chocolate Walnut Pancakes

I adapted a recipe from Vegan With A Vengeance (VWAV). This pretty much tasted like dessert for breakfast. It reminded me of a moist chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies. I'm freezing the leftovers to conveniently enjoy in the weeks to come!

Vanilla Fruit Tart

Topped with blackberries, kiwi, strawberries and peaches. The base was a vanilla flavored yogurt/custard concoction. The crust was flaky and delicious, but the sides sort of collapsed while baking. I wish I had a larger tart pan so that I could fit even more fruit on top!

Vegan Oreo Chocolate Cake With Buttercream Frosting

Yes, Oreos are really vegan! I had tons of fun making this cake. There are four layers to it and I used a whole package of Oreo cookies in various parts of the cake. My carnivorous coworkers gobbled this up in minutes!

Lemon Coconut Bundt Cake

Recipe from Veganomicon. I substituted some of the grated lemon peel for orange peel, which added some additional flavor depth. Who needs eggs and butter when something tastes this good?

Chili Cornmeal-Crusted Tofu

Recipe from Veganomicon. Served with brown rice and black beans. I think some sort of sweet dipping sauce would have gone well with this.

Yogurt Vanilla Pound Cake

Recipe from Veganomicon. Absolutely perfect and delicious! Slight hint of citrus and the sweetness was not overwhelming. I'm sure this was indistinguishable from a non-vegan pound cake and perhaps even better!

I was tempted to put a "healthy" spin to this recipe but resisted since this was meant to be dessert after all. Therefore no use of whole wheat flour or applesauce and no reduction of sugar. The recipe asked to use an electric mixer but I didn't want to over mix the batter so I just used a large wire wisk.

Asian Soba Noodle Salad

This was adapted from a Guy Fieri recipe (I was amazed too, he's not known for being vegan-friendly). Includes napa cabbage, carrots, red bell pepper, celery, green onions, fried tofu, soba noodles and dressed with a tangy and sweet dressing.