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Healthy Vegan - Bookmarked Recipes and A Salted Peach Buttermilk Cake

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I know there are a barrage of vegetarian and vegan cookbooks out there at the moment- spearing from every direction, some are on my wish list and some are not.  But I have been making a conscience effort to thumb through those neglected cookbooks already on my shelf and identify those recipes I want to try.   Many of my cookbooks are vegetarian, some are vegan and many are not either.  I have been making a concerted effort over the weekend to cook and bake some of those bookmarked recipes and have already done so with many (see below). Caribbean Modern (from the Library) Dock Kitchen Cookbook  Mildred's Cookbook Meat-Free Any-Day Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates Snackistan Veggiestan V is For Vegan And I've even been inspired by some bloggers and food website.    Well today's bookmarked recipe that comes from    Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Every-Day. Heidi's B uttermilk Cake is topped off with plums.  I made this at the weeken...

Healthy Vegan - Sweet Parsnip Pie with Edible Flower Petals

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A few good years ago when I began this blog, a fellow blogger commented that they loved that I made the most of an ingredient often using it for both sweet and savoury recipes.  I am guilty of it this time too.  After making this Sweet Parsnip Pie I made a Parsnip and Oat Porridge, I  usually eat porridge with freshly grated apple stirred into the mix but decided on trying it with parsnips and it was remarkable and naturally sweet, though I did throw in a handful of golden raisins.  I also made a Parsnip Crumble with some frozen berries and wait for it - Vanilla and Parsnip Creme Brulee .   I've not always liked parsnips.  I have often found this root vegetable too sweet for my taste so one-day - a long time ago - I had decided it would be reserved mostly for sweet cakes and bakes, the way carrots are used in carrot cake (or if your South Asian like me,  gajjar ka halwa  aka Carrot  halwa) , though I must admit parsnips still makes an appe...