Monthly Archives: April 2012

My Mom’s Vegan Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Frosting

This is one of Dr. Carrie Rittling's recipes.  You can find more deliciousness in her cookbook "Deliciously Vegan". Chocolate Cake 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar 6 Tbsp cocoa 1 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup cold water 1/4 cup canola oil 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup chocolate chips Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.  Oil and flour an 8X8 square pan, or a 9 inch round cake pan. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.  Read more [...]
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The “Spring-Time” Allergy Blues

Perhaps one of the most irritating medical symptoms is a runny nose. Constant rubbing, blowing, and chaffing of the nose, due to chronic rhinitis, can be treated without the use of medications. The two types of allergy symptoms arise from three causes. The first can result from exposure  to common and well known triggers. These include dust mites, cockroaches, dog dander, cat dander, trees, weeds, grasses, and molds. These are found plentiful in the outdoors and can concentrate indoors, particularly Read more [...]
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