This cake is vegan and gluten-free, but don’t let that fool you. It is also wickedly good, combining sweet warming spices with a tender crumb. Cut yourself a piece, poor yourself a cup of tea, settle in your favorite chair, and let the world get along without you for a little while. INGREDIENTS 7½ ounces... Continue Reading →
Challah (gf)
Challah is a quintessential part of the Shabbat meal. Although originally a simple bread given ritually to the kohanim (priests), it has become a bedrock of tradition and stepping stone for experimentation. The sweet, braided egg bread is intertwined with culture and religion. After years of hunting for the perfect recipe for gluten-free challah, I’ve... Continue Reading →
Chai Spice Bars – Gluten Free
Masala chai, a blend of tea, aromatic spices, and milk, comes from Indian Ayurvedic traditions 5000 to 9000 years old. Chai tea makes a perfect sweet warming beverage that has taken the world by storm. Frankly, however, this spice mix is better served for baking than for tea. The other day, I bought a bottle... Continue Reading →
Corned Tofu (Mock Corned Beef)
The Chicago Diner has a wonderful Radical Reuben sandwich with an incredible vegan seitan corned beef. The sandwich is perfect in every way except, of course, that it is not gluten free. I stole some of their recipe ideas to create my own vegan gluten-free mock corned beef made of tofu. The trick here is... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Wolfsong Diner!
Wolfsong Diner is a virtual restaurant where eclectic food and conversation go hand in hand. Most of the recipes here are VEGAN and GLUTEN-FREE, all are ovo-lacto vegetarian and delicious. What started as a simple repository of favorite family recipes is now a treasure trove of experimental vegetarian dishes, sociopolitical dinner table conversation, and the... Continue Reading →