Soulful Creations

Do you have those moments of wanting something so bad- well I had one this weekend. I was eyeing this gorgeous chocolate cookie recipe on Oh She Glows (an awesome vegan blog, might I add) all of Friday (yes, yes even while I was at work). Sunday afternoon after a short one hour nap, I woke up, went to the kitchen and made these damn yummy cookies. Wet ingredients: 1 tablespoon ground flax mixed with 3 tablespoons water 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil (do not melt) 1/4 cup vegan butter  1/3 cup unpacked brown sugar 1/3 cup natural cane sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Dry Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 3/4 cup gluten-free rolled oats, processed into flour  3/4 cup GF all purpose flour 100 grams finely chopped dark chocolate (1 chocolate bar) Directions: Preheat oven to 350F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, mix to...

As a part of our January book pick - it was time to read Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin and make something inspired by the book. While I did finish the book and the challenge a while ago, I forgot to write up a post. Book Review: The book set in post-genocide Rwanda revolves around Angel Tungaraza, a Tanzanian who moves to Rwanda with her husband Pius and her children (well technically her grandchildren but her own kids were dead so she and her husband are raising their grand kids). She has a cake business and her cakes are pretty popular- every time a client comes in to order a cake, Angel puts on some tea, and her customers pour their hearts out before they order the cake.  I found this book extremely cloying. Angel could do no wrong...she helped everyone, listened to everybody's stories, made beautiful cakes, took care of her children...  In one short sentence- I did not like the book. I read the book while drinking chai, an Indian variation of the Rwandan mi...