About

Utopian Kitchen:  Peacefully-obtained food, superior nutrition, and great flavors.

 This is my blog for food photographs and other miscellaneous posts.  I love to cook and share my creations with others; I also think it’s nice for people to see a sample of recipes from certain cookbooks.  With a large volume of vegetarian (more correctly,  omnivorous but with no actual flesh products) and vegan cookbooks available, it’s sometimes time-consuming to decide what is best for a certain person and their needs.

Everything I make is and always will be vegan and hydrogenated oil-free.  If you see French toast or cheese, no doubt they are dairy- and egg-free.  My focus is also on maximizing nutrition; I try to use various different grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, and fruit.  I also like to experiment with gluten-free and wheat-free items.  Please feel free to comment and ask me for a recipe if you’d like one.  If you need assistance preparing cruelty-free foods, do not hesitate to ask!

 Thanks for visiting!

Phyllo-Wrapped Baked Bananas with Ice Cream and Warm Agave-Cinnamon Sauce

17 Responses to “About”

  1. cake Says:

    I’d love to know a fool-proof way to substitute spelt flour for all-purpose flour in my favorite cake and torte recipies. I assume that I would use white spelt flour, but can I sustitute cup for cup or is there some other formula. Would I need to change anything else, such as the amopunt of baking powder or baking soda?

  2. cja Says:

    Cake,
    I don’t think there’s a general rule of thumb. I have found that sometimes I have to add 1/8 to 1/4 c. more spelt per cup of flour compared to wheat flour, but sometimes it’s not necessary. No more baking powder or soda is needed. :)

  3. francesca Says:

    Hey-
    I was wondering if you ever uncoved the secret to the green seaweed salad!
    I too want to make it myself but cannot figure out exactly what kind of seaweed is in it.
    Any help would be appriciated.
    thanks

  4. cherieanderson Says:

    I don’t know, either! Sorry I couldn’t be more help. :)

  5. naima Says:

    hello! could I please have the recipe for the chai cupcakes?
    Thanks,
    Naima

  6. RuthAnn from Sacatomato Says:

    Dear Cherie,

    I am looking for calcium-rich foods and recipes and happened upon your site. What a blessing! I just got here, but look forward to getting to know you through your kitchen. Thanks for sharing.

  7. cherie Says:

    Thank you, RuthAnn! Let me know if you have any questions.

  8. Georges Says:

    Nice!

  9. simplekitchen Says:

    The food looks tasty … I like it

  10. Tzannas Says:

    Nice…

  11. Stacey Says:

    Hey,

    I am also looking for some calcium-rich recipes. Trying to put into action all the advise to get calcium in my diet. I just happened upon this site, and the pictures are awesome. I love cooking, and I have see several dishes I aim to try out.

  12. veganbug Says:

    Hi there,

    I’ve just started a blog called The Vegan Bug and have your site on my blogroll. I was hoping you may be able to add my site to your links.
    theveganbug.wordpress.com

    Thank you,
    Jaime M

  13. Bilquis Says:

    Greetings, very nice blog w/ tempting food. I found it looking for glutenfree recipees. Just want to note most soy sauce has gluten, it’s fermented w/ wheat, unless it is labeled gluten free. I use Braggs instead, which is naturally gluten free.

    Keep up the good work.
    Salaams

  14. cheriej Says:

    Right, I use Bragg’s as well. Thanks for the compliment!

  15. vicky Says:

    I’m about 41/2 months pregnant i would LOVE and APPRECIATE some nutritious vegan recipes.
    Thanks & blessings,
    vicky

  16. suzanne Says:

    Hi
    I was wondering if I could get your recipe for garbanzo moussaka. I cook at a retirement community in NC and there are some residents that specifically want vegetarian. Your dishes look scrumptious. I have one VERY picky resident who loves garbanzo beans so I think this just might make her goes ummmmmm. I will tell the residents that it is your recipe since I like to give credit where credit is do.
    Thank you in advance Suzanne Speciale

  17. Monie Says:

    Now that I have finally gotten a chance to look at your whole blog, I must admit that I feel very inspired by your food selections and your journey in general. Kudos!

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