Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. When you are with someone for almost 15 years you learn every one of their little (and big) quirks. This is so funny! The email addresses you've entered will not be stored and will only be used to send this email. I don’t tighten the kids on containers all the way, put the stickers from veggies in the cutting boards and am pretty chaotic as well. My fiancé has a lot of issues with stuff I do, like not fully rinsing (washing) the dishes before I stack them to be washed, and other things like that. Every recipe seems a copy from another blog. Dip 8 of your pretzel sticks 3/4 way down into the chocolate. These look amazing, can’t wait to make them! Wow I wish I had a dishwasher to have packing problems with! Hey, no one’s perfect! I would make sure to whisk it vigorously just in case that might be the reason….but it sounds like you did that! Seriously, he is a wonderful man. He is always rearranging the dishes I have put in the dishwasher. I omitted the almond butter and coconut because I didn’t have any, but even still this turned out fantastic. It showed that we’re not all crazy, it just MAKES sense sticking them to the sink instead of throwing them away haha. Find out more about me here. I feel like I have a lot of kitchen quirks my biggest one is probably CHAOS too. The only problem is I don’t think one is supposed to eat half a cup of coconut oil in one sitting! Ok first time commenting here but I just have to add my two cents because Eric and myself are clearly two peas in a pod! My husband did that to me once. My husband leaves glasses on the counter ABOVE the dishwasher which drives me insane and then when he actually does put items in the dishwasher, he loads it like he’s in someone else’s house so I have to rearrange the glasses every time. Latest post: Hips Don’t Lie! And yes, I’m guilty of just chucking the recycling by the door, but you never squeeze out the sponges leaving them sopping on the countertop! coconut water, kosher salt, baking powder, unsweetened flaked coconut and 9 more. When dreaming up the possibility of a butter- and oil-free, naturally-sweetened vegan chocolate frosting, my mind went straight to dates and cashew butter — a true match made in heaven. I rate this a solid 4 stars out of 5! Adapted from my Almond Butter Fudge Recipe. You washed the dishes so why does everyone I leaveOh with forget to wash the sink! I am a little obsessed with fridge organization while my husband has to have everything in the grocery cart positioned in just the right spot until we check out lol. :). I am so impressed by how easy this recipe was to follow :). And guests! I ask you. A few days later he was making dinner and the lid was still there. https://bakerbynature.com/the-most-wonderful-vegan-chocolate-chip-cook Who does that?! We just ate this and it is very good. Our vegan chocolate pie is an absolute treat and our vegan chocolate banana bread is perfect for you if you like bananas and chocolate together. This recipe is a keeper!! in size order. Hi Angela, ;), I just went walking , hiking for 2 hours to get in shape , and hell ya ! :) That drives me crazy! I understand though and do not say anything as I am that way with our fridge :). :) My friends always talk about “cleaning as I go” but I seem to have a mental block about doing that…. I have no quirks (except sometimes I forget to fill the brita and occasionally wash the cat food can lid and hide it under a pile of dishes). Tag @lovingitvegan on Instagram and hashtag it #lovingitvegan. Without fail, every time he goes to unload it after I have loaded it he exclaims in frustration, “This is isn’t how I told you to do it!” Maybe it’s a guy thing? I have been very scatter brained! What’s your take on the incidentals that sometimes end up in the background of the photos we mean to take? :) I just get into my creative place and things go everywhere. Total Time: 1 hour. Everyone asked for the recipe! Plus, it’s super simple to make and uses ingredients you likely have on hand right now!. Making this right now ;), If anything ends my marriage, it will be loading the dishwasher! For young kids, I don’t want to give white sugar filled chocolate but a healthy treat is always nice. I guess it is a result of the thicker consistency of the honey, but another commenter said he used honey just fine? Soft coconut oil replicates butter the best. I once read a book (unfortunately forgot the title) that stated, the only reason we live with others is to keep from getting too many odd quirks as we get older. http://www.nuevabarato.com, If you cooked for me every day, I would happily clean the kitchen for you, and probably not mind the chaos. I’m cooking dinner, they come in with their contributions, purses, hats, gloves and plop it goes in the middle of my island (not to seem ungrateful). It’s very cute that he can’t stand to have stifled toes, but awful seeing evidence around the apartment!! Once frozen, break apart into bark. But not this one. Oh my this was SO funny to read I actually laughed out loud. I am having the same issue as Monica and Marie with my honey/maple syrup separating and going to the bottom… any ideas why and how to fix it??? I know I’m awful and I try to keep my mouth shut, but I just can’t :’)… And then when he goes upstairs I try to silently rearrange hahaha. The taste is very much a dark chocolate taste. . I do, however, excel at Dishwasher Tetris and will reload dishes my husband has put in if I can put MORE dishes in there. Now if we get on the topic of how to properly fold towels, that is another story…. Ewwww. You have to work quite quickly because the chocolate mix starts to thicken up really fast and you want to get it into the cupcake liners as fast as possible while the mix is still pourable. You can also store them in the freezer if you want them to last even longer. Thank you! If you used 80% to100% dark chocolate, instead of cocoa powder, it wouldn’t melt when out of the fridge. Thank you for sharing this recipe – I am really looking forward to trying it! He finally gave in (even if it’s perfectly fine at room temperature). It was in his way, so rather than pick it up and throw it away in the trash can 3 feet away, he moved it to another counter! ★☆. In my house my husband is also super organized but I am still the one who insists on the dishwasher filled a certain way (he also tends to run it only half full which drives me nuts. It’s vegan of course, oil-free (no vegan butter! Angela!! You see, these raw vegan chocolate truffles require only 5 ingredients: coconut oil, salt, maple syrup (or honey), cocoa powder, and water. Yummmmm…Looks amazing! aarrgghh. So I can never find anything. I walked into the kitchen one day and he’s sitting at the table eating something reading the paper with every single cabinet door and drawer open. I know I am very late to this conversation, but I had to chime in and say that while I don’t think I’m nuts about technique or anything, my husband is TERRIBLE at loading the dishwasher. This homemade chocolate is made with just a few essential ingredients - virgin coconut oil, cocoa or cacao powder, and pure maple syrup. I made this last night for a dinner party and it got gobbled up in no time – every last crumb! But yes, my quirk is arranging the cups in the cupboard in a stacked arrangement, handles aligned (that’s not weird, they are arranged for optimum stability and easy grabbing! More than once? I’m cracking up reading this. Sign up to our email list so we can send you our latest recipes and we’ll also send you a gorgeous recipe ebook containing 10 delicious vegan dinner recipes (entirely free). These Easy Chocolate Truffles are rich, creamy and simple to make with just a few ingredients.With a rich chocolate coating and naturally sweetened, for a light and healthy dessert for the holidays! This is probably the twentieth recipe of yours that I have made (I got your first cookbook for my birthday) and I have loved every one. Hi Cheryl, our vegan chocolate sauce might be a good fit? I’m forever walking away with a towel slung over my shoulder, only to abandon it somewhere else in the house. Print This Recipe 5/5. I have been known to reload the dishwasher *multiple* times a day, as it acquires more stuff and then I go to load something and practically go into convulsions since the inside of the dishwasher looks to me like a bomb of dishes exploded inside of it. The second time I used maple syrup and I KNOW it was thoroughly blended, however when I took it out of the freezer the maple syrup had ended up on the bottom separated from the coconut oil chocolate mixture as well. I can’t wait to try this recipe! I need your hubby to come to my place and organize my dishwasher every night. You can also use any toppings you'd like - dried fruit, nuts, + seeds all work lovely. I’m really excited to make my own. I wish I had a dishwasher.. first world problems…My quirk is definitely washing the stove and sink after you use them! He empties it pretty much every day and always complains when it magically fills up so quickly. Forks must go with forks, spoons get segregated, etc. Damn, my live-in boyfriend can’t even rinse a bowl before he leaves it in the sink right next to the dishwasher. Sounds divine I must have a go even tho not a vegan! It was life changing for me to learn that you can make chocolate out of coconut oil, but I hadn’t thought of doing bark. Can’t wait for your new book. I would say it’s organized chaos. :), Oh. my kitchen quirk; stacking the dishes that we hand wash a “certain” way for optimum drying and space-saving. I’m afraid this will set up to quickly while working with pretzels, cookies, etc. I also couldn’t be bothered with the topping so just chucked all the nuts and coconut into the mixture and poured it out. My husband of ten+ years still gets irritated with me when I “rearrange” the dishes he loaded lol. Small cereal bowls on top, larger bowls at the bottom, etc. Making the Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting. Your writing is fantastically hilarious! ), Hi Angela, My own biggest quirk is that all the jars for dry goods have to “match.” So no leftover mustard jars or anything like that for seeds, nuts., etc. Coconut Oil Fudge. Chocolate in particular is my soft spot, so I’m always excited when I see a recipe that looks like it can curb my sweet tooth without making me feel too guilty about what I’m putting in my body. My “type A” personality won’t allow them to be scattered about the counter. It was a tasty clean up though ;) I also liked the addition of nuts in it, to add some crunch. It’s just a long-running joke now that I am the worst dishwasher loader in history. Then transfer to a pouring jug and pour it into cupcake liners. You have put a tip to make it nut free and that means taking out the almond butter, what would you use then to make the chocolate? His side is neat as a pin, nothing but a little travel alarm clock on his night stand. I added some chopped walnuts, liquid smoke, and wild garlic leaves. Required fields are marked *, Rate this recipe Healthy vegan chocolate chip coconut flour muffins, that are oil-free and gluten-free! I couldn’t even finish the first paragraph before I had to quickly comment that no matter how your husband/partner/roommate wants to put the dishes in the dishwasher….let them!! Note 2: These are suggestions if you don't want just "plain old" chocolate truffles.Not that chocolate could ever be plain. Too funny! You could switch cocoa powder for cacao powder if you wanted to, but then the dark chocolate taste would be even stronger. Too funny! thanks for sharing! I think it would work great no matter what sort of shape you’re wanting for it. For him, me throwing dirty dishes cloths down the basement stairs and having a full recycling are his quirks. http://www.thebrookeeper.com/food/healthier-heavenly-blueberry-muffins/ no one else seems to have run into this issue and I’m not sure why. Also there are things I will not put in the dishwasher-my measuring spoons & cups & wooden spoons because I use them all the time. :). Anyway, the chocolate bark looks amazing. So, for maybe one batch of granola, I take over an entire countertop. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, salt, and Even if I had just been using it a few minutes before and was going to continue. Discard the skins and roughly chop the hazelnuts and almonds. The most helpful comments are the ones that give useful feedback for others who might make the recipe, tell about substitutions you made or adjustments you made and how it turned out, or assisting other commenters. My kids call me ‘Sheldon’ from The Big Bang Theory! …which brings me to my other point: I also tried the recipe substituting equal parts cocoa with carob powder. Thanks for another great recipe! That’s so funny about the dishwasher quirk. Is there anything that’s original on your site? Well, he’s just reinforcing this. Yup – made it! These easy, healthy coconut bars call for just 4 simple ingredients: coconut, dates, coconut oil and dairy-free chocolate. :). I found this cartoon on “How to perfectly load a dishwasher” a while ago and it pretty much sums up my relationship: OMG that’s hilarious! I made the bark tonight and I can honestly say I think it is much better than all the dark chocolate I have tried and without the heavy milk and dary and processed sugars. =). We got a good laugh out of it. Latest post: Hips Don’t Lie! I am going to use these delicious chocolates as teachers gifts for the holidays this year. Thank you! It drove my husband crazy, when we first got married, that the cupboard doors were left open. Your Crazy Good Coconut Oil “Chocolate” Bark recipe makes me crave it. I once caught my husband rolling his eyes at me while I rearranged the cupboards after he emptied the dishwasher. This made me laugh! Yes- I am doing nothing now. One time he left the lid of an empty jar on the counter for days. Lauren x I’m chaos in the kitchen as well. When we bought it, he read the manual and suggested I do the same, so that I could learn the correct slots for spoons, knives and forks. Thanks for the great review, I hope you’ll try them and other recipes on this blog! Looking forward to trying your creation. My husband’s kitchen quirk (also a computer programmer… hmm) is keeping the dirty dishes in the sink “organized.” Super weird. I’ve been using Angela’s recipes for cooking and baking things for years from this blog and realized I should probably start commenting! Thank you for your recipe!!! My kitchen quirk would have to be the way I stack the dishes in the drying rack (we don’t use the dishwasher as often cus it is really old and doesn’t get them very clean). Thanks! My “roommate” or fiance is HORRIBLE about taking his socks off and leaving them wherever they are removed! Perfect alternative to the “regular” candy bar I buy. Cacao butter is definitely preferred to use in this recipe. 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