Pumpkin cheesecake is one of my favorites, so I saved it for last. I make it every year and it seemed like the ultimate vegan challenge with a dairy product right there in the name.

First, I had to research if it was even possible to make vegan cream cheese...but...

With as much as I bake throughout the year, I do not typically make a lot of cookies for the holidays. Sure, I'll pull together a pumpkin cheesecake for an office potluck or whip up a chocolate pecan tart for a friend's end-of-the-year get-together, but I am generally immune to...

One of my favorite desserts for the holidays is a chocolate and coconut pecan tart.

I found it on Epicurious a few Christmases ago and was intrigued because it was described as "pecan pie (dressed) up for the holidays." I tried it...it was a big hit...and the rest...

After reading some of my posts, a friend said he pictured the Benny Hill theme song playing in the background as I bake. I admit it's not a totally outlandish statement. I, however, have always felt a much stronger kinship with Bridget Jones. I realize this makes the...

I like to bake. And even though I've been doing it for awhile and have presumably built up a certain level of expertise, things don't always go as planned. (I once had enough material to compile my greatest hits: Lisa's Top Ten Baking Crises.)

I'm afraid such was the...

Like many things in my life, the story of my college education is somewhat complicated. I started out at UCLA because I was eligible for in-state tuition...but LA wasn't a great fit for me and when I went to England my junior year, I fell in love with the country...

I recently made my first sweet potato pie for a friend's birthday (and also as a subtle nod to Obama's reported declaration that it is his favorite pie).

But I distinctly remember reading somewhere that there's a difference between yams and sweet potatoes and so I was...

The first time I tried my hand at vegan baking, I made a sweet potato pie for a friend's birthday. It was a disaster -- not because of the pie itself, but rather because I was in the midst of preparing for the 2007 APC Crisco National Pie Championships...