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www.stephsunshine.com/vegan-life/v... I used this one! I used an oil temp of 350F based on some other recipes, and I used soy for my nondairy milk

stephsunshine.com

Vegan Donuts

Classic donut-shop-style donuts are made vegan, and coated with a classic glaze or chocolate frosting with sprinkles.

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 17h

Hey 🇨🇦 #vegan folks, especially in Ontario: is there a Canadian soy milk brand that’s *just* soybeans and water, no added anything else?

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 17h

Successfully made soy milk yogurt in my instant pot last night! I used a container of EdenSoy unsweetened soy milk + a big scoop of Silk coconut yogurt for the starter. Great texture, tastes good too. Now just need to learn to make soy milk or get a cheaper source

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

My brief flirtation with professional baking means I have a playlist that will reliably produce locking in but only for cooking and cleaning the kitchen

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I have been getting spam calls claiming to be from IRCC about “urgent document notifications” and I KNOW it’s a scam but I still had to Google it just to be sure. Ugh.

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Prev post with the shepherds pie brought to you by finding another $2 for 10lbs of potatoes deal. I’m gonna miss summer/fall.

A sign at No Frills advertising a price of CA$1.99 over a big bin of bags of yellow potatoes

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Long weekend = project cooking! I made vegan yeasted donuts and a lentil shepherds pie kinda thing 🍜 #veganfood

Shepherds pie with lentils, tvp, mushrooms, onions, carrots, celery, and seasonings topped with mashed yellow potatoes made with soy milk and nutritional yeast

Vegan glazed donuts and donut holes on a wire rack over a half-sheet pan

Cross section of a donut held over the pan of donuts. It’s hard to see in the picture but it feels a bit underdone despite the dark exterior. I had the oil at 350, probably should have been more like 325? Still tastes good

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Server is in a food coma

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Oooo this time when bluesky ate my food post I briefly saw “this webpage reloaded because of a problem”

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’m in the same boat honestly, I think it’s a combo of people not caring + more fresh vegetables. Also idk where you get yours but sometimes I get farmers market stuff that’s just not as pre-washed (but it’s really good). But like there’s people out there only eating bag lettuce and not washing it

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

YES I am coconut-skeptical; flake coconut has an illegal texture and coconut flavor overpowers most things I M O. The worst part about trying to eat mostly vegan is fuckin coconut in otherwise delicious creamy desserts. I will give you all the coconut you want!

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I put a scoop of it in my decaf instant coffee for “we have PSL at home”

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Got a vegan pumpkin pie parfait from a local restaurant and omg it’s good. Apparently coconut is involved in the whip cream but the pumpkin spice nicely covers that and coconut and squash actually go together anyways

Top-down photo of a generously sized takeout container of slightly sloshed up pumpkin parfait with lil pie crumbles, pie filling, whipped cream, and walnuts

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Did you win??? (Betting you did)

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

😍 BLUE GLOW 😍 (also cool information)

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tonight’s pasta is proof they cannot all be bangers

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have successfully used most of a really cheap 10lb bag of white potatoes by just putting whatever on top of potatoes, it’s good. 🍜 Strongly recommend this oven fries recipe: www.eatingwell.com/recipe/78877...

Tofu shawarma and beet hummus on oven fries with salt and sumac

Leftover chili and cheez sauce cooked together with some Swiss chard over steamed potatoes that have been smashed into a kind of carbohydrate base layer

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As a guy who currently has too many lemons at a time, I gotta try this, thank you

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Made smittenkitchen.com/2024/10/glaz... (x2) for an event tomorrow and had a teeny taste of just the cake and oh my god 😳 #food #veganfood I followed the comment suggestion to bake for ~36-37 minutes and made sure centers were done. Did take like 2hrs to reduce the cider

Two glazed apple cider donut cakes on parchment paper on a wire rack set on top a black range

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I think that’s fine tbh

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What I have mostly been listening to: partsandlabor.bandcamp.com/album/set-of... - this is really energetic partly because it has TWO drummers on it lechampdespleurs.bandcamp.com/album/souven... - Seasonal! Almost entirely instrumental and has no growling, but uses metal instrumentation

partsandlabor.bandcamp.com

Set of All Sets, by Parts & Labor

17 track album

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Cadenza 華彩樂 @eldritch.beauty · 02/10/2026

happy bandcamp friday to all who celebrate

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cat completely innocent, she just needs everyone to understand how much she loves them

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Me with the wasps that are really curious what I’m eating

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Replaced my taiyaki PFP with one of me getting headbutted while cat sitting for a friend (this cat is excellent)

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Like, I think it’s still different from torturing a real person but it’s still pretty weird and off putting!

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ehhhhh I’m sketched out by people torturing a simulacrum of a person for fun. It feels very different from violent video games or similar — the whole idea of the LLM is that nobody actually told it exactly what to say, and it *does* do a pretty good impression

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You can take the dude out if New England…

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I just did a confused dog head tilt in real life

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Roasted a small white onion last night and blitzed it with some olive oil and red wine vinegar and salt for “we have shallot vinaigrette at home” and it’s pretty good actually

A hearty lentil salad featuring aforementioned vinaigrette, beluga lentils, roasted butternut squash, blanched Swiss chard, and walnuts

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Truly tragic for this to be one of the ways life is like a video game

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Came up with an excellent soft tofu based roasted pepper dressing for salads, made it with shishitos, there was definitely a hot one in there. can’t say I super recommend spicy salad dressing but the rest of the salad is good

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oooh, good to know, thank you! it is delicious and I have several recipes that use it. Have already been loving all the apples

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok yeah maps.app.goo.gl/4voXjezGQ3Cf... this place has it, it’s just not all over grocery stores. Looks like they’re open until 6 so if I drive to work…

maps.app.goo.gl

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Somewhat surprised apple cider (the unfiltered, non-alcoholic apple juice) doesn't seem to be a thing in 🇨🇦? Maybe I need to go to an actual apple farm?

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh wow this looks incredibly delicious!

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I would subscribe to this newsletter so hard

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

These bowls all look so great! What’s the underlying base?

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bluesky was failing to post some of my posts (including posts I worked very hard on) so I tried a bunch of things to see if I could reliably reproduce it with no luck bsky.app/profile/alia...

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

sciencedirect.com

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Raw almonds. The soak doesn’t change safety, but soaking for >4hs at room temperature is not safe: if the almonds have been contaminated with salmonella or similar, it will multiply and can cause food-borne illness, so you should cover them and put them in the fridge.

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I made this: sarahsvegankitchen.com/recipes/vega... for calzones tonight and I can recommend it very strongly to folks who are #vegan or lactose-intolerant, it turned out *amazing*. I recommend soaking almonds in the fridge for food-safety reasons though! 🍜

sarahsvegankitchen.com

Vegan Ricotta

A tofu and almond based vegan ricotta that shines in lasagna, stuffed shells and more. It's high in protein, with a perfectly convincing texture.

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ok ok ok STRONG recommendation for sliced smoked tofu and jam (I used a tomato jam but I suspect a regular fruit jam would also be good) on a croissant as a breakfast #food #veganfood This has all the same things going for it as the classic ham and cheese croissant

A croissant sliced in half with a slice of smoked tofu and jam on it, sitting on a cutting board

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ok yeah underproved for sure. Maybe a bit underbaked too, although I did do a temp check and they were cooked. I have ideas and will try again

Ten vegan croissants and one lil mini twist on a wire rack over a black glass range. Some layers are visible but the tops are noticeably bready

Cross section of a croissant showing a dense honeycomb structure with a compressed, doughy layer in the center and along the bottom

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Ali @aliaras-em.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They’re gonna come out tasting great and flaky and all that btw I’m just a perfectionist

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