Menu for Vegan Shop Up — May 11, 2013

May 7th, 2013

OUR MENU (all offerings are vegan AND glutenfree):

PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL CUPS - CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE SANDWICHES - CARROT CAKE  WITH CARAMASHEW CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (by the piece) - PEACEFUL ALMOND JOY – BROWNIES BY THE PIECE (SIMPLY FUDGE, COCONUT AND CHAI NUT) - PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS – MUSTACHE LOLLIPOPS- GRAINFREE BROWNIE BITES - ROCKY ROAD BROWNIES

We’ll be at Pine Box Rock Shop Saturday May 11th, to bring some tasty goodies your way. The Shop Up runs from 12 noon until 6 pm. Pine Box Rock Shop is at 12 Grattan St. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Admission is FREE! As always.

Available in gift boxes

Mini pies -- pumpkin pie in a chocolate chip cookie crust

Chocolate chip cookie sandwiches (chocolate cashew cream filling).

Almond joy, caramashew minis and peanut butter caramel cups will be available by the piece and boxed as a Mother's Day sampler.

A creamy milk chocolate (cashew milk based) mustache, dipped in dark chocolate! ~~

Grainfree triple nut brownie bites dipped in chocolate.

Our take on Rocky Road... a glutenfree brownie with marshmallows, almonds, coconut and chocolate

Rocky Road Brownies with marshmallows by Sweet and Sara!

Carrot cake with caramashew frosting.bites.

Peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats...

April 2013 treat of the month

May 7th, 2013

Orange glazed ginger cake, peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats and cashew milk chocolate lollipops!

The April treat was truly a month long endeavor. The orange spice cake made it’s debut at the Vegan Shop Up in April. It was a huge hit.

I felt it needed to be a bit darker in color,but did not want a heavy molasses taste. So… inspired by a recent divine carob ice cream experience at Lula’s Sweet Apothecary, I decided to use carob to darken the cake. Amazing idea if I do say so myself! Again, it was a huge hit!

I still was not 100% satisfied. With the addition of a bit more chopped candied orange, now even I’m happy!

The final and most delicious version!

We rounded out the package with some rice crispy treats and chocolate mustache lollipops.

Peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats...

Members received:

ORANGE GLAZED GINGERBREAD (6 inch round cake)

glutenfree flour blend (sorghum flour, garfava flour, tapioca flour, amaranth flour, coconut flour*, quinoa flour*, brown rice flour*, arrowroot, millet flour*); vegan fairtrade sugar*; coconut yogurt*; pumpkin*; molasses; coconut oil*; orange*; maple syrup*;  non-GMO canola oil; coconut milk*; spices; fairtrade vanilla*; baking powder; baking soda; sea salt; xanthan gum

2 PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS

crispy brown rice cereal (organic brown rice, organic brown rice syrup, sea salt); brown rice syrup; peanut butter; organic vegan fairtrade sugar; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; vanilla; sea salt.

Dunked in organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter)


2 CASHEW MILK CHOCOLATE LOLLIPOPS – Face it, these are fun; and, as a bonus, they’re super tasty!

organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter); organic, vegan, fairtrade sugar; organic cashews; organic brown rice syrup; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; sea salt.

Dunked in organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter)


The best way to make sure you get our monthly special treats, is to subscribe to one of our plans. More info on our plans is here.

Gratuitous mustache lollipop post

May 7th, 2013

This is a gratuitous post about chocolate lollipop mustaches, featuring some of my favorite people wearing their food and making art! Click the links and enjoy the art. Then feel free to laugh at the photos. Vegans are fun! And talented!

Cashew milk chocolate mustaches! Face it, these are fun; and, as a bonus, they're super tasty...

I made these lollipops for a recent performance by my dear friend Michael Harren. In addition to performing, he got funding from Veg Fund to promote veganism to those in the audience. This meant putting out some pamphlets on transitioning to veganism and providing vegan snacks.  Gone Pie made the sweets for the snack table. Wanting something delicious, portable and fun, naturally,  I chose chocolate lollipops….. more specifically, creamy milk chocolate (cashew milk based) mustaches, dipped in dark chocolate.

Here at Gone Pie, we encourage you to play with your food! Here are some of my friends and family, doing just that!

My Mom!

OD, VM, AB, 89; aka The Beans

This is Just David...

April 2013 treat of the month — tree nut free version

May 6th, 2013

The April treat was truly a month long endeavor. The orange spice cake made it’s debut at the Vegan Shop Up in April. It was a huge hit.

I felt it needed to be a bit darker in color,but did not want a heavy molasses taste. So… inspired by a recent divine carob ice cream experience at Lula’s Sweet Apothecary, I decided to use carob to darken the cake. Amazing idea if I do say so myself! Again, it was a huge hit!

I still was not 100% satisfied. With the addition of a bit more chopped candied orange, now even I’m happy!

The final and most delicious version!

We rounded out the package with some rice crispy treats!

Peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats...

Members received:

ORANGE GLAZED GINGERBREAD (6 inch round cake)

glutenfree flour blend (sorghum flour, garfava flour, tapioca flour, amaranth flour, coconut flour*, quinoa flour*, brown rice flour*, arrowroot, millet flour*); vegan fairtrade sugar*; coconut yogurt*; pumpkin*; molasses; coconut oil*; orange*; maple syrup*;  non-GMO canola oil; coconut milk*; spices; fairtrade vanilla*; baking powder; baking soda; sea salt; xanthan gum

3 PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS

crispy brown rice cereal (organic brown rice, organic brown rice syrup, sea salt); brown rice syrup; peanut butter; organic vegan fairtrade sugar; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; vanilla; sea salt.

Dunked in organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter)

The best way to make sure you get our monthly special treats, is to subscribe to one of our plans. More info on our plans is here.

Gramma’s tempeh pot roast recipe

April 21st, 2013

I don't know how people photograph their meals! I just wanted to eat. So these rushed offerings will have to do.

This tempeh pot roast was our dinner last night. It was amazing. We used a very fresh local tempeh this time, which made the dish even better than it usually is.  We served it beside kale and noodles in tahini sauce. Perfect pairing!

I know there must be a really great story behind this recipe. I should really ask my mom. I love the weird combination of ingredients she used adapting her traditional recipe to this amazing vegan version.

CARAWAY MARSALA TEMPEH POT ROAST

-olive oil
-1 or 2 packages tempeh (we used this soy-free variety)
-1 large onion (1/4 inch slices)
-3 portobello mushrooms (1/4 inch slices)
-dry minced onions
-dry minced garlic
-2 dozen or more peppercorns
-2 peppers, red and/or yellow (minced)
-caraway seeds
-2 bay leaves
-1 cup vegetable broth
-1/2 cup mirin
-3 Tablespoon OrganicVille Tangy BBQ Sauce
-1 cup or more vegan Marsala wine

  • Layer the bottom of an oven-proof pan with the olive oil.
  • Layer the sliced onions and mushrooms on the bottom of the pan.
  • Thoroughly sprinkle both sides of tempeh with onion and garlic flakes, then place the tempeh on top of the onions/mushrooms.
  • Combine remaining ingredients – EXCEPT MARSALA – and pour over the top of the tempeh.
  • Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
  • Add marsala 1/2 hour before serving.

Menu for Vegan Shop Up — April 13, 2013

April 11th, 2013

peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats, dipped in chocolate

OUR MENU (all offerings are vegan AND glutenfree):

PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL CUPS - PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE SANDWICHES - CARROT CAKE  WITH CARAMASHEW CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (by the piece) - PEACEFUL ALMOND JOY – BROWNIES BY THE PIECE (SIMPLY FUDGE, COCONUT AND CHAI NUT) - PEANUT BUTTER CARAMEL RICE CRISPY TREATS – MUSTACHE LOLLIPOPS- GRAINFREE BROWNIE BITES - ORANGE SPICE MINI LOAVES

We’ll be at Pine Box Rock Shop Saturday April 13th, to bring some tasty goodies your way. The Shop Up runs from 12 noon until 5pm. Pine Box Rock Shop is at 12 Grattan St. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Admission is FREE! As always.

We’ll have quite a few new items on offer.

  • moist and delicious carrot cake with our ultra rich cashew based cream cheese/caramshew frosting
  • peanut butter cookie sandwiches filled with chocolate cashew frosting
  • peanut butter caramel rice crispy treats dipped in chocolate
  • peaceful almond joys — almond and coconut cream filled chocolate peace signs!
  • orange glazed spice cake — mini loaves
  • chocolate peanut butter lollipop mustaches — FUN!!!

As well as some of your favorite Gone Pie classics:

  • brownies!!!!
  • peanut butter caramel cups

Hope to see you there. It’s going to be quite a celebration of all things vegan and wonderful; hopefully with a touch of spring weather.

almond joys, Gone Pie stylee

March 2013 treat of the month — tree nut free version

April 8th, 2013

In March we started a new tree nut free treat plan, for those that either prefer or need to avoid eating tree nuts. For this plan, coconut (which is a drupe) and peanuts (which are legumes) may be used. This plan will usually be gluten-free, but not always.

Members received:

4 Vanilla Macaroons

ingredients: organic coconut; organic coconut milk; organic agave nectar; organic coconut flour; organic brown rice flour; organic brown rice syrup; tapioca flour; organic coconut oil; organic fairtrade vanilla; sea salt.

A tin of pumpkin brownies with an extra side of frosting

ingredients: organic pumpkin, organic spelt flour, organic barley flour, organic non-dairy milk, organic sugar, organic brown sugar, organic cocoa, organic applesauce, non-dairy/semi-sweet chocolate, chocolate liquor, canola oil, vanilla, spices, n/a baking powder, baking soda, sea salt.

Rich dark frosting: organic rice and/or coconut milk, non-dairy/semi-sweet gluten-free chocolate, organic maple syrup, organic rice syrup, non-dairy/unsweetened chocolate, organic non-dairy/unsweetened cocoa, arrowroot.

2 Simply Fudge Brownies

ingredients: organic, vegan, fairtrade sugar, gluten-free flour blend (sorghum flour, organic rice flour, tapioca flour, garfava flour, organic buckwheat flour, organic amaranth flour, potato flour), dates, non GMO canola oil, organic brown rice syrup, gluten-free, organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter), gluten-free, organic, fairtrade unsweetened/non-dairy chocolate,organic, fairtrade unsweetened/non-dairy cocoa powder, spices, n/a baking powder, baking soda.

March 2013 treat of the month

April 8th, 2013

March was a crazy busy month. We had specials for both Easter and Passover. Lots of new recipes. We picked the month’s highlights and shared them with our monthly subscribers.

Members received:

2 Peaceful Almond Joy (peace signs) — Not your usual almond joy…. a simple filling of almonds, coconut, agave nectar in perfect dark chocolate.

ingredients: organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter); organic coconut; organic almonds; organic agave nectar; sea salt; organic fairtrade vanilla.

2 Caramashew minis (hippos) — A smaller and more adorable version of our caramashew cup; higher ratio of filling to chocolate!

ingredients: organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter);organic, vegan, fairtrade sugar; organic cashews; organic brown rice syrup; organic coconut milk; organic coconut oil; sea salt.

Our version of the almond joy.


6 grainfree brownie bites —  These can best be desribed as tasting like a brownie, while being reminiscent of a truffle. Kind of a truffly brownie. In the words of our copy editor “Stop reading, start eating!”

ingredients: organic dates; organic blanched almonds; organic, vegan, fairtrade cocoa powder; organic walnuts; organic cashews; organic agave; sea salt; organic, fairtrade vanilla.

Dipped in gluten-free, organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter).

Grainfree triple nut brownie bites dipped in chocolate.


6 grainfree cocoa macaroons —  Just like the traditional holiday macaroons… only not…

ingredients: organic coconut; organic agave nectar; organic coconut milk; organic, vegan, fairtrade cocoa powder; tapioca flour; almond flour; organic almond paste (organic almonds; organic sugar; organic agave nectar); spices; organic coconut oil; sea salt.


Dipped in gluten-free, organic, vegan, fairtrade semi-sweet chocolate (evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, non-dairy cocoa butter).

Grainfree macaroons dipped in chocolate.

The best way to make sure you get our monthly special treats, is to subscribe to one of our plans. More info on our plans is here.

February 2013 treat of the month

March 17th, 2013

February treat plan: Grainfree snickerdoodles and apple almond coffee cake

February’s Monthly Plan featured a pairing of  the old and the new. We selected an old favorite item (apple almond coffee cake) and a brand new item (The GonePie Snickerdoodle), in an unusual monthly package  without chocolate!

The GonePie Snickerdoodle is a product we just developed; our grainfree take on the classic American snickerdoodle. The recipe for this one is adapted from, of all things, a paleo baking recipe and is grainfree. A rich, chewy cookie with the flavors of almond, coconut and vanilla coming through the cinnamon sugar topping.  These have been a big hit with all our taste testers

The second item, apple coffeecake, is one of our most popular special items. In this month’s package, we made a 6 inch version; a blend of applesauce, almond and spices, which we finish with a lightly spiced, sugar crunch topping.

These items are not currently available and are EXCLUSIVELY available to our monthly plan members!

This post is being made for archival purposes; the package highlighted in this post is no longer available. This was a subscriber only package.

Members received:

1 – 6 inch apple almond cake

6 snickerdoodles

The best way to make sure you get our monthly special treats, is to subscribe to one of our plans. More info on our plans is here.

A Very Vegan Pesach 2013

March 14th, 2013

THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME!!

best macaroons ever!

Vegan/grain-free vanilla and cocoa spice macaroons

As a vegan, I find that as holidays come up, the best way I can relate to them is with a positive food memory. If I think too hard about the meaning and customs of many holidays, I will find myself sitting home on a lot of holidays. Passover, to me is a lovely Spring meal with a bit of ritual, a treasure hunt and MACAROONS!

So I will tuck a box of Gone Pie macaroons under my arm and head to my Seder! Or maybe I will just send a box and stay home with my cats…

About our macaroons:

We use a blend of non-grain flours, coconut products and agave in our vegan version of this Passover classic. Please be advised our bakery is not fully cleansed of grains (Chametz). The macaroons themselves, are 100% grain-free and unleavened.

Ingredients: organic coconut, organic agave nectar,organic coconut milk, organic coconut flour, almond flour, tapioca flour, organic coconut oil, grain-free vanilla or cocoa and spices, sea salt.

Your macaroon choices:

Each order is a box of 8 macaroons. Each macaroon is 2 inches in diameter and weighs a little over an ounce. Macaroons are available in vanilla or cocoa spice.

A peak inside the box....

8 Mixed Macaroons

Order Mixed Macaroons!

8 Vanilla Macaroons

Order Vanilla Macaroons!

8 Cocoa Spice Macaroons

Order Cocoa Spice Macaroons!

Order a box for yourself, and one for the family…. We can do the shipping for you!

If you order three boxes to the same address, you will receive a $5.00 discount. We will automatically credit your account for that amount before we send your order out.