Welcome to the World of
Delicious Vegan Baking!

Christine Dickson, Ph.D., gave up dairy and eggs 3 years ago and has since been on a mission to reinvent traditional baking techniques and practices. Christine, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, has made herself available to assist aspiring vegan bakers in the Portland/Vancouver area.

“I forced myself to think outside the box, to throw away everything I ever knew about baking. I no longer followed recipes. I conducted experiments, something I was well suited for as a trained researcher. My test sample became my non-vegan friends and family. I forced them to taste every new creation until one day they said, ‘this dessert is great!’ Later came the most exciting comments, ‘this dessert tastes better than the original,’ and ‘this can’t be vegan it is too moist and rich.’ Although I still have thousands of desserts to re-invent, I am ready to share my kitchen-tested secrets with you.

“It's all about giving people options. Most people don't know they can enjoy sinfully rich desserts without cream, butter, and eggs. That's why I volunteer to teach people how to bake cholesterol-free and low-in-saturated-fat desserts at home. Even if you never baked before, my recipes are simple and easy to follow.”

Contact Christine with your baking questions at christine.e.dickson@gmail.com. You may also call her between 6 pm and 9 pm: (415) 383-7949.

"After we tasted the cookies and cake at class we knew we found something special. It seems to me that you have a rare gift and I hope that you continue to experiment and find ever more wonderful desserts that vegans can enjoy and feel proud to serve their non-vegan friends." — participant in a class taught by Christine

Recipes from Christine's Kitchen

The files below are in PDF format, less than 200 KB.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake

"We made a batch of Christine's cookies and I brought them to work with me and didn't tell people at first that they were vegan. Everyone LOVED them and said they were fabulous! Most everyone was shocked that they actually enjoyed a vegan cookie, so thank you! The expressions were priceless."