Big news! I moved to Los Angeles last week. I packed up my little car and took off for a cross-country road trip with my dog. This is actually my second time living in California. I just can?t stay away. There?s so much delicious food here ? it?s like a dream for vegan foodies. I?m really enjoying visiting all of my favorite restaurants and exploring some new ones, too.

Hands down, one of my favorite vegan dishes to eat in Los Angeles is the Buffalo Cauliflower at Mohawk Bend. It?s kinda famous. Perfectly tender cauliflower smothered in spicy buffalo sauce and served with a side of vegan ?bleu cheese? dressing, it doesn?t get much better. My mouth is watering just typing about it. Until I can make it there for apps and a cocktail, I?ll be baking these Jamaican Jerk Cauliflower Wings on repeat.
Cauliflower wings were one of the first vegan dishes I learned to make years ago. I followed a recipe from the PETA website and decided it was time to write my own. I adore buffalo sauce, but for this recipe I decided to go with a more exotic flavor profile ? Jamaican jerk. In the words of my roommate, a lot of jerk sauces are ?muddy? and way too intense to be able to taste any particular flavor. In my experience, they rely on heat instead of highlighting individual spices. This Jamaican jerk sauce is well balanced, complex, and not too spicy. If you want more heat, add another habañero. Easy!

It?s worth noting that habañero peppers are not authentic to Jamaican cuisi...