Whaaaaat? We're already five days into September??? I swear yesterday it was June and then I made the mistake of blinking and now it's Labor day weekend. I need to stop blinking so much apparently, because time is speeding by way too fast. Monday is Labor Day for those us in the U.S., it's also … Continue reading 12 Recipes for Your Long Weekend Get-Together
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4-Minute, 4-Ingredient Nectarine Strawberry Vegan Ice Cream
The last few weeks we've been practically eating our weight in stone fruits. Peaches, nectarines, plums... we just can't get enough. We've been eating them straight up, in cobblers and crisps (recipe coming soon!), and in this luscious vegan ice cream I'm sharing with you today. The addition of raw cashew butter takes an already … Continue reading 4-Minute, 4-Ingredient Nectarine Strawberry Vegan Ice Cream
Crispy Coconut-Lime Kale Chips with Thai Spices
If you're looking for a healthy snack to replace potato chips and crisps, then kale chips might just become your new best friend. They are light, crispy, and relatively inexpensive and easy to make. I've made a lot of kale chips with just a little oil and salt, and that's it. Now, that's all good … Continue reading Crispy Coconut-Lime Kale Chips with Thai Spices
Snickers Ice Cream Bars and Bites (vegan, raw)
Happy Friday!! I am so excited to share these awesome little bites of Snickers goodness with you, my friends! I mean, FROZEN... SNICKERS... BITES.... YESSSS!!!!! Deep breaths... don't freak out. Hold it together. Don't mind me, sometimes I have to talk myself down just so I can focus on typing coherent, logical, sentences. Maybe I've … Continue reading Snickers Ice Cream Bars and Bites (vegan, raw)
Easy Garden Veggie Protein Crepes (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free)
Today's recipe was an experiment yesterday that went so well that I felt like it just had to be posted. Right. Now. I had plans for another treat/dessert recipe and was all set to just throw all caution to the wind and make this sweets week! Don't worry I'll bring all the treats to the … Continue reading Easy Garden Veggie Protein Crepes (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free)
Green Tea and Peach Ice Pops (Sugar-free, Naturally-flavored)
August is National Peach Month, and since the temperatures here are creeping back up towards 90 degrees F (30 C) by week's end, it seemed only fitting to blend these deliciously juicy fruits into icy cold popsicles. I added cooled steeped green tea for a flavor and health boost. These frozen treats have no added … Continue reading Green Tea and Peach Ice Pops (Sugar-free, Naturally-flavored)
Double Chocolate Pecan Brownie-Cookies (vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, oil-free)
These cookies. Oh. Em. GEEEEEEE.... I want you to take a moment (maybe even close your eyes) and imagine the most chocolate-y, buttery, chewy, melty, ooey-gooey, brownie that you've ever tasted and now form it into a perfect cookie. Now add a halo and wings because this cookie must have been sent from above … Continue reading Double Chocolate Pecan Brownie-Cookies (vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, oil-free)
Beautifying Summer Kale Salad with Avocado, Mango, and Currants (Oil-Free)
A recent trip to our local farmer's market prompted me to create a bright, summery, sweet and tart kale salad. There's something about big bunches of fresh greens at a market that spurs me to buy not one or two, but usually three different varieties. I try to use kale and other greens in a … Continue reading Beautifying Summer Kale Salad with Avocado, Mango, and Currants (Oil-Free)
Baja Cauliflower Tostadas – vegan, gluten-free
My sincerest apologies for the sporadic/erratic/completely unpredictable posting style I've been dabbling in for the last few weeks. I've never had much of a set schedule for the blog, but lately things have really gotten off-track, and I hope to hop back on the recipe train and share a bunch of new, yummy, beauty-boosting … Continue reading Baja Cauliflower Tostadas – vegan, gluten-free
Strawberry Shortcake Nice Cream Bars (v,gf, sf, raw)
Strawberry season has sadly come to a close in our neck of the woods, but I have a fun strawberry recipe to share with you all as a little farewell. These (n)ice cream bars were inspired by one of my favorite childhood frozen treats, Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Bars. Does anyone else remember these? … Continue reading Strawberry Shortcake Nice Cream Bars (v,gf, sf, raw)