It's that time of year again. Ahhh I love it. Softly falling snow, weekend baking, spiced gingerbread wafting through the air, friends and family gathering for laughs and hugs. It can also be the time of year when the most colorful thing on your plate are the red and green sprinkles on your sugar cookies. … Continue reading Winter Wheat Berry Salad
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The Best Homemade Almond Butter
This week marked a first for me in kitchen experiments. I baked my very first loaf of homemade bread, from scratch (i.e. no bread maker!). There was a lot of kneading (making bread is a full body workout, ya'll), a lot of waiting, some serious through-the-oven-door watching, and then a whole bunch more impatient waiting. … Continue reading The Best Homemade Almond Butter
15 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes
It's a good day! Today I'm sharing 15 of my most popular vegan pumpkin recipes! Not only are they delicious, they are healthy to boot. You're not going to find refined sugar or flour on this list, and all recipes are egg-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free or have a gluten free option. Several are also grain-free … Continue reading 15 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes
Mini Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Alternative name for this recipe: Easy, Healthy, Rustic, Gluten and Yeast Free Mini Cinnamon Roll Cookies. I know, I know... that title is ridiculous, it doesn't even mention anything about how they're sweetened or if they're nut free or not! The answer to that is naturally, and yes, if you so desire. Also they're oil … Continue reading Mini Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge
Ok, I'm gonna cut right to the chase. Here are 4 reasons you need this chocolate chip cookie dough fudge in your life, right now: It tastes like cookie dough... in fudge form. It's super easy to make (I'm talking 5 minutes to throw together, here) Please see reasons 1, 2, & 3 (I mean, … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge
Healthy Vegan Banana Bread
Last weekend a friend asked me if I ever used my black and spotty bananas to make banana bread. Sure I do! Or... do I? I mean, I sometimes make these chocolate dipped Banana Bread Donuts, and we love whipping up a batch of these Blender Banana Peanut Butter Muffins every now and then. But … Continue reading Healthy Vegan Banana Bread
Double Dark Chocolate Black Bean Brownie Cookies
These cookies were a complete accident. A complete and total chocolate-y, rich, fudgy, accident. After making a big batch of black beans and then tortilla soup this week, I had exactly a cup and a half of cooked black beans left over. What to do, what to do? I thought, hmm... black bean brownies haven't … Continue reading Double Dark Chocolate Black Bean Brownie Cookies
21 Healthy Plant Based Dinners Ready in 45 Minutes or Less
Long time, no see, my friends! How is everyone doing? Lately, I've been in a bit of a food funk. I'm feeling very "meh" about food and cooking. And recipe creation? It's not happening. I can't really explain it, other than the events around the world and here in the states have been weighing heavily … Continue reading 21 Healthy Plant Based Dinners Ready in 45 Minutes or Less
Buckwheat Crispy Treats
I can feel it in the air, and I can see it in the Target commercials... back to school time is just around the corner. With my kiddo starting nursery school this year, it's all becoming very real. Backpacks and school clothes, folders and pencil cases, lunch boxes and after school snacks. While I don't … Continue reading Buckwheat Crispy Treats
Chocolate Chunk Cowboy Cookie Dough Bites
Mmmm... cookie dough happiness. Unbaked cookie dough balls or bites are a big favorite around here. In fact, when my almost 4 year old asks to make cookies, she's actually referring to cookie dough. We make it a half a dozen different ways, usually with oat flour, and sweetened with dates, maple syrup, or coconut … Continue reading Chocolate Chunk Cowboy Cookie Dough Bites