Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Brownies
I don’t know about you, but the combination of peanut butter and jelly is one of the best things ever! I have been craving a peanut butter and jelly dessert, so I was super excited when my boyfriend Eric’s Dad sent me some of his home made jam. It is the best jam ever, seriously. […]
Peppermint Vanilla Vegan White Chocolates
The holidays are always hectic. After all, everyone is rushing to buy presents, making plans going to parties, and planning out the food for their holiday gatherings. It is always a bit of a stressful time, but I feel like it is even more so this year. A few weeks back I had my car […]
Vegan Pecan Tassies
When I was little my Mom and I always made a good assortment of cookies and treats for Christmas, and her favorite was the pecan tassies. My Grandma passed down her love of pecan pie down to my Mom and then to me, so it is no wonder why we loved them. I think we […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Cookies
I have only made one Christmas cookie this year so far, and I only have 3 more weeks, so I am getting on it making some! When I was little my Mom and I would pick out a bunch of cookies to make every year then store them in the freezer to enjoy throughout the […]
Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
I used to make gingerbread cookies a lot back in the day. In fact, when I was a senior in college, I made gingerbread cookie sculptures for my senior art show. Things like a gingerbread sculpture of my car, my house, and household items like a bed and table with chairs. I really enjoyed it, […]
Blueberry Pecan Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
I feel like fall is always too short. I know it is still technically fall, but I mean the weather itself, I miss those moderate fall days where you just need a light jacket, and your hands don’t freeze when you go out for a walk. It has snowed here a couple of days this […]
Vegan Almond Joy Bites
I admit that growing up, Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars weren’t my first choice when it came to the candy swapping. I wasn’t a big fan of that syrupy sweet weird textured coconut inside, that didn’t taste like actual coconut but more like it had coconut flavor in it or something. Which is why […]
Vegan Apple Pie Cookies
Last Sunday Eric and I visited the apple orchard with our friends. It pretty much tradition for every Minnesotan to do so (well at least everyone I know). Plus, Sunday was a beautiful fall day and the trees are at their peak colors so it was the perfect day to visit. Also, it has been […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies
I don’t know about you, but I can’t get enough of pumpkin goodies this year. I like apple treats and Halloween candy too, and I have been making those as well this October, but pumpkin seems to be the favorite. Thank goodness for canned pumpkin though! Back in the day, I used to like to […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Caramels
Halloween just a few short weeks away, and up until a few days ago I hadn’t made any candy this year yet! I always make peanut butter cups, and I need to get around to those, but this week, the first thing I made was some pumpkin spice latte caramels. I am not usually a […]
Vegan Hazelnut Caramel Bars
When I go to the grocery store I admit I am usually in a hurry to grab what I need then get out. Eric makes fun of me for it, saying I need to slow down sometimes, because I am missing out on things. Surprisingly though I hardly ever forget something. If I do though, […]
Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ever since we rolled into fall earlier this week, I feel like the trees and nature have gotten the memo because the leaves are starting to change and there is a bit of the chill in the air. I am kind of sad because I have a strained hamstring and can’t run through the crunchy […]
Vegan Ginger Almond Butter Cookies
Fall is nearly here, and even though we have had a warm week so far I am ready for a new season and all of it’s flavors. Yes I am one of those people who loves pumpkin spice (only when used in the right applications of course), and all other warming spices like cinnamon in […]
Vegan CBD Caramels
My favorite way to enjoy CBD oil besides just taking a dose of it in the morning is to add it to chocolates. Yes, I have added it to other things like smoothies, brownies, and ice cream pops, but chocolate is just so darn good and I always have just a little dark chocolate a […]
Vegan Key Lime Curd Bars
Key lime pie and all things tart citrus have always been favorites in my family. When I was little, my Mom and I would often buy truffles at a counter in a department store in the Mall, and it was usually the key lime flavored ones. One time the clerk said that she didn’t know […]
CBD Dark Chocolate Mint Bark
I take CBD oil every day to fight inflammation and stress, usually in oil form, but it is so much more fun being able to enjoy it in dessert form, specifically in chocolate form. I enjoy dark chocolate just about every day, so I figure, why not add my CBD oil to my treats sometimes? […]
Vegan Chickpea Blondies
I think I use chickpeas in more recipes than any other bean. I am always making hummus, and salads with chickpeas and I even add them to cheesecake recipes instead of cashews as a nut free version. I recently made black bean brownies, so I figured why not make chickpea blondies?! I make so many […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Brownie Sundaes
A lot of restaurants have brownie sundaes on their menu. I have seen other people order them, but I have never actually had one of my own. One of the restaurants I went to this year for my Birthday had a brownie sundae that came free if it was your birthday, but it wasn’t vegan […]
Oil Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am often asked to create oil free recipes so I have been working on some lately, and one of the first things that I chose to make was chocolate chip cookies. I mean, chocolate chip cookies are pretty standard when it comes to classic recipes. I know they were certainly one of my favorites […]
Vegan Raspberry Lavender Pie Cookies
Raspberries are my all time favorite fruit. Maybe because they are somewhat abundant here in Minnesota and I ate a lot of them as a kid. Or because they have a season limited to a couple of months here so they also seem somewhat special. Yes, you can buy them year round shipped in from […]
Vegan Black Raspberry Blondies
Sometimes on my runs I am in the zone and sorting out my own thoughts, and other times I pay more attention to the beautiful things in nature around me. There sure is a lot of beautiful things to enjoy lately. Like a yard full of different colors of lilies, or the animals that all […]
Vegan White Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jelly Cups
I am a bit obsessed with peanut butter and jelly lately. I made some peanut butter and jelly ice cream last weekend, I am contemplating making a PB and J cheesecake for my Birthday in a few weeks, and I decided to make some vegan white chocolate peanut butter and jelly cups too last weekend. […]
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Jam Bars
I recently had dinner with my Mom at a local cafe and we were looking at the dessert case on the way out. There were beautiful cakes and tarts but the thing that caught our eye were some raspberry chocolate bars. They had a crunchy chocolate streusel on top as well as chocolate chips and […]
Vegan Strawberry White Chocolates
When I was little I was actually a bigger fan of white chocolate than dark or milk chocolate. I guess I have just preferred vanilla over chocolate most of my life, like whenever I had a choice of cupcakes it was always vanilla and not chocolate. My tastes have somewhat changed now I think the […]
Vegan Black Bean Brownies
Last weekend my Mom asked if I could make black bean brownies. She had seen a recipe somewhere and it sounded good to her, plus once one of her coworkers had brought some in and she enjoyed them and she thought I might be able to make a vegan version. She isn’t vegan but she […]
Vegan Cowboy Cookies
I recently saw a recipe for cowboy cookies (that wasn’t vegan), and I decided that I needed to veganize it because it sounded really good! Also, my Mom who is a big oatmeal cookie lover has been begging me to make some oatmeal cookies so it was the perfect opportunity! Although I like to spend […]
Mocha Dark Chocolate CBD Truffles
Back when I was in high school, my Mom and I would go to this tiny local coffee shop after church every week and get coffee. She would always get a white mocha, and for a while I would get a dark chocolate mocha before my tastes changed and I went to the less sweet […]
Vegan Coconut Lime Date Bars
I have always loved date bars. They are sweet, and gooey and delicious with a buttery crust and topping. I don’t think they get enough attention from most people, same as dates in general because people probably just think that they are like prunes but they are totally missing out. But dates are nature’s caramel. […]
Vegan Banana’s Foster Truffles
I had a bunch of ripe bananas on hand that I had picked up for free, and although I made some banana cookies, and cut some up for smoothies, I still had some I wanted to use for something besides just eating. I decided to make some banana’s foster truffles. I was recently looking through […]
Banana Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Over-ripe bananas are a good problem to have. I mean, you can cut them up and freeze them for smoothies or nice cream, or make some banana bread or cake, or mash them and make pancakes. I had gotten some over-ripe bananas from work, and I wanted to make something delicious with them besides all […]
Matcha Coconut Easter Nests
I love making Easter candy, and so when my Mom asked if I could make some white chocolate macaroon Easter nests I was all for it! I remember people always used to make them back in the day (they probably still do but I am out of the “normal” non-vegan food loop), and they were […]
Vegan Key Lime Sugar Cookies
I have always loved anything key lime. Key lime pie was one of my favorite desserts growing up, because I loved the balance of tart and sweet in the creamy filling, and just the heavenly aroma of the limes. I still feel the same way, and the scent of lime reminds me of summer and […]
Double Hazelnut Chocolate Truffles
You know what always makes me happy? the aroma of nuts roasting in the oven. they always smell amazing and they are just begging to be snacked on as soon as they are cool enough to not burn you. Sometimes I am a little hasty I admit and I do end up burning my mouth. […]
Rainbow Vegan White Chocolates
It is finally looking and feeling like Spring here. It isn’t very green yet, the grass is still waking up. But the trees are starting to bud and sprout pussy willows. It feels so nice to be outside after such a snowy cold character building Winter. I am making sure I get out at least […]
Chocolate Almond Butter Eggs
When I was little, I think Easter candy was my favorite candy of all even above Halloween candy. I loved that you could get malted milk ball eggs, pastel colored M&Ms and giant Reese’s peanut butter eggs all in one Easter basket haul. I also loved hunting for Easter eggs filled with candy and goodies. […]
Vegan Peppermint Mocha Brownies with CBD Fudge Sauce
We have had a pretty wet and rainy week here in Minnesota. On the up side the snow melting but on the downside we have giant puddles. Now this could be fun if you don your rain boots and enjoy seeing how big of a splash you can make while jumping into them. Not so […]
Vegan Matcha Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies
Much of the time I get inspired for recipes by finding random ingredients at the store. Like last weekend I found a bag of pistachios at Aldi for a really good price and I decided that they would be amazing in some chocolate chip cookies. Everyone uses walnuts mostly in theirs if they use nuts […]
Vegan Irish Coffee Truffles
Since I made home made Bailey’s Irish Cream last week, I couldn’t stop thinking about how good similar flavors would be in a dessert. So I decided to whip up a batch of Irish Coffee Truffles. My Mom used to call truffles with any kind of alcohol in them liquor bombs. We went to Europe […]
Vegan Turtle Cookies
I can’t believe it was below zero (F) degrees last weekend. I mean, it is March and I know it is supposed to come in like a lion and all but I can’t remember it being this cold this late in the season before. I am so ready for Spring and cute colorful clothes and […]
Vegan Giant Irish Oatmeal Skillet Cookie
My Mom loves oatmeal cookies more than anyone I know, and ever since I made that Giant Double Chocolate Skillet Cookie last month, she has been asking me if I could make a giant Irish oatmeal cookie for St. Patrick’s Day. Of course I had to make it. Because it did sound amazing, and I […]
Vegan Thin Mint Cookies
I was never a Girl Scout, but I did love Girl Scout cookies when I was little. We always bought the classics, like the Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tag Alongs and those three were my favorites. Now as an adult, I like to make my own versions of them at home. I know you can […]
Vegan Milk Chocolate Pomegranate Raspberry Almond Butter Cups
We got 9 inches of snow in the part of Minnesota where I live last Wednesday. It was beautiful, and perfect for skiing of course but it was not so fun trying to travel to and from work in. Especially in my little compact car. I drive like a granny when conditions are like this […]
Giant Vegan Double Chocolate Skillet Cookie
I feel like kids these days don’t go to the mall as much. Back in the day when I was in high school, we went there all the time to hang out and shop and buy really unhealthy food from the food court. I enjoyed some of the savory items, like the pretzels with cheese. […]
Vegan Pink Velvet Truffles
I was watching the local news and both of the anchors were wearing red, and one of them said “It just feels right to wear pink and red this week because it is Valentine’s Day week!” Well, I can totally relate, I feel kind of the same way and my favorite color pink so why […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Raspberry Shortbread Cookies
I have been all about making cute Valentine’s Day treats lately. After all, it is next week already. Maybe it is just because I am a true girly girl and I love all things pink and festive and heart shaped, or just that I love things with chocolate, or berry or any of the other […]
Vegan Golden Turmeric White Chocolates
Eric and I recently went to the Minneapolis Institute of Art because it was a super cold day and doing things outside isn’t so fun when it is below 10F degrees. That place is amazing. So many beautiful and historic pieces of art, and it is so large that you could get lost in there. […]
Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies
When I was little, pretty much the only sandwiches I wanted to eat were grilled cheese, and peanut butter and jelly. I was not a fan of sandwiches with lunch meat. So my lunches were always peanut butter and jelly. I didn’t complain. It was always raspberry jam if my Mom made it and Strawberry […]
Vegan Strawberry Frosted Vanilla Cookies
Back when I was in high school I didn’t cook a lot, but what I did do once in a while was make cookies. I especially loved my Grandma’s cookie recipes, frosted sugar cookies being one of my favorites. I used to make a big batch, and share them with my friends and family. They […]
Vegan Almond Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches with White Chocolate Cream
When I was little, I liked Little Debbie snacks. In fact, I considered them the best part of my lunch back in the day when my Mom would pack my lunch in middle school. I liked those vanilla cake rolls with the strawberry cream filling and those little pink frosted heart cakes, but what I […]
Vegan Raspberry White Chocolate Truffle Hearts
Valentine’s Day is a month away now, so I figure I can start making Valentine’s Day treats. Because one can never have too many of those, right? When I was little, I loved the candy part of Valentine’s Day the most. I know, it should be about celebrating love and all, and that is what […]
Vegan Lavender Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
Lavender is one of my favorite scents. Next to vanilla, it is something that I enjoy using the essential oil of fairly often for scenting my personal products (like lotions, deodorants, and shampoo), as well as putting in the diffuser in my home or car to keep me calm and relaxed. Besides just enjoying the […]
Vegan Salted Caramel Millionaire Bars
I recently watched an episode of America’s Test Kitchen when I was downstairs running on my treadmill on a Saturday morning (that is what I usually do on weekends while I work out, watch cooking shows to get ideas for recipes and learn things), and they were making Millionaire Bars. They looked sooo good. A […]
Vegan Matcha Mint Hemp Truffles
You would think that I would be sick of treats from Christmas, but I am not. In fact, I still am in the mood for delicious treats, especially of the chocolate variety. The Holidays are not technically over after all, so why not make more?! Raw Guru recently sent me some Rawmio dark chocolate bars […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Presents
I am obsessed with chocolate and peanut butter, it is no secret as I have probably 40 recipes featuring the combo on my blog. But you know what my favorite chocolate and peanut butter dessert is? Just plain old PB cups. Well, not plain, it is actually a party in my mouth when I eat […]
Vegan Pfeffernusse Cookies
One of my Mom’s all time favorite Christmas cookies is Pfeffernusse. If you haven’t heard of them, the name means “pepper nut” but they don’t have nuts in them, they are just delicious little spice cookies rolled in powdered sugar. And they are darn delicious! Also, they are not too difficult to make. No fancy piping […]
Vegan Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookie Dough Truffles
I like cookie dough better than actual cookies. Don’t get me wrong, cookies can be amazing, especially when fresh baked warm from the oven, but the dough is so good (and so addictive) to me. I can never stop sampling it. So of course my favorite part of baking cookies is eating the dough. Well, […]
Vegan Rocky Road Brownies
It’s kind of like rocky road here in Minnesota when you try to go running or walking outside right now on the trails. Because it was warm and it froze, there is a lot of ice and snow which can make footing tricky, but I still love to get out and get some fresh air. […]
Vegan Chocolate Mint Hazelnut Thumb Print Cookies
I love making Christmas cookies. When I was little, my Mom and I would always pick out many different kinds then spend the day in the kitchen listening to Christmas music making them and afterwards we would put them all in a big container to enjoy for the Holidays and to give away. We would […]
Vegan Eggnog Truffles
I know it is not Christmas yet, but I have seen eggnog in stores, so that means it is officially eggnog season, right?! Not that I usually buy mine from the store, I like to make it so that it has healthier ingredients and not any stabilizers or anything in it. I like a good […]
Vegan Tahini Salted Caramel Brownies
I am finding I love tahini even more for sweet applications than savory. I used to think it was just something to make hummus and dressing with, but it is great in place of nut butter in things as well. Like for instance in caramel. Tahini caramel is amazing. Raw Guru recently sent me a […]
Vegan Chocolate Covered Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
There is always the age old debate when it comes to classic oatmeal cookies. You have the chocolate chip side and the raisin side. I find that most people hate one but love the other. The deli I work in makes both, and I find that the oatmeal chocolate chip tend to go faster than […]
DIY Vegan Halloween Candy Recipes
When I was little, I loved dressing up for Halloween. I think I was a cat the most, since that was always my favorite animal. I wasn’t very imaginative when it came to costumes. I also enjoyed the candy. I mean, who didn’t as a child?! My friends and I would always dump out or […]
Vegan Macadamia Nut Cheesecake Brownies
I have always considered macadamia nuts as kind of special. They are more rich and buttery than other nuts, a little bit more spendy most of the time since they have to grow 7 years before they are harvested and are really hard to crack. But for special occasions they are so good! I have […]
Vegan Chocolate Coffee Hazelnut Butter Cookies
When I was little I loved Nutella. I mostly just spread it on toast and thought I was having dessert for breakfast. I mean how else could I get away with just eating chocolate for breakfast?! When I took a trip to Europe in high school, when we were in France I ate Nutella on […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Truffles
This is the time of year when I always keep canned pumpkin on hand. It is so useful. You can make pancakes, or cake, or pumpkin spice overnight oats, or make a pasta sauce etc. All of which require partial cans, so inevitably I am left with some to use up in another recipe. I […]
Vegan Chai Spice Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
It was a good weekend! Eric and I hit up Twin Cities Veg Fest on Sunday, and although it was 90F degrees, it was still a lot of fun and a really nice day. Where else can you get such a variety of all vegan food to choose from?! They had much more options than […]
Vegan Pine Nut Cookies
I consider pine nuts to be special. Mostly because they are pretty expensive in my neck of the woods at most places where you buy them. So, I don’t usually buy them unless it is for a special occasion. But my Mom bought a bag of toasted ones at Trader Joe’s (for a very good […]
CBD Peppermint Chocolate Cups
Maybe it is because it is Summer, it is hot, and I need things that are refreshing, but I have been really into peppermint lately. Peppermint in my drinks, home made peppermint body mist and baths (if you are feeling overheated, just sprinkle a few drops of organic good quality peppermint oil into your bath […]
Vegan Hazelnut Bliss Bars
About 5 years ago, I made some really amazing raw hazelnut bars with some hazelnut spreads that Rawmio sent me. They had a chocolate crust, a layer of plain hazelnut cream and a layer of chocolate hazelnut cream with chocolate on top. They were amazing! Well, fast forward to now, when I was looking through […]
Vegan Caramel Cashew Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I had a day off all to myself, and it was kind of nice. I slept in, went for a 30 mile bike ride, then decided to make cookies. Why not? The truth is I had been thinking about those cookies my entire bike ride. I come up with some of my best recipes while […]
Vegan Blueberry Lemon Truffles
Since finding a lot of extra cacao butter in my cupboard last month (3 lbs), and being sent another lb by Raw Guru I have been making a lot of chocolate and candy recipes. I hope you all don’t mind. I know I certainly don’t as I do enjoy eating them. I went with peanut […]
Vegan 8 Layer Bars
Magic cookie bars, seven layer bars, five layer bars 8 layer bars. They are all similar, and I loved them all growing up because they were all delicious. If you aren’t sure what I am talking about, they are typically made with a graham cracker crust topped off with coconut flakes, chocolate chips, peanut butter […]
Vegan Peanut Butter White Chocolates
I love white chocolate and I love peanut butter, so I figured, why not make some peanut butter white chocolate?! I mean, yes I could have just made white chocolate peanut butter cups, and I did make those recently. But I had another motive for making these. My Mom recently requested that I make some […]
Vegan Blueberry Pie Cookies
I made some apple pie cookies a while back and they were really good, so when I had some leftover blueberry jam, I thought it would be fabulous in some mini pie cookies! It is Summer after all, the season of blueberries! I love any type of fruit pie, but I don’t always want to […]
Black and White Peanut Butter Cups
It is no secret that I love chocolate and peanut butter together. I have about 50 chocolate and peanut butter recipes on this blog. Yes, I am a little, obsessed. Or maybe I just know what I like, and I figure that some of you out there have a similar mind set when it comes […]
Vegan Chocolate Blueberry Pecan Butter Cups
When I was little, I loved going shopping with my Mom at the mall. And one of the local malls had this really cool store that looked like a log cabin house inside and they mostly sold home decor items. You would think that would be a boring place for a kid to shop with […]
Vegan Mocha Brazil Nut Butter Cookies
You know what my favorite guilty pleasure is? Nut butters. Yes, I eat a little bowl of nut butter with fruit to dip in it and call it dessert sometimes. It is not because I am too lazy to make a dessert, it is because I am craving delicious nut butter. And, I wish I could […]
Vegan Chocolate Black Raspberry Almond Butter Cups
I know that being a runner doesn’t define me, but I still get kind of sad and feel lost when I have an injury and can’t do the thing I love. It usually takes me a few weeks to adjust, because to me, it is my therapy, and what keeps me from getting as stressed […]
Vegan Almond Butter Brownies
Almond butter has come a long way since I first had it when I was younger. Back then I thought it was some gross nut butter that was super thick and didn’t spread nicely like peanut butter did. But now most commercial brands are nice and smooth and have a nice sweet almond flavor. Like […]
Vegan Salted Caramel White Chocolates
Everyone always thinks to pair dark chocolate with salt, but why not white chocolate? At least that was what I was pondering last weekend when I decided to make some vegan salted caramel white chocolates. The idea sounded absolutely heavenly! For most of my life, I have thought of myself as mainly a vanilla favoring […]
Vegan Pecan Blueberry Jam Bars
I am loving anything berry lately. We kind of get deprived of berries in Minnesota for about half the year, so when they are available, I am all over them. I recently made some blueberry jam from a couple of pints of blueberries, and instead of simply using it to top toast with, or stir […]
Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Truffles
It was 90F+ degrees last weekend here in Minnesota. Which is pretty odd for this time of the year. You usually don’t get a bunch of days like that until June or July. But it feels like July! It was character building for my Sunday morning run. I really appreciated any trees to provide shade, […]
Vegan Almond Butter Maple Blondies
It smells so good here right now, like you have walked into a secret garden if you close your eyes when you walk outside. The trees and flowers are all in bloom in all of their beautiful Spring glory, and they are loving the warm weather we have been having. It may not seem like […]
Vegan Strawberries and Cream Brownies
I spent most of last weekend outside, going for long bike rides and walks, because I feel like we haven’t seen the sun or warmth like this in forever. I mean, Winter lasted an extra 2 months, and now I feel like Summer has arrived and we have skipped Spring weather wise. It is ok […]
Vegan Chocolate Drizzled Tahini Cookies
You may think of tahini as something that you add to hummus, or make dressing out of. But did you know it is really good in desserts too? I am not just talking about halva (a tahini candy popular in the Middle East). I mean adding it to actual desserts for richness in place of […]
Vegan Hazelnut Crunch White Chocolate Truffles
It snowed for 2 days here, and I really didn’t feel like going outside. I had to go to work, and drive home in a scary blizzard, but after that I just hunkered down until the snow stopped. It was the perfect time to make some truffles. I can’t imagine a better way to make […]
Vegan Almond Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Bars
I am so ready for strawberry and rhubarb season! Spring is way behind here this year, with ice still on the lakes, snow on the ground and the ducks and geese that flew back here to Minnesota look confused. Hopefully soon we will have green grass, tulips blooming and rhubarb growing. But until then I […]
Vegan Avocado Brownies
Brownie baking is the perfect activity for your day off. Especially if it has been a particularly stressful, or the weather outside is crappy. I mean, one can not possibly be in a bad mood while baking brownies. The whole process is enjoyable. Eating the last bit of batter leftover in the bowl, taking in […]
Vegan Lemon Sugar Cookies
I have always loved all things lemon. Most likely it is inherited, because my Grandma loved lemon desserts, and my Mom does too. None of that weak artificially lemon stuff either, it had to be real tart lemon, and plenty of it. The fake stuff just isn’t the same. I still feel that way. I […]
Vegan White Chocolate Coconut Truffles
My Mom is one of my best friends. She has always supported me in whatever I have chosen to pursue in life. She was always at every track and cross country meet growing up, and she still comes to my road races. And, she is one of my taste testers for my recipes, always being […]
Vegan Chocolate Covered Caramel Eggs
When I was little, caramel was one of my all time favorite things in the world. When I would get a box of chocolates from my Grandma on holidays, I would always seek out the little square caramels first, because I knew they would always be sweet and delicious, whereas the other ones were hit […]
Vegan Berry Chocolate Chip Cookies
They make giant batches of chocolate chip cookie dough at the deli I work in. Much larger batches than the rest of the cookies, because they are the most popular and they fly out of the store. I always see that big bowl of cookie dough, then want my own, and occasionally I will go […]
Vegan Lemon White Chocolate Truffle Eggs
When I was little, whenever I would go shopping with my Mom at the mall, we would always stop by the candy counter in one of the stores and buy a couple of truffles to enjoy. There were so many delicious options, but the ones that we found ourselves drawn to time and time again […]
Vegan Samoa Cookies
I was never a Girl Scout. I was in other things when I was younger like dance, choir and a group at church called Pioneer Girls instead. But my family still always bought Girl Scout cookies, because I had friends that were Girl Scouts. I anxiously awaited those cookies every year. I loved the Tag […]
Vegan Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
My Mom bought me a bag of cranberries and asked if I would make her some cranberry oatmeal cookies. Of course I wasn’t going to say no. Any excuse to bake cookies, I am in! Oatmeal cookies are her favorite, and I think if she could eat them for breakfast every day she would. She […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Chili Truffles
My boyfriend Eric has a passion for hot peppers and spicy food. When I first met him, the first food item I ever gave him was some of my home made habanero hot sauce because I knew it would impress him. I too love spicy food, so we have that in common. There was a […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
I am in a chocolate mood lately. So on my day off last weekend I decided that some brownie baking was in order. The weather was pretty chilly so I didn’t feel like spending much time outside, so it was the perfect time to be a kitchen hermit. By that I mean spending most of […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Hearts
When it came to Valentine’s Day candy when I was little, hands down the Reese’s peanut butter hearts were my favorite. You know, the giant ones that were almost the size of a candy bar, not just the little fun sized ones. I always hoped to get those from my Grandma, who would every year […]
Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Jam Cups
I am in a chocolate making mood lately. Probably because Valentine’s day is coming up, and I want to be able to give some as gifts, and enjoy some for myself. So lots of chocolate goodies are essential. I know people like to buy boxes of chocolates to give their significant others, but I like […]
Vegan Fig Almond Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
I was gifted a few bags of dried figs, and I decided that I wanted to make something delicious with them. I could have just snacked on them of course, and I did with some, but they deserved to be used in something exciting. I thought about it all day at work. Maybe some fig […]