Orange Kale Salad
Spring is on the horizon, it has been warm and sunny here lately with the snow rapidly melting and lovely outside. I have been trying to get out for a walk everyday and it is nice that now when I get home from work it is still light outside. Even though citrus season is almost […]
Vegan Creamy Potato Leek Soup
When I was little, one time when my Mom and I were out shopping on a Saturday, we stopped at this restaurant that I considered a little bit fancy at the time. Fancy was anything with ingredients I couldn’t pronounce or where the wait staff wore nice uniforms. They had a leek soup on the […]
Vegan Caramel Apple Cheesecake
I made a visit to a local apple orchard a few weekends back, and I still had some apples on hand, so I decided that I had to make something really delicious with them. Pie sounded good, but you know what sounded even better? A cheesecake with the elements of apple pie included. A caramel apple […]
Vegan Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
Growing up, I used to love eggplant parmesan. Or anything parmesan for that matter, my Mom would make chicken parmesan a lot as well. I loved the red sauce served with it and the crispy parmesan crust, the cheese and all of the good flavors of course. Surprisingly I haven’t yet tried to make a […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
Raspberry Rosé Slushie
People think of Minnesota as being the land of snow and ice, but what they don’t realize is that there is a part of the year when it gets pretty hot here. It is not just hot either, it is the type of hot that also includes humid. Like you walk outside and a few […]
German Chocolate Granola
When I was little, granola was something that I thought hippies made or something that was brought along on camping trips. But the truth is I had never actually tried it and it just looked like something healthy to me. At that point in my life I wasn’t into “healthy” foods made with whole grains […]
Vegan Strawberry Jalapeno Gelato
Although I have my favorite ice cream flavors that I make again and again, I will never tire of coming up with new ones. I have over 100 ice cream recipes on my blog already but why stop there? Keeps it interesting for me at least. Once you get your own ice cream maker, it […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Orange Cake
When I was little, one year I got a chocolate orange in my stocking. If you have had one before, you know what I am talking about, but for those who don’t it is a whole normal sized orange made out of chocolate that you whack on the counter to release the wedges. The type […]