Pecan Pie Brittle
Pecan pie was always my favorite pie at Thanksgiving. My grandma would always have pumpkin, apple and pecan and I would have a little of each, but the pecan was the best! Not that I don’t enjoy the other two, because I love them as eel but I have to pick a favorite! I think […]
Maple Pecan Oatmilk Latte
One of the things I love about fall is the cozy drinks. I am a big lover of pumpkin spice lattes, and even make my own at home. But I also love other fall flavored lattes as well! I keep seeing all of these delicious drinks at local coffee shops, and have even tried a […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Ice Cream
It might be almost fall, but I am still completely in the mood for ice cream! It is still hot here after all, and I love ice cream year round even if it wasn’t. I decided last weekend I wanted to make some of my own home made ice cream, because it sounded good and […]
Date Pecan Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
Oats are something that I love so much I have eaten them nearly every day for the past 20 years of my life. I have a bowl of oatmeal in the morning, I never get sick of it and it is one of my favorite things. It has shifted from cooked to overnight oats, but […]
Vegan Chocolate Pecan Mousse Pie
Growing up, for Thanksgiving my Grandma always had pumpkin, pecan and apple pie for dessert. I would always take a slice of each, but the pecan was my favorite. It was my Grandma’s favorite and Mom’s favorite too, although there was always more left of it at the end because some of my family does […]
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 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 […]
Vegan Double Chocolate Pecan Pie
One important tradition for Thanksgiving in my family is pecan pie. I know pumpkin and apple are the most popular, but my Grandma and Mom’s favorite pie was always pecan. I have to agree. It is pretty decadent and delicious and I consider it special because I only got to enjoy it for Thanksgiving. No […]
Vegan Carrot Cake Scones
The arrival of Spring has me in the mood for carrot cake. Because to me, it is the quintessential Spring dessert. I mean, it is perfect for Easter celebrations, and carrots first come into season this time of the year (well not for a while in Minnesota, but in other parts of the country). I […]
White Chocolate Hazelnut Pecan Butter
I love me some nut butters. At any given time you will find at least 8 different kinds in my pantry. I make about 3 a week, because I use it in recipes, and of course just straight up eat it. I mean is there any better quick comfort food than a big spoon of […]
Vegan Mini Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan Pies
Ever since Thanksgiving, when I had made a really good pecan tart with chocolate chunks and coconut, my Mom has been asking me to make her a pecan pie or tart with cinnamon and dark chocolate. Well, I did not get it made for Christmas. Luckilly there were plenty of other good desserts to go […]
Mini Vegan Sweet Potato Pecan Sweet Rolls
This is the time of the year when I like to spend more time baking delicious things in the kitchen! I still venture outside even though it may be snowy to go for my runs, and it is kind of exhilarating to exercise in the cold air, but coming home to a warm kitchen is […]
Raw Caramel Pecan Energy Bites
When I was in high school and college, energy bars were something I always had on hand in my sports bags. You know, for just in case there was not going to be any food were I was going and I might get hungry, or for after a workout when I wanted to refuel, or […]
Vegan Mini Caramel Pecan Banana Cream Cheesecakes
I used to have this fabulous banana cream pie recipe that I made quite often when I was in college. It had the most luscious coconut banana cream filling, and sometimes I would even top it off with caramel and pecans for good measure and because it was so good. I always made it in […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of my favorite places to be as a child was in my Grandma’s kitchen. She was always making something delicious no matter what time of the day, and she often baked things. Like chocolate chip cookies. She must have baked hundreds of batches of them. She always had them on hand to give away […]
Vegan Blueberry Maple Cobbler with Pecan Biscuits
When I was younger I used to go to the library every week and check out cookbooks. I would sit with a big old pile of them and page through them looking for new recipes to try. This is how I taught myself to cook in fact! One Summer in college, I would make 1 […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Muffin Pancakes
I saw on a local news show, a segment about muffin tin pancakes and apparently they are all the rage lately on social media. I must be out of the loop, because I had not heard about them until that point. Whoever invented them though is genius, because they are so much easier to make […]
Vegan Kumquat Raspberry Galette with Pecan Crust
Kumquats are like nature’s little sweet tarts. They are so delicious, especially to me because I love anything that makes my lips pucker a little bit. I remember when I first bought some years ago in college. I am always buying any sort of new and unusual fruits or veggies that I have not tried […]
Raw Cranberry Pecan Chevre Log
When I was a kid, I loved anything cheese. I remember being super excited when my Mom made a cheese ball for a family gathering. It was the best thing ever in my 8 year old mind. I still love cheese as an adult…but now it is vegan cheese. I am not a big fan […]
Vegan Pumpkin Pull Apart Bread
My Grandma used to make the most wonderful thing in the world (at least to my five year old self), monkey bread. In case you have never heard of it, it is bread that is shaped into little balls, all baked together with cinnamon sugar that becomes gooey and caramel like, and pecans. It was […]
Raw Cranberry Pecan Truffles
It is the time of year when I find myself adding cranberries to everything. Salads, desserts, savory dishes…they are so pretty, like little red jewels, plus they are delicious. I am one of those people who likes tart things. Anyways, I decided last week one night that some cranberry pecan truffles sounded amazing. I […]
Vegan Pecan Pie Mylkshake and Sprout Living Giveaway!
Sprout Living was kind enough to send me some of their FD Sprout Mixes (which can be found here: https://www.sproutliving.com/shop/fd-sprout-bundle/ ). I sprout things myself, and I love to serve sprouts on top of salads, but I had never tried the dried variety that they offer before. Sprouts are a good thing to add to your diet […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies
Happy first official day of Autumn! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Summer but crisp fall mornings are one of my favorite things. I have been enjoying wearing sweatshirts and feeling a bit of a chill in the air. This weather makes for great runs and comfortable walks, all the while crunching the leaves on […]
Raw Caramel Pecan Peach Granola
After I made my last batch of Granola, I promised Eric I would make another batch soon because he loved it so much. So I had to get on it fast, because I always keep my word on things like that. I was kind of excited about it too because it sounded good to me […]
Vegan Peach and Blackberry Cobbler with Pecan Biscuits
Eric calls me kitty because he thinks I act like a cat. Including hating getting wet. I am not much of a swimmer and I can’t stand getting rained on and wearing soaked clothes. So, I surprised myself last week and actually enjoyed getting rained on while running. It was not raining when I started, […]
Raw Mocha Crunch Pecan Butter Cups
I hadn’t made any chocolates in ages, and I was really craving some sort of nut butter cup really bad…so I had to make some. I never ignore these things you know. Peanut butter cups were always my favorite growing up but that is because I never got to experience any other type. The […]
Mulberry Pecan Crunch Dark Chocolates
Vivapura was kind enough to send me some products to try recently, and one of them was white mulberries. I could not have been more excited because I have been hearing about these for years, and have never gotten to try them, until now. If you have not heard of Vivapura, they are a supplier […]
Vegan White Mulberry Date Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
In the deli I work in, I happen to work in the best part of the kitchen as far as I am concerned. You see, my work station is right next to the baked goods cooling rack. Let me tell you, Jimmy John’s “free smells” have got nothing on our deli treats that come out […]