Roasted Yam and Black Bean Tacos
I have been craving a lot of Mexican inspired food lately. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Cinco de Mayo is next week, or just that the weather has been warm and perfect here lately. Whatever the case, I made some delicious roasted yam and black bean tacos last week, that […]
Raw Peanut Butter Buckwheat Crispy Bars
Last week my Mom and I were discussing rice crispy bars. I was saying that the best kind when I was young were the ones with the peanut butter in the crispy part topped off with chocolate. I could have cared less about the regular ones with just marshmallows, it had to be the special […]
Vegan Mushroom Walnut “Meatballs” with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
My Mom’s Birthday was a few weeks back, and she didn’t ask for a cake, but instead vegan meatballs. You see, I have made mushroom meatballs before and my Mom loved them so much she requests them every so often for special occasions. I made some for Christmas last year. I usually make them with […]
Vegan Piña Colada Waffles
Sleep in, workout, enjoy the fabulous weather and sunshine and make waffles. Sounds like the perfect weekend day to me! Kind of how it went down one day last weekend, just randomly decided to make Vegan Piña Colada Waffles because I had time, and I knew my boyfriend who I happened to be spending time […]
Raw Pineapple Chili Truffles
My boyfriend Eric is always telling me I should make desserts with fruit and heat in the form of chilies added to them. One time he asked me to make him a smoothie with berries and ghost peppers in it. That is how much he loves hot peppers. Probably because he is originally from Arizona […]
Rosemary Orange Coconut Deodorant and Reducing Chemicals in My Daily Life
This is not a food related post, but it is something that is important to me, and I would like to share for all who would like to read it. I recently read a book by Anna Victoria Rodgers called Toxic World Toxic People and it opened my eyes to the many chemicals we are […]
Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Salad
Since it is Earth Day, I thought sharing a beautiful salad was in order. Why a salad? Well, eating lots of veggies and going vegan instead of consuming lots of meat is good for the planet. Did you know plant based food production uses a lot less land and water? Or that is produces less […]
Chocolate Chunk Swirled Peanut Butter
I love my peanut butter. One of my favorite simple desserts/snacks is sliced banana drizzled with peanut butter and it tastes as good to me as a piece of cake that is how much I love it. Add in some chopped raw chocolate, and even better. Which got me to thinking, what if I […]
Raw Walnut Thyme Cheese Flatbreads with Sun Dried Tomatoes
I love nut cheeses, they always turn out delicious and in my opinion better than real cheese. Plus my stomach is happier than if I had eaten the traditional. But I tend to make the same ones every time, either macadamia nut or cashew. Which are amazing. But since I am one that likes variety […]
Raw 7 Layer Bars, My Way!
I decided last week that I wanted to make some 7 layer bars. I have been wanting to do so for a long time, but I just kept forgetting about it until now. They make them in the deli I work in, so every time I see those I think about them and this […]
Quinoa Veggie Bowl with Lemon Almond Sauce
My dinners many times come together based on what I have on hand in the kitchen. I come up with some of my favorite things that way and it forces me to think outside of the comfortable box of the things I know well. I recently bought some quinoa because it was on sale and because I […]
Raw Green Kingdom Energy Bites
When I am running a lot, I tend to need a little extra protein. Although throwing it into a smoothie or just dissolving it in water is fine, sometimes I like to add it to tasty little snacks or treats so I can enjoy my snack and get quick protein as well. Green Kingdom Epic Protein Powder by […]
Raw Tutti Frutti Ice Cream
Sprout Living was kind enough to send me some more of their Green Kingdom Epic Protein powder to use in recipes. In case you didn’t catch my other post about it a few months back, this stuff is awesome! Honestly, it is my all time favorite protein powder. It is delicious as well as packed […]
Raw German Chocolate Chia Porridge
I always have some sort of porridge for breakfast during the week, whether it be oatmeal or chia porridge. I am pretty plain with it most of the time, with the chia porridge simply using coconut water and topping it off with bananas and ground flax seed. But sometimes I like to give it a […]
Raw Carrot Cake For Two
Being in a relationship isn’t about everything being perfect and like a fairytale. It is about appreciating the little things like never having to worry about what he thinks about your embarrassing habits and loving you anyway. Or how he will drop everything to help you when you need it or give you a hug and […]
Raw Mango Berry Coconut Yogurt Cake
I used to eat tons of yogurt as a kid. It was packed into my lunch as a child, because I was pretty picky, and it was something that I would actually eat. And, it was my go to snack. Usually strawberry. That was my favorite. This habit continued until a few years back when […]
Raw Veggie Paella
I used to make a lot of dishes with Arborio rice, like risotto, or paella. There was just something so delicious and comforting about it when paired with the right ingredients. So satisfying and hearty. I have found a grain free way to create rice dishes that I enjoy just as much using celeriac […]
Raw Strawberries and Cream Doughnuts
I have been all about the strawberries lately. Mostly because I have been missing them all winter and suddenly they reappear looking so delicious and begging me to buy them and make something delicious with them. I was going to make some strawberries and cream scones last week with some, but that didn’t work out because […]
Raw Strawberry Lemon Chia Seed Granola
I sometimes tend to get weird looks when I tell people about a dream of mine, or an idea I have for something I want to create. Maybe that would bother most people, but not me. After all, no one who created anything great ever thought inside the box, and inside the box thinking is not […]
Raw Coconut Cream Tartlette for Two
My Mom and I used to go to this restaurant when I was younger that had the most amazing coconut cream tart. It was smooth and creamy on the inside with a flavor that was crave worthy. I was thinking about that tart last week, and I thought I might try and make my own […]
Raw Almond Maple Crunch Truffles
There is just something so delicious about the combination of chocolate, nut butter and crunch. Sure, smooth plain dark chocolate or silky truffles are good sometimes, but I decided to go a little different route with my last batch of truffles. Ever since I made some Raw Butterfinger Eggs for Easter, I have been loving […]
Vegan Mango Carrot Cake
You know what makes me happy? Spending the day with someone I love doing simple things. I am not one of those types of people who needs to spend lots of money in order to be happy. A day spent outdoors exploring, walking and enjoying the fresh air with one special person is enough to […]
Key Lime Pie Smoothie
I have been enjoying a lot of limes lately. Just been craving the flavor for some reason. Especially key lime pie. So I made some Key Lime Pie Bites, and those were wonderful, but I wanted to bring that flavor to my smoothie as well! Smoothies are actually a treat for me when I have […]
Vegan Strawberry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
I recently had a good amount of strawberries, and I decided to dry some. I thought the intensely flavored strawberries would be wonderful in recipes like granola. But I was craving some oatmeal cookies, and I didn’t want to just make the usual (I never do, it has to have a twist on it). So, I […]
Raw Green Tea Ice Cream with Strawberry Swirl
When I was enjoying a cup of warm matcha recently, I admired the lovely green color in my mug and I thought, how lovely would it be to make a matcha ice cream with a strawberry swirl? The green contrasting the red, and the earthy matcha paired with the sweet berries. I had to make […]