Vegan Loaded Chili Yam Fries
Yam fries are my favorite thing in the world. I know I have mentioned it before, but I could eat them for every meal of the day. So, I decided that I needed to make a legitimate (well sort of) dinner out of them and make it a full meal with other things besides just […]
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Energy Bites
Oatmeal cookies were always one of my favorites when I was younger. Not the ones with raisins…the ones with chocolate chips. Because the caramel flavor of the brown sugar in the cookie with the chocolate chunks or chips was absolutely heavenly. I used to make big batches of them and sell them at my Dad’s […]
Quinoa Veggie Black Bean Bowl
It is exciting when more produce comes into season and becomes more readily available. The Farmer’s markets are going to open soon, which I am excited about since nothing beats local produce picked that day. Asparagus and pea season is almost here, and so I am in a spring vegetable eating sort of mood. Last […]
Vegan Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
My fondest memory of chocolate chip cookies, is being in my Grandma’s kitchen while she made them. She had the recipe all up in her head, not written down on paper, and they always turned out just right. She sat there with a big bowl of dough. Rolling the little balls out and placing them […]
Vegan PB & J Popcorn
I haven’t eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich since I was in high school, but I still love peanut butter and jelly together…especially in dessert. The truth is I never really liked sandwich bread, and I preferred to eat my peanut butter and jelly on crackers when I was young, or straight out of […]
Vegan Sticky Toffee Mocha Pudding
When I was in high school, every Sunday after church my Mom and I would stop at this tiny little local coffee shop. They had the best tasting coffee I had ever had. When I first started going there I would order a dark mocha, and my Mom would order a white chocolate mocha. […]
Raw Mini 100 Grand Bars
Sometimes I make recipes thinking they are going to turn out one way and they end up being totally different. Sometimes for the good, meaning it turned out more awesome than I thought, and sometimes bad meaning I had to throw it away and I was bummed about wasting time and ingredients. Well, the recipe […]
My Vegan Pantry and Quick Meal Ideas
Happy Earth Day! One huge thing you can do to help the planet is to go vegan. It uses far less resources than meat and dairy production to grow things like lentils. The biggest excuse I hear from people trying to go vegan, or plant based is that they don’t have time to cook, and […]
One Green Planet’s Food Monster App Preview!
One Green Planet is a great resource for vegans, or those who are new to veganism and looking to learn more about it. They have articles on conscious living, ending animal cruelty, body care recipes and nutrition. Honestly, they share some of the best plant based recipes out there! And guess what? I have very […]
Vegan Lentil Walnut Meat Loaf
I was never a huge meatloaf fan when I was younger. Probably because I did not like the meat itself, and it was unappealing and greasy looking to me. But vegan lentil loaves are another story. Back when I was in high school I remember having a really good one from a local co op. […]
Vegan Chocolate Lover’s Brownie Cookies
Last Friday I was in a really good mood. It was a good day. I got a good run in in the morning, which always combats any stress that might happen later, work went well, I felt like I kicked butt getting things done, and it was a beautiful day. 70F degrees and sunny, which […]
Raw Raspberry Marzipan Truffles
I have learned a few important things in the last few years. One, it doesn’t matter what others think of how I look or dress, or choose to live my life. I can wear whatever I choose to and be comfortable, do my makeup how I like, and be a vegan. People can criticize me […]
Vegan Yellow Butter Cupcakes
Looking back at my Grandma’s old cookbooks that I inherited, yellow butter cake seemed to be all the rage back in the day. You can’t page through an old cookbook and not see photos of one, usually with some sort of rich chocolate frosting. I admit I drooled over them when I was younger paging […]
Vegan Chickpea Chorizo Stuffed Yams
I eat yams at least 4 times a week if not more. I am addicted to them honestly, they are sooo good. Yam fries are my favorite thing in the world, and I could live off of them if that were ok. Like for breakfast lunch and dinner and never get sick of them. But […]
Mini Vegan Caramel Cakes
I have been wanting to make a caramel cake for some time, after seeing one that looked really good on a TV show I was watching, and drooling over another one on Pinterest which had caramel popcorn on top of it. I thought, hey, I can make my own gluten free, sugar free (fruit sweetened) vegan […]
Vegan Lentil Bolognese with Greens
I have been wanting to make a lentil Bolognese for a long time now, and I finally got around to it last night. I had all of the ingredients on hand, so there was no turning back. Funny I crave this, because when I was little my Dad used to make a meat sauce with […]
Vegan Pecan Caramel Corn
I have always been a fan of caramel corn. It ranked right up there with cheese flavored (notice how I said flavored because it was never real cheese in the stuff I had as a kid). I remember every time I would go on a trip with my Dad (we used to like to go […]
What I Eat In A Day and Vegan Raspberry Oat Energy Bites
I often get asked what I eat, because there is a common misconception that because I have a blog filled with delicious desserts, that I eat them for breakfast lunch, and dinner. But that is not the case at all. In fact, I eat mostly vegetables, the desserts are just a treat. In order to […]
Raw Tag Along Blizzard
Last Sunday Eric wanted me to make him some sort of frozen treat, and I happened to have some raw tag along cookies in my freezer, so I thought, why not make a tag along blizzard? He loves this sort of thing, sweet stuff stirred into ice cream. But this is way healthier than your […]
Vegan Almond Joy Scones
At the deli where I work, we have almond joy scones. Buttery, flaky scones with toasted coconut and almonds. There is not any chocolate on them however, which always baffles me because I think there should be since they are almond joy, named after the popular candy bar. Anyways, these scones are not vegan or […]
Why I am Vegan and Vegan Recipe Replacements for Dairy Items
I admit, I became a vegan for the health reasons, you know, to make me feel better, have more energy, and look better as well as prevent health issues. But I now stay vegan not only for the health reasons, but because to me it is just the right thing to do. I can not […]
Vegan Mini Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffeecakes
I used to love coffeecake as a child. I would beg my Mom to buy the stuff from the grocery store. The kind with strawberries and cream cheese, and a bit of streusel topping, just enough to give it some crunch on top of the sweet cake. It was so good in my 8 year […]
Creamy Vegan Spring Pasta Primavera
I had made a creamy vegan pasta with some Miyoko’s Kitchen vegan cheese I had bought for Easter dinner. In fact I made it twice that week because it was so good. Since then I made some vegan sharp cheddar cheese of my own, and decided to try that in a recipe. What resulted was […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn
I often get asked where I get my recipe ideas. Well, I have several sources of inspiration. First, my friends and family. They often ask me if I can veganize and healthify things that they enjoy or make something with a specific flavor that sounds good to them. All the while, of course knowing full […]
Mini Vegan Neapolitan Cakes
Last weekend I decided I wanted to make a pink cake. But I didn’t have any fresh or frozen berries to make some sort of beautiful berry layer cake, or cheesecake, and I am trying to use what I have at home in my recipes to save money, so I had to think of something else. […]
Vegan Sharp Cheddar Cheeze
I recently had some really good vegan cheese, and it got me to thinking I should make some of my own again. It has been a while since I have, and I usually just make the quick type that is done right away the day you start it. This time though, I wanted to make […]