Vegan Pumpkin Doughnuts with Maple glaze
When I was little, my Mom and I used to go to a local bakery and get doughnuts every once in a while. My favorite were these ones with maple glaze. They were sooo good! I haven’t had one since I was probably 10 years old, but I still remember exactly how they tasted, and […]
Savory Lentil and Wild Rice Stuffed Squash
I have always had a thing for squash. It is the vegetable that I always used to get the most excited about, and when Fall rolled around, I had to have some in my kitchen at all times. There was a point when I ate it almost every day, and my skin turned slightly orange. […]
Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
When it comes to Halloween candy, I have always gone for the chocolate over every other type of candy. You can have the smarties, suckers, and jolly ranchers…I was all about the Reese’s peanut butter cups, Snickers, and Milky Ways. I am still this way as an adult. Not that I buy commercial candy at […]
Vegan Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
One time, back when I was in high school, I had to bring a dessert to a cross country banquet to share, and my Mom decided to make brownies. Now mind you, we did not make them from scratch, we bought the mixes at the store, and at that point in my life I could […]
Vegan Caramel Apple Galette
The weather has been just glorious here lately! I am loving these cooler crisp fall mornings and warmer sunny afternoons. To be honest I wish it could be like this year round. 40-50F degrees in the morning and 60-70F degrees in the afternoon is awesome! Sunday was just like that. It was nice and cool […]
Mini Vegan Apple Maple Cheesecakes
Apples are abundant in my kitchen lately. So, when I got home from work Friday, and had the urge to bake something to relive stress and chill out, it was going to be apple. I had a bunch of ideas for what I wanted to make bouncing around in my head and couldn’t decide on […]
Golden Chai Coconut Milk Gelato
You would think I would stop with the ice cream making now that the temperatures are falling a little, and Fall is here. Nope! I love ice cream, and truth be told I even have to keep a supply on hand in the Fall and Winter to go with things like fruit pies and crisps which […]
Vegan Spiced Apple Crisp in a Jar
Apple crisp is the quintessential Fall dessert as far as I am concerned. I know most people would say pie, but in my house growing up, my Mom made apple crisp more often, since it was a quick and easy week day dessert that she could make after work and have it be ready by […]
Vegan Apple Cinnamon Cobbler with Almond Biscuits
I can not believe October is here already! But I love it. I have to say, this is my favorite time of the year! I was lucky enough to have this past Saturday off of work to run a 5k, and the weather was perfect. A little chill in the air, the leaves were just […]
Autumn Quinoa Breakfast Porridge
We have this Summer berry quinoa salad in the deli I work in, and it is super popular. It is a sweet salad with creamy coconut milk, and fresh berries, and I always have said to myself, it would make a good breakfast. And told myself that I would make it at home. Well, Summer […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Sometimes you have a good week where everything goes right, and sometimes you don’t. What matters is how you deal with it, and whether it makes you a better person, or a worse person. Well, I had one of those not so good weeks, you know where nothing goes the way you planned it, things […]
Vegan Mini Pumpkin Spice Cheesecakes and Sweetleaf Stevia Giveaway!
When SweetLeaf Stevia contacted me to see if I would like to do a collaboration I could not say no! To be honest, I have been buying their stevia for over 10 years, and I used to go through a lot of it. I have tried a few other brands and none of them measure […]
Vegan Pumpkin Caramels
Is it weird that I have never actually had an actual pumpkin spice latte? The thing that everyone is always obsessing about this time of the year, I have never had. I make lots of pumpkin spice desserts though! I am going for the pumpkin desserts full force. I made pumpkin cheesecakes, and a pumpkin […]
Spiced Maple Pecan Butter
Pecans make me think of my Grandma. It may sound like sort of an odd statement, but hear me out. She used to always buy these amazing giant caramel pecan rolls for Easter, and had to have pecan pie at every Thanksgiving because it was her absolute favorite. But it doesn’t stop there, she loved […]
Vegan Black Bean Tostadas with Apple Salsa
What do you do when you have a hungry boyfriend who has had one of those terrible horrible no good very bad days arriving at your house and you have nothing made? You improvise and raid the pantry and make a random delicious recipe. I guess I am a softie when it comes to hungry […]
Vegan Caramel Pear Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Apples get all the love in the fall. But you know who else deserves some love? The pears. If you get a perfectly ripe pear that is sweet, juicy and delicious, it is like dessert. I was never that fond of pears growing up, but that was because the ones I are mostly came in […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Caramel Ice Cream
This time of the year gets me excited. It makes me happy to be able to wake up on a cool morning, run through the crunchy leaves, eat some warm oatmeal when I get home and drink a warm matcha latte while dreaming up some fall baking recipes. That is my ideal weekend morning actually. Don’t even […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies
I caved. I jumped on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. What can I say? Fall is in the air and I am in the mood for pumpkin and apples. My first baked good, pumpkin cookies. We make pumpkin cookies at my work, and they are always very popular this time of the year. They smell amazing […]
Giant Vegan Oven Pancake with Sauteed Pluots
Sometimes you just want pancakes, but don’t want to slave over a hot stove flipping them. If that is you, read on. It is definitely me, because I have other stuff to do sometimes! When I was younger my Mom would make oven pancakes in a pie dish or skillet and they were always delicious. […]
Vegan Hazelnut Crusted Apple Pie
I ran my second race of the season Friday, and it was a bit challenging, but I like a challenge. The course was not fast and flat like the previous one I had done, and I had gone into this thinking I was going to break my time from a few weeks back because I […]
Vegan Double Berry Chevre
One of the most popular things I hear from people when I tell them I am vegan is that they could never do it, because they could never give up cheese. Well, guess what? I used to think the same thing. When I was vegetarian I actually ate loads of cheese making things like pizzas, […]
Vegan Pecan Pie Ice Cream
It may still be technically Summer, but Fall is in the air. When I am out on my runs, the air smells like fall, a few leaves are starting to change color at the edges and flutter down from the trees, and the air feels a bit cooler. I love it! This is my absolute […]
Vegan Apple Spice Oatmeal Cookies
Local apple season is now here! I am excited about visiting the apple orchards, walking the rows of trees, and getting some of my favorite varieties. I haven’t gotten a chance to do that yet, but I was able to pick up some Honey Crisp apples, my favorite kind at the store I work in. They […]
Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting
One time I found out Eric threw out some over ripe bananas. “What were you thinking?!” I asked. “You should have given them to me!” I said. I mean, he knows I freeze them for smoothies, and can make some bomb vegan desserts with them (which I always share with him). Not just banana bread, […]
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 […]
Berries and Beets Quinoa Salad with “Chevre”
People consider berries to be sexy. But you know what else is sexy? Beets. I mean, they are beautiful. Look at the color, they are sweet, and they keep you healthy. They are a pretty amazing vegetable if you ask me. Beets are actually one of my favorite things to juice, because the juice on […]
Vegan Blueberry Muffin Cake
Blueberry muffins remind me of lazy Saturday mornings. When I was little, I would beg my Dad to let me help him make them. It wasn’t that difficult…considering we used the ones from a box. My Dad did not inherit my Grandma’s baking skills. But I still loved the muffins anyhow. Especially when still warm […]
Vegan Blueberry Cream Cheese Galettes
I hope you all had a good weekend, I certainly did! Usually every year I go to the Minnesota State Fair, but Eric and I are both not wishing to spend a lot of money lately and it ends up costing a lot, so we decided to go on another fun outing instead. What […]
Vegan Vanilla Cheesecake Ice Cream with Blueberry Jam Swirl
What does one do with 3 lbs of blueberries? Eat them all in a big bowl and end up like Violet Beauregarde in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and turn into a giant blueberry? To be completely honest after seeing that movie as a kid, I always thought about that scene of the movie when […]
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancakes
I have been in the mood for chocolate chip cookies lately for some reason. Maybe it is the fact that at the deli I work in, my station is next to the baked goods cooling rack and those darn cookies cooling smell sooo good! They are not vegan, so I am never tempted to steal […]
Moroccan Lentil Stew
I visited my Grandpa last Sunday and came home with about 10 lbs of fresh tomatoes from his garden. What does one do with that many fresh tomatoes besides make sauce? Well, I found lots of uses for them! I love my Grandpa’s Tomatoes, and every year I anxiously await them. It is so nice […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
I am sure a lot of you might think I am crazy when I say this, but growing up, Oreos were never my favorite cookies. Even as a kid, I could tell that they were not like my Grandma’s delicious home made cookies. Something tasted off about them. I now know it is because there […]
Vegan Toasted Almond Fudge Ripple Ice Cream
So, I ran my first race in a year last weekend. It was actually only my second in 4 years (after previously running about 20 a year), because I took a long time off of running in races after a string of injuries that had me feeling burnt out about it. I have still been […]
Vegan Marionberry Peach Crisp
There was a time in my life that I loved fruit crisps so much that I made them every single weekend for months on end. It may sound weird, but it was something I looked forward to. I do tend to get stuck in ruts sometimes when I really like something (or more so […]
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 […]
Watermelon Basil Slushie
When I was little, I used to love getting things like Sno Cones, Mr. Mistys at Dairy Queen, and Hawaiian Ices at the fair. They were so refreshing…and so sugary. Just what my 10 year old self loved! I can’t say I have had anything like that in about 15 years, but good memories go […]
Cooling Cucumber Miso Almond Noodles
My Grandpa grows a garden of just cucumbers and tomatoes every Summer, and he always shares a bunch with me. I am extremely grateful for that. They are honestly the best tomatoes and cucumbers I have ever tasted and every time I get one at the store I am disappointed because they don’t measure up […]
Vegan Hazelnut Cookies and Cream Parfait
Sometimes on my runs when I am having a tough time, I day dream about other stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I love it and I am grateful for every run good or bad, but sometimes it takes more mental toughness when I feel tired or conditions aren’t ideal. Well, yesterday I was having a […]
Vegan Tomato Chocolate Cupcakes
Eric needed some cheering up, and it was a rainy day so I decided to bake him some cupcakes. Because cupcakes make everything better (at least for the moment) right? His favorite thing is chocolate (anything chocolate), so that is what I made. But these were special chocolate cupcakes, they had a secret unexpected ingredient. […]
Vegan Coffee Caramel Peanut Butter Ice Cream
There was a point in time where I drank coffee in the morning like it was water. I would have 3 32 oz mugs before noon from the time I was in college until about 4 years ago. I liked coffee, but I always drank it so fast (because I am busy most mornings) that […]
Summer Cantaloupe, Sun Dried Tomato and Macadamia Chevre Salad
I once overheard a woman yelling at the produce guy at the grocery store because they did not have any arugula at the time. She was mad because she wanted to make a recipe using it and nothing else would do. I felt like telling her that she could improvise and use spinach, or maybe […]
Vegan Mini Chocolate Almond Brownie Cheesecakes
On my days off, I like to make something a little decadent. This time, I made some chocolate almond brownie cheesecakes. I am loving desserts like this lately because they are easy, but they are just as delicious as their larger cousins. I had just made some fresh almond butter, and I was craving chocolate […]
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 Roasted Tomato Sweet Corn Pizza with Rosemary
I wish I could have a garden of my own, but unfortunately I can’t. Thankfully I have people who share their garden fresh veggies with me! My Grandpa does every year, he grows cucumbers and tomatoes, and they are always way better than store bought. My coworker brought some tomatoes in to work last Friday, […]
Watermelon Cherry Basil Cooler
When I was little, and into sugary popsicles, I could have cared less about watermelon. It was all about the brightly colored freezes, bomb pops and those sorts of things when it came to keeping cool in the Summer. But now as an adult, I have an appreciation for naturally cooling foods. Give me a watermelon […]
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 Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecakes
When I was younger I used to browse recipes online and cook books from the library and actually make them exactly as they were. But now I rarely do that. Because of course, most of the recipes I come across that look really good to me are not vegan, and I didn’t used to be […]
Vegan Chipotle Peach Cobbler with Pecan Biscuits
When I see a recipe that looks amazing on TV or Facebook or wherever I happen to be, I say to myself, I need to veganize that. I saw someone making peach cobbler a few weeks back on a cooking show, and it wasn’t vegan at all but I said to myself, I need to […]
Vegan Strawberries and Cream Doughnuts
When I was little I was a big Strawberry Shortcake fan. As in the popular cute kids TV character with her own show. My Grandma had taped the episodes for me and I would watch them over and over again. If you never watched the show, Strawberry Shortcake was the main character and she had […]
Vegan Black Forest Scones
When I was little, I thought cherries were something that you could only get in cans. I also thought that they were naturally fire truck red, and sickeningly sweet. Something that went on top of your Sundae’s just to top it off…but didn’t taste all that good when you actually ate them. Needless to say […]
Raw Chocolate Covered Cherry Macaroons
My Mom brought me some dried cherries and shredded coconut and asked me if I could make her some cherry coconut bon bons. The cherries were so amazing and fresh and flavorful, and the coconut so sweet and delicious that I was up for trying to make some! After all, she has good taste in […]
Double Berry Mango Layered Smoothie
On a hot and humid day, something cooling and refreshing is absolutely essential. I have been enjoying my popsicles and ice cream lately, but smoothies do the trick too for when you want something a little less sweet but still filling and refreshing. Last weekend, Eric and I got back from a day outside in […]
Mini Vegan Dark Chocolate Fig Cakes
I get really tired of all of the negativity online. People are so mean to one another, and they think it is ok to say whatever they want just because it pops into their head, and they are not face to face with the person they are saying it to. It is all over, and […]
Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Basil Chevre Roll Ups
When I was in college, my Mom and I liked to go to a Spanish tapas restaurant that served these amazing, flavorful little plates (tapas), and the best part about it was being able to try a bunch of different things and share them with each other. I liked them all, but there were a […]
5 Ingredient Vegan Mango Almond Cardamom Ice Cream
It was super hot the last part of this week in Minnesota where I live. Like the type of heat that when you walk outside your hair frizzes, your mascara starts running, and your armpits decide to cleanse their pores by sweating profusely. Also, so humid that you feel like it is extra effort to […]
Summer Roasted Vegetable Pasta with Nut Chevre
Do you ever go to the farmer’s market or store and see loads of beautiful fresh local veggies and just decide to buy a bunch thinking that they would make some sort of beautiful dinner? Well, I do that, and I did that last week. I was really craving some sort of roasted vegetable dish […]
Vegan Almond Fig Bars
I bought a big bag of dried figs a while back thinking I was going to make something fabulous with them, and I got around to making a few things but still had a lot left since it was a 3 lb bag. It has been in my fridge ever since, and every time I […]
Vegan Snickers Layer Cake
My birthday was last Friday, so this post is a little belated, but I promise you the recipe that accompanies it is well worth the wait. Normally I post my birthday cake recipe on my Birthday but it was a little busier this year and I wanted to relax and not stress myself out last […]
Vegan White Chocolate Raspberry Peanut Butter Cups
One of my favorite things about Summer is the raspberries. Being able to buy fresh, local organic ones at the store or even better, finding them on my walks when I am in the woods. It is like finding treasure when you come across raspberries, they are like little edible jewels! I remember my Dad […]
Vegan Herbes de Provence Chevre
I used to be a huge cheese eater before I went vegan. There was a point in time, I would go to the local cheese shop every week and pick out a different cheese to try. There are hundreds to choose from, so I always had a new one to try. Usually, it ended up […]
Vegan Black and Blue Berry Cheesecake Pie
Cheesecake anything always gets me going. From the time I was little I would always choose cheesecake over any other dessert hands down. There is just something crave worthy about the texture and flavor of it. For a while when I was in college I would buy a piece of cheesecake from the local co […]
Vegan Double Blueberry Almond Waffles
I don’t think I have made waffles since last year. So I thought it was about time. The funny thing is, most of the time when I was growing up waffles were for dinner instead of breakfast or brunch in my house. I mean, Mom would occasionally make them after church, but it was weeknight […]
6 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Fudge Gelato
For most of my life I have been a vanilla girl. It was always vanilla cupcakes over chocolate, vanilla cheesecake over chocolate mousse cake, and vanilla ice cream over chocolate any day. I don’t know if maybe the chocolate was just too intense for me when I had a good sized piece of dessert with […]
Vegan Mint Chip Cake
I loved mint chip (or peppermint bon bon) ice cream growing up as a kid, and I still enjoy it as an adult. There is just something so refreshing and delicious about it, especially in the summer since the mint is cooling. I always was attracted to the green color also, but now I make mine […]
Vegan Lentil, Mushroom Yam Tacos
I had a really bad day a few Fridays ago. I was feeling kind of tired and out of sorts because I was fighting off getting sick and at work and was sort of out of balance, I dropped a large can (like 96 oz can) coconut milk in the cooler (I work in a […]
Vegan Almond Joy Cupcakes
My Mom asked me to make her something chocolaty that she could bring to a dinner with her friends, so of course I said yes. I am always up for making things for other people to enjoy, I can’t have my own Mom having to go out and buy some baked goods to share at […]
Tahini Broccoli Salad
My Mom brought me some broccoli, crasins and tahini, and asked me if I would make her a broccoli salad with it. She was thinking, sort of like a twist on the classic broccoli salad that people make and take to picnics. You know the one, with the bacon, mayo dressing, sunflower seeds, and raisins. The […]
Vegan Miso Almond Brownie Cakes with Caramel
I love white miso. It has a delicious sweet and salty sort of flavor. Some people are weird about it, like, euw, miso, because it is a fermented product, but it is delicious and as you know, I love to ferment things like sauerkraut and kombucha. So I don’t mind the fact that it is […]
Vegan Galaxy Berry Swirl Ice Cream
I wanted to make a red, white and blue ice cream for the 4th, but I never thought that I would end up with a beautiful galaxy ice cream. Most of the time in my kitchen, recipes sort of go like this. It is an experiment, I am not exactly sure how it will turn […]
Vegan Vanilla Berry Cake with “Cream Cheese” Frosting
Since it is the week of the Fourth, I thought it would be appropriate to make a festive cake! When I was little, my Mom would always make festive 4th of July desserts with fresh berries, and I guess I like to keep that tradition going. She was a sheet pan kind of cake maker, […]
Vegan Chili Mango Dark Chocolates
I was given a bag of dried, unsweetened mango. It was delicious! It tasted like fresh mango intensified! I snacked on some, but I wanted to make something with it as well. Something in the form of dessert that I could share with the person that gave it to me. I decided that I wanted […]
Vegan Summer Berry Sweet Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
My perfect summer day off involves going for a run in the morning and having it be cool and refreshing outside, then enjoying some berry picking and more time outside maybe going for a walk in the woods, and later making something fabulous with those berries, and afterwards relaxing with my favorite person and a […]
Vegan PB & J Pop-Tarts
I was never much of a fan of pop-tarts when I was little truth be told, especially not the fruit ones, they tasted artificial to me. Probably because there was loads of sugar and artificial ingredients. The only ones I kind of liked were the cinnamon sugar. I did however love pie and pastries, just […]
Vegan Matcha Mint Chip Ice Cream
There is nothing more refreshing to me than mint lately. My favorite thing to do after a workout or being in the hot sun is to take a bath with peppermint oil, or use my home made peppermint body spray after. It is so cooling and it smells amazing. Another favorite refreshing thing, iced matcha […]
Grapefruit Lavender Body Mist and Rosemary Mint Body Mist
I love essential oils. They make all the difference sometimes in terms of the way your body feels. For instance. Walking into a room to the aroma of lavender and grapefruit I am calmed and relaxed. I sometimes like to use this scent in my room at night for that reason if I am feeling […]
5 Ingredient Vegan Blackberry Hazelnut Ice Cream
When I bought an ice cream maker about 10 years back, I had no idea how much I would use it. But I ended up using it almost every week for a few years. I originally bought it because I wanted to create healthier ice cream than the store bought that wasn’t full of weird […]
Spicy Ginger Garlic Saurkraut
What many people don’t realize is that keeping your gut healthy is important. If it is not healthy, and does not have enough healthy bacteria in it, you might start to have problems with digestion, get sick more often (because much of your immune system is there), have skin issues, and feel tired among other […]
Vegan Mixed Berry Pie with Pecan Crumble Topping
Berries make me think of summer. Eric and I always pick the wild raspberries and mulberries that we come across on our walks, as sort of a little sweet treat. They are kind of special, like little jewels in the forest because you don’t see that many of them, and they are only around for a short time. […]
Vegan German Chocolate Potato Cake
When someone asks me if I can veganize a recipe I am always game. So when a reader asked me a few weeks back if I would make a potato cake, I was excited to do so! I had never actually had a potato cake, so I looked up other recipes to see if I […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
It has been a very long time since I made banana bread. I used to make it often when I was younger. I remember it was one of the first things I attempted to bake at home when I was in middle school. Using my Grandma’s recipe written on a worn out card. Those were […]
Raw Strawberry Jam and Almond Butter Cups
I try to be thankful for the little things. I am trying not to dwell on the negatives or things I can’t change lately and instead try and find the positives in things. And if I can’t find a positive, like it is a really bad day or something I go home and do something […]
5 Ingredient Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
It was really hot and sticky last Monday. I went out for a walk in the afternoon, and when I got home, I felt like I had been dipped into a stinky pond. I took a refreshing bath laced with peppermint oil, and that helped to cool me down, but I also decided that I […]
Vegan Strawberries and Cream Popcorn
Strawberries are finally in season here, so I have been a little obsessed with them lately. Strawberries and rhubarb of course, but strawberries on their own are pretty sweetly satisfying too. Someone was telling me about some Mango popcorn at a local store, and I thought to myself, I want strawberry popcorn. It was going […]
Just Vegan Cakes and Recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Layer Cake
I am excited to announce, that I have just released my third cookbook, “Just Vegan Cakes“! I have been working on it for over a year, making delicious cake recipes every weekend and gathering them together to share with you all. I can not tell you how excited I am for this moment to have […]
Vegan Coconut Caramel Cake
My Mom gave me a bag of shredded coconut and asked me to make something delicious with it. I made some macaroons, but I also made the most glorious cake. To begin with, when the idea of making a coconut cake came to mind, I was going to go for a classic coconut layer cake. […]
Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Scones
I made some home made Nutella last week, and it got me wanting to make more hazelnut stuff. It was just so good, so addictive. Like you can’t have just one spoonful. That is the problem with me and nut butter. Anyways, I decided to make chocolate hazelnut scones. I see my coworker making scones […]
Vegan Lentil Walnut Burgers
I make veggie burgers a lot at work, but for some reason not much at home. Maybe it is because there are only a few types of veggie burgers that appeal to me, and to me most veggie burgers are nowhere near similar to meat burgers. Not that I ever miss meat, in fact it […]
Raw German Chocolate Macaroons
My Mom gave me a bag of fancy shredded coconut and told me to make something good out of it. I made a cake decorated with it, which will be shared in the near future in case you are interested, but I also decided to make some coconut macaroons. Because she loves coconut macaroons, and […]
Vegan Matcha Chocolate Chip Pancakes
What do you make for dinner on a rainy day when you need a mood booster? Pancakes. At least that is what I made. Colorful pancakes, because those are fun right?! Well, I was just in a matcha sort of mood, so I made matcha chocolate chip pancakes to share with Eric, because he is […]
Vegan Green Tea Strawberry Rhubarb Cupcakes
Did your Grandma ever make jam? Or did she have friends that did who shared it with you? Well mine did, and let me tell you, that jam was some of the best I have ever eaten. I mean really, most store bought jam just doesn’t compare to home made. So, I was thinking about […]
Spicy Quinoa Veggie Black Bean Salad
I had one really busy day last week where I got home late from work, was feeling stressed and didn’t want to fuss over dinner. A pre-dinner walk with Eric helped, but I was still not in the mood to cook something complicated. It was a warm day so salad sounded awesome. You wouldn’t think I […]
Coconut Matcha Mint Mousse with Berries
I am not a coffee drinker, but I do love a good matcha latte once in a while. I was thinking about how good it is to top off your matcha latte with coconut cream, and I decided that making a coconut matcha mousse was a good idea. I had some fresh berries, and I […]
Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Berry Cake
The best things in life are free. Going for a run and taking in the fresh air. Smelling the lilacs. The sunshine. Taking in the beauty of nature God has created. I have been appreciating all of this lately. Work can be busy and stressful, bills can get expensive, and things don’t always go as […]
5 Ingredient Vegan Salted Caramel Ice Cream
It has been really warm here lately, more like Summer weather than Spring. I think it is mostly the humidity, and it does wonders for plants but it makes me overheated and craving things like ice cream. So, I decided that I needed to make ice cream. I used to make ice cream every week, […]
Individual Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler with Almond Biscuits
A lot of times when I go out running, I admire the gardens in people’s yards as I run past wishing they were mine, and I was able to grow all of the good stuff they are. I live in a townhome, so all I am allowed is small pots. I grow herbs, but that […]
Vegan Blackberry Chocolate Chip Coffeecake
I wanted cake last weekend, but I did not want to have to make one that I had to frost. I wanted it to be bake and bam! It was done, and once cooled enough, ready to enjoy. I knew it was going to be a busy day and I didn’t have a lot of […]
Cacao Mint Coconut Deodorant
Commercial deodorants can contain some nasty stuff like aluminum (linked to cancer and alzheimer’s disease), parabens (hormone disrupters), artificial fragrances, propylene glycol (can cause damage to the nervous system in large quantities), phthalates (hormone disrupters), triclosan (considered carcinogenic). I mean yes, they make you not smell or sweat, but sweating is normal and healthy, your […]
Vegan Hazelnut Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
I first fell in love with hazelnuts when my Mom and I were in Europe when I was in high school, and we bought some really delicious hazelnut chocolates in Belgium. They were the best chocolate I had ever tasted. I hadn’t had much exposure to hazelnuts before that, save buying Nutella (the commercial brand […]
Raw Salted Caramel Chia Pudding
When I was younger, I used to make rice pudding a lot. Not the baked kind, but the kind made with Arborio rice that you had to sit and stir for a while to make it creamy. I made all sorts of different flavors. Once it was chocolate which I stirred chocolate chunks into at […]
Raw Strawberry Almond Energy Bites
It is so beautiful here lately. I enjoy every bit of my morning runs, taking in the aroma of lilacs and blossoms with petals on the path at my feet, and the birds and frogs singing. Everything is alive again! The rhubarb is even almost ready, which is really exciting. I am a big fan […]