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 […]
Blueberry Muffin Oat Milk Iced Latte
We are definitely now way into iced latte season. It was in the 80s yesterday outside, I definitely felt very warm on my run and wanted my coffee to be refreshing so iced latte it was! I heard of a local coffee shop serving blueberry muffin lattes and really want to try one but have […]
Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte
As much as I like to go to local coffee shops and make fancy drinks, it gets a bit expensive to do so more than once a week, so I like to make my own at home sometimes on my days off. My drink of choice lately has been a Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte! I saw […]
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake Iced Latte
Last weekend I decided to recreate a delicious coffee drink that I enjoyed last summer at a local coffee shop. It was one of my favorites and they don’t have it on the menu this year so I figured why not?! Also it is fun to make fancy drinks at home and sip them outside […]
Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup
I love a good pumpkin spice latte! But it has to be one made with actual real pumpkin in it. I am not a big fan of the ones that are just made with generic syrup by chain coffee shops. My favorite pumpkin spice lattes come from local shops that make their own syrups that […]
Lavender Vanilla Iced Latte
While we were in Wisconsin for our anniversary trip last month, we stopped by a lavender farm shop called Island Lavender and it smelled so amazing! Lavender is one of my favorite scents, and it was really tempting to buy so many things from the shop! We did buy some lavender, and other lavender scented […]
Flavor Fall! With Torani Sugar Free at Walmart
This post is sponsored by Torani but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Fall is nearly here and that means it is time for all things fall themed like pumpkin spice lattes! Fall is my favorite season and I really look forward to sipping cozy drinks. Although I sometimes buy them at […]
Raspberry Rose White Chocolate Latte
Everyone has those little thing in life that make them happy. For me, one of those things lately is lattes. Every weekend Eric and I stop and get a latte of some sort at a local coffee shop. Sometimes it is just a plain oatmilk latte, other times a little something added like a hint […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Mix
I am not much of a coffee drinker, but since it is pumpkin spice latte season, I have had a few in the past couple of weeks when we go out for coffee on weekends instead of my usual matcha latte as a seasonal treat. I know some people hate these things, and they get […]
Raspberry Jalapeno Limeade
We are at the point in the Summer, right around my birthday where it is really hot here. Well, I consider it really hot. With the Minnesota humidity it is just downright sticky, and you start sweating within minutes of being outside. That doesn’t stop me from going out of course. I would much rather […]
Lavender Lemonade
It was a sort of gloomy day Wednesday, so when I got home I decided to make myself a fancy drink fit for a hot Summer day and pretend like it was nice outside even though it wasn’t. You would think I would go for hot tea or cocoa or something because it was chilly […]
Blueberry Lavender Latte
I have been really into lattes lately. Not the ones with coffee, because I am not much of a coffee drinker and if I have coffee in the afternoon when I usually enjoy my lattes I would be up all night. I am talking about tea and herbal lattes! They are amazing and I didn’t […]
Vegan Thin Mint Latte
We are in the middle of Girl Scout cookie season, and I made some home made ones including Thin Mints, Tag-Alongs, and Samoas. But I also am having fun making other Girl Scout cookie inspired recipes! Stash Tea recently sent me some of their tea to try out and create recipes with and I decided […]
DIY Vegan Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur
When I was in my early twenties, one of my favorite alcoholic things to drink was Bailey’s Irish Cream. I mean, what’s not to like about it if you are into sweet drinks? It basically tastes like really good melted ice cream with a hint of coffee and chocolate plus of course the burn of […]
Golden Almond Turmeric Latte
I recently posted a recipe for Vegan Golden Turmeric White Chocolates, and you all seemed to love them so thank you for all the love! But I also have had many requests for a golden turmeric latte recipe, since I mentioned in the post that I have been loving those and buying and making them […]
White Christmas Martini
White Christmas is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I would watch it with my Mom when I was little, and I always have to watch it at least once every year. I love classic old movies like that, with the women all elegant in their fancy dresses and the spectacle of it all. I […]
Peppermint CBD Hot Chocolate
I have been saying to myself for weeks now that hot chocolate sounds good. I caught a whiff of someone’s chocolate creamer going into their coffee at my work and ever since then I have been craving it. I really don’t make it often enough. I used to make it quite a bit when I […]
Poison Apple Martini
I have been craving some apple cider lately, so when I saw some honeycrisp apple cider at Trader Joes for a good price I had to get some. The most important thing for me when it comes to store bought cider is that it has one ingredient, apples of course. This one fit that requirement, […]
Raspberry Jalapeno Margarita
The first food item that I had made that I shared with my boyfriend Eric wasn’t a dessert, it was my habanero hot sauce. One of the first things that we discovered about each other was our love for spicy food. He is from Arizona, so that is understandable, but I am not the typical […]
Lets get Fizzy with Sparkling ICE and my Strawberry Kiwi Sparkling Tonic!
This post is sponsored by Sparkling ICE but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. I love sparkly things, especially in cocktails! And I have been making quite a few lately! It has been really steamy here in Minnesota this week! We had a heat index of about 108F degrees a few days […]
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 […]
Watermelon Mint Julep
Nothing is more refreshing than watermelon in the Summer when it comes to fruit. I could eat a whole one, and I have actually. It is a very hydrating fruit, at 92 percent water, so it is the perfect thing to enjoy post workout if you blend it up and drink it instead of a […]
Avocado Lime Margaritas
Since it is Cinco de Mayo, I thought it would be the perfect day to share some margaritas with you! No, not those cheap ones with all of the sugar and artificial color and stuff that you get in many restaurants, some quality margaritas with healthy ingredients that won’t make you feel gross after drinking […]
Carrot Lime Margarita
I have always been a fan of fresh carrot juice. When I got my juicer, it was the first thing we made with it, and honestly it almost tastes sweet like dessert if you get really good fresh carrots. Add in a little lime or lemon to balance out the sweet and it is bomb! […]
Cherry Lemon Mint Margarita
I don’t know about you, but I love a good margarita in the Summer. To me, a good margarita is not one of those ones you can buy at restaurants made with a mix in some electric bright color and full of refined sugar. To me, a good one is made with fresh, real ingredients […]
Blackberry Lime Margarita
Last weekend was pretty warm here. It kind of came as a shock to the system and I didn’t realize it until I went on a long run and felt pretty overheated after. I guess I am used to it being in the 40’s and 50’s in the morning and not weather that makes me […]
Vegan Milk Recipes
Non-dairy milks are becoming more popular than ever. Not only because they are better for your body, but because they are preventing harm to animals as well. Many people think that milk is cruelty free, but they couldn’t be further from the truth. The cows are not allowed to roam free as they please all […]
Pomegranate Rosemary Kombucha
I used to make kombucha all the time, after Eric got me into it a few years back. I would make all sorts of delicious flavors, depending on what fruit was in season, and it was pretty exciting! But then my kombucha making fell by the wayside when I got busy, and other things took […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Raw Hazelnut Chocolate Mylk
My boyfriend Eric has always been a big milk drinker, and even though dairy bothers his stomach, he still won’t give it up for long. I am always trying to get him to buy plant based vegan milks, because of course I don’t believe in drinking animal milk in the first place, and I don’t […]
Vegan Blackberry Kefir
When I was at the store last weekend with Eric, he was gravitating towards the kefir. He said his stomach felt messed up, and he thought the probiotics might help. Maybe so, but the dairy might upset it more I said. I am not a fan of dairy obviously, being vegan. I used to eat […]
2 Juice Recipes: Sunset Beet Juice and Broccoli Apple Green Juice
Sometimes, there is nothing better than freshly juiced veggies. If you have never had them before, you might be wondering what the heck I am thinking, but if you have, I hope you have had the same experience. When I first started enjoying fresh juices when I got a juicer about a year and a […]
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 […]
2 Summer Berry Smoothies- Double Berry Lavender and Blackberry Basil Ginger
If I could enjoy fresh berries year round I would be all for it. But then I would have to move…and I do like it here in Minnesota despite the short berry season. So, when it is berry season I eat as many of them as I can. Just straight up (since they are like nature’s […]
Raw Banoffee MylkShake and Raw Cherry Mylkshake
Windy City Organics was kind enough to send me some of their Dastony nut butter to try, one of which was a brazil nut butter. I love brazil nut butter because it is neutral and makes awesome nut mylk. All you need to do is whisk some of it into filtered water, I like to do […]
Red Velvet Smoothie
I love Red Velvet Cake. Or Red Velvet anything dessert…like doughnuts, or ice cream sandwiches or strawberry shortcake. The classic cake cented with vanilla, such a beautiful eye popping color, and creamy frosting…heavenly. My favorite flavor is after all vanilla. No offense to chocolate. In all of my red velvet desserts I always use beets […]
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 […]
Raw Green Berry Layered Shake
Sprout Living was kind enough to send me some of their products to try, and one of them was the Green Kingdom Epic Protein. It is a vitamin rich protein filled with green plants such as spirulina, kale, and Indian moringa but it does not taste like it does, in fact it tastes sweet and delicious! I […]
Raw Cacao Pomegranate Love Smoothie
I feel like this year I am not hating winter as much as I usually do. It may have something to do with less sub zero temperatures this year, but it also has something to do with the fact that I have a buddy to join me in experiencing the cold temperatures. It is one […]
2 Juices and My Tips For Glowing Skin
I start to crave juice in the winter. Maybe it is because I am not getting as many of my favorite fruits and veggies that are widely available in the summer, or maybe it is just because I am thirsty due to the drier air. But whatever the case, I love my juices lately. They […]
Raw Cacao Gingerbread Shake
I have been on a gingerbread kick lately. Making a cake, some pancakes, cookies, and now a shake. Just seems right since tis the season for gingerbread. Yes Christmas is over, but that doesn’t mean I am sick of gingerbread just yet. Ginger after all, is good for you and there is nothing wring with […]
Raw Cacao Almond Superfood Shake
Raw Guru was kind enough to send me some new nut butters to try, and they were all amazing! Not only did I just try them though, I wanted to use them in recipes. The Raw Superfood Spread, I thought would be wonderful in a raw shake. The spread has almond butter, goji berries, hemp […]
Raw Cranberry Pecan Shake
You know what I love about going for runs in the dark? The Christmas lights I get to admire when I am out. Trust me, I miss summer and warm weather and running in the sunshine, but it is pretty awesome being able to look at pretty lights while I am on a run. Takes […]
Raw Maca Maple Hot Chocolate
Snow is beautiful, don’t get me wrong. Me and Eric get out and enjoy it every day, going for walks or runs and enjoying the sparkly winter wonderland. But sometimes we get pretty chilled if the wind is bad and we need to warm up when we get home. Enter: hot chocolate. Not just hot […]
Chocolate PB Bliss Smoothie Bowl
I often make smoothie bowls for myself after workouts on a Sunday when I have the time to relax and enjoy and not have to head off to work, but sometimes they find their way into my week as well in snack form. Many times also during the week I find myself making smoothies for […]
Red Velvet Smoothie Bowl
It is beginning to be the time of year when I am required to bundle up in tights, hats and gloves to go out for my runs, but once I get out there I don’t seem to mind. Funny because I am somewhat of a freeze baby when it comes to being cold when I […]
Golden Apple Smoothie Bowl
I have been enjoying apples lately…tis the season! Especially the local honey crisps, they are so tasty! I have been eating them just as is mostly, but I love them in desserts, savory items and smoothies too. I made this smoothie last weekend, and it was so good I thought I would share the recipe […]
Double Berry Lavender Lemonade
Every 4th of July my Mom and I used to go up to my Grandparent’s Cabin. It was heaven to me as a kid. Playing in the lake all day, eating all of the delicious snacks my Grandma would set out for us kids, then watching fireworks once it got dark. Here is a pic […]