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Humble Pie: Chai-Spiced Oatmeal Tart with Warm Coconut-Vanilla Sauce
When one is a blogger (and aren’t we all?) sometimes strange ideas come – often while on the treadmill at 6 in the morning. Like, why is it so often the case that in a …
View FullVegan MoFo 14: Baked Peanut Butter & Jelly Oatmeal
When my favorite breakfast and my beloved flavor combination come together it’s a heavenly collision of warm, creamy, nutty, jammy breakfast-goodness. Making its way onto Buzzfeed’s 29 Ways to Honor the Glory of Peanut Butter & …
View FullVegan MoFo 2: French Toast Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
I’ve got quite a few “favorite” recipes coming up this month, but this one ranks right up there. It’s got everything: peanut butter, jelly, nanners, cinnamon, pumpkin, and carbohydrates. This is a nod towards …
View FullGluten-Free Chocolate Granola Pancakes w/ Chocolate Coconut Sauce. Sugar- and Oil-free.
My continuing gluten-free story…over the past few months I’ve been trying out more GF recipes and using different mixes to see how they bake up. I’ve found that – for me, at least – GF …
View FullChai-Chocolate Green Smoothie
My favorite hot beverage transitions right into summer with a cool, creamy version that also features another favorite: chocolate. Kale included at no extra charge. You’ll need a spoon for this one. Chai-Chocolate Green Smoothie …
View FullSunshine Smoothie: Anti-Cancer Superhero
When it comes to smoothies it seems like green gets all of the attention. Don’t get me wrong, I think a proper green smoothie is a sight to behold, but every once in a while, …
View FullMango Lime Pancakes with Ginger & Coconut. Sugar- & Oil-free
I love tinkering with pancake (and waffle) recipes – and that’s because Sunday morning breakfast is hands down my favorite meal of the week. Over the past year or so of blogging I’ve made the …
View FullLoaded Morning Muffins with Crumb Topping
You can see from the long ingredient list why these are called “loaded” muffins, but gosh, they’re delicious. It’s crunch time over at Ethical Ocean and their Eat What’s Good vegan recipe contest. I’ve been …
View FullGuest Posting at Veganosaurus: The Kelvis Sandwich
Kel + Elvis = The Kelvis I’m very pleased to be “appearing” today on Veganosaurus – a blog jam-packed with inventive and delicious vegan recipes and written by one of the most kind-hearted women …
View Full40 Days of Green Smoothies: A Review & Giveaway
All spring and summer long, I dutifully made and consumed a daily green smoothie – loaded with fruit and either spinach or kale. I felt strong, healthy and virtuous. Then the cold weather came along …
View FullVanilla Chai Truffle Cakes (aka Black & White Cakes)
Much more prim and proper than their deep dark chocolate cousins, these vanilla cupcakes with a chai truffle center also pack a less powerful caloric punch. The cupcake is based on a recipe from The …
View FullMocha Spice Pancakes w/ a Simple Syrup
There’s nothing quite like pilfering a recipe – especially when you shamelessly pilfer one of your own recipes. At least I’m giving myself credit – it’s just blogging etiquette. These pancakes were inspired by my …
View FullDeep Dark Chocolate Chai Truffle Cakes & The Giveaway Winner
I once worked briefly for an Army Colonel. He could’ve stepped off of the movie set of Apocalypse Now: tall and wiry with a stiff and graying crew cut, a brisk manner and a lopsided, …
View FullVegan MoFo: Curried Tempeh & Veggie Wraps with Cilantro-Mint-Cashew “Chutney”
One of my favorite “go-to” vegan-meets-non-vegan-for-dinner restaurants is Oasis Cafe in Salt Lake City. Their menu offers both meat, vegetarian and vegan entrees (clearly marked on the menu) and many other dishes can be altered to …
View FullBlack Bean Soup & Ginger Slaw: The Unprocessed Giveaway
Tip: Add broccoli slaw for extra crunch. Ginger Slaw and Nutrient Rich Black Bean Soup from Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, by Chef AJ. Details on how to enter the …
View FullThai Tomato Soup
I make one or two soups each week. I just love soup. Usually you can make them solely with pantry ingredients or from what you can unearth from your vegetable bin. Even in summer soup …
View FullMiso-Ginger Soup with Lettuce Veggie Cups & Two Dipping Sauces
The first time I made this simple miso soup, I was home alone and suffering from a bad cold. All I wanted was soup (a little sympathy wouldn’t have hurt, either), but I didn’t have …
View FullI Meant To Do That: Date, Cherry, Walnut & Ginger Crumble
With great enthusiasm I set out one morning to make Build-Your-Own-Energy-Bars, courtesy of Amber Shea Crawley and her cookbook, Practically Raw. I knew I could bang out a batch of bars, pop them in the …
View FullBuckwheat Noodles with Spicy Almond Sauce
All you big-hearted bloggers totally embraced the idea of adding Jason to the Potluck roster and since SO many of you also said – the more the merrier! – I added Lindsay of Lindsay is …
View Full7 Days of Salad. Day 4: Sweet Potato, Black Bean & Couscous with Sweet Lime-Ginger Dressing
Pantry stapes combined with a few fresh ingredients…I usually have a sweet potato or two kicking around in the pantry and couscous and cans of black beans always. Same for edamame in the freezer. And …
View FullBest Friends Forever: Soup and a Sandwich
In the heart of Salt Lake City, there’s a wonderful bookstore that from the outside, looks like an average-sized city shop. But once inside, one can get lost in its labyrinthine basement rooms, alcoves, nooks, …
View FullBiscuits for Man & Beast
Ike and I have a lot in common. He loves a brisk walk; I love a brisk walk. He enjoys digging with his paws in the dirt; I get a kick digging my hands into …
View FullOther People’s Food (& Drink), Part 2
I had some roasted, mashed sweet potato languishing in my refrigerator just about the time that Insatiably posted a recipe for mini pumpkin pies. Cute and easy with definite deliciousness potential: all the prerequisites. Within …
View FullYou’ve Come A Long Way, Baby (Pumpkin-Carrot Cake Ginger Pancakes)
Long ago, when Mikey liked Life cereal, when it was okay to wear an orange plaid shirt with brown cords and when, as my mother describes it, “the whole family looked as if it had …
View FullPineapple-Ginger Elixir
Sometimes when it’s cold and gray out, you want something warm and comforting, and sometimes…you want something as bright and cheerful as the summer sun. And I don’t know about you, but I’d rather drink …
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