Healthier & Happier Living with a Plant-Based Diet
These little bites have a bright sunshiny flavor with a slight herbal essence from the rosemary. They are a great pre- or post-workout snack, breakfast on the go, or light dessert. Lemon Rosemary Sunshine Bites 1 1/2 cups raw macadamia nuts 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 cup dates 1… Continue reading Lemon Rosemary Sunshine Bites
Calling all tahini lovers ~ this one's for you! Recently the wonderful people at Sesame Kingdom asked me to try some of their new Mediterranean tahini spreads, and let me tell you, they are amazing! But before we get to that, I wanted to announce the winner of a copy of The Vegan Air Fryer.… Continue reading Sesame Kingdom Tahini Spreads
The first time I went to New York City, I was 9 years old. I was taking dance lessons, and every year my teacher would bring a group of students to NYC to see some shows and take classes with her friends and colleagues there. When I was 9, I was invited to go for… Continue reading New York Cheesecake and a cookbook giveaway ~ NYC Vegan!
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a photo of some vegan cheese topped with cranberry sangria sauce, and to me it totally looked like a piece of cheesecake with cranberry sauce on top. I wanted it. 🙂  As I prepared to make a baked vegan cheesecake with cranberry topping, I thought it might be… Continue reading Quick No-Bake Cranberry Ginger Cheesecake Cups
Later this week I’ll be heading off to Europe for a few weeks of programs; I’ll be overseeing a yoga certification and teaching 2 weekends of vegan cooking classes. I’m excited for the program and to meet with friends old and new, but you know what else I’m really excited about? Breakfast. Now at home… Continue reading 5 Ways to Make Breakfast Taste Like Dessert
When I was young, I somehow ended up at lots of banquet-y type things. Wedding receptions, award ceremonies and holiday celebrations... and there was a restaurant near our house that we went to occasionally that was a banquet-y type of place. When the adults were having drinks with dinner, what was my beverage of choice? A… Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Covered Cherries
So now everyone in the US has finished with their Thanksgiving feasts, and there are still leftovers hanging around (right?). Some of it goes fairly quickly -  leftover seitan, potatoes, and cranberry sauce make lovely sandwiches 🙂 But what about the rolls and bread? Those are the things that don't get better by the day...… Continue reading Coconut Orange Bread Pudding
I know I've been pretty much awol for the past couple of weeks. After posting most days of the month for Vegan MOFO in September, I've kind of taken it easy over the past couple of weeks. But ~ the break is over and I have some great stuff coming up, I promise. Plus I'm… Continue reading Spiced Poached Pears with Granola & Sweet Cashew Cream
Back home after a few fun-filled days in Utah with Somer, but still not really back in the kitchen, so today I'm turning things over to my friend Mitradeva, a vegan chef from Berlin, who specializes in raw vegan meals. He's generously sharing one of his easy and delicious raw vegan cake recipes with us.… Continue reading Avocado Lime Cake: Guest Post by MD Vegan ~ Vegan MOFO 2013
The amount of baking that I've been doing has dwindled in recent months (alhtough these pretzel rolls from Somer at Vedged Out and everything that Alexander has been doing  for his Vegan MOFO yeast theme have been getting me going again!) But today's creation was inspired by Annie , who's doing an Ode to Peanut… Continue reading Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes ~ Vegan MOFO 2013
