These Peppermint Brownies were on the counter after I was finished photographing them, and my husband Tim inhaled four quicker than I could ever eat one. Not much can get between that man and his brownies. "They're the perfect balance of fudgy and cakey. How'd you do that?" I wasn't ...
Vegan Recipes
Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl Recipe
This Roasted Vegetable Buddha Bowl Recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and full of nutrients! If you are looking for a warming, plant-powered bowl that tastes as good as it is nutritious, this is your recipe. A "Buddha Bowl" is basically a bowl of vegetables and such all mixed together, and it's pretty ...
Nut-free Granola Bar Recipe
If you are looking for a nut-free granola bar recipe, this one is chewy with a little crunch and super easy to make! I'm extremely grateful that my children don't have tree nut or peanut allergies. I can only imagine the stress a mother must feel on a daily basis knowing that accidental ...
Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Snack Balls
These Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Snack Balls make an easy make-ahead healthy snack! It's pumpkin time! I always look forward to this time of year. I love everything about fall, but I especially love all the pumpkin spice foods. These Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Snack Balls combine lovely pumpkin spice with ...
Applesauce Breakfast Cookies
This post was originally published in October 2013. When you've been blogging as long as I have and have over 850 posts (!!) published, there are bound to be some recipes that get lost in the archives. This is one of those recipes that I wanted to bring forth into the light. I could just update the ...
Avocado Toast with Peaches and Sea Salt
I had a long list of reasons why I didn't want to post this recipe for Avocado Toast with Peaches and Sea Salt. Here's a partial list: Toast is not a recipe. Avocado Toast is so overdone on blogs and I hate posting anything that's been done a million times. I don't love how the pictures ...
Blueberry Lemon Spelt Quick Bread
This Blueberry Lemon Spelt Quick Bread is a healthy vegan quick bread made with no refined sugar and nutritious spelt flour!The question is: How many blueberries is too many blueberries? Last week we went blueberry picking and came home with 10 pounds of blueberries. Surely, I thought, we'll have to ...
Sweet Potato Noodles with 5-minute Peanut Sauce
Sweet potato noodles are the star of this quick and easy dinner that's vegan and gluten-free. Are you interested in getting dinner on the table in 20 minutes? I don't think it matters who you are or what stage of life you're in, you can't turn down a healthy dinner recipe that's ready in 20 minutes. ...
Coconut Berry Ice Box Cake
This gluten-free and mostly vegan Coconut Berry Ice Box Cake a coconut-lovers dream!One of the most frequently asked questions I get after people find out I write recipes for my blog is about how I come up with ideas. They are curious about where I get inspiration and where my recipe ideas come ...
Quinoa Power Salad
This Quinoa Power Salad is having a bit of an identity crisis. It badly wants to be a cool kid and be called a Quinoa Power Bowl. Salad just sounds so boring and uninteresting; bowls are so trendy and now. Like any child, it had to listen to its wise mother. (Are you following this? I'm the wise ...
Mint Chocolate Chip Pea Pops
This recipe for Mint Chocolate Chip Pea Pops make a healthy special treat!Yes, you read that title correctly. These are pea pops. A few years ago, a friend I knew in college posted that she'd snuck some extra veggies into her toddler by adding peas to his smoothie. I was intrigued and put it on my ...
Vegan Lemon Cupcakes with Vegan Lemon Buttercream Frosting
These Vegan Lemon Cupcakes are inspired by all things spring. Even though we've had a mild winter, it's seemed to drag on and on. Finally, spring is here! Bring on the lemon. And bring on the healthy cupcakes. Let me tell you about these lovely Vegan Lemon Cupcakes. Over the years, I've done ...
