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Vegan Recipes
Sweet white bean apple dip with baked cinnamon chips
I turn into Snacky McSnackerton at night. Â I can't blame it on pregnancy, because even when I don't have a bun in the oven, my body needs to eat sometime between 8-9pm. Having something healthy (and tasty!) on hand is so important for me. Â If I don't, I end up forcing Tim to go out and buy my ...
Crispy baked sweet potato & beet chips
I got an email from a reader today asking from where I get my recipe inspiration. Â That's a hard question because there isn't one singular place that I look for inspiration when it comes to my kitchen creations. Â But the more I thought about it, the more I realized my inspiration comes from two main ...
Maple Cinnamon Soft Serve with Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Dough
I've told you that my pregnancy cravings have been for salty, spicy, savory foods. Â That doesn't mean I never crave anything sweet, but nothing beyond my normal need for sweet treats. When I was pregnant with Meghan, it was a totally different story. Â I wanted something sweet all the time. Â I ...
Peas and Thank You: A Cookbook Review and Giveaway
When I learned one of my favorite blog authors, Sarah, aka Mama Pea, was coming out with a cookbook, I anxiously awaited its release. Every single recipe I've tried on Mama Pea's blog has been fantastic, so I knew her cookbook had to be added my to collection. Â When it hit stores on July 26th, I ...
Raw Vegan Corn Chowder
Whew! Â I'm back from my vacation and busier than ever. Â Why is it so much work getting back into the swing of things after returning from a trip? Â I can't complain, though, Michigan was beautiful and the time spent with family and friends was priceless. I was born and raised a Michigan girl, but ...
Vegan Chili Lime Lentil Tacos
When I track all the food that I consumed for a day (check out the post What this pregnant mama eats), I realized two nutrients I need to make sure I'm getting enough of each day: Â protein and iron. Â This is important for anyone eating a plant-based diet, but especially important for a pregnant ...
5-ingredient summer salad
Meghan asks me, on average, seventeen times an hour to go outside and play basketball when the temperature is near triple digits with 1000% humidity. Â She doesn't care that upon stepping outside her cheeks instantly change to the color of the tomatoes in the salad I'm about to tell you about. Â (She ...
Grilled Veggie Pizza
This summer, one to two nights a week, Tim isn't home for dinner. Â He is playing in a baseball league and has games in the early evenings. Â In the beginning, when he was gone it was easy dinner nights; I thought it wasn't worth it to spend too much time cooking if he wasn't going to be home for ...
Watermelon-Avocado “Ice Cream”
Summer is my favorite season. Â By a long shot. Â I love the warm sun, flip flops, the pool, and the smell of grilling going out throughout the neighborhood every evening. I also love cold treats that offset the hot days. I had a hard time naming this treat. Â Is it sorbet? Â Kind of looks and tastes ...
Massaged kale salad with orange-tahini dressing
The first time I heard about eating kale as the main ingredient in a salad, I thought I'd hate it. Â The only time I eat kale raw is hidden in the form of a smoothie, I insisted. Â Kale is much too bitter to be eaten raw in a salad, right? Wrong! Â Prepared correctly, the bitterness of kale vanishes ...
Vegetable and Fruit Loaded Wraps
This lunch was a quick, grab-whatevers-in-the-fridge-and-throw-it-in-a-wrap kind of lunch. Â I wanted to share it with you, though, because it was even better than I expected. Â If you need some lunch inspiration, here it is. I don't know if it's pregnancy or just plain summer, but I've been ...