This Vegan Chickpea Tomato Wrap makes a super quick and easy lunch that is full of flavor!Often times, I eat whatever Meghan is having for lunch. Â If she's having a mashed banana and tahini sandwich, I go ahead and have one, too. Â Some days, however, I just want something that I know Meghan most ...
Vegan Recipes
Beat the Winter Blues Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
This recipe is my attempt to rebel against winter. Â No Mr. Winter, I'm not going to make soup today. Â What's that you say? Â You want me to cook a heavy casserole? Â Sorry, I've had it with your warming comfort foods. Â Enough is enough. Â Do you hear me? Â We. are. over. Â Next Wednesday is Ground Hog ...
Maple Multi-Seed Snack Cookies (Nut and Gluten-Free!)
Yesterday the temperature hovered somewhere around zero, the roads were coated with ice, and it was clear that I was not going to leave the house. Â What's a mom to do when she's stuck inside during the winter? Â Bake cookies! Â Healthy cookies, of course. With a vague idea of a sort of snack cookie I ...
Three Bean Vegetarian Chili in the Slow Cooker
My kitchen had a very good Christmas. Â She was a little selfish, but got everything she wanted. Â She received a fabulous all-purpose cooker that is a rice cooker, slow cooker, and steamer in one. Â It's hard to believe we've gone this long without a slow cooker. Â I've had fun experimenting with it, ...
Homemade Herbed Croutons
I rarely buy ready-made croutons from the store. Â Making them at home is simple, less expensive, and homemade croutons just taste better. Â Most of the store brands will use cheaper, less healthy oils and many have a host of other unwanted ingredients. Â Keep it simple. Â Make these easy, delicious ...
Vegan Butternut Squash and White Bean Enchiladas
I hate when I'm really excited about a meal, and then I look at the pictures and think, "Oh, no! Â It doesn't look as good as it tasted!" Â Clearly, I tried extra hard with this one. Â See that little piece of parsley I even added to brighten up the photo? Â Seriously, though, this meal is outstanding ...
Toddler Eats: Mashed Banana and Tahini Sandwich
When I want a quick-and-easy lunch option, I often turn to the sandwich. Â Let's face it: Â I often need our lunches to be quick and easy. Sometimes we are out and about during the morning and I get home with only a few minutes to throw together a healthy lunch. Â I try not to get too dependent on ...
South Indian-Style Vegetable Curry with Lemony Quinoa
Do you ever feel like if you have anything planned in your afternoon or early evening you can't possibly cook a dinner for your family? Â I used to feel that way and those nights were nights when we'd order pizza, take out, or worse, I'd buy some processed meal that was quick to make. Â I still have ...
Toddler Eats: Stone Ground Whole Wheat Crackers
My mother-in-law put out some appetizers on Thanksgiving which included a spread of cheese and crackers. Â Even though I knew we would be eating dinner in an hour, I let Meghan have free reign on the crackers. Â I rarely buy store-bought crackers so she must have thought it was a special treat. Â The ...
Sauteed Rainbow Chard with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts
All vegetables have their merit, something that makes them stand out and be worthy of our consumption. Â One category of veggies, however, really deserves a blue ribbon. Â Of course you know I'm talking about the good ol' leafy greens. Â Their nutritional value is, dare I say, unmatched in the ...
Toddler Eats: Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Bars
All right, I'll admit it. Â I like the homemade 'Larabars' just as much as Meghan does. Â I do make them especially for her, though, so I will call them Toddler Eats. Â These fruit and nut based bars have become a go-to snack for us; they are really perfect. Â They take about 5 minutes to make. Â For a ...
Vegan Sloppy Joes
I grew up loving Sloppy Joes. Â I was never a huge meat-eater, but there was something about the old Sloppy Joes that I could not get enough of. Â (And make 'em extra sloppy!) Â Looking back, it wasn't the meat that made the Joe something special. Â It was that flavor. Â Straight-from-the-can Manwich ...