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 ...
Vegan Recipes
Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffins (Vegan and Gluten-free)
These Carrot Cake Oatmeal Muffins are a healthy way to enjoy your favorite dessert for breakfast! Carrot cake lovers of the world, can we take a moment of silence? I just brought my beloved carrot cake to the breakfast table. Carrot cake in the form of a healthy, hearty, filling, vegan, and ...
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 ...
5-Minute Creamy Mango Ice Cream
This 5-minute Creamy Mango Ice Cream is made with four simple ingredients, is healthy and low in added sugar, and can be made in your Vita-mix or food processor. It's ready instantly--no freezing time required! Are your kids out of school yet? Both of mine are on summer break and we are in ...
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 ...
Healthy Fruit Dip–4 Ways
When the snack beast rears its ugly head at your house, what do you feed it? Today, I've got an idea for you. Actually I have four ideas for you. Â Healthy fruit dip done four different ways! My kids can eat truck loads of fruit. They love all fruit and it's the first thing they eat from their plate ...
Spiced Broiled Grapefruit
This recipe for Spiced Broiled Grapefruit takes just minutes to prepare and makes the perfect healthy snack or breakfast! This is a sponsored post on behalf of Sweet Scarletts and Millennial Blogs.  I would like to introduce you to my new snacking obsession.  Texas Red Grapefruit from Sweet ...