Sweet & Spicy Chickpeas Going out to eat is something that I have learned to dislike over the past year. Wow, that is so weird to hear me say that because I used to be the person who wanted to only eat out. To the old self, I would have said that restaurant food was so…
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Vegan Tortilla Soup
Close your eyes if you hate hearing about the weather because this girl is about to go full-blown weather status on you. It seems as if I need to write Mother Nature another friendly note. Dear Mother Nature, Hey. It’s me, your favorite person. I have another weather question for you: WHAT IS THE DEAL??? People are…
The Best Vegan Chili
Let’s not talk; let’s just eat! How about some chili??? I made THE best chili EVER! No really. It’s THAT good. I crave this stuff all of the time. (Don’t you just love ridiculous claims like, the best EVER? I think they are so much fun to say…and why not trust it when you see the words BEST?…
Quick and Easy Pico de Gallo
The tomatoes are coming! The tomatoes are coming! No seriously, they are here in mass volume–I cannot keep up. I went out to pick a few of them for some guacamole and….Holy cannoli! They are everywhere! What started out as a few ended up as almost an entire bucket full. So it’s time to get…
Gluten-Free Pasta with Balsamic Reduction Sauce
Last night was one of those nights where wine was required with dinner. A recap of my Sunday: 2 terrible batches of cupcakes that I ended up trashing + 2 loaves of bread (that gave me the worse cotton mouth and bloating this morning) + 1 batch of waffles (that were decent) + cooking lunch and dinner = a…
Lunchbox Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Such an easy recipe to throw together (and in just a matter of minutes) with an incredible pay off when your kid gives you 2 thumbs up for their lunchbox menu. SIX ingredients makes up this simple Lunchbox Black Bean Quinoa Salad: chock-full of protein from the black beans and quinoa, loaded with veggies and topped…
Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes
Me and gluten-free and vegan baking are like Sammy and Ronnie from “The Jersey Shore.” One minute I love it. The next minute, we are fighting. Everyone in the house seems to be walking on eggshells anytime me and GF baking make up and are back together again because they never know if it…