Incorporating new changes into your diet can be easier than you think. If you are anything like me, I immediately correlate losing weight or getting healthy with what I can’t have when the truth of the matter it isn’t always about what you aren’t indulging in. It doesn’t always have to be about eliminating certain…
Kid-Friendly
Vegan Italian “Shepherd’s” Pie
This ain’t your mama’s Shepherd’s Pie. Well, hold on, Fact: an actual Shepherd’s Pie is filled with lamb. Another Fact: This recipe is filled with lentils, in Fact it is also flavored with Italian spices and herbs which is (Fact) not in an actual Shepherd’s Pie. Hence the quotation marks in the recipe; hence the vegan/Italian part. Let us…
Cinnamon ABC Crackers (gluten-free vegan)
It’s official. I am entering that place in life where I can no longer do certain things with my body without negative repercussions. So here’s the deal: My job requires a lot of sitting at a computer. That, mixed with my dad’s terrible spinal genes (that’s a real thing, right? ha) causes for deep pain in my lower…
Homemade Cookie Crisp Cereal
Remember on Saturday when I made homemade gluten-free vegan tortillas thanks to Lexie Croft’s Everyday Classics cookbook? Remember too that I hosted a giveaway of said cookbook in that same post? (If you missed out on that, the good news is that you can still purchase the book here and here). Well today I have for you…
Lexie Croft’s Everyday Classics Cookbook (and a Giveaway)
It’s a rare thing for me to say that a cookbook inspires me. I know that sounds strange because I surround my life around food and why wouldn’t a cookbook inspire me? But the truth of the matter is there are few that truly speak to my heart. There are even fewer that I have actually woken…
Cinnamon Streusel Mini Coffee Cakes
Remember when you were in college and those times when you would crave something sweet to eat? You would scrape up a chunk of change from anywhere you could find it, put your sandals on, and drag yourself out of your dorm room down the hall to the vending machine to grab yourself a 3 pack of those Hostess…
Raw Vegan Banana Splits
This weekend here in Los Angeles we were experiencing a record-breaking heat wave. It was 90 degrees. Look, I’m not saying that to rub it in. That heat is miserable to me. I’m like a cranky old woman in desperate need of a nap when it’s that hot. (Not to mention I wasn’t all that fond of…
