I stumbled upon this creation quite accidentally, but I have to say this was a most pleasant surprise. I'm not usually a huge chocolate ice cream person (I'm more of a vanilla girl), but something about this just really did it for me. It's made with ingredients most vegans would have around their house anyway … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe (No Churn)
I want to make it abundantly clear that this is not my recipe. I simply veganized this recipe: http://www.foodiemisadventures.com/2013/02/southern-pecan-pralines.html I've been making my father this original praline recipe for years now. He grew up in South Carolina and these are a popular Southern treat. He said they remind him of his grandma's and I honestly … Continue reading Veganizing Pecan Pralines
We've had a pretty busy week around here. We celebrated Mother's Day, our One Year Wedding Anniversary, and my 30th birthday. There was a lot of family time, eating out, ordering in, and kicking back. One thing I did want to do was make my mom something special. She's always enjoyed chocolate covered cherries and … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
To be perfectly honest, I was expecting the transition to a plant-based diet to be harder than it was. Probably the biggest thing I had to get over in terms of cooking was my preconceived notion of what a meal should look like. I grew up eating a lot of three part meals: some carb … Continue reading Vegan Pasta with Sweet Potato Tahini Sauce Recipe
How many people can say that they loved spinach as a child? Anyone? Anyone? That's what I figured, but you know who did? My sister and I and we have our grandma to thank for that. She lived with us when we were growing up and she would do a lot of the cooking, which … Continue reading Easy Spinach and Kale Soup
Many years ago my mother was given a recipe from a merchant at our local Farmer's Market. It was for strawberry rhubarb granola bars. Initially I just wanted to veganize that recipe, but I ended up taking it in a bit of a different direction all together. Regardless, it remains the initial inspiration to what … Continue reading Blackberry Peach Crumble Recipe
My husband Ricky has a crazy sweet tooth. I'm talking cookies, ice cream, candy, you name it! I've been able to sway him towards fruit and away from the peanut butter sugar sandwiches he used to make (yes, seriously). Back when I first started packing his lunches for him I'd always include an apple with … Continue reading Simple Fruit Dip Recipe
Less than one month ago I made my first vegan meringues. I was so amazed how similar they were to regular meringues. Well, in flavor and texture at least. If I'm being honest they bore a striking resemblance to Styrofoam, but don’t think that stopped me from eating every last one of them because it … Continue reading Vegan Coconut Meringue Cookies
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