A healthy make-over of a favorite classic, you can enjoy this Vegan Pasta Alfredo guilt free! Disclosure: I was asked to participate in the #PastaFits campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time. Did you hear, it’s National Pasta Month!! Don’t shy away from one of America’s favorite…
Asian Slaw With Ginger Peanut Dressing
This delicious vegan Asian slaw is packed with flavor from the nutty ginger soy dressing. It will quickly become one of your favorite sides! Hello friends! How is your week going? I mentioned before that we went to the beach with family for the Labor day weekend. It’s always fun, albeit a bit challenging, to do…
Veggie Flatbread Pizza
Veggie Flatbread Pizza is perfect for Meatless Monday and game day snacking. It’s football season folks. And I am in LSU country here in small town Louisiana. But no matter who you are rooting for, or even if you don’t like football, one thing we can all agree on is the that the food is…
Watermelon Cucumber Salad
I vowed to never make a watermelon salad. In fact I wouldn’t look twice at watermelon salad recipes. I don’t know, I just had this thing about wanting my watermelon plain and not adding it to vegetables. Then I think back to my days of counseling when I’d encourage my clients or patients to try new…
Vegan Blueberry Pancakes & Meal Planning Monday!
Whether you are vegan, cooking for friends and family who are vegan or just run out of eggs and cow’s milk, this is a fantastic pancake recipe. You can hardly tell the difference from “regular pancakes” and these have become one of my favorites. The cinnamon really comes through which I just loved. It’s been…
Plant-Based Protein Swaps
I need protein at every meal, which I learned the hard way. Yes, there was a time (pre-nutrition degree) where I would just eat a plain “fat free” bagel for breakfast or some other starch and wonder why I was so hungry an hour later. Then I learned about nutrition and it all made sense….
Pasta with Creamy Tomato Sauce {Vegan, Gluten Free}
As I sit here writing this, it’s 55 degrees and sunny out. I am itching to get outside but have too much to do inside. Don’t you hate that? We have the perfect little library in our neighborhood. It’s small, cozy, clean and the kids beg to go there every week. Since it’s so close…
Cooking Basics: How to Roast Kabocha Squash
Intimidated by cooking Kabocha Squash? It’s delicious and nutritious when prepared this simple way! Hi friends! When I started this blog I intended on doing a “cooking basics” series where I show you a more general cooking technique or tip. I have to remind myself that not everyone reading this blog is a food blogger…
Gingerbread Energy Bars {Vegan, Raw, Gluten Free}
Well it looks like this week I am just a big ol’ copycat. That’s right. If you missed Monday’s post I made a simple copycat Panera salad HERE and today, well today is a snack day so I am making some copycat Larabars. I know it might be weird to see gingerbread flavors in January, but I…
Fire-Roasted Tomato Vegetable Soup
You know those times when you have NO food in the house or at least so it seems. You just stand there staring in the pantry, opening and closing the refrigerator and freezer door waiting for something to jump out at you. And nothing really does, because you don’t have time to defrost the meat,…
