Dessert

No-Bake Samoa Macaroons

January 21, 2016 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 32 Comments

January is a funny month where I always try to get back on track after the crazy-indulgent holidays. I’m get ridiculously pumped up, ready to workout every day after work and working to clear my kitchen of any lingering treat-yo-self goodies. I find myself saying things like,”Let’s buy cute workout clothes as inspiration!”, “Let’s buy ALL the fruits and veggies at Trader Joe’s this week!”, and “Let’s make green smoothies all day long!”

…but then, without fail, January 2 rolls around, and suddenly my body totally forgets all of it’s health-forward intentions and longs for those craveable sugary treats somethin’ fierce.

Welp. Please tell me I’m not alone here.
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Healthy Vegan Smoothie Recipes for the New Year

January 2, 2016 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 17 Comments

Who had a fun NYE?!

Mark and I had some friends over, we played some games, ate some food (I made my Smoky Black Bean Dip ❤️❤️❤️), and brought in the new year with lots of happiness and cheer.

And wine. Always wine. ?

So naturally this morning was a “let’s rebound after the indulgent holidays” kind of morning. And I resorted to my old whole food standby: smoothies.

Liquid nutrients, fiber, vitamins, and protein whirled together to create a dreamy, creamy nutritional powerhouse? I’ll take it. I’ll take it every dang day.

I figured a little smoothie roundup could be helpful to everyone this time of year, so I took it upon myself to scour the interwebs in search for the yummiest, healthiest, vegan-est smoothies around! Yum yum yummm! Drink ’em for breakfast, slurp them as a snack, or savor them as dessert, these healthy vegan smoothie recipes are sure to make your new year a little bit sweeter. ?

Peanut Butter Cup Muffins (+ Happy Birthdays)

December 18, 2015 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 38 Comments

So, today is one of the best days of the year. In my seeeeeriously biased opinion.

Not only is today my birthday, but it’s also FOODUZZI’S 1ST BIRTHDAY! ???
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18 Craveable Gluten Free Vegan Christmas Cookies

December 12, 2015 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 15 Comments

CHRISTMAS COOKIES. To tell you the truth, I never really gravitated towards cookies in years past. Cookies just don’t excite me as much as a fudgy, chewy brownie, a seeeeeriously dark piece of chocolate cake, or some fresh chocolate-dipped fruit.

Until this year.

This year, I’ve gone completely #cookiecrazy. It has been a freakin’ winter wonderland here in the apartment for monhts. Mark and I have pretty much been swimming in Christmas cookies since I wrote my eCookbook a couple of months ago. Not that I’m complaining. It’s been a delicious situation, but a situation nonetheless.

(shameless plug: you can STILL sign up to receive my eCookbook, The Skinny Santa: your essential guide to healthier holiday treats, in the month of December fo’ free! Doooo eeeet!)

So naturally, I’ve been fan-girling over all of the insanely incredible cookie recipes floating around the interwebs this year. From gingerbread, to snickerdoodles, to peppermint, to peanut butter…it’s kind of amazing just how many flavor combinations make up this yummy time of year! So I’ve rounded up 18 of my favorite gluten free vegan Christmas cookie recipes for your viewing (and drooling) pleasure here today! I hope you find some fun cookie inspiration for your happy, somewhat healthy, holiday celebrations!

Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies [gluten free & vegan]

December 10, 2015 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 15 Comments

[This post is sponsored by my wonderful friends over at Bob’s Red Mill! We’re using my favorite Gluten Free Old Fashioned Rolled Oats from Bob’s for this recipe!]

Welcome to your second delicious dose of #oatweek! Seriously guys, I’m oatmeal-obsessive; it’s one of my all-time favorite foods, and I have it every single day…at least once a day.

You may not know it, however, by looking at the serious lack of oats in my recipe feed. What in the world was I doing for an entire year?!

I mean, sure, we have Banana Bread Granola, Samoa Overnight Oats, and we can’t forget about this super-comforting Coffee Cake Baked Oatmeal. But these recipes are merely scratching the surface of all of the incredible edibles that oats can be a part of!

On Monday we tackled one of my childhood favorite cookies, Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies (must.make.new.batch.now.). Today, we’re targeting another: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

Healthy Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

December 7, 2015 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 28 Comments

[This post is sponsored by my wonderful friends over at Bob’s Red Mill! We’re using their perfectly chewy Gluten Free Old Fashioned Rolled Oats for this recipe!]

BIG NEWS!! I’m SO excited to be announcing the start of my partnership with one of my all-time favorite brands, Bob’s Red Mill! Serious fan-girling happening over here!

This post is the first recipe for “Fooduzzi’s Oat Week!”, a recurring blog series sponsored by BRM where I focus on creative, crave-able oatty recipes! I of course needed to dive into the wonderful world of Christmas cookies in the first week of the series!

Fudge-Dipped Almond Cookies [gluten free, vegan]

December 3, 2015 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 23 Comments

These cookies were born simply out of a craving. A hardcore cookie craving.

A couple of months ago, Mark turned to me and simply said, “I want a cookie.” And when you say you want food to a food blogger, you’re definitely going to get food.

Healthy Gluten Free Vegan Snickerdoodles

December 1, 2015 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 26 Comments

TODAY IS THE DAY, PEEPS!!

Yes, it’s December 1. The start of the hap-happiest season of all. The start of my birthday month ???. The start of everything gingerbread, peppermint, and coziness. And…

IT’S THE RELEASE DATE OF MY ECOOKBOOK!

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