the plant-based food blog
When I first took the leap and started watching what I was eating, I had the mindset that low calorie = healthy.
It’s a simple mistake to make; after doing a little research, the general consensus is that a calorie is a calorie. Eating too many of them isn’t so good for the good ol’ waistline, right?Read More
So, back when I was a meat-eater, Thanksgiving foods never really excited me.
Stuffing is soggy bread. Turkey is dry and tasteless. Ham is way too salty. Mashed potatoes are delicious, but super duper filling. Cranberry sauce…no food should jiggle that much.
I’ve always felt pretty “meh” about the whole Thanksgiving feast idea.
Until I turned vegetarian.Read More
Allow me to tell you the story of how The Best Gluten Free Vegan Pumpkin Pie came to be.
One bright and sunny day, a spunky food blogger decided it would be the day she would conquer one of her all-time favorite fall treats: the coveted pumpkin pie.
She scoured the interwebs for a gluten free, vegan, and refined sugar-free version that tickled her fancy; however, all recipes seemed to come up short.
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So what’s your favorite dessert?
The one that makes your mouth water. The one that makes you go weak at the knees. The one that you’d work out extra hard at the gym for.
You know the one I’m talking about.Read More
Let me start out by saying that I literally just did a happy dance across my kitchen floor because of how dang delicious these muffins are.
If you’re not a fan of sporadically jumping into a dance number with your oven mitts on, perhaps you should sit this one out.Read More
Yeah, you heard me. Extravaganza.
In my opinion, October 31 starts the Season of Indulgence.
First we have Halloween, the night of the organized begging for candy.
Next is Thanksgiving, where we eat all day and ceremoniously watch inflatable figures maneuver their way around the streets of New York City.
And then finally, Christmas; the day of family, feasting, and singing about a large man and his reindeer.
What a wonderful season we have ahead of us.Read More
Alternate titles: “Delicious Ugly Candy,” “The Easiest Candy Recipe You’ll Ever Try,” and “So Stinkin’ Yummy Candy.”
I love when recipes just work. And when they come together in no time at all. And when they’re so.freakin’.perfect.Read More
Fun fact about me: I hate scary things.
Scary movies, haunted houses, freaky costumes…I can’t deal with it.
And the fact that people actually pay for these types of interactions simply boggle my mind.
I’m already way too anxious in real life to actually pay to get worked up over simulated stressful situations.Read More
