I had way too much fun putting together this round up of vegan kid recipes! I love lists, categories and getting organized with my ideas. Like, so much. Our family went vegan when the twins were about 2 years old (they’re 10 now). It was such a huge change, and both of the kids were quite picky and small, so I worried about them getting enough calories and nutrition. I found it challenging to dig through vegan cookbooks and recipes online, trying to find anything they might eat....

Inspired and made with caramel coffee cake flavored coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts! Breakfast drinks don’t get more indulgent than this! If you have visited my blog before, you will know that I have a deep affection for coffee. 🙂 I would not have gotten through university if it weren’t for that freshly brewed cup of coffee every day. The result is a heathy collection of coffee and tea drinks on the blog!...

5 4 Published Jun 15, 2022, Updated Nov 05, 2024 They taste just like the breakfast potatoes you’d get at your favorite restaurant, but healthier and without all the grease. Plus, they cook up quickly. In the time it takes to make coffee and a couple eggs (like my cottage cheese scrambled eggs), your new favorite side dish will also be ready. potatoes O’Brien – add in some diced red and green bell pepper and yellow onion for fun and flavorful variation....

Kate and I have learned over the years, especially after both losing our mothers, that the most treasured keepsakes often come in unexpected places. This collection of beloved Best Bites holiday recipes includes lots of useful things like full menus for holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years, organized grocery lists, and plan-ahead guides, but one of our favorite features is a place to record memories. This book is kind of like a planner and it’s meant to be written in!...

3.73 23 Published Dec 17, 2018, Updated Jul 05, 2023 After a few test batches, I finally came up with a copycat recipe for the pesto Bitchin’ Sauce that I’m pretty darn pumped about. I’ve already made it a handful of times and I know it’s not really basil season at the moment, but I couldn’t wait to share the recipe. It’s that good. I’m mostly excited for my version of this sauce because I was able to make it with just 7 simple ingredients ....

And then I realized something. You might want to brace yourself. Cover the eyes of any small children wandering through the room. Pumpkin is not my favorite. I do love Sara’s Pumpkin Crumble. And there was that time when my husband and I were newlyweds and I was working at Kneaders and I brought home a loaf of pumpkin bread (much like this one) and ate the whole thing and told my husband I gave it to the neighbors....

A quick and easy, irresistibly flavorful and comforting dish, this Apricot and Chorizo Bolognese with Turmeric Pasta is perfect for week nights, and it’s also one of our favorite cozy winter recipes. As the first post of year 2016, I decided to share with you guys one of my tried and tested, incredibly flavorful, quick and easy recipes that’s perfect for weeknight meals. If you like pasta bolognese (which is basically everyone I guess), then you’re absolutely going to LOVE this....

So a few weeks ago behind the scenes in the food blogging world, I heard about a cookbook swap. Since what I need in life is to swap my cookbooks rather than perform a general downsizing (joking…I have way more cookbooks than I have space. It’s a modern-day tragedy), I joined the fun. So basically, I was assigned a food blogger, Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla. I visited her blog and got a feel for what she might like, and I sent her one of my cookbooks that was collecting dust (Alex Guarnaschelli’s Old School Comfort Food, that, to me at least, was neither old-school nor comfort food and definitely more adventurous than how I usually cook, haha....

In this article on baking basics, I show you everything you need to know about how baking soda and baking powder work, and how they differ, and why that’s so important! Here’s a quick refresher on what chemical leaveners are when it comes to baking and cooking. What is leavening? Ingredients that are added to a recipe to give them lift or rise in the final product are called leaveners....

5 18 Published May 31, 2022, Updated Jul 24, 2023 Cocoa vs Cacao Although both cocoa and cacao come from the same Theobroma cacao tree, the big difference is the processing. Cacao is often used to describe the pods, beans or nibs made from the cacao bean. Once the beans are roasted the name changes to cocoa. When it comes to cocoa powder and cacao powder, both are made the same way but cacao powder is made from raw cacao beans that are processed at a low temperature and milled into a powder where as cocoa powder is made from roasted cacao beans that are processed at a high temperature and milled into a powder....

So you guys, I think I might have forgotten how to write a blog post. To say it’s been a crazy couple of weeks would be a major understatement. Thank you so much for your patience while we worked on this as well as some other massive behind-the-scenes projects (cough 2012 calendar with all brand-new recipes cough cough)! Believe it or not, our trip to Utah this week for the book launch will be a welcome break!...

4.04 36 Published Aug 02, 2021, Updated Jun 12, 2023 It’s just rolled oats, cooked on the stove top but spruced up with some local summer goodness. We bought the peaches from the farmer’s market last weekend and Isaac hand-picked the blueberries at a local farm. Hooray for fresh and local produce! The fresh peaches and berries add a subtle sweetness, but these oats aren’t overly sweet like most packaged oats....

4.48 71 Published Feb 21, 2024, Updated Sep 18, 2024 Why I Love These Muffins Protein-packed – Each muffin packs 7 grams of protein! Low-sugar – This recipe calls for only 1/4 cup coconut sugar in the entire batch so each muffin only has 8 grams of sugar, which is way less than a bakery-style blueberry muffin. Portable – These muffins are easy to eat with your hands on the go....

It’s been a strange week of ups and downs. Got some good news (J was evaluated for speech therapy and found to be A-OK and right on track for a 3-year-old), some bad news (a close family member is sick), had 3x as much work going on at my day job but also had a fun girls night out with some other mamas at J’s preschool, have half of my house packed into the other half of my house (hardwood floors being refinished this weekend), and hubby and I are packing up for a little weekend getaway, just us....

So because of my breakfast sandwich habit, I’ve always wanted to make them at home. I do buy the frozen breakfast sandwiches from time to time, but they are kind of expensive for food that doesn’t taste that great (plus I always feel like I’m kind of eating a salt lick). The biggest problem is always the eggs. I’ve tried egg rings (takes forever, uneven results.) I’ve tried Pinterest hacks like using mason jar rings instead of egg rings (#fail #leakyeggs #sadfaces)....

Ingredient Notes Mango – Look for LARGE mangos because you’ll need larger chunks. The little yellow varieties simply don’t have enough flesh on them to get large enough pieces. Look for the red/green ones as pictured here. Also use them before they get too soft. A ripe, but slightly firmer mango will hold up better on the grill. Chicken – Boneless, skinless chicken breast. Marinade Olive Oil Lime Zest Lime Juice Chili Powder Cayenne Pepper Salt Sugar...

4.73 68 Published Feb 09, 2022, Updated Jul 22, 2023 These truffles hit the spot! They’re made with avocado instead of heavy cream, but you can’t taste the avocado at all. All you taste is creamy deliciousness. WATCH HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOCOLATE AVOCADO TRUFFLES They’re the perfect dessert for any occasion, but they would make a great healthy Valentine’s Day dessert. Chocolate Avocado Truffle Ingredients You only need four simple ingredients to whip up these truffles and if you’re like me you probably have all of the ingredients sitting in your kitchen right now!...

Ingredient and Equipment Notes Chick Peas – Chickpeas are also known as garbanzo beans and for this recipe you specifically need them canned, as opposed to dry in a bag. Oil – I use olive oil, but feel free to use any oil you like to cook with. The oil not only helps adhere the spices to the chickpeas, but also helps with crisping. Seasonings – Feel free to mix up the seasonings however you like!...

5 8 Published Oct 14, 2018, Updated Sep 24, 2024 I’m no stranger to using cashews to make creamy, dairy-free dressings and sauces (see my broccoli raisin salad, this low carb cauliflower “potato” salad and the vegan ranch that’s served with my buffalo cauliflower salad) but I hadn’t tried to make a sour cream until recently. I was looking for a non-dairy option to top the healthy sweet potato skins I’m sharing next week and this was the result....

5 33 Published May 03, 2023, Updated May 22, 2024 That’s where this guacamole salad comes in. It’s like deconstructed guacamole. No chips needed so you can feel good about eating it any time you please and don’t have to worry about getting caught in a can’t stop, won’t stop moment with those tortilla chips. Ingredients Needed spring mix – the base of this salad. I like using spring mix but feel free to use your favorite type of green for this recipe....