Caramel Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars
Could there be any more awesome words in that title? Caramel. Peanut Butter. Marshmallow. Sure, I probably could’ve added chocolate and just put them over the top, but chocolate always has a way of...
View ArticleGarlic Parmesan Tempeh Wings
About 9 years before I became vegan, I became a vegetarian. I didn’t eat a ton of meat before that. Mostly chicken. Some turkey. And it was always just grilled in my George Foreman grill. No...
View ArticleSpringtime Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Nothing feels more like spring to me than when strawberries and asparagus start popping up at the market or in my CSA delivery. Well, the tree outside of our dining room window beginning to bloom comes...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Banana Pancakes with Salted Chocolate Caramel Syrup
There was a time, about five or six years ago, when my weekends were far different from they are now. I would generally work during the day on Saturday. Saturday nights were for dates, going dancing,...
View ArticlePuffy Vanilla Cookies
Isn’t it wonderful how life just happens sometimes? Just when you find your routine, your groove, life comes and shakes it all up. I think it’s pretty neat. What fun would it be if every day was the...
View ArticleBrownie Ice Cream Sandwiches
This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested...
View ArticlePolenta Cornballs with Easy Spicy Marinara Sauce
This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested...
View ArticleDouble-Dipped Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas
This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested...
View ArticleBaked Apricot Crumble Oatmeal
It’s pretty easy to get so caught up in trying to please everyone else that you forget to do things just for yourself. I’m sure we all have been guilty of this at some point, but for me, the biggest...
View ArticleHeart of Palm, Jicama & Asparagus Cabbage Salad with Tangerines & Maple...
Heart of Palm, Jicama, Asparagus, Cabbage, Tangerines, and Maple Sriracha Pecans all in one salad? Yes, it’s true. I know that sounds like a motley crew of ingredients but you have to trust me on...
View ArticleWarm Lemony Olive Potato Salad
The job I was working when I decided to go vegan was as a nutritional advisor at a personal catering company, which was run by a celebrity nutritionist here in LA. Daily, I would listen to people tell...
View ArticleNacho Cheese Tofu Scramble Enchiladas
There are three things to note about the photographs in this post: 1.) The swatch of red and orange fabric in this picture is famous. It was used in Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s upcoming book and I think...
View ArticleQrunch Burgers: Review & A Giveaway!
It’s getting to the time of year where veggie burgers run rampant. Ok, not rampant, but you will see them on an awful lot of plates during the summer. When I was asked to review a new kind of veggie...
View ArticleAvocado, Mango & Kimchi Sushi Rolls
Something about making sushi at home has always intimidated me. I thought I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to make the rice stick to the nori and I was positive that the nori sheets would crack, but in...
View ArticleDouble Chocolate Truffles
Sometimes, simplest is best. I often forget this, though. Being the perfectionist that my mother brought me up to be, I often find myself trying to get every detail perfect on whatever it is that I’m...
View ArticleSuper Fudgy Marble Fudge Ice Cream
Growing up, my mom loved to have ice cream in the freezer at all times. This was a blessing (because what kid doesn’t want access to ice cream 24/7?) as well as a curse (what do you think happens to...
View ArticleVegan Sausage French Toast Breakfast Sandwich
Many years ago, during one of the hundreds of breakfasts I’ve shared with my grandfather, he poured maple syrup over his sausage patty. I should back up and explain that my grandfather has a history of...
View ArticleSmoky Roasted Portobello Sushi Rolls
“Did you just run down the hall because you were afraid of the dark?” Chris asked me one evening after I had returned from the bathroom. “Yeah. So?” I responded. I absolutely cannot be allowed to...
View ArticleSugar-Free Salted Caramel Apple Butter
I’ve always wanted to like caramel apples but I just never could. I remember very distinctly going to an amusement park with my family as a young child. My mom loves caramel apples so she got one....
View ArticleThe BBQ Bowl with Zesty Ranch Dressing
Right now, I’m all about doing things that are good for my soul. I recently went back up to San Jose to go to the wedding of a dear friend of mine from high school. I had to get up very early in the...
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