Power Greens with Blueberries, Sunflower Seeds and Toasted Sesame Almond Butter Vinaigrette

Dark leafy greens, blueberries and sunflower seeds are all good for our eye health.  As I’m focused on that today, I wanted a quick and easy salad with a hearty dressing that would fill me up.  Enter this bad boy.  You can double or even triple the recipe, I made this just for me:) INGREDIENTS…

Winning Veggie Ground Taco Meat (adapted from PassthePlants)

Sometimes you just need tacos, am I right?  I wanted just a classic taco, something that reminded me of childhood, minus the meat.  Insert, this amazing recipe from PassthePlants.  I modified it slightly, and I have to say, it’s a winner. High in vitamins C and E, fiber and good fat, this is a great…

Sweet Potato Skins with Black Bean Mango Salsa

Make this a main dish, make this a side dish…It doesn’t matter because it will spark so much joy you won’t be able to stand it.  It’s pretty easy and takes about 30 minutes.  It’s a perfect dish for 1, and you will most likely have leftovers. Sweet potatoes are nutritionally dense and are said…

Shiitake Bacon

(E)ars – Mushrooms Have you ever noticed that a sliced mushroom resembles a human ear. WHAT?  I know, so insane.  The doctrine of signatures asserts that mushrooms aid in the improvement in hearing.  The cool factor doesn’t end there. In Chinese Medicine, the ear is related to the kidney (yin)  and bladder (yang) channels. Mushrooms are…

Quick and Easy Vegan Chickpea Red Curry in a Hurry

  Wanna get dinner on the table in about 30 minutes? Feel like ordering takeout, but you’re committed to eating more nourishing & healthfully? The answer is Chickpea Red Curry. I used a bunch of veggies I had in the fridge -a  mix from my @imperfectproduce box and other random odds & ends. You can use whatever…

Really F***ing Good Vegan Enchiladas

Vegan (E)nchiladas that are also grain free/gluten free Do you love enchiladas? I love enchiladas so much it hurts.  I’ve been playing with different recipes and variations of for a while. And I’ll probably continue to tweak, refine, and change as we go.  But for now, these are the enchilada of the moment. The it-enchilada….

Layered Berry Cheesecake – Raw!

Who wants berry cheesecake for breakfast? Or lunch? Or dinner? I do! I went to an 8am yoga class, so I’m just gonna consider this a smoothie in layered cake form. Once upon a time, in a city far far away, I bought a springform pan to make cheesecake for a guy I liked. The…

Overnight Oats with Mashed Sweet Potato

Have you wondered how to get more veggies in your body at breakfast?  What about adding mashed sweet potatoes to lightly sweetened overnight oats?  Sounds a little weird, but it’s delightful, the sweet potato helps the pancreas out, the oats provide fiber, the coconut milk, chia and walnuts are all good fats.  It’s super delicious…

Mango Coconut Macadamia Chia Pudding

Need a little brightness on this grey May-uary day? I sure do. So I’m pretending I’m somewhere tropical with this no sugar added mango coconut macadamia chia pudding. Mangos are so sweet on their own, I decided it needed no added sugars like maple or dates. Mangos are a nutrient dense fruit, high in vitamins…

Berry Matcha Chia Mousse

Makes 2 Yep, this is so good and it looks really pretty. #thatisall INGREDIENTS Mousse 🍓1 cup full fat coconut milk or coconut cream (I used @traderjoes – coconut cream. The amount of liquid to fat ratio will determine the moussey-ness. Yep, I made that word up) 🍓2 tbsp maple syrup (I used @traderjoes organic grade A Amber color) 🍓1…