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 same as the last? Such has been the case for me recently. Little bits of life have … Continue reading »
Welcome to the Virtual Vegan Potluck! I made you cookies! Lots and lots of cookies. Oatmeal Cherry Chocolate Chip cookies to be exact. If I bring a dessert to a potluck, I usually always bring cookies, especially if I know there are going to be other desserts. Why, you ask? Well, I may just be … Continue reading »
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 stealing the show. I wanted the other ingredients to shine. Also, these were inspired by another one of my recipes and … Continue reading »
Pistachio Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Decadent. Gluten-Free. Sugar-free. Vegan. Ridiculously delicious. And happening right now in my guest post at Vegan Richa’s! Head on over for the recipe and to learn more about these wonderful treats! Photography by Chris Miller
Sometimes, I get a hunger that only something sweet and lemony will cure. There’s just something about a little bright and lemony dessert that makes my senses sing. It’s an interesting thing because it’s rarely something I’ll choose, unless I’m really craving it. If given the choice between a blueberry muffin and a lemon poppy … Continue reading »
Remember when I said that I’ve abandoned oatmeal as my breakfast of choice? Well, that’s still the case. The very thought of it is turning me off. The thought of the plain, wholesome taste of Morning O’s (Cheerio’s, Whole Foods style) in a bowl of cold almond milk, however, is what makes me rush home … Continue reading »
Back in the day, my friend used to host a cookie exchange party every year. Everyone would bring about 40-50 cookies and the recipe printed out on an index card. Each person would get to take 2 of each type of cookie as well as the recipe for each cookie. It was an awesome party … Continue reading »
Last year, for our first vegan Thanksgiving, I pre-made our entire feast (minus the caulipots, which Chris’s sister made), then packed it all up in a cooler and we drove 5 hours to his parents house on Thursday morning. It was amazing. But also a lot of work. This year, we have decided to stay … Continue reading »
After going for a few months (several years in kitchen prep time) without a food processor, I can finally say that my kitchen is Food Processor equipped! To break in my new toy, my man, Chickpea, decided to help out! Inspired by nothing but the season and the chocolate chips hiding in the back of … Continue reading »
Chris told me recently that “It’s not quite dessert unless there’s chocolate in it.” Is there any question as to why I adore him? So I was all set to make some sort of chocolatey dessert to surprise him with after a long, hard day of work, when I found that I was out of … Continue reading »
When I was younger, my grandparents used to take all of us grandkids on huge camping trips every summer. These camping trips hold some of my fondest memories of my cousins. There was a large rock in the middle of the lake and we all had the goal to be able to climb up on … Continue reading »
I know everybody says this, but Labor Day truly snuck up on me this year. In my mind, Labor Day was next Monday and I had a whole week to prepare for a Labor Day post. Then Spabettie’s post popped up in my inbox on Wednesday, and I was like “Well, that’s kind of jumping … Continue reading »
My mom used to keep candy in her purse. She had various flavors of lifesavers- rootbeer, butterscotch, mint, and the classic rainbow of fruit. She had hard candies and soft candies. Sometimes there were bags of m&m’s, Reese’s Pieces, or Skittles. At Halloween time, you can bet there were a variety of halloween candies nestled … Continue reading »
Growing up, my mom and I would make cookies from one of those pre-made Pillsbury “Chocolate Chip Flavored” Cookie Dough rolls. We would make them in the evening and by the next morning (after I ate the last couple for breakfast), they were all gone. This is due to the fact that we would leave … Continue reading »
Happy Independence Day to all my U.S. friends! Back in northern California, Gordon, one of my old personal training clients (whose daughter later became one of my best friends) used to have a huge 4th of July party every year. There was a huge potluck, swimming, a mini-golf competition, way too much alcohol, and then … Continue reading »
Do you ever hold onto things in your life that are not useful to you? Perhaps it is a pair of jeans that you no longer wear, but keep because at one point, they looked really great. Maybe it’s the closet, full of baseball cards you’re holding onto because they might be worth something someday. … Continue reading »
One of my earliest memories of grocery shopping is riding around in the shopping cart, eating an M&M cookie from Safeway’s (in Southern California, they’re Von’s) bakery, while my mom did her shopping. M&M cookies were always the fun cookie, a very special treat. You could get chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies any ol’ time, … Continue reading »
On mine and Chris’s first date, Chris and I “argued” (I’m using that term very loosely) over who had the better set of grandparents. I had never met someone who raved about their grandparents as much as I do. After about eight months of dating, I got to meet Chris’s twins, and shortly thereafter, I … Continue reading »
For the longest time, I had platinum blond hair. I don’t want to say it was completely the fault of the 90′s, but they definitely contributed. I don’t know what possessed me to bleach my already blond hair and fill it with golden “lowlights,” as my hair dresser called them. Year after year, though, no … Continue reading »