Category: Vegan

Chocolate Power Water

Chocolate Power Water

Cacao-infused water with bits of chia seeds for a high-fiber, hydrating drink that will power up your afternoon and cleanse your body. Chia and I are best pals. When I don’t want to add fruit to my smoothies, I use chia. Blend, leave to thicken and BOOM! Thick smoothie, sans banana.

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Food Re-networked Series: Lemon Cake (vegan + grain-free)

Food Re-networked Series: Lemon Cake (vegan + grain-free)

This vegan, grain-free and nut-free frosted lemon cake is sweet and buttery with a moist, yet dense texture. The cake batter is filled with fresh lemon and frosted with a lemon glaze that dries to a crusty shell around the cake. It took me 8 solid hours to create this recipe. No stops, no pause….

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Green Goddess Kale Slaw

Green Goddess Kale Slaw

Fresh greens smothered in a vegan salad dressing made creamy with avocado and almond milk. Hallie Klecker is a cookbook author and Certified Nutrition Educator. She is the creator of the gluten-free website Daily Bites, where she shares her passion for cooking with natural foods. In her cookbooks, Super Healthy Cookies and The Pure Kitchen,…

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Healthy Easter Desserts: Carrot Cake Pops + Hazelnut Truffles

Healthy Easter Desserts: Carrot Cake Pops + Hazelnut Truffles

A classic carrot cake experience without all the baking, sugars and animal products. The cake is sweetened with prunes and raisins, filled with raw shredded carrots, and topped with a raisin-sweetened frosting. I have 2 new Easter dessert recipes for you. Exciting! The first: cake pops.

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White Chocolate Squares

White Chocolate Squares

Lightly sweetened white chocolate squares made with a nut and fruit base with a creamy coconut white chocolate topping. Kevin and I are away enjoying our honeymoon for the next little while. I’ll be in and out, sharing our stories along the way, inviting guests to share new recipes and continuing with our 8-week giveaway…

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Plantain Bean Salad

Plantain Bean Salad

A light bean salad recipe made with chunks of plantains and a naturally sweetened dressing. Kevin and I are MARRIED and off enjoying ourselves on our honeymoon for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be in and out, sharing our stories along the way, inviting guests to share new recipes and continuing with our 8-week…

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No Sugar Biscotti with Tart Ice Cream (vegan + paleo)

No Sugar Biscotti with Tart Ice Cream (vegan + paleo)

Almond flour biscotti with chunks of crisp pecans and sweetened with non GMO fruit. Served with a side of tart berry-cacao ice cream. The genetic modification in our food supply has come into the spotlight. 5 years ago? It was difficult to find anyone to chat with about the dangers of GMO’s. Now it’s commonplace.

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How To Make (mind-blowing) Vegan Sour Cream

How To Make (mind-blowing) Vegan Sour Cream

Vegan sour cream made without soy. Ketogenic friendly, too! Mind blowingly delicious. Creamy, amazing. Make now. With the addition of macadamia nuts, this recipe is absolutely mind-blowing! And, it’s a perfect dairy-free ketogenic sour cream replacement. With just 4.7 grams of net carbs, if you’re dairy-free and doing keto, this sour cream recipe is for…

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Get Glowing Superfoods Breakfast Pudding (vegan + paleo)

Get Glowing Superfoods Breakfast Pudding (vegan + paleo)

Blended breakfast pudding that’s high in fiber and has absolutely no added sugars. I created this Happy Tummy Breakfast Pudding recipe a couple of years ago and loved it so much that I ate it for breakfast for 6 solid months. The recipe was phenomenal. So delicious. The only thing I didn’t like about it…

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Grain-free Granola Cakes (paleo + vegan)

Grain-free Granola Cakes (paleo + vegan)

High protein, grain-free granola cups filled with healthy fats – a healthy, low carb, low sugar, portable snack. Kevin loves snacking. The man is always hungry! He used to make oatmeal for himself a couple of times a day to hold him over, but since going grain-free with me, his go-to snack has become microwaved…

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