Tag: Vegan

Fall Inspired Foods Recipe Round-Up

admin October 10, 2013 0 Comments
I have the pleasure to be a part of a Fall Inspired Food Blog Series.  Every day I have been tweeting and Facebooking (if that is a word) all about the other participants fall inspired recipes. I will be sharing a Sweet Potato Cupcake recipe tomorrow (Friday) that you simply will not want to miss.  I by far have the least healthy of the recipes, and oops...it's not vegan.  In other words, I...

Grilled Pineapple – A How To Photo Tutorial

admin October 8, 2013 3 Comments
Have you ever eaten at a Brazilian barbeque restaurant?  We went to one a few weeks back for our wedding anniversary.  Oh. My. Goodness.  Okay, if you are a vegan or vegetarian this is NOT the place for you.  But meat lovers...this is the place to go!  (By the way, I don’t consider myself a meat lover.  I eat meat, but it’s not my first food love).  However, we LOVED this place from...

Better Than Milk Powdered Rice Milk – Product Review

admin October 1, 2013 0 Comments
Did you know there is such a thing as powdered rice milk?  Over the years I have seen recipes here and there calling for powdered soy milk.  Since we like to avoid soy, I looked to see if I could find powdered rice milk.  And there is; it is pictured below.   It is difficult to find.  I’ve only found it in one, out of the way store and it was expensive.  However, it is available online at...

Minty Chocolate Dessert Bars

admin September 21, 2013 17 Comments
I am always on the lookout for a great brownie.   Brownies are the ONE thing that is next to impossible to make without eggs.  I have tried recipe after recipe of vegan brownies with little to no success.  So when I saw the words, “build a better brownie” in an Oprah magazine a couple of years ago, it grabbed my attention. (Recipe that follows was slightly adapted from that). Okay, so...

Fun Finds Friday – Blueberry Sauce

admin September 20, 2013 0 Comments
Fun Finds Friday is here! Recently I had been shopping and saw a bottle of blueberry sauce.  As usual, I turned over the jar to read the label.  While it had no allergens (shocking!) it was not blueberry sauce.  It was high fructose corn syrup and other chemical sounding names.  It had something like “blueberry flavoring” in it.  Five years ago I probably would have bought it.  Now? ...

Red/Purple Cabbage Salad a/k/a A Salad By Three Names

admin September 11, 2013 3 Comments
In my house, this salad goes by the name “Ugly, but Good Salad,”  “Purple Monster Salad” or the basic, “Red/Purple Cabbage Salad.” It was a few years ago that I decided to bring more variety to the table in way of vegetables.  Cabbage wasn’t on my radar at all.  But then I came upon a salad recipe that for some reason I decided to try.  And surprisingly, it’s really good. ...

Lemony Date and Nut Balls

admin September 8, 2013 2 Comments
I have a thing for dates lately.  They are super sweet so they really satisfy the sweet tooth. Sometimes they even seem a bit like caramel.  Medjool dates seem to be the king of dates.  And I’ve had some (scrumptious), but oh my, they are super expensive.  So I don’t buy them.  However, I found dates at Sam’s Club that are affordable and super yummy.  They are moist and delicious; not...

Fun Finds Friday-Almost Sugar Free Lemonade

admin September 5, 2013 0 Comments
It’s Fun Finds Friday again!    Today I’m pointing you to a great lemonade recipe.  It makes a single glass.  Refreshing and easy to make, it's a great hot afternoon beverage.   It’s my first foray into using liquid stevia too.  I bought my stevia at Trader Joe’s.  It’s about half the cost of ones at Whole Foods.  Something like $6.99 vs. $14.99. I’ve made this a couple of...

First Ever “FUN FINDS FRIDAY” – “Peanut” Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

admin August 30, 2013 1 Comment
Today I’m introducing Fun Finds Friday.  This is the day where I showcase fun recipes, articles, food items or blogs I find.   While I’m hoping to have something every Friday, I do not like to box myself in.   So, I may take off a Friday here and there. :) For the first ever Fun Finds Friday, I am showcasing these wonderfully, delightful peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies (I...

Lemon Infused All Natural Energy Drink

admin August 28, 2013 0 Comments
I admit.  I drink soda. But not often; usually for a caffeine fix.  And while I do drink an herbal tea now and then in the winter, I’m not much of a “summer” tea person.   I have heard about yerba mate’ tea a few years ago and its natural uplifting properties.  And green tea has been all over the place for several years now boasting health benefits too.  But neither seem desirable to...