I have a few friends who have similar healthy eating patterns as I and have become my cooking buddies. I highly recommend that if you love cooking you have a few cooking buddies who can inspire you to try new things in the kitchen. You can exchange recipes and lend each other a hand while cooking. ...
Crunchy Sun Butter Granola Bars with Hemp Hearts
The other day my mom came home with a massive bag of hemp seeds (also known as hemp hearts). I had seen some recipes using them before, but had never tried or used them myself. When I first tried them I thought they tasted a lot like candle wax. I had read about their health benefits though, so I ...
Potato & Lentil Salad with Cilantro Pesto
This pesto is taken from Heidi Swanson's cookbook Super Natural Every Day, which is a great cookbook that you should definitely check out if you haven't already. I never would have thought to make pesto using pumpkin seeds and cilantro, but this combination works great together. I had some potatoes ...
Vegan Vanilla Chai Baked Donuts
These donuts are nothing close to the regular fried and fatty donuts that you would get at most bakeries and coffee shops. These are vegan and baked, instead of fried. Don't get me wrong though. They are still delicious. This recipe only makes four donuts, which is a good thing if you are anything ...
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins (gluten free and vegan)
These puppies (yes, I just called these muffins puppies) were inspired by a recipe from Minimalist Baker. I am a BIG fan of their recipes, so you should definitely check them out if you haven't already. I added some much needed coconut and chocolate chips to this recipe. I have been adding ...