I'm always buying tons of bananas and once they get overripe I freeze them for smoothies or vegan banana ice cream. I also use the super ripe bananas in baking, like my Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Pancakes. In addition to the usual suspects like banana bread (healthy nutella banana bread recipe ...
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Asian Quinoa Salad with Cilantro Coconut Dressing
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 ...
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 ...