Remember my delicious Coconut Almond Milk recipe and how you have the option to strain the almond and coconut pulp from the milk? Once you do that you are left with a delicious pulp, and nothing to do with it. Well, I decided that I would create a raw vegan lemon tart with that extra … Continue reading Raw Vegan Lemon Tarts
This dish came about because I had eaten all my lunch meals for the week early, as I ended up eating the same thing for lunch and dinner two days in row. When I came home on Wednesday night, I realized I didn't have any lunches to bring to work with me for Thursday and … Continue reading Quinoa with Broccoli and Butternut Squash
Lemon and coconut mixes are some of my favorite. Lemon coconut ice cream, lemon coconut smoothies, and lemon coconut cookies! These raw vegan cookies taste so fresh, with raw, natural lemon juice and lemon zest adding the perfect tangy flavor to the coconut base. This a great cookie to serve as an after dinner dessert … Continue reading Raw Vegan Lemon Coconut Cookies
It's still asparagus season, which means I'm still finding ways to incorporate it into my diet. One of the best tips for eating healthy, local, and organic is to eat seasonal foods. If you are a co-op or CSA member, you will get seasonal vegetables and fruit from your local farmer. This means weeks of … Continue reading Quinoa, Baba Ganoush and Lemon Roasted Asparagus
When you think, "Hmm, what's a great smoothie combination?" I can almost guarantee you that banana, lemon, coconut milk, and ginger aren't the first ingredients that come to your mind. Surprisingly (or not surprisingly) enough, this is a really great tasting smoothie and combo! This is also a wonderful alkaline smoothie that can help reduce … Continue reading Banana Coconut Lemon Smoothie
Just in time for the holidays! As promised, a vegan holiday dessert! This recipe is really simple to make, and there are a lot of variations to it. Apple crumble can be very forgiving on the type of flour you use, you if you have a nut allergy, switch up the flour to buckwheat or … Continue reading Vegan Apple Crumble – Gluten Free!
Cabbage: not everyone's favorite, but so, so good for you. I have had my issues eating cabbage in my life, and I will tell you...it's not my favorite. It is, however, one of the great members of the cruciferous vegetable family. Cabbage contains a compound called sinigrin, which as been known to carry certain cancer preventive properties … Continue reading Cabbage and Leek Salad with Olives and Radish
Lemon cashew cream can be a great substitute for an icing on cakes, cookies or cupcakes, or just to be eaten as a sweet treat on its own! There are a few simple ingredients, you just need to remember to set aside 4 hours prior to preparation to soak the cashew nuts that go into … Continue reading Lemon Cashew Cream
I love salsa!! I used to buy it in the store all the time until I realized that hey, I used to live in Mexico and I always made my own salsa! Why did I stop doing that? Lucky for me, I had 6 very ripe roma tomatoes in my house as well as … Continue reading Chunky Homemade Salsa
I love making hummus out of any bean that is available to me, and I also LOVE the taste of split peas. Split peas are already creamy with an excellent strong flavor on their own, so I didn't find the need to make this hummus any other flavor except enhancing what split peas already have. This … Continue reading Split Pea Hummus
