Three Healthy (and delicious!) New Year’s Eve Party Recipes, starring Cauliflower
Are you sick of rich, heavy, succulent holiday food yet? Hopefully your leftovers are almost gone, you’ve been reaping the benefits of peppermint tea this week (if you haven’t, read this blog post immediately), and you’re feeling ready to get back in the kitchen and whip up some delicious New Year’s Eve party food! After all [...]
The Anything Goes Vegan Dark Chocolate Bark Recipe
Making chocolate bark is one of our favorite holiday rituals. Not only is it insanely simple, the flavor combinations are virtually endless. We’re talking nuts, sea salt, candy, dried fruit, herbs, spices, granola, popcorn, you name it, baby!Chocolate bark is great because you can mix and match chocolate and toppings based on mood, diet or [...]
Berry Mulled Wine: The Perfect Vegan Holiday Cocktail
The decorations are up, the shopping is done and the cookies are fresh out of the oven. Okay, maybe you haven’t gotten that far yet. No judgement here (we’ve been known to procrastinate on the baking part, too). Either way, you deserve to relax with a super delicious, extra special vegan holiday cocktail.Normally we’d suggest [...]
Three Unexpected Ways to Use Maple Syrup
Reserving maple syrup for breakfast is like only eating pie on holidays. What a waste! While we all know about the magical emotional healing powers of a good pie (at any time of year!), many people still aren’t aware of maple syrup’s superfood status or of how versatile an ingredient it is. So let’s shed a little light, shall we?Beware [...]
Have a Happy and Hearty Vegan Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is just a couple days away. To an omnivore, Thanksgiving is a veritable feast of delicious foods, usually slathered heartily in heavy cream and butter; for us vegans, Thanksgiving can often be a bit of a nightmare.All too often our well-intentioned relatives struggle to decide how to provide us with options that we can eat, dishes which are [...]
These Vegan Maple Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas will make you forget all about hummus
Chickpeas are a staple in any vegan’s repertoire. They’re packed full of all the protein, fiber and nutrients you’re looking for in a healthy, balanced diet. Chances are you’ve tried them in a variety of lunch and dinner recipes, but we’re willing to bet you’re getting a little tired of the same old same old (sorry, hummus). Cue Maple [...]
Seven Spooky and Delicious Vegan Halloween Recipes
The most haunting thing about Halloween is the inevitable post-trick-or-treating sugar trauma. Weeks of anticipation leads to over indulgence, followed by up-all-night tummy aches. Not to mention the effect all those sweets have on the kids!There’s no doubt we will all eat a little more sugar than usual this season, but to help reduce such paranormal consumption, we’ve come up with [...]
The Must-Have Mint Chocolate Recipe That Blew Our Minds
Attention mint chocolate lovers — we’ve got something decadent to share with you. Although our all-natural on-GMO mint obsession is usually 100% satisfied by our old pal, Peppermint, every once in a while you just need a shot of chocolate. So off we went, hunting for the perfect (aka yummy AND healthy) vegan mint chocolate recipe. And hallelujah, we found it! These No-Bake Mint Chocolate [...]
Toast and Chai Pastilles? Finally.
Our friends at Food for Life Baking Co. are having a December toast challenge! We are more than happy to share our love for their toast AND our pastilles in one tasty morning recipe. Yes - you heard us right, toast and Chai Pastilles. You'll have to trust us on this one - it is yummy. [...]
We Sure are Cheezy: Vegan Lemon PepperMint Cheesecake
Rough day? Eat cake! If you’ve had a long day at work, missed the bus, stepped in dog doo, and stood in the rain without a jacket, it’s time to sweeten up your day.We’ve got just the thing. Make some cheesecake – or “Cheezecake” – since this is dairy-free, friends! Cuddle up on the couch. Chow down. Feel amazing. [...]