Winter means citrus is back in season. This bright cocktail will really show off the freshness of oranges, grapefruit and lime, with the sweetness coming from a candy swizzle stick in each glass. You can make this punch for all ages by using ginger ale for the fizz or make a grown up version with sparkling white wine. Our Fizzy …
Molasses Spice Cookies
Everyone enjoys cookies around the holidays and Molasses Spice Cookies are a classic. We’ve reworked the recipe to make these traditional little sweets both vegan and gluten-free! Can’t eat nuts? No problem, the decorative pecans are optional and the cookies are just as cute without them. This recipe makes about 3 dozen small cookies. They pair well with coffee, hot …
Sweet Potatoes with Orange
This simple vegan/gluten-free recipe comes together effortlessly. A little chopping and zesting, and bake it in the oven! It’s delicious hot or cold, and is at home on a brunch buffet or dinner table. Try different dried fruits or nuts, or add some ginger if you like a bit of spice! [yumprint-recipe id=’115′]
3 Reasons to Follow a Vegan Diet
“The V-Word” makes some people uncomfortable, so we use our own unique way to explain 3 great reasons to follow a plant-based diet. If you are interested in following a vegan diet, check out our recipes from the dirty hippie & the bohemian girl! We feature a new, original recipe from them every week!
Crispy Smashed Curry Potatoes
Have a rough day? This is the dish for you! Not only is it delicious, but you get to smash the heck out of some potatoes! We take taters to a whole new place with this recipe. It’s like a cross between baked potatoes and chips, but all coated in a yummy curry paste with garlic and ginger. The spices …
Roasted Beet Salad with Walnut Dressing
Nothing Like Mom’s Beets from a Can Our warm Roasted Beet Salad with Walnut Dressing is nothing like those nasty beets from the can. These are earthy and flavorful. Did we mention nutrition? Beets are loaded with fiber, iron, protein, magnesium, vitamin C, calcium and potassium – all while being extremely low in fat. One cup only has 59 calories and …
Tailgate Chili Mac
It’s time for football and with football comes the tailgating spread. If the games we’ve attended are any indication, chili and hot dogs go with tailgating like cookies and milk go with Santa Claus. With our menu, you’re sure to score major points at the next game. The chili is a whole meal complete with proteins, carbs and veg. It’s …
Sweet as Honey Cake
Rosh Hashanah is Jewish New Year and in 2015, it begins in the evening of Sunday, September 13 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, September 15. Said to be the anniversary of the creation of the world, Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holy Days (or High Holidays), a ten-day period that ends with Yom Kippur — …
Bacon Goes Vegan
There are few things the veggie world can’t mimic from animal-foods. We have knock-off cheeses, burgers and even chicken strips. Now you can add bacon to that list, just in time for International Bacon Day on Saturday the 5th (this unofficial holiday is always observed the Saturday before Labor Day). And what’s even better: There are plenty of ways to get …
Chia Pudding
Check out all of our vegan lunch ideas HERE! What is lunch without pudding? Pudding cups are a decades-old lunch time classic. We say you can do better, though, than the pre-packaged styles at the grocery store. Get a set of re-usable pudding cups (shown, Preserve mini 8-oz. cups, made of recycled plastic) and make up batches of Chia Pudding …