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Cookies, Snacks, Sweet Treats

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan)

My very favorite cookie! I remember calling my brother sometime during my pregnancy with my daughter and raving about this cookie and how I was busy baking it almost all the timeā€”his response was “ah, the 3rd trimester” (he has kids too). I giggled and thought…ha, I wish. I still crave and love and bake […]

Main, World Cuisine

Best Friend Vegan Lasagne

Traveling home from a visit with my family, I had the good fortune to sit on the plane next to Rylee. We were both busy reading books and watching our movies during the flight and it wasn’t until our descent home that we got to know each other a bit. She was a little emotional […]

Main, World Cuisine

Homemade Marinara Pasta Sauce

This sauce is amazing and pretty simple to make. The recipe is not my original, I learned it from my favorite cookbook author, Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Her books are amazing and this recipe can be found among other great recipes in her book, Isa Does It. We serve it over our pasta and also use […]

Snacks

Amazing Vegan Chex Mix

One day my son was reading the back of the cereal box and saw a recipe for Chex Mix and asked if we could make some. With a little curiosity and inspiration, we found various recipes for homemade Chex mix and were inspired by one we found on the website “It Doesn’t Taste like Chicken“. […]

Sweet Treats

Baklava

My sweet friend, Sue taught me how to make this beloved Baklava. She had returned from travels in Turkey where she learned the secrets to amazing Baklava. I have made just two substitutions to her recipe to accommodate the vegan life and if I hadn’t told you, you’d never know. The best thing about this […]

Main, Salad

Mediterranean Orzo Vegan Feta

Lunch with Hermes. Hermes is the God known as The Messenger, described as a trickster among other traits! The trick in this dish…vegan feta. I was called a liar (ahem) the first time I served it with this amazing vegan feta! I love this dish for many reasons, including…pretty easy to make, delicious, and very […]

Snacks, Sweet Treats

Energy Balls (no bake)

Life is full and busy! Keep these energy balls handy to grab and go. Thank you to my friend, Rob for sharing these great treats after a school PTA meeting one evening. They are well-loved and appreciated. Hope you love them too!

Breakfast, Sweet Treats

Good morning, Coffee Cake

“It smells like cinnamon rolls.” I made my very first coffee cake yesterday and it was a hit! This recipe is easy and made with ingredients you likely have on hand. When we shared the cake with a friend, they raved and insisted it should not be the last time we make this cake. Inspired […]