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Virtual Vegan LINKY Potluck 2
It’s Wednesday and that means that it’s time for the VVLP2! For this week’s Potluck, I’m sharing one of my favorite cool dessert recipes: Mint Chocolate-Mint Pudding and a Black Bean, Corn, & Walnut Burger. …
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Day 1 of the Best Giveaway Yet: NuNaturals Products! Plus Mint Chocolate-Mint Pudding
NuNaturals is one of the most generous companies that I know. Not only have they sponsored the Virtual Vegan Potluck and donated a whole lotta goodies to the “best of” winners, they’ve given me new products …
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Humble Pie: Chai-Spiced Oatmeal Tart with Warm Coconut-Vanilla Sauce
When one is a blogger (and aren’t we all?) sometimes strange ideas come – often while on the treadmill at 6 in the morning. Like, why is it so often the case that in a …
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Heart-shaped Cherry, Chocolate, & Almond Ricotta Hand Pies
Valentine’s Day recipe number two! To my mind, mouth, and tummy there isn’t much better than juicy fruit wrapped up in a buttery, crumbly, flaky crust. Especially when half of that crust has chocolate in …
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Meyer Lemon, Lime, & “Graham Cracker” Parfaits. Gluten-free.
I had no idea what I was going to do with the two bags of Meyer lemons I picked up on a recent grocery run – but I couldn’t resist them. Bright yellow and shiny, …
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Sweet Potato Maple Mousse Pie + Eat Well. Party Hard.
‘Tis the season for cozy sweaters, lost mittens, Christmas carol Muzak, and – – e-books! Lucky me, I got the early scoop on the upcoming life-and-how-to-live-it guide by Ms. Claire of Eat Well.Party Hard. And …
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Chocolate Sweet Potato Spice Cake
Chocolate cake reminds me of my mother, who in my humble opinion, baked the best chocolate cake on earth. It was coated in a creamy, buttery frosting that wasn’t too awfully sweet. This cake is …
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Sweet Potato Apple Pie Ice Cream (Only On Cowgirls & Collard Greens)
Saddle up and ride on over to Cowgirls & Collard Greens to meet Ms. Kayle Martin and then slurp up my simple, seasonal recipe for Sweet Potato Apple Ice Cream. While you’re there be sure …
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Vegan MoFo 13: Peanut Butter Creme with Jam Brûlée. Sugar- & Gluten-free.
Here we are at lucky number 13 – just over halfway through MoFo. One of my favorite pre-gan desserts was creme brûlée, so much so that I bought one of those handy-dandy kitchen torches just so …
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Vegan MoFo 4: Peanut Butter Creme & Raspberry Chiffon Pie. Gluten-free.
Day 4 of what could be called My 20 MoFo Ways to Honor Peanut Butter & Jelly brings us to a peanut butter and jelly pie. I’ve seen baked, brownie-like PB & J pies and …
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Vegan MoFo 3: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Orange “Marmalade” Frosting & Chocolate-Peanut Butter Drizzle
Don’t be fooled by the diminutive stature of these cupcakes. They are studly in flavor: chocolate, peanut butter, and tangy orange. My jumping off point for these cupcakes came in at Number 4 on BuzzFeed’s 29 …
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Chocolate-Mint Mousse & Berry Mousse Parfaits: Recipe on One Green Planet
This dessert and I had a few go-rounds – mostly involving tofu and lots of strawberries. All of the versions tasted good, but I just wasn’t satisfied, so I decided to go back to the …
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Oil-free Banana Fig Cakes with Date-Coconut Drizzle
Last week I spotted a gigantic purple fig hiding amongst the leaves in one of our potted plants. Kel and I watched its progress carefully; we didn’t want to let this one go to the …
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Chocolate Cake Banana Splits, Oil- & Gluten-free; A Xylitol Review & Mini-Giveaway
Xylitol Canada was kind enough to send me some freebies (with absolutely no expectation of a review, let alone a positive review), including a bag of their Xyla crystals. I baked a chocolate cake (recipe …
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Independence Day! NuNaturals Giveaway & Cherry-Coconut Creme Pie. Gluten-, Sugar-, & Oil-free.
Sweeteners and I: Sweeteners and I have a long and storied history together. We’ve been through the good times and the bad; hit the (sugar) highs and the (sugar) lows; and have weathered various …
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Plum & Mango Tart with Gluten-Free Crust. Sugar-free, Oil-free
The standard pastry crust makes me feel guilty. Me, the one who snarfed down the cinnamon-sugar coated scraps that my mom baked up after completing an apple pie. Me, the one who carefully ate around …
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Super-Quick Poppyseed-Orange-Coconut Cakes for Two
I’ve been sticking like (well, something like) glue to my Sweets Only On Days That Begin With An S commitment, but even on those days, I’m finding that I don’t have a craving for over-the-top, …
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Gluten-Free? I Can Do That! A Guest Post at Vegan Richa
Some have said, “An Unrefined Vegan? Yeah, girlfriend can’t do gluten-free!” Well, I’m here to tell you not only that I can, but that I AM doing GF over at Richa’s blog today. That’s right …
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