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Orange-Triple Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. Oil- and Sugar-free.
This is it! Today is the day…for this recipe to see the light. This post has been knocking around my Draft folder for months and it’s high time I moved it into the Published list. I was …
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5 (Revamped) Vegan Breakfasts. Recipe #2: Strawberry-Vanilla Pinwheels with Sweet Cashew Icing
My second revamped breakfast is based on Half-Pint Pinwheel Rolls, a recipe from waaaay back in February 2012. For that recipe, half of the diminutive pastries were filled with a savory mixture of garlic, walnuts, and …
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Review, Giveaway, & Blondies: Sweet Debbie’s Organic Treats
First things first: thank you all for your sweet words and support. I was feeling like a major heel for canceling the May Potluck, but I needn’t have worried. Big virtual hugs to one and …
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Day 2 of The Best Giveaway Yet! NuNaturals Products! Plus Chai Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Day 2 of the NuNaturals products giveaway! To refresh your memory, here’s what four winners will receive: One bottle of the Cherry-Flavored Stevia Liquid One bottle of Vanilla-Flavored Stevia Liquid One 16 oz. package of …
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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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Whole Grain Banana-Date-Flax Muffins. Oil- and Sugar-free.
We eat a lot of bananas – at least according to almost every grocery checkout person at our local store. Between us, Kel and I eat about 3-4 bananas a day. I shop once a …
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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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Guest Post on The Sweet Life: Ginger Green Matcha “Panna Cotta”
Before I send you off, I want to say thank you for the enthusiastic response I got for my Help Me Choose My E-book Cover post. That was really cool. Here’s how the voting sussed …
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Big Reds: Raw Cherry-Chocolate-Coconut Cookies. Sugar-, Oil-, & Gluten-free.
If Valentine’s Day had a flavor, certainly chocolate would be involved, right (duh!)? But it’s not as simple as that. To me, there’s also a hint of cherry in there. I guess that’s because the …
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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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Cinnamon Apple “Toast.” Raw, Gluten- and Sugar-free.
When low, gray clouds scud across the blue and mornings are cool enough for a flannel shirt and the leaf tips of the winged elms, hackberrys, scrub oaks, and bois d’arcs turn brown, I feel …
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Vegan MoFo 17: Peanut Butter-Banana “Ice Cream” with Mixed Berry Sauce. Sugar- & Gluten-free.
This MoFo recipe taught me that the simplest method is almost always the best method. I went through three incarnations of ice cream – two that were too fussy and required ingredients that made me …
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Vegan MoFo 15: Peanut Butter-Banana Waffles with Blueberry Macadamia Nut Sauce. Low-gluten. Sugar- and Oil-free.
What should be here is a recipe similar to Liv Life’s PBJ Banana Waffle Sandwiches, except that at this point in MoFo, I’m kinda done with PB & J sandwich iterations. First was the mile-high French Toast …
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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 12: Peanut Butter & Jelly Banana Pancakes. Gluten-, Sugar- and Oil-free.
At first blush (much like the soft rosy hue at the center of these pancakes), this recipe comes across as mildly fussy, but it comes together pretty quickly, especially if you use the overnight method. …
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Vegan Mofo 11: Peanut Butter & Jelly Blondies. Sugar-free.
We’re more than halfway through this thing, kids! Are you still with me? The original for this PB & J take on a the classic blondie appeared at Number 12 on 29 Ways to …
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Mint Gone Wild: Cocoa-Coconut-Mint Smoothie
The tiny mint plant was so cute, so cheerfully green and enchanting-smelling that I had to get it. It was barely 3″ high and had such delicate and tender little leaves! But a shadow hung …
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Raw Double Chocolate Mint Bars. Sugar-, Oil-, & Gluten-Free.
Among the many fun things about receiving a Vegan Cuts Snack Box each month is that it’s a treasure trove of inspiration. A lot of the goodies inside are not readily available to me so …
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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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Gluten-Free Chocolate Granola Pancakes w/ Chocolate Coconut Sauce. Sugar- and Oil-free.
My continuing gluten-free story…over the past few months I’ve been trying out more GF recipes and using different mixes to see how they bake up. I’ve found that – for me, at least – GF …
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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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Unprocessed: A Review & A Giveaway
You know how it is. You switch to a plant-based diet and you get educated; you arm yourself with the data that informs your decision to eat healthfully and mindfully. You read The China Study, …
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