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February 17, 2015
Make Your Own Banana Flax Vegan Dog Biscuits
When the weather is icky it’s not just you that’s bored. Perk up your pups by making them some of these vegan dog biscuits. Who knows, you might even be able to teach them a few new tricks.
Making dog cookies is pretty much like making people cookies. You use the best ingredients that you have in your kitchen, mix everything up together and bake them.
The only thing you want to keep in mind is you want tocook dog cookies drier. That way they’ll store longer.
My pups love banana and cinnamon. I a...
February 14, 2015
Slow Cooker Vegan Bolognese
The new wave of cold weather has me craving a hearty pasta sauce. I’ve also been working hard in 2015 to sneak extra veggies in Cheryl. ThisSlow Cooker Vegan Bolognese is easy to make and gets ton of veggies in your picky eater without a fight.
Saturday is the perfect day for slow cooking. Life is more relaxing once you know what you’re going to have for dinner, but it’s even better when you have it cooking ahead of time.
This sauce may look like its meaty namesake, but instead it’s full of cau...
February 12, 2015
Heartbreaker Rose Syrup Cocktail
Finally, I got into the mood to make a recipe for Valentines Day. I went back to my favorite floral flavor – roses. This time I use it in a Rose Syrup Cocktail. You can leave out the tequila if you don’t imbibe, and have a few ways for you to make your own rose syrup.
This jar of Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Rose Syrup has been sitting in my cabinet since Eat, Write, Retreat last year. I’ve been saving it formonths so it’s my inspiration for this cocktail. The syrup gets its red color from the hib...
February 10, 2015
Pancakes for One from Living Candida Free by Ricki Heller
I’m excited to share a recipe from Ricki Heller’s new book, Living Candida Free. Since she’s the expert on candida and I’m not, so I asked her to talk to you about it today.
Want a reward for learning something new? At the bottom of the post there’s agluten-free, soy-free and sugar-free pancake recipe!
Here’s what Ricki has to say:
Crash Course: Candida!
You know how, when you first learn a new vocabulary word, it seems to show up in everything you read? Well, I’ve noticed the same effect with a...
February 7, 2015
Potato & Pea Samosa Cakes from I Could Never Go Vegan
Photo by Chris Miller
Happy Saturday everyone! I’ve got the perfect recipe for your dinner tonight. ThesePotato & Pea Samosa Cakes, from I Could Never Go Vegan by Kristy Turner, come together in a flash. For me, Indian food is always a treat.
I have to admit I did what every author dreads with this recipe. I changed the main ingredient. I’m sorry Kristy!
Kristy’s recipe is below without my messing with it so you can see the real recipe. Why would I mess with it like that? Cheryl can’t have potat...
February 5, 2015
Vegan Whole Wheat Lemon Blondies
It seems that just about anything can be polarizing – especially desserts. Cheryl would be happy if I only made desserts full of chocolaty goodness. I like chocolate, but I wouldn’t marry it if you know what I mean. Bright citrus flavors are another story.
I love a little lemon stevia in my homemade vegan yogurt, a nice whiskey sour with homemade sour mix and to me, the best kind of chocolate to me is the one that has orange in it too. I could also be happy eating theseWhole Wheat Lemon Blondi...
February 3, 2015
Chickpea Noodle Soup with Spiralized Celeriac
Okay, it’s finally happened. I’ve succumbed to the spiralizingcraze. ThisChickpea Noodle Soup actually has no real noodles in it at all. Instead, it’s overflowing with noodle-thin strands of celery root and carrot. I think that alone makes this an over achievingveggie soup!
What is celeriac? It’s sometimes called celery root, but it’s not the actual root of the plant we call celery. However, it does have a very mild flavor similar to celery and comes with the extra added bonus of being stringl...
January 31, 2015
Coconut Oat Vanilla Nut Vegan Coffee Creamer
Photo by Kate Lewis
I wake up wanting a coffee or tea full of creaminess. I seem to drink coffee more in the summer and tea in the winter. I have no idea why, it’s just what I crave at the moment. I certainly have a few favorite store-bought creamers I like, but I love making myown vegan coffee creamer too.
Just so you know my latest store-bought favorite is Califia Farms. The French Vanilla flavor is awesome in earl gray tea, and I have some of the caramel pecan tucked away to try in an iced c...
January 29, 2015
Terry Walter’s Collard Green Sukiyaki
Today’s recipe is fromTerry Walter’s new cookbook, Eat Clean Live Well. It is the second recipe I posted from it because I had to share one of the savory recipes with you too. I love buckwheat noodles and collards so thisCollard Green Sukiyaki hit a home run for me.
If you don’t have a winter csa you might not have a daikon hiding at the back of your fridge, so feel free to use a parsnip or sub another veggie you have on hand. No access to the fancy-schmancymaitakes? Then just use plain old bu...
January 27, 2015
Stevia Chocolate Chip Shortbread
Even if you are avoiding refined sugar, you can still have some of this Stevia Chocolate Chip Shortbread. Lily’s Chocolate sent me some of their new stevia chocolate chips to try out. I really like them and they baked up great in these cookies. Just don’t expect them to be as sweet as regular chocolate chips.
Their dark chocolate chips are vegan and gluten-free. They aren’t cheap and a bag from Amazon will set you back about $7 or 8dollars, but you can get them cheaper at VitaCost.com. The onl...
