Recipes
Good Morning Smoothie, Our Every-Morning Breakfast
Like I mentioned in the title, this is the smoothie that we drink every morning for breakfast. Most mornings, this is the only thing that I eat for breakfast, but I occasionally have a bowl of oatmeal along with my smoothie. My daughter has a bowl of oatmeal (or two!) every morning after she drinks
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Oatmeal for Two, the Perfect Plant-based Breakfast!
I love oatmeal for breakfast! I think it’s the perfect plant-based breakfast. It’s relatively quick and easy, but a little variety is helpful so I rarely make it the same way twice. Last week’s variation with blueberries and chia seeds is below. My husband Ron LOVES a smoothie for breakfast in the morning. And I’m telling you, he
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Homemade Dijon Citrus Salad Dressing
Salads are crucial if you want to get a lot of great nutrients in your body. But good, healthy dressings can be a challenge. I created this Dijon Citrus Salad Dressing accidentally when I had some artichoke dipping sauce from one of Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s books left over. The dipping sauce was a little too
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Black Bean Soup, a Family Staple
I love black bean soup. The first time I had this was when I was visiting my daughter Stephanie in Idaho. I volunteered to babysit the grandkids while she ran some errands, and she left a black bean soup recipe for me to fix for lunch. I’ve since veganized (is that a word?) the recipe and
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Plant-based Banana Bread Muffins
I love banana bread! I love it when I realize that we weren’t able to use up all our bananas in our smoothies. Although most of the left-over bananas are chopped up and thrown into our freezer, I still sometimes take advantage of the opportunity and make a batch of banana bread. These muffins are
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How to: Make Vegan Burgers Using Last Night’s Soup
As previously promised, here is the recipe for making burgers using last night’s soup! I love the idea of this because sometimes I really want burgers, but I really don’t feel like putting in all that extra work that comes with home-made vegan burgers. Another thing that I love is that it uses your left-overs
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Loaded Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Popsicles
It is finally starting to get warm enough here in Texas for popsicles and we are excited! Of course I say that and then watch, there will be a cold front tomorrow. I love a good popsicle on a hot summer day. My daughter especially likes them too. In fact, today we went to Ikea
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Cranberry and Chocolate Chip Granola Cookies (Gluten free)
Can you believe that it’s almost April? I feel like it was just Christmas! I’m extremely excited for April especially though because we will move into our new house (first house!) on April 1st! Just a few short days away! Something I can’t wait for: having my kitchen far away from my daughter’s room so
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