Loaded Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Popsicles

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)

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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Delicious Minestrone Soup

Delicious Minestrone Soup

Who doesn’t love a good minestrone? This soup is so darn tasty and and chock-full of yummy hearty veggies and nutrients. My husband and I discussed the other night that it almost feels like it has meat in it because it’s so hardy. We love this soup! My husband and I both ate 2 large
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What is Kohlrabi?

What is Kohlrabi?

What is Kohlrabi?  I would have never known if it weren’t for my farmer’s coop distribution where I get my produce each week.  Sixteen years ago I joined my first produce coop in Dallas, Texas.  There was nothing sophisticated about it.  We were just a group of moms, mostly from church, that wanted fresh produce in bulk from the
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Plant-Based Cinnamon Rolls with Peanut Butter Frosting

Plant-Based Cinnamon Rolls with Peanut Butter Frosting

As you probably could tell by my post on peanut butter syrup, I really like peanut butter. I am also a very big fan of cinnamon rolls, as is my husband. For a while now I have been thinking about cinnamon rolls and how unhealthy they are but how much I still love them and
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How to: Blanch and Freeze Celery

How to: Blanch and Freeze Celery

I’m sure, just like me, you have thrown away a few stalks of celery in your lifetime. I can’t even imagine how many I have thrown away because I only needed one or two stalks for each recipe. It drives me crazy to waste all that extra celery, but I never remembered to use up
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Creamy Cheesy Broccoli Pasta

Creamy Cheesy Broccoli Pasta

My family and I are big fans of this pasta sauce! This was one of the first “mac and cheese” recipes I tried when we first started to transfer to a plant-based diet. It has a wonderful creamy texture and a slightly tangy cheesy flavor to the sauce. This is another one of the “regulars”
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A Simple Vegan Black-eyed Peas Meal

A Simple Vegan Black-eyed Peas Meal

I love blogging with my daughter.  We have something creative that we are working on together.  And it offers you a wide range of experiences.  Kristin is young, and she is a wonderful and enthusiastic cook, so she blogs about eating a plant-based diet on a budget with a child.  I’m a grandmother and a
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