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Hello hormones

Sometimes the perfect storm occurs and a rainy day overlaps with that time of the month (TMI? sorry male readers…) and all I want to do is bake.  Chocolate, specifically.  Yes please! Recently Gabriela made a batch of double dark chocolate peanut butter cookies that I bookmarked for just this sort of occasion.  I modified the recipe a bit, as noted below. Double Chocolate PB Crunch Cookies (adapted from this recipe) Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup sucanat vegan cane sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3 tbsp special dark chocolate cocoa powder 1/2 cup… Read more >

Who is this girl?

When my alarm goes off in the morning, I get up immediately.  I never hit snooze.  Ever.  So yesterday it went off at 4:25 am and I popped out of bed ready to start my day the best way I know how.  However, after 46 seconds (give or take a few), I quickly came to the conclusion that working out was a bad idea.  My head was a throbbing mess and my eyes were all puffy.  [I have since discovered that I’m slightly allergic to the gorgeous bouquet Kyle got me for Valentine’s Day] So… Read more >

Loafing around

I made another hippie loaf.  This pumpkin banana bread recipe is crazy yum.  I should have made another batch way sooner.  I don’t know what was holding me back.  Actually I think I do.  I rarely let bananas get to the mega-brown state that is oh-so-perfect for bread making.  Smoothies and oats usually get them long before they reach that point of no return. This batch was moist like a muffin, but also fluffy like bread.  Perfect when warmed and topped with peanut butter. With a side of coffee and berries. The weather lately has… Read more >

Vegan love truffles

Love.  Love.  Love. You can pretty much slap any romantic words in front of a meal name on the 14th and it’s instantly a cupid-themed treat, right?  (Well, maybe not mushy) This morning’s oats were anything but ordinary – they were hot and steamy. 🙂 The add ins were semi-special.  Mostly because there was no moderation whatsoever in the amounts used.  Sure it looks like a simple spoonful of raw almond butter above, but I actually added in the entire remaining portion seen below. I also added the whole banana into the oats when they… Read more >

Mmmm…k

The titles I was considering with the letter “K” would all be flagged as inappropriate if taken out of context, so I will simply say, I had 3 different meals with “K” foods the other day.  The first was more of a breakfast snack really.  Enjoyed with a home-made cappuccino.  Make that a kappuccino (meaning it was dairy-free).  I frothed up a full cup of rice milk then heated it and added it to a shot of caffeine.  The foam took up half the cup, but the rest of the milk made the most rich… Read more >