Pumpkin and chocolate go well together! Do you ever have a 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin leftover from a recipe and you don’t know what to do with it? You can freeze it and use it in another recipe later or you can go ahead and give this scrumptious oatmeal a try. Not being a…
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Vegan Chocolate Sauce – 3 Ingredients
With 3 simple ingredients you can create a creamy smooth chocolate sauce that will make you swoon. It checks off all the boxes for chocolate lovers. It’s simple and easy. Nut free, gluten free, oil free, low fat, no refined sugar and no coconut products. You will be tempted to keep it to yourself, but…
Tropical Sunshine Salad
I had a beautiful fresh pineapple on my kitchen counter that was begging to made into something fabulous. I was thinking about what to do with it when I remembered a lovely salad I had that someone brought to a potluck at my house years ago. It was made with fresh pineapple, mango, jicama, lime…
Quick & Easy Meals For Weight Loss – Plant Based
We are all pressed for time, but yet we want to eat healthy delicious meals that either help with weight loss or help us maintain our weight loss. Is this even possible? Yes, of course it is! I want to show you how easy it is to put a simple meal together that will be…
Vegan Mint Chocolate Chip Nice Cream – Sugar Free – Ninja CREAMi Option
Before I transitioned to a whole food plant based lifestyle my favorite ice cream was mint chocolate chip. I loved the the mint flavor and the texture and flavor of the all the little bits of chocolate throughout the ice cream. As I do with all of my favorite foods I find a way to…
Mango Lime Salsa
Light and refreshing is how I would describe this salsa. It is on the sweeter side of things with delicious fresh mango which is a nice contrast to the jalapeno pepper and red onion. Just 5 ingredients all together and it only takes about 15 minutes to make. It has a variety of flavors going…
Fruity Coleslaw
The nice thing about living where there are seasons is that we change up what we eat to a certain degree (pun intended) depending on the weather. Although coleslaw can be enjoyed anytime of year it is a dish that just seems to scream Summer! This coleslaw recipe has it’s own unique style with the…
Mexican Chopped Salad with Crispy Tortilla Strips & Chipotle Nacho Cheeze Sauce
I love Mexican – Southwest flavors and incorporate them into my food on a regular basis. Even my chopped salads can take on a Latin American flavor profile. I choose ingredients like beans seasoned with cumin, onion and garlic, a creamy vegan Chipotle Cheese Sauce with smoky chipotle chili powder, jalapeno powder, smoked paprika and…
Guilt Free Chips & Salsa SOS Free
That’s right you can still enjoy Chips & Salsa on a whole food plant based SOS Free (salt, oil sugar free) lifestyle! We made a video to show you how easy it is to make your own fresh salsa with simple ingredients that everyone should have access to. Our daughter learned how to make this…
Quinoa Tabbouleh – Gluten Free
We had a family gathering recently and our daughter wanted to make a salad that I could also enjoy. I have a gluten sensitivity as well as being SOS free whole food plant based / vegan. Our daughter always goes out of her way to accomodate my dietary needs. Since she is also an amazing…