Lavender Earl Grey Scones

Happy Friday! Yesterday was my mom’s birthday and I was unable to see her, but I called her on the phone and she told me about how she was going to have a brownie cake for her dessert. Let me tell you how sad I was when I heard this, I love my mom and

Easy Pad Thai

Happy New Year! It’s a great time of year to reflect on habits from years passed that you want to continue or change depending on how you feel about said habits. This year I decided to keep things simple as most of the time, the simple things lead to bigger and better changes. I decided

Vegan Cheeze Sauce

Hey everyone! Sorry for taking so long for another post, I broke my computer charger and then went out of town. Alas, I have bought a new charger and I am back home preparing myself for a crazy week to come at work! How’s December going for you? I hope that you are receiving extra

Gluten free all-purpose flour

A quick recipe and solution to your frustration of failed attempts on gluten free products! Makes about 9 cups of flour Ingredients: 4 cups brown rice flour 2 cups white rice flour 2 cups potato starch 1/2 cup tapioca flour 1/2 cup corn starch 2 Tbsp xanthan gum Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly, about

The Best Homemade Focaccia

Hello all, Seems like it’s been forever since I made a blog post last. Between family being in town and early thanksgiving celebrations, things have been quite busy ’round these skirts. Let me tell you though, waiting for this recipe is the best thing you could’ve done for yourself. Whether you are vegan and gluten

Lentil Neatballs

Neatballs atop pasta and homemade marinara sauce, dusted with nutritional yeast (post to come about nutritional yeast) I sit here as the sun has almost completely set and all I can think about is it possibly snowing tonight! Yesterday I had training for my serving job in a restaurant at a ski resort and we

Fall-afels with coconut lime tzatziki

I have overused all the typical puns I could use about fall so I will leave that alone, but today I have a delicious and easy falafel recipe that will keep you wanting more every time you eat it. Writing this post is making me hungry for them! It’s been snowing again here, so I

Carbohydrates

Alright, so the nutrition science side of this might not look as fun, but I assure you this is the stuff that’s most important to understand for you to make easier and better decisions on the way you eat. As a disclaimer I just want to mention that while I will be telling you the

Quick Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins

After eating some of my chili with tortilla chips, I realized my cravings for corn were much stronger than I had anticipated. I also thought about how imperative cornbread is to complement chili so I got myself out of bed this morning and whipped up a batch of pumpkin cornbread muffins (why not keep the

Quinoa Chili

It snowed here yesterday making it the second snow of the year already. I’m sure I’m not the only one that is seeing the weather changing to winter. Because of the dropping temperatures, all I wanted to eat was warm soup and so, I decided to make chili! Chili is so easy to make, inexpensive,