Snickerdoodle Quinoa Cookies combine the flavor of a snickerdoodle with the wonderful mouthfeel of a soft-baked oatmeal cookie. Loaded with plant-based protein and healthy fats, they are a dessert you can feel good about or a breakfast you can look forward to! No oats in these puppies, or flour, or gluten, or animal products, or refined sugar! They are filled with healthy ingredients that serve up vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, plant-based protein, and most of all fabulous taste and ...
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Toasted Marshmallow Vegan Smoothie (Gluten-free, Plant-based, Refined Sugar-free)
Toasted Marshmallow Vegan Smoothie! Reminiscent of a rich, thick and creamy 50's-era shake. A healthy breakfast smoothie by day, or a rich decadent dessert by night -- recipes for both! Those We're the Days As a child, one of my favorite traditions occurred at the end of the school year. My grandfather would take my brother, my two cousins and me to the local ice cream parlor for shakes or sundaes. I remember the tall parfait glasses struggling to contain the luscious, heavy, ...
Corn and Chickpea Polenta (Gluten-free, Vegan / Plant-based)
Corn and Chickpea Polenta blends the rich heritage of Italian cuisine with the modern need for healthier dishes and flexible serving options. A creamy, flavorful dish that makes: a great bed for sauce; a healthier alternative to French fries; a delicious warm bread served straight from the oven, all providing a great source of plant-based protein! What is Polenta Made From? If you ask someone what polenta is made from most will answer corn. While today that is a pretty ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars (Gluten-free, Plant-Based / Vegan, Refined Sugar-free, Soy-free)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars are a fudgy, delectable delight boasting 9 grams of plant-based protein without the use of soy. So nutritious they make a great breakfast or snack, but so delicious you'll want to serve them for dessert! I love chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans). If you're familiar with my recipes you know that they are one of those great ingredients that taste delicious in both savory and sweet worlds. My Roasted Chipotle Chickpeas are a great zesty little snack, and my ...
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread (Gluten-free, Vegan/Plant-based)
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread - A perfect flavor pairing. So creamy, rich and smooth you will never guess it's plant-based. The Magic of Roasted Garlic Is there anything more appetizing than the scent of garlic roasting in olive oil? Once roasted, a flavor that can sometimes be a little pungent, transforms into a tempered, smooth, nutty deliciousness! For this very reason I knew that using cashews for the creamy base would be a great success. Add in a little red bell ...
Roasted Chipotle Chickpeas (Gluten-free, Vegan / Plant-based)
Roasted Chipotle Chickpeas - A zesty snack, as addictive as potato chips, but more satisfying and downright nutritious. Only 5 minutes of prep time! I am always on the lookout for healthy snack foods that satisfy a craving for savory goodness while legitimately giving the body nutrients that will fill the deficit. Chickpeas do just that. They are an impressive source of plant-based protein and many other nutrients. (To get all the details of what chickpeas have to offer, check out my ...
“Cheesy” Smashed Potato Boxty (Gluten-Free, Vegan / Plant-Based)
"Cheesy" Smashed Potato Boxty. A golden crispy shell with a smooth, tender inside. A potato by any other name . . . Irish Boxty, Jewish Latke, Swiss Rosti, German Reibekuchen or -- Potato Pancake! Spanning multiple cultures over hundreds of years, this traditional dish provides quite a versatile palette for each creator. Made primarily from a base of mashed potatoes, or mashed potatoes and raw potatoes (although some cultures have historically used vegetables ...
Black Beans and Cauliflower Rice (Gluten-Free, Vegan / Plant-Based)
Black Beans and Cauliflower Rice -- a zippy, flavorful dish that's lower in carbs and higher in nutrients than traditional beans and white rice, but equally as tasty and versatile! The Versatility of Cauliflower If you have read any of my other posts where cauliflower is featured as a main ingredient you will have heard me talk about its nutritional generosity. If you haven't, and you are interested in all that cauliflower has to offer nutritionally, then hop on over to my Cauliflower ...
PB&J Smoothie (Gluten-Free, Vegan / Plant-Based)
The PB&J Smoothie merges nostalgia and nutrition into one creamy, delicious treat! I have a confession to make: I'm not really much of a smoothie person. I see lovely pictures in the blogosphere of smoothies placed in various creative vessels and poised on a deck rail or buried in snow. I've tried many smoothies over the years but none have really blown my socks off. They either contain way to much sugar to be healthy or a boatload of dairy. Or they mix veggies in with fruit which I ...
