Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies offer a moist chewy inside surrounded by a lightly crisped outside. Hints of chocolate, brown sugar and vanilla dance at your nose while satisfying your palate. An overture to your senses! Why Ultimate? The final point in a journey, the zenith--the best! I have been aching to develop a chocolate chip cookie recipe for years! But I waited until now. There are so many different recipes available that I wanted mine to add value to the vast selection of this ...
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Mexican Vegan Meatloaf (Gluten-free, Plant-based, Low Fat)
Mexican Vegan Meatloaf! Chili, cumin, beans, corn--all of the flavors an enchilada would offer are reunited in this gluten-free and vegan meatloaf! A tasty plant-based twist on a traditional dish! Homestlylin' and Freestylin' I could blame it on the cold, wind, and flurries outside my window, but I have really been craving some homestyle comfort food. When I was a kid we used to eat meatloaf routinely. (Yes, this was the era when dinner wasn't dinner if meat wasn't ...
Cookie Dough Blondies (Gluten-free, Plant-based / Vegan, Refined Sugar-free)
Cookie Dough Blondies are the things that dreams are made of: mind-blowing decadence, guilt-free ingredients and so easy! Ten ingredients, ten minutes to prep and fifteen minutes to bake. Oh yeah, this dream is coming true! The Haves and the Have Nots These Blondies taste . . . well, like chocolate chip cookie dough. That butter-meets-vanilla-meets-brown sugar goodness, with pops of chocolate throughout! With a soft melt in your mouth texture (just like cookie dough), it will be an ...
Sweet & Spicy Ginger Nuts (Gluten-free, Plant-based, Refined Sugar-free)
Sweet & Spicy Ginger Nuts satisfy your savory and sweet flavin' cravin' at the same time! A snack that packs a protein punch while serving up all the health benefits that ginger has to offer. Sugar & Spice In the past I have not been a huge fan of mixing savory and sweet, treats and heat, sugar and spice -- not so nice! But my recipe for Candied Ginger changed all that. Since transitioning to a plant-based diet, my palate has opened up to so many new and wonderful flavors and ...
Candied Ginger (Refined Sugar-free, Gluten-free, Plant-based)
Candied Ginger: Spice up your sweet or savory dishes and add all the health benefits ginger has to offer. An easy DIY! If your prior experience with ginger goes no further than a gingersnap or gingerbread, take note: Ginger is spicy! It can really bring some kick to your dish. But it brings more than heat . . . Ginger or ginger root comes from the rhizome (or underground rooty stem) of a flowering ginger plant. It has been used for centuries by other cultures for its medicinal value. ...
Simple Skillet Chili (Gluten-free, Plant-based / Vegan)
Simple Skillet Chili! Scrumptious, salubrious, effortless! A great weeknight meal anytime of year, but a lifesaver when that winter illness is refusing to let go. That was the cold I had recently. It should have relented after just a few days but the beast continually reared it's ugly head, demanding my attention and killing my energy. I have become a little spoiled. Since transitioning to a plant-based diet and eliminating gluten and refined sugar, I don't get sick nearly as often as I ...
Snickerdoodle Vegan Cheesecake (Gluten-free, Plant-based, Soy-free, RSF)
Snickerdoodle Vegan Cheesecake: A no-bake cheesecake combining the buttery richness of a pancake breakfast with a cinnamon sugar cookie. These personal size cheesecakes will make a great addition to your breakfast buffet or dessert table! Flexibility and Flavor As many of us prepare dishes for the holidays, I imagine flexibility and flavor top the list of requirements for most. Schedules become even more compressed with attending parties, hosting events and still doing life! This recipe is ...
Pomegranate Vegan Cream Cheese (Gluten-free, Plant-based, Soy-free, RSF)
Pomegranate Vegan Cream Cheese bursts with naturally sweetened tart goodness, just like the dairy-based original! Cream Cheese Love With this recipe I am definitely another step closer to feeling like I haven't given up any of my old faves in order to eat a plant-based diet. Cream cheese had many positive associations for me in my pre-plant-based diet days. I would meet a good friend at the local bagel shop where we'd order toasted bagels slathered with the creamy flavor of the day. There ...
Double Chocolate Peppermint Patties (Gluten-free, Plant-based / Vegan, Refined Sugar-free)
Double Chocolate Peppermint Patties: a decadent, plant-based, no bake version of the traditional candy. The refreshing mint chocolaty flavor and creamy texture that so many know and love has evolved! Not your everyday peppermint candy! Double Chocolate Peppermint Patties taste just like the one in the silver wrapper but with a little extra fudgy deliciousness inside. Now, that sweet mint is combined with melt-in-your-mouth chocolate from the inside out. In fact, this recipe took me ...
