When I first heard of nutritional yeast, I was making a tofu breakfast burrito from another blogger's recipe. I skipped over the yeast (since that sounded kinda odd, putting yeast in a burrito) and …
Beet Cupcakes with Orange Neufchâtel Frosting
Surprise! Vegetables aren't just for dinner! The beet is a great root vegetable to use in sweet applications as well. I usually pair it with chocolate when I'm baking. …
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Black Bean Quinoa Burger Salad
Recently, N and I celebrated our favorite friends' birthdays. R and C have birthdays a week apart and last year, had a great party to celebrate. This year, they decided not to celebrate with a party, …
Banana Nut Oatmeal Buttermilk Muffins
A few weeks ago, I made a cake for N's mom's birthday. I had been waiting to make this cake for her for a while, since the flavors were right up her alley. Before I went to the market, I reviewed the …
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Top to Tail Beet Quinoa
Eat More Greens, my 2014 motto, has become a little person sitting on my shoulder, saying "You could add greens to that." This recipe is a perfect example of that. I first threw this dish together for …
Togarashi Tofu with Spinach and Soba
It's that time of year again: resolution time. We're constantly barraged with people, social media, companies, and newsletters asking us about our resolutions or trying to sell us more workout …
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Buddha’s Feast
Today marks two weeks since my grandma's passing. In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that someone dear to my heart was in the hospital. I didn't want to say that it was my grandma, my last …
Miso Soup
When it rains, it pours. This has been a rough week for me. On top of the stress of life, work, and the holidays, someone I hold close to my heart is in the hospital. Knowing that she's not doing well …
Miso Turkey Lettuce Cups
I know, I know. You're all probably thinking that I'm nuts. You just had a lot of turkey last week, and you may be eating leftover turkey for well over a month. So why would I suggest you make …
Banana Bread
Today I'm taking a break from my regularly scheduled fall eats to pay tribute to my grandma. I first told you about her on Mother's Day. She raised 7 kids and didn't have the easiest life, but she …
Veggie Quiche
People put quiche on such a pedestal; putting fancy ingredients (I can't afford fancy mushrooms, sorry) or meats I don't regularly buy (I'm looking at you, ham). It's something you only have for …
Raw Chocolate Protein Squares
Two weeks ago, the unimaginable happened. I killed my food processor. It wasn't the best, it was four years old and what I could afford at the time (which was nothing to write home about). Since then, …