Thanks to an episode of Gilligan’s Island, I grew up with the wholehearted belief that Eating More Carrots = Having Amazing Eyesight. (Never mind the fact that the carrots on this particular Gilligan’s Island episode were grown from radioactive seeds that mysteriously washed ashore and gave Mary Ann superhuman seeing powers.) I wasn’t the only […]
Tag: breakfast
Quick Chocolate Lovers’ Cake Donuts (Vegan, Gluten Free)
There’s a lovely quote from Walden by Henry David Thoreau that reads, “How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.” For me, it’s more like, how many new eras in my life have been dated by the eating of a donut: There’s the life changing […]
Fluffy, Ultra Soft Sweet Vegan Star Bread
I love traditions. I love eating the same thing on my birthday every year, posing for the same photo with my brother every Christmas, and watching the same movie every year at the first hint of fall (so I can hear my favorite lines in movie history: “Don’t you love New York in the fall? […]
The Best Wholesome Blueberry Lemon Scones with Greek Yogurt
One of my favorite new traditions is turning our home into a coffee shop, where the customers, baristas, and bakers are me and my husband. We decide what time we’ll “go” to the coffee shop (aka, a room in our house), and it really makes us feel like we’re going somewhere special. It’s very easy […]
Bean-tiful and Satisfying Overnight Oatmeal
Beans beans the magic fruit, the more you eat, the more you may lower your risk of coronary heart disease, colon cancer, depression, and stroke. Beans also help improve blood sugar levels and blood pressure. And they are high in fiber so help you feel fuller for a longer period of time. They are the […]
Sugar Free Strawberry Pancakes – Healthy and Scrumptious (Vegan)
Blueberries, bananas, chocolate chips…those are the usual suspects when it comes to pancakes. While my husband and I had our 98th discussion about which addition makes the best pancake, I decided it was time to mix it up. Hello, sugar free strawberry pancakes! My college roommate taught me the best pancake recipe. Her dad would […]