Yes! Fall is officially here! I see all the beautiful pumpkin stands on my drive to work, gourds at the grocery store (which I stocked up on heavily. How can I resist decorating with these beautiful things) and pumpkin recipes everywhere! I’m sure some people are getting a little tired of the pumpkin recipes and […]
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Honey Ginger Salmon with Spicy Baby Bok Choy
Have you seen Coneheads? I saw it way back in the day… I think I was about 9 or 10. Anyway, it happens to be on HBO on Demand at the moment, so I decided to take a quick trip down memory lane and watch it again. Holy cow, I swear every comedian ever is […]

Toffee Peach Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting
Toffee and Peaches are a match made in Heaven. Period. Peaches are a summer staple, or so I have learned since moving to the south. Being from Seattle, roadside fruit stands selling Rainier Cherries and Blackberries have always been one of the things that signifies summer for me. In Charlotte, it’s peaches. When I found […]

Gelatin-Free S’more Cupcakes
Gelatin-free S’more Cupcakes. S’mores. How can you go a summer without them? Unfortunately, it’s not all that easy to come across vegan or gelatin-free marshmallows… but, luckily, marshmallow fluff does not contain gelatin! Now here’s a recipe for some delicious s’more cupcakes. Instead of adding graham cracker flavor within the cake batter or on top […]

Pasta-less Summer Vegetable Lasagna
Vegetable lasagna is one of my favorite dinner meals. There’s no doubt that the vegetable version is healthier than the meaty version, but I wanted to make it even healthier and take out a ton of carbs and calories. The easy solution? Remove the pasta! Especially during the summer when eggplant and zucchini are so […]

Spicy Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms
Man oh man oh man I love Quinoa! Man oh man oh man I love Mushrooms! Man oh man oh man I love this combination! These stuffed mushrooms work great as an appetizer, a side dish, or a very tasty and healthy snack! Quinoa (keen-wah) is rich in protein and has perfectly balanced amino acids, […]

Shrimp and Grouper Fiesta Ceviche
Ceviche, for those who are unfamiliar, is a dish consisting of seafood that has been marinated in lime juice. The seafood is put in the lime juice raw, and the acids in the citrus actually cook it! The first time I remember ever having great ceviche was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in a boat in […]