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    Vegan Cheddar Bay Biscuits

    Last weekend I was craving a grilled cheese sandwich. I don’t seem to have the best of luck when trying vegan cheese (past brands have been gross), so I did a search on the best vegan cheeses and decided on Follow Your Heart brand. I...

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    Coconut Chai Tea Cookies

    Modified from VegNews’ Vegan Coconut Drop Cookies. What You Need: 1-1/2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes 1+ tbsp Masala Chai tea* 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2  large Medjoole dates 1/8 cup sugar 1/4 cup light agave syrup 1/4 cup non-dairy...

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    Tirimisu Recipe

    Ingredients: 3 large eggs 1 cup Espresso 1/2 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. Kahlua 8 oz. mascarpone 1/8 cup cocoa 20 ladyfingers   Combine 3 egg yolks, 1 Tbsp. Espresso, sugar and Kahlua in large mixing bowl. Beat 2-3 minutes. Add mascarpone and beat 3-5 minutes...

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  • Mocha Java Protein Shake

    Mocha Java Protein Shake

    Mocha Java Protein Shake 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder 12 oz chocolate almond milk 1-2* servings instant coffee (*2 servings of instant coffee makes the coffee flavor stronger but I recommend adding a bit of sweetener.) Blend and enjoy! Tweet This Post

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    Paula Deen’s Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies (Healthified)

    During the month of December, the Food Network sends out a 12 Days of Cookies newsletter with recipes. Last year they all looked so delicious and this year I decided to try to make all of them. One flaw in my plan was having to...

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  • A Very Vegetarian Thanksgiving

    A Very Vegetarian Thanksgiving

    In every sense of the word, Thanksgiving means family, football and food…specficially turkey. Personally, I don’t have any problem with eating meat/dairy/whatever every once in a while, especially when it’s difficult to accommodate a special diet, but my problem is that I don’t like turkey (or chicken...

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  • Raw Chocolates Round Two

    Raw Chocolates Round Two

    I had written a post a while ago about making raw chocolates and I inadvertently deleted it (and didn’t have a backup). Instead of rewriting it, I thought it was an excellent excuse to make chocolates again and this time make them even better. Last...

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  • Fun Questionnaire Time

    Fun Questionnaire Time

    I was looking up gluten-free vegan recipes to plan meals out and I stumbled upon this blog. One of the entries was a questionnaire/survey, much like the ones that used to be forwarded in email back in junior high school days. Since I have about 6...

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  • Raw Chocolate Pudding

    Raw Chocolate Pudding

    This is a super simple recipe for raw pudding, and it tastes really good too. 1-2 Avocados Raw cacao or cocoa powder Agave or other sweetener Mash up the avocados until creamy (1-2 depending on how much you want to make). The more ripe they...

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    Bubbly Peach Cupcakes

    I have to be honest, I don’t really care for cupcakes. Well, at least the prepackaged, mass-produced ones. I was at a party in NYC last fall and had the most amazing cupcakes on the face of the planet. I think they were made with...

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