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Avocado Key Lime Pie Bars with Granola Crust

Vegan and gluten-free key lime pie bars made with a granola crust and a creamy key lime avocado filling. Enjoy a bar as a refreshing anytime dessert!

Do you guys have a favorite juice shop near you?

For me, that place is Greenheart.

It’s the place I meet girlfriends and catch up and also where I get my favorite green juice.

It’s also where I taught my first (and only) in person yoga class this past summer, in a spacious green lawn staring out at friends and family.

It’s a good spot where good things happen there while drinking other good things.

Enough said.

Now that I live in Maryland, it’s one of Virginia’s major attractions that I plan to hit whenever I’m back in town.

And guys, Greenheart also has granola!

Today I’m sharing a recipe with a granola crust that’s delicious for an all-year round dessert.

This Avocado Key Lime Pie Bars with Granola Crust is vegan, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free with just 7 ingredients.

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Peanut Butter Pumpkin Overnight Proats

Pumpkin peanut butter protein oats for one! Mix up these easy oats for a pumpkin and protein-packed breakfast that’s perfect for busy fall mornings.

This past weekend I had a plant re-potting party here at F&V.

M and I squatted on the deck and transferred my spider plant, split leaf philodendron, and aloe vera to bigger pots.

Scooping dirt into ceramic pots and patting the earth around my plant babies was totally therapeutic.

The move was inspired by my split leaf philodendron, which has grown at an exponential pace since I bought it on a whim from Whole Foods last year.

Did you know that plants need to be moved to bigger pots about once a year for optimal health?

When I last repotted my philodendron it surprised me by exploding with happy green leaves and new vines.

I mean, it makes sense that they need a pot that properly fits their expanding root system.

Just like us, they need room to grow.

Give yourself some room to grow by making breakfast in advance this autumn.

These Peanut Butter Pumpkin Overnight Proats are perfect to prep ahead for a fun fall breakfast.

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No-Chicken Chickpea Nuggets

Plant-based and protein packed nuggets made with chickpeas and seasonings and baked to perfection. Serve with your favorite dip!

This past weekend M and I switched studio spaces.

We decided that, as much as I wanted my studio space to be separate and tucked away from “real life”, it just made sense logically to have me closer to the kitchen.

And M further from the noise of the kitchen.

So I lugged my photography boards, standing lights, and tiered shelves of props down to the main level while M disassembled and reassembled my standing desk.

For some reason it was emotional to leave my studio nook upstairs.

Yeah, that separation between personal and business life as a work-from-home entrepreneur is always hard.

Except lunchtime.

Lunchtime everything kind of falls into place.

Today I’m sharing these No-Chicken Chickpea Nuggets.

They’re baked and are the perfect plant-based back-to-school snack for all ages!
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