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Avocado & Cucumber Rolls with SunButter Sauce

Avocado & Cucumber Rolls wrapped in toasted sushi nori sheets with a creamy SunButter Sauce. Perfect for a date night meal! 

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I never really got back to “normal” after the pandemic. 

I didn’t really need to, because my normal can be working in pajamas in the comfort of my own home. 

Outside of teaching yoga once a week, climbing, and heading to our favorite coffee shop every Saturday, I otherwise don’t *need* to venture out. 

During the pandemic, my house became my safe space, my place of work, and my workout studio.

I stopped attending hot yoga at the local studio (something at the time I couldn’t imagine living without), and started practicing exclusively at home. 

So it was rather magical this weekend, when I attended my first hot yoga class in over 5 years during my 300 hr YTT program. 

Sitting in an easy seat chanting with a chorus of of “OM” vibrating around me, tears prickled behind my closed eyelids. 

THIS, I thought, is what yoga is about.

It’s nothing short of magical and it’s about me but it’s also about embodiment inside of community. 

While I’m grateful for my strong personal practice at home, I’m remembering what drew me to yoga classes in the first place.

I’m so glad that I ventured outside of my comfort zone to learn, grow, and connect again; it’s been a while. 

It’s also been a while since I’ve made sushi at home. 

It’s interesting because sushi is both so simple and so complex at the same time. 

It has a few parts that take some foresight, but if you take the time to plan, you’ll be very grateful that you did. 

These Avocado & Cucumber Rolls are wrapped in toasted sushi nori sheets with a creamy SunButter Sauce.

It’s the perfect meal to make with others so dinner is a shared experience. 

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Easy Vegan Pasta Salad

Easy Vegan Pasta Salad made with your favorite noodles and raw vegetables in a simple red wine vinaigrette. Perfect for summer meal prep!

Easy Vegan Pasta Salad served on plate with fork and glass of water with blue and white striped towel

This coming weekend is the second meeting of my 300 hr yoga teacher training, which also is technically my *first* weekend because I missed the first due to sickness. 

I’ve found myself planning, replanning, and agonizing over the details of work, life, and yoga this week, wanting everything to be *just so* for a successful weekend. 

I’m nitpicking at my clothing, my accessories, my gear; the small things that I bring that I feel are in my sphere of control.

The training is forcing me out of my routine, out of the state of Maryland, out of my comfort zone.

In a sense, it feels very much so out of my control. 

But I try to keep reminding myself that there is no perfect yoga pants, morning routine, or notebook that will make this weekend EASY. 

And it’s good to do HARD things frequently in life, right? 

The one thing I know that I’ll need is a quick healthy lunch that doesn’t need reheating, assembly, or fussing. 

And contrary to what I said about doing hard things, I like my food choices and recipes to be without a doubt easy! 

This Easy Pasta Salad is made with your favorite noodles and raw vegetables in a simple red wine vinaigrette.

It’s perfect for summer meal prep, camping trips, weekends away, and anytime you’re craving something simple and fresh. 

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Vegan Refried Bean Tacos

Vegan Refried Bean Tacos with pinto beans and seasonings in 1-pan on the stovetop. Serve in hard shell tacos with your favorite toppings!

Vegan Refried Bean Tacos served on platter topped with diced tomato, lettuce, avocado, and cilantro

Last weekend I taught yoga outside at one of my favorite local gluten-free breweries. 

Between you and me, I was grateful to finish class without a coughing fit or a sneeze attack. 

Yes, this time of year I have special kind of jealousy reserved for all of the people I see outside, enjoying the beautiful weather, and doing it allergy free.

Sure, they could all be heavily medicated, but I have at least a few friends who claim that the thick yellow dust that coats my car every day doesn’t bother them. 

Blasphemy, right?! 

So I’ve been hiding indoors in self pity and self preservation, until I realized that Flora is bringing the outdoors indoors via her double coated fur.

One shake from her is all it takes to make my throat scratchy, my eyes watering, and my nose stuffy. 

There’s only so much cleaning I can do, and let me tell you, my robot vacuum is heavily employed right now. 

It’s an all hands on deck situation as I fight a never ending battle against nature. 

This past week was also cinco de mayo, and whenever I think of cinco de mayo I remember a trip I took with my sister at the beginning of May to New York. 

Now, I think my allergies are bad here, but they’re *nothing* compared to what I experienced in NYC 5+ years ago. 

I remember walking through Times Square, the wind whipping between the sky scrapers, bringing with it lots of…whatever it is I’m heavily allergic too (I think oaks!)

My respiratory system was NOT happy.

I sneezed through every crosswalk, tears streaming down my face, my pockets full of soggy used tissues. 

My sister looked over and asked repeatedly, “Are you OK?!” to which of course I responded, “Yes, I’m fine, it’s just allergies.”

I hadn’t thought to pack allergy meds and was too stubborn to buy them, so I suffered through the trip half-seeing and half-crying all the time we were outdoors. 

Telling this story always makes me feel better, because whatever Flora is dragging inside, it’s nowhere near what NYC on the 5th of May has to offer. 

So here’s what I have to offer this first week of May. 

My favorite Vegan Refried Bean Tacos that we’ve been eating on repeat here for taco Tuesday. 

I wanted to get this recipe out before Cinco de Mayo, but, it’s always a good day to eat tacos, right? 

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Healthy Snacking

Triple Berry Granola

Baked berry granola with three kinds of sweet berries and SunButter for an oil-free option. Perfect to make ahead for breakfast and snacking! Granola doesn’t last long in my house.  It’s one of the staples that both M and I eat daily, piling it high on big breakfast bowls or grabbing a handfuls before an…

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Apple Pie Avocado Toast

Apple Pie Avocado Toast with seasonal apples, walnuts, and 2-ingredient date caramel. Perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack! Is there anything better than walking out of an apple orchard with a bucket full of hand-picked apples? We haven’t been apple-picking yet this year, but I’m excited to go within the next few weeks. I…

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Meal Prep Ideas

Pumpkin Apple Baked Oatmeal

Pumpkin apple baked oatmeal made with oats, pumpkin, diced apple, fall spices, and chopped nuts. Bake it in under an hour for a fall meal prep breakfast!             This week has been fueled by Pumpkin Apple Baked Oats for breakfast, in a never ending supply.  That’s because last weekend I tested…

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Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl

Whipped sweet potato breakfast bowl topped with fresh berries, granola, and shredded coconut. Perfect to meal prep for breakfast! Some people crave sweet potatoes when the weather is cold and the days are short.  Truthfully, I’ve never understood those people.  My love for sweet potatoes knows no seasons, no temperatures, and observed daylight savings.  Which…

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Fresh Salads

Blueberry Pecan Arugula Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette

Light summer salad with arugula, blueberries, and toasted pecans. Toss with a zippy blueberry vinaigrette made with blueberry kombucha. It’s thunder-storming as I write this post and I’m counting the seconds between the lighting and thunder. One mississippi, two mississippi, three mississppi. Earlier today it was bright and sunny, and I used the abundance of…

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“Sweetgreeny” Detox Salad with Detox Tahini Dressing

Revitalize and reset with this fresh salad mix packed with fiber-rich vegetables, fresh fruit, and  healthy fats, with a creamy detox tahini dressing. Once upon a time, Sweetgreen had a killer Detox Salad on the menu. Fresh greens, sweet pears, spicy broccoli, creamy avocado, toasty walnuts, crunchy red onion, and a zippy lemon ginger dressing….

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Plant-based Dinner

Kale Quinoa Mushroom Risotto

Gluten-free and vegan risotto with quinoa, kale, dried maitake mushrooms, and nutritional yeast. Perfect for a cozy plant-based meal or side. I’ve been getting back into running, lately.  I settled into a running routine at my new place that I love.  I’m usually a there and back kind of a runner, pushing myself to a…

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Roasted Beet Macro Bowl

Roasted carrot, beet, and lentil macro bowl paired with a delicious maple lemon tahini dressing. Packed with protein and veggies to keep you fueled. Last night I deleted the TO DO list that I’ve compiled on my phone since 2011. By accident. Yeah, that happened. I was messing around inside the Reminders app, swiping up…

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Delish Desserts

Vegan Chocolate Nougat Bars

Vegan Chocolate Nougat Bars with an almond flour base, date caramel center, and dark chocolate topping. Gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free. If you were planning on waking me up when September ends, the time is NOW. I actually couldn’t quite believe my eyes when I saw on my big tear-off calendar that today was the…

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Cacao Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles

Easy vegan chocolate truffles made with dark chocolate, coconut milk, and a light cacao powder finish. Perfect for a simple decadent treat! Happy December! Today we decorated our freshly cut blue spruce it with all of the ornaments while Harper watched with attentive curiosity. What are your holiday traditions? When I was little we had…

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I’m *obsessed* with these Lemon Cashew Chia Seed I’m *obsessed* with these Lemon Cashew Chia Seed Muffins and once you see the ingredient list, you will be too! 🍋 🥧

Here’s what’s inside:
✔️chia seeds
✔️unsweetened almond milk 
✔️superfine almond flour 
✔️maple syrup
✔️lemon zest
✔️lemon juice
✔️cashew butter

That’s it! Perfect for a vegan and gluten-free snack! For the full recipe, click the link in my profile and then this image. 

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WTMTW! ✨ This week in our Sunday meal planning e WTMTW! ✨ This week in our Sunday meal planning email series, I talked about my “fridge fasts” and how I’m using up what I have on hand in easy recipes to reduce waste and increase creativity! 💪 Swipe through the see the line up. 

Here’s what recipes smiles at me this week:
✔️ Key Lime Pie Overnight Oats
✔️ SunButter & Jelly Bliss Balls
✔️ Kale Caesar Salad with Avocado Dressing
✔️ Mediterranean Quinoa Bake 
✔️ Chocolate Avocado Chia Pudding
✔️ African Peanut Butter Stew

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Need an oat refresh?! Chocolate Stovetop Oats made Need an oat refresh?! Chocolate Stovetop Oats made with simple ingredients for a cozy breakfast ready in 10 minutes. Consider adding this to your meal plan for the week ahead! 🍫

For the full recipe, visit floraandvino.com and search “chocolate oats” or google search “flora & vino chocolate oats”. 

Add your own toppings!!! 

#floraandvino #chocolateoats #stovetopoats
#ad// {NEW!} When everything else feels hard, this #ad// {NEW!} When everything else feels hard, this Thai Carrot Sweet Potato Soup feels easy. 🥕🍠🥣 It also tastes amazing and every warm spoonful is like a comforting embrace. This Thai Carrot Sweet Potato Soup is made on the stovetop with root vegetables and yellow curry paste blended with a spoonful of nut butter. I used a standing blender but you can also use an immersion blender to achieve the creamiest consistency.

I love topping my soup with cilantro, @edenfoods Tamari Roasted Almonds, and @edenfoods Hot Pepper Sesame Oil. 

@edenfoods Tamari Roasted Almonds are infrared roasted organic almonds with complimentary organic tamari soy sauce. They’re a delicious snack packed with protein and fiber. You can enjoy them on their own, added to trail mix, on salads and bowls, or…on soup! 
 
@edenfoods Hot Pepper Sesame Oil is a delicious unrefined expeller pressed toasted sesame oil that is infused with hot red chili peppers. Friends, this stuff is HOT! Just a *drop* adds a big kick to your dressings, marinades, stir-fries, etc. If you have a wild side, add a drop or two to your soup bowl for a little extra heat! 

Feel free to add your favorites, like roasted chickpeas, green onion, and sesame seeds.

To grab the recipe, click the link in my profile and then this image. 

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M and I have plans to visit True Food Kitchen this M and I have plans to visit True Food Kitchen this week for V-Day and it reminded me of this Harissa Toasted Cauliflower I made inspired by their menu item. Whether you love TFK as much as I do, you’re going to be obsessed with my version of this cauliflower! It’s baked and then coated in a tahini sauce and topped with fresh herbs, cranberries, and hazelnuts. Enjoy it as an appetizer or side! Cozy and delicious all year round. 

For all of the recipe details, click the link in my profile and then this image! 

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Vegan COSMIC Brownies. These plant-based cosmic br Vegan COSMIC Brownies. These plant-based cosmic brownies are made with almond flour and sweetened with coconut sugar. Top them with Chocolate @sunbutter and sprinkles for a fun dessert! 🎉

Here’s what you need:
✔️ ground flaxseed
✔️ unrefined coconut sugar 
✔️ unsweetened almond milk
✔️ @sunbutter 
✔️ almond flour
✔️ raw cacao powder
✔️ dairy free dark chocolate chips 
✔️ chocolate @sunbutter 
✔️ Sprinkles!!!

That’s it! For the full recipe, visit www.floraandvino.com and search “cosmic brownies”. Enjoy!!!

#floraandvino #veganbrownies #cosmicbrownies
{NEW!} Happy V-Day! ❤️💋😘 Need a quick da {NEW!} Happy V-Day! ❤️💋😘 Need a quick date night dinner in idea?! Make this Creamy Vegan 1-Pot Pasta. You make it 1-pot in less than 10 minutes. 🍝 

Here’s what you need: 
✔️ pasta (I used @chickapeapasta)
✔️ almond milk 
✔️ nutritional yeast
✔️ marinara sauce
✔️ fresh basil 

That’s it! 

For the full recipe, click the link in my profile and then this image. Let me know what you think! 

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My personal favorite vegan truffles are these Caca My personal favorite vegan truffles are these Cacao Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles. 🍫 They’re *so* easy to make with dark chocolate, coconut milk, and a light cacao powder finish. Perfect for a simple decadent treat or to gift to someone special! 😉

For the recipe, click the link in my profile and then this image. Enjoy!

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