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10 Vegan Peach Recipes

10 of my favorite vegan peach recipes that will get you excited for summer stone fruit! Incudes both savory and sweet peach recipes!

This week we brought home Flora, our Australian Shepherd puppy.

I’m writing this post in advance, so I’m currently not able to gush about cute and sassy and cuddly she is.

(But I will, soon!)

Anyway, we planned to spend the week getting to know her and establishing a routine!

I decided it might be best for all of us if I took the week off shooting new content so she can slowly get used to her mom’s passion for food.

AKA making a huge mess in the kitchen.

So, while I don’t have a pup-date, I came happy to rave to you about peaches.

Is there *anything* better than biting into a ripe summer peach?

I think not.

Well, maybe using them in some of the recipes I’m rounding up for you today.

Yes, I’m sharing 10 of my favorite ways to use peaches in recipes!

This recipe round up includes incudes both savory and sweet peach recipes!

Bookmark this roundup and check back whenever you have a bunch of peaches to use creatively.

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Fruit Spread Recipe Round Up

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A collection of my favorite fruit spread recipes from naturally sweetened berry jams to smooth fruit butters. Spread them on everything!

If you’re like me, you probably only think of making homemade fruit spreads when you have an excess of something.

You made all of the pies and tarts and crumbles you can handle so you resort to making jam or jelly to use up fruit.

But what if we made jams, jellies, and fruit butters the reason (for the season!)

I remember the first time that I made homemade jam I was astonished at how easy it was to yield delicious results!

Over the years, I’ve compile some favorites that I make with seasonal fruits.

As we head barrel towards late summer and early fall, it feels like a good time to share this Fruit Spread Recipe Round Up with you today!

This collection of my favorite fruit spread recipes has everything from naturally sweetened berry jams to smooth fruit butters.

That means you can find something homemade and spreadable here for any time of year.

And these jams are low maintenance and easy to make without pectins, artificial sweeteners, and canning required.

Spread them on everything!

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10 Cool Summer Meals

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10 Cool Summer Meals that are chill to make and cool to consume. Ditch the oven and make these light and hearty recipes!

Back during 2020 I initiated a walking every day ritual to get out of the house, get some movement in, and breath some fresh air.

It was an easy, tangible goal that I could achieve even in the height of the uncertainty of COVID.

Walk away from the house and walk back.

My daily walk benefitted me *so* much, I’ve kept it up for the past four years.

Until this summer.

For shame, I really have fallen off of my daily walk ever since we got back from Wyoming in June.

I want to blame the intense heat wave we’ve experienced here in Maryland.

And while that totally contributes (I’m about to sound like a cliché here), it’s the *humidity* that really sends me running back into my air conditioned foyer.

M and I joke about this area being a swamp, because the air is thick, wet, and makes your nose and lungs work to suck it in for respiration.

So while I don’t want to say I’m ready for fall, I’m definitely ready for easier breathing, cooler temps, and walks that I enjoy.

Speaking of the heat and humidity, it’s the worst time of year to turn on your oven!

I made that mistake last week and the AC had to work double hard to cool down the kitchen.

If you, too, are looking for some chill meals to make this summer that don’t require an oven or much cooking at all, I got you.

Check out these 10 Cool Summer Meals that are light, fresh, and cool, but hearty enough to pass for the main meal.

Bookmark this recipe round up for a heat wave!

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10 Vegan Zucchini Recipes

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10 of my favorite vegan zucchini recipes that will get you excited for late summer! Incudes both savory cooked and baked sweet recipes!

PSA: This is *the* perfect page to visit after you’ve been to the Farmer’s Market and return home with WAY too much summer squash.

‘Cuz it’s squash season, friends!

If you have zillions of zucchinis, fear not.

I’m excited to share some of my favorite ways to use zucchini this summer and fall.

Zucchini is *such* a versatile vegetable with a mild flavor that lends itself to well, anything.

You can cook with it, bake with it, eat it raw, and even blend it into shakes and smoothies.

With the right seasoning and prep, zucchini can be the star of any late summer meal you prepare.

Bookmark this 10 Vegan Zucchini Recipes post to make whenever you feel like getting creative with zucchini.

This round up includes ideas for both savory cooked and sweet baked zucchini recipes!

Let’s squash some squash and get that zucchini recipe index from zilch to zillion.

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Strawberry SunButter Bark

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Strawberry SunButter Bark made nut-free with fresh strawberries, No Sugar Added SunButter, and vegan dark chocolate. The best sweet treat!

Hi, friends!

If you receive my weekly emails or if you follow me on Instagram, you know that M and I have some big news.

We’re getting a puppy!!!

Her name is Flora and she’s a red tri Australian Shepherd pup.

I’m counting down the weeks and days until we can scoop her up in early August.

Like with most new and large responsibilities that I take on, I’m a big fan of the little steps every day approach.

This means every day doing either: puppy proofing the house, watching a puppy training video, or just gushing over her latest photo updates with M.

Every day I think we get a little closer to being ready to be puppy parents.

Of course, it’ll be a learn as you go experience for all of us (Flora included!), but I’m so excited to take on this journey with M.

So now there actually IS a Flora from Flora & Vino, friends, and it’s not me!

This is kind of an inside joke because I have gotten countless emails over years the addressing me as “Flora” from people who saw my brand name and…assumed.

Also because I think the name Flora is adorable and it’s so on brand, isn’t it?!

You know what else is on brand?

My latest recipe that I’m about to share with you to beat the heat.

This Strawberry SunButter Bark is made nut-free with fresh strawberries, SunButter, and vegan dark chocolate.

Enjoy it for a fresh frozen treat this summer to beat the current heat wave!

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Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Chipotle Cashew Crema

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Roasted Cauliflower Tacos made with frozen cauliflower served in tortillas with a chipotle cashew crema and your favorite toppings.

Recently M and I got into a heated debate about whether tacos and sandwiches were the same thing.

His argument was that they were both essentially breading wrapped around protein, making them essentially the same.

“NO!” I practically spat out in the kitchen, hardly suppressing my laughter.

“They’re nothing alike! A taco is in tortillas and a sandwich is made with bread and tortilla does not equal bread, end of story.”

He said both bread and tortilla are just carriers for deliciousness, which I suppose is true.

But it’s also true that tacos are magical and no sandwich could ever compare despite how hard it tries.

Do you agree or disagree?

I can M and I both agree, however, that this newest taco recipe I have to share with you has got *it* goin’ on.

These Roasted Cauliflower Tacos with Chipotle Cashew Crema are made with frozen cauliflower served in tortillas with chipotle cashews crema.

Add your favorite toppings and enjoy for Taco Tuesday or any day of the week!

Just don’t call it a sandwich, mmk?

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Peaches ‘N’ Cream Overnight Oats

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Peaches ‘N’ Cream Overnight Oats with vegan yogurt, rolled oats, and peaches. Perfect to make in advance for a healthy breakfast!

Life has been decidedly and deliciously slower the past two weeks.

After a busy week of travel, M and I took an unplanned “staycation” to catch up on sleep, life, and work.

Aside from going out for the necessities, AKA groceries, indoor rock climbing, and Nagadi coffee, the car has remained watchful in its parking spot.

At first I fought the rest, trying to find productivity in the stillness, achievement in the sleep, and accomplishment in the quiet.

But then I settled into these long and languid summer days.

Reading ACOTAR with M nestled into the couch, playing card games with our new Yellowstone deck, eating ice cream until my tongue is numb and tasteless.

It seems like since we got back into town the summer produce scene exploded overnight.

The zucchini looks greener, heirloom tomatoes are bigger, and the peaches are juicier.

Today’s recipe is one that I developed before our trip, but one that I came back to afterwards because it’s easy, filling, and screams summer!

AKA perfect for our summer vacation, staycation, and everything in between.

These Peaches ‘N’ Cream Overnight Oats are made with vegan yogurt, rolled oats, and peaches.

It’s perfect to make in advance for a healthy breakfast to fuel you for whatever summer has in store for you.

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Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake

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Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake with a gluten-free oat crust, dairy-free coconut cashew cream cheese filling, and a blueberry topping.

We just home after a grand adventure through Wyoming!

M’s coworker just got married there, so we decided to make a trip out of it and visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park.

After living out of an RV for a week, I’m so very tired and excited to be back home.

Here’s an indication of just how exhausted I was after our travels; the first night back I slept 14 hours (yes, you read that correctly)!

It was a hard trip in the sense that we were on the go constantly.

While living in a camper allows you to have everything you need with you, there’s also a *lot* of maintenance and responsibility involved with keeping the van functioning that I wasn’t exactly prepared for.

You’re constantly filling water, dumping (gross) water, securing the van for driving, opening and closing windows, flipping switches, organizing, reorganizing, losing shit, losing your shit, rinse, repeat.

HOWEVER.

The RV did allow us access to the parks in a way that other accommodations wouldn’t have.

We were able to see everything we wanted to within Yellowstone, which is saying a lot, because Yellowstone is SO much bigger than I could comprehend.

My favorite Yellowstone highlights were the Upper and Lower Falls hike at the Yellowstone Grand Canyon, Mammoth Springs, and watching a playful bison take a dirt bath off the side of the road.

Grand Teton was probably more my style, with the beautiful backdrop of the Tetons ever present on the skyline.

My Grand Teton highlights were watching the sunset at Schwabacher Landing and doing the hike to Inspiration Point at Jenny Lake.

We saw moose, elk, bison, and lots of chipmunks, but no bears, much to my relief and M’s disappointment.

It was a hard beautiful trip that I won’t forget anytime soon.

Another recent unforgettable is that Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake.

It’s made with a gluten-free oat crust, dairy-free coconut cashew cream cheese filling, and a blueberry topping.

This beautiful dessert is guaranteed to be etched in your memory this summer!

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Summer Harvest Millet Bowl

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Summer Harvest Millet Bowl with cucumber, corn, peaches, avocado with a light vinaigrette. Perfect for a summer salad!

Summer Harvest Millet Bowl served in bowl with peaches, avocado, arugula, and pumpkin seeds on side with white and blue striped towel and two forks

A few weeks ago while M and I were hiking, I literally ran into a tree.

I guess it’s *starting* to feel funny now, but at the time I was anything but smiles.

Let me explain a little so you can decide for yourself just how clumsy I am or am not.

We were hiking a local path that AllTrails said would take approximately 2 hours and 9 mins to complete.

About half hour in, we decided that AllTrails had most definitely lied, and this trail was going to take *way* longer than said 2 hours and 9 mins to complete.

It was then that I made my first mistake: speed hiking.

We started to pick up the pace, you know, working on our cardio, hiking briskly with what I *thought* was agility…

(*snort*).The path was shaded, but I kept my baseball cap and sunglasses on because the sun peaked out at the clearings.

If you didn’t already guess, this was my second mistake.

And my third mistake, friends, was falling into a lazy pattern of watching M’s footsteps and placing my own feet there, not bothering to glance up very often.

This was all good and fine until I speed-hiked without abandon into a massive tree branch arching across the pathway right at eye level.

Rude.

The tree was in a blindspot of my baseball cap, and I hadn’t thought to look up before placing my feet where M’s had just been seconds before.

I was shocked when I felt the density of that branch collide with the skin and bones above my eyebrows.

It didn’t move, but I most certainly did, bouncing backwards and leaping up with a scream, removing my cap and gushing to M about a possible concussion.

Somehow we managed to finish the rest of the 6 miles of hiking and on to urgent care, where the doctor confirmed that I “passed all the tests”.

If I did have a concussion, it was super mild, but I learned an important lesson that day.

It’s a lesson I keep relearning over and over and over again; and that lesson is to SLOW THE EF DOWN.

No one needs to speed hike on a Saturday, no one needs to set an AllTrails record, but you DO need to make my latest recipe.

Take your time in enjoying this Summer Harvest Millet Bowl, because it’s worth a moment of mindfulness.

This Summer Harvest Millet Bowl is made with cucumber, corn, peaches, avocado with a light vinaigrette.

Perfect for a summer salad, when the livin’s easy (and concussion free!).

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SunButter & Jelly Quesadilla

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SunButter & Jelly Quesadilla made on the stovetop with grain-free tortillas for a portable on-the-go snack for outdoor adventures.

Summer is for adventuring.

I live for the weekends we pack up and go camping, the Fridays I take off early to climb outdoors, and the day hikes with friends that are always longer than anticipated.

Being a planner, I always like to have my gear laid out, my clothing choices fully supported by the weather, and my food options readily available.

The next big adventure we have coming up is a week long tour of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks!

If you’ve done your share of hiking, camping, and adventuring, you know that the food can be, well, underwhelming.

It’s hard to find something that’s lightweight, portable, doesn’t require immediate refrigeration, and is delicious (that isn’t already a prepackaged bar or bite)!

Back in the day I used to survive on protein bars, trail mix, and veggie slices and then devoured a massive meal afterwards.

And while there’s nothing wrong with the snack-y approach, I found something hugely delicious and satisfying that also happens to be gluten-free and vegan.

Enter the SunButter & Jelly Quesadilla, a now staple in my outdoor adventuring meal plan.

So much so, that all of my friends ask me about it expectantly at the summit, laughing as I pull out my thin and concise aluminum wrapped lunch.

You just need three ingredients to make this SunButter & Jelly Quesadilla and it’s bound to be your new favorite hiking meal.

No more sad smashed sandwiches, soggy bagels, or lukewarm protein shakes!

This is the protein-packed portable meal you can slip into your hiking pack and enjoy hours later on the trail, rock, or campsite.

You can rest assured I’ll be making one daily while I’m in Wyoming!

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