Breakfast

10-Minute Veggie Sausage Breakfast Tacos

Easy vegan and gluten-free tacos with black beans, avocado, meatless sausage patties, and toppings. Perfect for a savory breakfast or dinner!

Sometimes I look at my older more “complex” recipes and the general feeling is similar to looking at my wedding pictures with knee-length dress and a pixie cut.

It feels something like– how exactly did I pull that off?

Meals the past week have been all about healthy convenience as I juggle lots of balls.

I’m not sure I’m ready to chop off my locks or anything, but I am thinking I might need to take some cooking lessons from my past self.

When I stop juggling.

But until then I’m excited to share these 10-Minute Veggie Sausage Breakfast Tacos with you.

It’s hard to argue with a good 10-minute taco, isn’t it?

No fancy cooking here, friends, just a vegan and gluten-free taco situation that you can enjoy for breakfast or any time of day.

You just need almond flour tortillas, your favorite meatless veggie breakfast sausages, black beans, avocado, and plenty of your favorite toppings.

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Applesauce Banana Bread (Oil-Free!)

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Vegan and gluten-free banana bread made oil-free with strawberry apple sauce! Naturally sweetened with bananas and a hint of coconut sugar.

Yesterday I looked up from photographing banana bread to see giant balls of white drifting across the view of my deck door window.

I did a double take, taking my attention away from the loaf on my cream backdrop board to stare at snowflakes.

I guess it’s not weird, considering that it’s February and all, but it was also 43 degrees outside with zero chance of accumulation.

But it’s been an unseasonably warm here in Virginia, with more days in the mid 50’s than days in below freezing.

Sometimes it feels like we skipped the whole winter thing and went straight to a pseudo-spring situation.

I’m not really complaining, because when it comes to winter I prefer more of a highlight reel than the real real, you know?

Anyway, I’m still baking indoors like it’s winter outside to stay seasonal.

And you’re going to want more than the highlight reel on this new vegan and gluten-free banana bread I have to share.

This Applesauce Banana Bread (Oil-Free!) is packed with spotty bananas and real-fruit applesauce.

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Purple Sweet Potato Overnight Oats

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Make breakfast both easy and beautiful with these overnight oats made with purple sweet potato purée and fresh berries! Perfect for easy breakfast meal prep.

In elementary school my favorite color was purple.

Closely followed by pink.

I’m talking Lisa Frank purple and pink, best shown by unicorns and rainbows and big fat bubble letters.

I see myself with more of a blue-aura now, but the purple of these jars brings me back to my first color crush.

On Instagram you guys have definitely noticed my obsession with purple sweet potatoes lately.

They say you eat with your eyes first, right?

Well, imagine feasting your tired morning eyes on these pretty prepped jars of Purple Sweet Potato Overnight Oats.

They’re just waiting for a spoon, some berry-licious toppings, and YOU.

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Oatmeal Raisin SunButter Overnight Oats

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Mix up these quick oatmeal raisin cookie overnight oats for meal prep breakfast with gluten-free oats, raisins, cinnamon, and SunButter.

I never thought I’d admit being sick and tired of a yoga sequence.

But friends, I am officially *over* the yoga sequence I prepared for my Yoga Teacher Training “Teach Out”.

I was up into the wee hours of the night practicing, pacing around my living room while playing and pausing my YYT playlist on Apple Music.

Today is a Sunday, like many other Sundays, but don’t let that fool you.

Today is the day I do my final “teach out” in yoga teacher training.

This is also a special Sunday for you, too!

It’s also the day I share this Oatmeal Raisin SunButter Overnight Oats with you.

Mix them up in advance for a sweet dessert-inspired breakfast conveniently packed into a mason jar.

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SunButter Cinnamon Rolls (Yeast-Free!)

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Enjoy these yeast-free cinnamon rolls for breakfast naturally sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and topped with a sugar-free SunButter glaze.

Happy Christmas Eve!

What’s that one iconic holiday breakfast that instantly brings you back to Christmas morning as a youngster?

I used to wake up in the wee hours of the morning, terrified that if I moved even an inch under my quilted comforter that I might scare away old Saint Nick.

If I didn’t smell orange danishes and sausage egg and cheese breakfast casserole wafting up the stairs to my bedroom I knew it was too early.

These days I usually try to sleep in and let Kris Kringle make the rounds undisturbed before I start the oven and bang pots and pans.

Anyway, it’s been a tradition here for me to publish one final recipe on the day before Christmas.

So here it is– in case you, like me, don’t decide what you’re making until it’s time to make it.

In fact, I just braved the grocery store (yes, on Christmas Eve!) after deciding this morning to make a few last minute dishes for Christmas Eve Dinner tonight.

You’ve probably got all of the ingredients you need to make these SunButter Cinnamon Rolls (Yeast-Free!) for a special occasion breakfast or brunch!

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Black Sesame Butter Banana Bread

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Black sesame butter bread made with black sesame seed butter and bananas with a touch of cacao. Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweet!

Hi!

Long time no talk.

I’ve been feeling a little short on words lately, as if my communication is congruent with the darkening days.

The winter solstice is this Saturday– the darkest day of the year.

I know this because I googled it and I googled it because I still use natural lights for all of my photoshoots.

So the darker earlier days really rains on my food photography parade, you know?

I also know this because I have a 90-min Winter Solstice Yoga Flow class on Thursday night where we do 108 sun salutations to welcome winter with warmth.

Anyway, you haven’t missed a whole lot behind the scenes.

Yoga teacher training and photoshoots keeps me busy during the day and in the evenings I cozy up and watch Christmas movies on Netflix.

In fact, I think I’ve watched more Christmas movies this year than any other year on record.

They’ve got a lot going for them: they always have happy endings and the soundtrack is all Christmas music.

SOLD.

This Black Sesame Butter Banana Bread also has a lot going for it.

It’s made in 1-bowl with less than ten ingredients for a decadent dessert or breakfast bread that’s vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweet!

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1-Bowl Butternut Bread

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1-bowl butternut squash bread made with butternut squash purée, nut butter, and oat flour. Perfect for a hearty fall breakfast bread!

Hello!

Since we last chatted daylight savings time went into “Fall backwards” mode, leaving us with an extra hour of sleep and an abruptly dark dinnertime.

Everyone says that the day after Halloween is officially the start to the “holiday season”.

Nothing felt drastically different on November 1st save the mostly full bowl of Halloween candy by the door.

(I got a whopping TWO trick-or-treaters, guys!)

Bu when I scheduled my 8-week hair appointment with my stylist yesterday she said “Enjoy the holidays!”– that’s when it hit me.

I won’t see her until January and the holiday hustle is upon us, hair highlighted or not.

If you’re tired of pumpkin but still feeling like baking something cozy and orange, read on.

This 1-Bowl Butternut Bread is made with less than 10-ingredients that are vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweetened!

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Vegan Pumpkin Donuts with SunButter Maple Frosting

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Pumpkin donuts made with almond flour and pumpkin purée naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Frost with an easy SunButter maple frosting!

It’s Halloween Eve!

Do you have any spooky traditions that you do every year?

Nada over here.

I have heirloom pumpkin on the stoop and a candy-filled ceramic pumpkin bowl perched by the door in anticipation of trick-or-treaters at the new place.

Growing up, my parents used to get us donuts and apple cider to snack on before the trick-or-treaters showed up.

I’m not sure if that’s just a my family thing or if it’s a your family thing, too, but for this reason, I always associate donuts with Halloween!

There’s nothing much better than sweet circles in seasonal flavors, right?

These Vegan Pumpkin Donuts with SunButter Maple Frosting are just what you need for fall.

They’re vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar free with a delicious 3-ingredient maple-sweetened SunButter based frosting!

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1-Bowl Apple Oat Cake

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Simple apple almond cake made in one bowl with gluten-free oats, tart apples, and slivered almonds. Try it for fall dessert, breakfast, or snack.

Guys, apparently I missed the apples.

WHAT?!

At my farm photoshoot last week I was seriously excited to pick some apples but as it turns out the apple orchards were closed for the year.

So I played with pumpkins instead and later bought some gorgeous Granny Smiths for the sole purpose of baking with.

They were clearly destined for cake, although I didn’t know it then.

If you’re thinking, Lauren, the last thing I need right now is another dessert recipe with Halloween candy laying around in plain sight.

Well, this is the kind of cake you can enjoy all fall long once the candy is long gone.

Also, can I just add that this 1-Bowl Apple Oat Cake is so much more than dessert.

It’s nutritious and filling with gluten-free oats, tart apples, and crunchy almonds.

Apple season is when we say it is and I say it’s now and it’s in our kitchens!

The inspiration for this 1-Bowl Apple Oat Cake comes from an old family recipe!

My mom used to make apple cake that we enjoyed after brisk fall walks around the neighborhood with the sun low in the sky.

The original recipe called for two cups of sugar, oil, and eggs, so I made some F&V swap outs to make the recipe vegan, gluten-free, and oil-free.

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Apple Cranberry Pecan Granola

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Apple cranberry pecan granola with oats and pecans lightly sweetened with maple syrup and applesauce. Toss in baked apple chips for extra crunch!

Did you know that some clothing stores allow dogs inside?

Like, actually allow them to stroll in the mannequin flanked double doors on all four paws?

Well, I didn’t.

I’m watching Harper this week and on Wednesday we had an epic shopping spree.

It started out walking around the town center and ended up inside the dressing room at J-Crew, Harper smiling through her panting as I tried on flannel for a fall photoshoot.

I paid for two plaid shirts at the register while one of the sales associates crooned over Harper, now sprawled across the the floor in complete retail therapy bliss.

Guys, I’m pretty sure I never want to go shopping without my best girlfriend again.

Despite the retail therapy, this week has been pretty rough.

Lots of recipe fails, yoga homework, and quick meals to sustain late nights.

I do, however, have an excellent fall-inspired granola recipe to share with you.

This Apple Cranberry Pecan Granola is gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweetened, with big chunks of cranberry, oats, pecans, and apple chips.

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