Breakfast

Lemon Berry Overnight Oats

Easy vegan overnight oats with lemon, yogurt, and fresh berries. Gluten-free and naturally sweet with maple syrup. Perfect for meal prep!

Hi friends!

How was your Memorial Day weekend?

It was a little overcast here in Virginia, but I was fortunate to be able to spend time outdoors and with family.

With the workweek back in full swing, I felt like we needed an easy pragmatic (but delicious) breakfast to start off the week, what do you think?

Since we didn’t get much sun this weekend, I decided to create my own in overnight oats fashion.

These Lemon Berry Overnight Oats are the perfect lazy summer breakfast that only require a ten minutes mix-up the night before the breakfast of your dreams!

Summer time, and the eating’s EASY. …

Chocolate Chia Chip Yam Smoothie Bowl (Fruit-Free)

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Creamy chocolate fruit-free smoothie bowl packed with veggies and naturally sweetened with japanese yam. Perfect for an energizing breakfast or snack.

Time.

Have you got it?

I want to know– were we always this busy, or, as a collective did we suddenly take on more than we can do (and chew)?

Last night in yoga, my instructor talked about how our perceived lack of time is all a matter of mindset.

Basically, that we make time for the things that matter.

“You made time for yoga,” she said, strolling through the parted sea of down dogs to the back of the studio room.

This is true, I thought, hanging out in down dog with the clarity and calm that always finds me at the studio.

And amidst all of the ceaseless tasks and torturous to-dos, guess what?!

I also made time to make a smoothie bowl.

This Chocolate Chia Chip Yam Smoothie Bowl only requires 10 minutes and a handful of ingredients, so no excuses, because you’ve got time too, boo.

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Sweet & Savory Breakfast Salad

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Sweet & savory breakfast salad packed with protein and whole foods. Perfect for a fun light breakfast for warmer weather.

Happy Sunday and Happy Mother’s Day!

I was lucky to be able to see my mom last night.

My parents came over for dinner at our place and I swear Harper was strutting around with a big smile on her face, absolutely loving being the center of attention.

Dad tuned and cleaned up my old guitar (did you know I used to play?) and I’m determined to bring life back to the strings!

This morning, I’m having mother’s day brunch for me, myself, and I, the self proclaimed dog momma of this family.

This Sweet & Savory Breakfast Salad requires only a handful of whole foods you’ve got in the kitchen for an unexpected and easy blend of leafy greens, fruit, and veg.

Go ahead, grab the salad tongs and mixing bowl before noon!
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Strawberry Banana Almond Butter Granola

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Strawberry banana granola made oil-free with creamy almond butter and sweetened with maple syrup. Gluten-free with a grain-free option!

Hi friends!

I bought my first big carton of fresh strawberries this week.

They were the big bulbous deep red ones ones that you can’t help but stare at long and hard before sinking your teeth in.

Strawberry season is a little late this year in Virginia because of all the warm to cold to warm to cold weather patterns.

That’s OK, though, because I’ve been working a granola recipe with all of the strawberry vibes without disrupting the strawberry fields.

Remember that time I made Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola and became a little (OK, a lot) obsessed with it?

Well, I’m back with a new oil-free version today that’s equally delicious.

It starts with gluten-free oats, almonds, pecans, and shredded coconut.

Creamy almond butter replaces added oils and maple syrup adds unrefined natural sweetness.

Stir in my new favorite strawberry banana chips, and you have a strawberry banana bash!

I left the clusters fairly “chunky” here, but if you prefer a finer consistency try adding everything to the blender and pulsing for a few times to even things out.

This Strawberry Banana Almond Butter Granola is what I want to wake up to in spring and every day always.

It comes together in under 30 minutes with ingredients you can count on both hands.

Let’s do it!

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Cinnamon Roasted Carrot Cake Shakes (Banana-Free)

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Banana-free carrot cake shakes with cinnamon roasted carrots, frozen pineapple, and dates. Perfect for an easy breakfast, snack, or post-workout drink.

Happy Sunday, friends!

How was your weekend?

Mine was pretty quiet in the best possible way.

We took the time to tackle a little spring-cleaning and rearrange areas of the condo that weren’t really working.

Sometimes it feels like the kindest thing I can do for myself is to tackle headfirst those big tasks that have been lazing around my TO-DO list for months, you know?

Another kind thing we can do for ourselves to prep for the week is to go bake a giant tray of cinnamon roasted carrots.

Cinnamon roasted carrots?

Yes, to throw in Carrot Cake Shakes!

These Cinnamon Roasted Carrot Cake Shakes are a fun banana-free mix that make it possible for you to have your cake and drink it too.

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread Swirl Muffins

By Flora & Vino 14 Comments

1-bowl peanut butter banana bread swirl muffins! Oil-free, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened with bananas and coconut sugar. Perfect for meal prep!

I feel like I’ve been ever so slowly and painfully moving through quicksand all week.

Struggling through a metaphorical mess without a whole lot to show for it.

In other words, it’s been a week.

But then there’s that archetypical voice in my head, the one in the action movie that warns, “Stop moving! It’ll only make you sink faster!”

Doh. Well, guys, I’m a goner.

But wait!

These Peanut Butter Banana Bread Swirl Muffins are proof that I did in fact, accomplish something.

I made muffins, yo.

Last week I shared with you a cookie recipe that started out as a muffin and now I’m sharing a muffin recipe that started out as a bread.

Isn’t it funny the way that recipe ideas grow and evolve?

Flora & Vino isn’t exactly hurting for lack of muffin recipes, so I originally intended for these muffins to be bread!

But there’s something so perfectly concise and oh so approachable about a muffin, isn’t there?

You guys obviously thought so, too, because when I asked you if you preferred this combination as muffins or bread, muffins WON.

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Loaded Tofu Scramble Bowl for One

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Loaded Tofu Scramble Bowl for One! Extra-firm tofu with chopped vegetables, leafy greens, and spices served with avocado and hot sauce.

Friends!

How are you doing on your New Years intentions and resolutions?

I’m still shocked that my one month of yoga in January has turned into a most cherished daily practice.

My favorite part of my day now is entering that warm room and leaving everything both mental and physical on the outside.

Other things…I haven’t so seamlessly incorporated.

We’ve got some time before December, though, right?

I also wanted to start incorporating more savory breakfasts into my diet this year.

There’s something so energizing and comforting about sitting down to a big steaming bowl of veg first thing in the morning.

If you get stuck in sweet breakfast autopilot like me, you’re going to love this week’s customizable classic!

This Loaded Tofu Scramble Bowl for One is the perfect protein-packed and veg-full mixture for an easy breakfast, brunch, or brinner.

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Blueberry Banana Breakfast Cookies

By Flora & Vino 14 Comments

Hearty breakfast cookies made with oats, almond butter, and blueberries. Sugar-free and naturally sweetened with banana and applesauce.

Happy Easter!

I hope you’re celebrating with a big basket of your favorites.

Spring has always felt like one big celebration to me, mostly because my sister and I have week apart Aries birthdays, with Easter falling somewhere in between birthday bashes.

Can I tell you guys a secret?

Tomorrow is, in fact, my birthday, and it’s a big one.

Yup, the big 3-0.

I know, I know, its no big deal in the macrocosm of time, but for me in my daily grind, it feels epic.

If age is just a number, then breakfast is just another meal, and for my first meal of the new decade, I want cookies.

These hearty Blueberry Banana Breakfast Cookies are the perfect way to start your day!

They’re 5- ingredients, oil-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and popping with blueberry banana flavor.

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Blackberry Beet & Walnut Smoothie Bowl

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Blackberry Beet & Walnut Smoothie Bowl with blackberries, beet, and raw walnuts. Packed with root veggies, antioxidants, and protein!

Hey, you.

Serious question.

Is it smoothie bowl season yet?

Or, perhaps more appropriately, is it socially acceptable smoothie bowl season yet?

Because I’ve been rocking the bowls privately (or maybe not quite so privately) all winter long, and I’m ready for the big debut.

How do you feel about something bright, bold, and BEET?

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with this Blackberry Beet & Walnut Smoothie Bowl (Banana-Free) that’s low sugar, high vibe, and perfectly packed with veg and protein.

This gorgeous fuchsia bowl has everything you need to invite warmer weather and refreshing breakfasts back in season.

I’m currently working hard at making beets for breakfast a thing.

The blackberry, beet, and walnut combination was something I first threw together in my Vitamix over a year ago, back when throwing frozen veg into the blender felt like the wild wild west to me.

I’ve been perfecting it ever since.

Juicy sweet blackberries, earthy mellow beets, and creamy walnuts are so good smashed together and then enjoyed by the spoonful!

Another berry will work if you need to substitute, but something about blackberries makes this combination sing like an angelic choir.

Trust me on this.

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Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola

By Flora & Vino 25 Comments

Easy oil-free chunky granola with tahini and an optional chocolate twist. Perfect for breakfast, snack, dessert, and eating by the handful.

Happy first official day of spring, friends!

I’m writing this post curled up on the couch with Harper, watching white snowflakes descend on us from outside the window.

Spring, indeed.

I was sort of kicking myself for not having something “brighter” to share with you today, but then everything happens for a reason, yes?

The reason being this Oil-Free Chunky Tahini Granola that you can make not one way, but two!

If I had a Nor’easter survival guide, you can bet this extra chunky granola would be in there.

It’s perfectly sweet and crunchy and comes together in 30 mins with simple ingredients from your cabinet!

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