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BBQ Jackfruit Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes stuffed with bbq shredded jackfruit, avocado, and yogurt tahini. Perfect for a summer cookout or weeknight meal!

Two days until the Fourth!

The kids in my neighborhood have already started putting fireworks off in rainbow sputters on the street.

Luckily, Harper doesn’t seem very bothered by them, which says a lot because she’s afraid of everything.

Sometimes I feel like I should be sharing more “classic” holiday eats, but hey, can classic does this?

These BBQ Jackfruit Stuffed Sweet Potatoes sweet, a little spicy, and totally unique.

Arguably the best grain and gluten-free way to do a plant-based BBQ dish for summer partying.

Grab some taters and let’s stuff them with tender barbecued jackfruit, avocado, and yogurt tahini dressing.

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Watermelon Quinoa Kale Salad

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Watermelon Quinoa Kale Salad with watermelon, heirloom tomato, cucumber, quinoa, mint, and roasted sunflower seeds. Perfect for summer lunch!

Guys, I really can’t believe it’s July.

Summer always leaves me scratching my head wondering where all of the sunny days went.

I’m hurrying to get my favorite summer recipes in before we blink and turn into fall pumpkins.

This Watermelon Quinoa Kale Salad might have the power to make summer last forever.

Or at least as long as you like within your kitchen.

You’re going to love this easy summery mix of sweet watermelon, hearty kale, nutty quinoa, bright mint, and toasted sunflower seeds.

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5-Ingredient Chocolate Tarts (No-Bake!)

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Easy 5-Ingredient Chocolate Tarts (No-Bake!) with a date-nut-cacao crust and 2-ingredient chocolate ganache filling. Top with fresh berries!

I’ve basically been hot ALL DAY.

The sweat started rolling in solid core this morning and didn’t stop.

It’s been a hot humid weekend here in Virginia with temps well above 90.

I guess it’s June’s way of saying, “I’m out, it’s JULY. ”

Yesterday I did a poll on Instagram asking everyone how hot it was near them.

It did comforted me a little to see that it’s sweltering where some of you are, too.

If you’re craving something sweet, don’t you DARE turn on the oven.

Make these 5-Ingredient Chocolate Tarts that are no-bake, grain-free, and refined sugar free!

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Vegan Zucchini Crust Pizza

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Vegan Zucchini Crust Pizza that’s gluten-free with no added oil. Add pizza sauce and your favorite toppings for plant-based pizza night!

How are you channel changing skills?

To be honest I’ve never been a big TV channel explorer.

I’m more of a “pick a show and binge-watch it then turn off the tube” kind of a consumer (like I did with The Handmaid’s Tale last night into the wee hours of the night!)

Dan, however, is notorious for channel surfing at a rate that makes my head spin.

(You can’t get too invested, folks, because it’s gone in approximately 2.5 seconds.)

The other day, per usual, he was flipping YouTube TV channels and we ended up watching a reel called “Your Daily Dose of Satisfaction”.

Curious, we continued to watch as the video skipped from clip to clip of action scenes.

Clay on a pottery wheel whirring, chopping veggies in clean cuts, paint filling a canvas with precise strokes.

“I guess watching these scenes is supposed to make us feel more satisfied,” Dan said.

And I’ve got to say, I did get a sort of weird charge from watching tasks get completed on the big screen even though I wasn’t the one doing the completing.

Well, here’s your daily dose of satisfaction, and it’s called Vegan Zucchini Crust Pizza.

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Chai Coconut Cashew Ice Cream

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Easy Chai Coconut Cashew Ice Cream with masala chai, warm spices, coconut, and cashews sweetened with maple syrup. Enjoy with a drizzle of date caramel.

FACT: I’m probably the most nostalgic person you’ll ever meet.

In high school when we signed yearbooks my friends and I exchanged hard cover copies and kept the other’s for days on end.

We wrote novels on the unmarked pages in the back, filled with song lyrics and inside jokes and notable quotes from the year.

When I went off to college I missed EVERYONE, even the people I didn’t really like or talk to much, just because they filled a comfortable known space in my world that was now oddly empty in comparison.

In fact, every time I make a big change in life, I look back on where I just was with the prettiest rose-colored glasses.

Except this Chai Coconut Cashew Ice Cream, because I can see it for its deliciousness right here and now.

Can you?

You just need 5 ingredients plus spices and your favorite Chai blend to make this no-churn ice cream yours!

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Chocolate Dipped Fudgsicles

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5-ingredient vegan fudgsicles made with coconut milk, cacao, and nut butter. Lightly sweetened with maple syrup and dipped in dark chocolate.

It was HOT here in Virginia this past week.

The kind of heat that makes Harper lay down in the middle of the cement on our walks, eyes staring up at me above her panting tongue, as if saying, “You expect me to walk with you…in this?”

Well, it would be nice, Miss Harper.

Several times this year we’ve had to call Dan to rescue her.

I wave him on after she’s secured in the back of his Jeep, ready to walk home while Harper rides in style.

To be honest the heat has never really bothered me.

In fact, I kind of love it.

Stepping outside in the summer sun, I can feel any tension drop away as the humidity envelops me in a warm palpable blanket.

But just because I like the heat doesn’t mean I would think to refuse a chilled treat to cool down.

These Chocolate Dipped Fudgsicles require just 5 ingredients and a timeout in the freezer before they’re yours!

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Orange Coconut Creamsicles

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Orange coconut creamsicles made with orange juice, coconut cream, and a touch of maple syrup. The perfect healthy treat to beat the heat!

If you’re reading this post from somewhere cool know that I am more than just a little jealous of you.

It was SO hot here this weekend, friends!

You know it’s hot if *I* think it’s too hot, because I’ve always loved the dog days of summer.

Heat? I laugh in the face of heat, Ha Ha Ha.

(I just saw The Lion King in theaters– if you get the reference.)

I went to hot yoga on Saturday and left honestly uncertain whether the great outdoors was remotely any cooler than the humid heated studio was.

Then on Sunday I got up early and laced up my tennis shoes, excited to get my run in before the sun was up.

Except the temp didn’t wait for the sun to start skyrocketing.

I ran about a mile and decided to switch my steady state cardio to popsicle making.

So here we are, left with the delicious results of our recent heat wave.

These Orange Coconut Creamsicles are guaranteed to keep you cool, calm, and collected today and the rest of the summer!

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Vegan Pineapple Coleslaw with Cherries

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Creamy plant-based coleslaw without oil or dairy! Cabbage and carrot mixed with an almond milk yogurt dressing with pops of pineapple and dried cherry.

Happy Friday Eve!

Last weekend on our camping trip we took Harper hiking along Lake Anna.

I love the feeling of being swallowed up by the woods; only green trees and wet dirt and Harper’s fluffy white frame for as far as I could see.

Starting the day outdoors always leaves me feeling more grounded and at peace, almost childlike, you know?

And that, dear friends, is what summer is all about.

But enough about me– let’s talk about you.

Is anyone attending a cookout or barbecue this weekend?

This Vegan Pineapple Coleslaw with Cherries is the perfect go-to plant-based slaw to add to your summer spread!

Add some pineapple and cherries and it’s a freakin’ party.

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No-Bake Tropical Protein Bars

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No-Bake Tropical Protein Bars with dried fruit, cashews, coconut, and SunButter. Naturally sweetened with orange juice and no-added-sugar.

What’s your preferred form of expression?

I’m much better at expressing my feelings through writing than speaking.

This won’t surprise you, friend, because you’re reading this on a screen somewhere.

When I was a little girl and needed to get something off of my chest, I wrote it all out on a wide rule sheet of paper and placed it under my parents’ pillows for them to find.

It always felt a little less scary to and chaotic to corral words on a page instead of on the tip of my tongue, you know?

These No-Bake Tropical Protein Bars might get you tongue tied, too, but only because they’re so darn good.

You just need 10-ingredients and lots of tropical fruit to create them!

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Vegetable Pasta Salad (Grain-Free!)

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Lightened up pasta salad packed with fresh chopped vegetables, grain-free chickpea pasta, and balsamic dressing. Perfect for summer lunches!

Have you been to the pool yet?

I went for my first time this season on Memorial Day with a girlfriend.

It was late on the holiday and I really just wanted to lay there motionless in the sun until dark, but I recognized with a sigh that the workweek was quickly approaching.

So we shifted out convo to preparation for week, which sifted to food and meal prep and easy things to throw together with the limited time we had.

I confessed that lunches had me particularly perplexed lately.

What do you eat when you don’t want salads for lunch, but also aren’t in the mood for cooking?

(I swear I’m a food blogger, haha.)

“What about a pasta salad?” she asked.

Yes, what about that.

This Vegetable Pasta Salad (Grain-Free!) is packed with protein and raw vegetables for an easy lightened up vegan pasta salad!

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