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White Bean Ricotta & Baby Artichoke Toast

Savory toast with a white-bean and cashew based ricotta spread topped with baby artichokes and fresh dill. Perfect for brunch or a light lunch!

It’s getting harder to work indoors lately.

The pollen is starting to disappear, and with it all of my restraint for staying indoors.

Even though it’s been a while since I was in school, I still feel the anticipation of summer coming, as is all of us were about to take an epic vacation from life.

Today I stood in my studio, camera in hand, gazing out at bright blue skies and wondering if F&V would mind if I took the day off…

The answer is yes, because I have a recipe for you that needs to be shared and needs to be shared today!

It’s been a second since we did a classic Toast Tuesday, so I thought I’d share this White Bean Ricotta & Baby Artichoke Toast with you.

My new favorite savory toast that’s perfect for casual breakfast, lunch, but elegant enough to serve for (Mother’s Day!) brunch!

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Sweet & Savory Avocado Boats with Strawberry Salsa + Bourgogne Aligoté

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Easy savory and sweet avocado boats. Fill with savory spiced chickpeas and a sweet and chunky strawberry salsa. Serve with a glass of Bourgogne Aligote!

Hi guys!

How was your weekend?

A lot has happened behind the scenes here at F&V since we last chatted.

The biggest thing being that I got a new camera after my Canon LCD screen died last week.

I’ve known for a while that I need to have an additional camera for backup (just in case!) so this seemed like a good a time as any to take the hint from the universe and make it happen.

So I’ve been busy playing around with new features and settings.

Another big thing was the creation of these Sweet & Savory Avocado Boats with Strawberry Salsa and Bourgogne Aligoté.

They’re packed with fresh flavors perfect for a sweet Mother’s day brunch or appetizer!

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10-Minute Black Bean Taco Salad

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Easy vegan taco salad with black beans, raw chopped vegetables, and easy plant-based toppings. Perfect for meal prep and breezy summer entrée salads.

Happy Friday, friends!

Maybe we should celebrate with a little fiesta, what do you think?

I’ve always been a big taco salad fan, especially when dining Mexican.

I was also a big fan of telling the waiter that it was my birthday so he would bring the birthday sombreros out to my sister and I (oh, wait, was that just last year?!).

Usually the taco salad itself was so filling that I could only feebly munch on the ginormous puffed tortillas shell-shaped bowl after the interior was gone.

This week I brought taco salads back in a big way with this p lant-based bowl that’s hearty and filling without the traditional shell exterior.

How about we make this 10-Minute Black Bean Taco Salad for a lightened up version of the classic?

You just need fresh veggies, black bean protein, and some simple dressings to make this vegan and gluten-free taco salad.

Birthday sombreros optional but recommended.

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Matcha Dusted Raw Brownies

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Raw brownies made from dates, nuts, and seeds that are also gluten, grain, and refined sugar-free. Finish them with a matcha dusting for a snack or dessert.

Guys.

Over the weekend I went to my first ever goat yoga class with my sister.

Yes friends.

We did a glorious yoga flow amidst the cutest goats I’ve ever seen in a field of green.

Nothing crazy happened, but I did get my feet licked in downward dog.

We were advised to put away anything we didn’t want to get chewed away, so I tucked all of my raw bars and valuable into my purse and zipped it shut.

We did vinyasa and a series of forward folds and twists while the goats chowed happily on hay around us.

Every now and then one of them would let out a loud SNORT, a funny startling noise that I honestly didn’t know that goats made.

The kind of noise that I might make if you told me you weren’t drooling over these Matcha Dusted Brownies made with 5 ingredients and no oven mitts.

PSH.

Aside from goat yoga, raw brownies have been on my bucket list for a while.

I’ve wanted to share a raw brownie recipe but it seems like every time I think of it the weather cold out and baked brownies sound better.

But now it’s getting warmer out and I’m all about some no bake treats.

These Matcha Dusted Raw Brownies are oil-free, gluten-free, vegan, and grain-free with an energizing matcha finish.

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Vegan Toasted Coconut Samoas

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Vegan Toasted Coconut Samoas made with 7 ingredients and no bake time. Vegan, gluten and grain free, and naturally sweetened with dates.

I was a proud Girl Scout in Elementary School.

Okay, okay, I was actually a Brownie.

But I was a part of the tribe long enough to do my fair share of girl scout cookie rounds and cookie eating.

I went door to door in my chocolate-colored brownie uniform, selling cookies to good natured neighbors.

I’m pretty sure my current neighbors would love me if I went door to door with my latest creation.

These Vegan Toasted Coconut Samoas are made with just 7 ingredients with toasted coconut and chocolate drizzle.

Girl scout cookie season is almost over, but my copy-cat cookie variation is just heating up.

Girl, let’s get scouting.

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Veggie Noodles with Lentil Walnut Mushroom Bolognese

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Veggie Noodles with Lentil Walnut Mushroom Bolognese packed with lentil protein and sweetened with dates. Perfect for pasta night in!

Hello, hello!

Do your pups have a favorite parent?

If Harper could talk, she would tell you that without a doubt, it’s Dan.

Dan was away on a business trip this week so Harper was stuck with mom for the last few days.

She mostly moped around under the bed upstairs or impatiently waited by the front door, pouty and persistent that Dan would come home even well after midnight.

We had some good times though, staying up watching the remake of “Overboard” on Amazon Prime last night (cute but nothing like the original!), eating lunch on the deck in the gorgeous seventy-degree weather, and dancing around the kitchen after instructing Alexa to “play party music”.

She even got to scarf down a few veggie noodles that fell on the floor during my shoot today.

This Veggie Noodles with Sweet Lentil Walnut Mushroom Bolognese is the perfect warm weather pasta bowl that’s vegan, gluten, grain, and oil free.

It manages to be both light and refreshing for spring and summer while still being a true protein powerhouse.

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Blueberry Butter (No-Sugar-Added)

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Easy blueberry butter made with just two ingredients and no-sugar-added in 30 minutes. Use in place of jam or jelly for a fun spread.

How often do you clean out your fridge?

This girl, this weekend!

In this case, I don’t mean using up all of the meal prepped leftovers.

I mean the kind of fridge clean out where you take everything out, every old head of cabbage, yogurt you forgot you had, and crusty container of mustard, wipe the interior spotless, and the put all back in.

Some of you on Instagram are really good about doing it once a week.

You are #goals.

Since it’s been a hot second since I got in there and spruced things up, there was quite a bit of elbow grease necessary to get things spick and span.

But it all felt worth it when the shelves gleamed white again and my Pyrex containers sat in uniform stacks.

So obviously I had to fill it with something pretty and sweet.

This No-Sugar-Added Blueberry Butter is the perfect naturally sweet spread to add to your summer fridge.

All you need is a bunch of blueberries, a squeeze of lemon, and some serious stirring skills.

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Carrot Apple Kombucha Muffins

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Easy 1-bowl gluten-free and vegan carrot apple muffins with a secret ingredient. Add a splash of cinnamon kombucha for probiotics and flavor!

Where are my “booch” lovers?

Every time Dan asks if he can drink the kombucha in the fridge I have to smile and say yes because there was a time not that long ago that “booch” wasn’t in his vocab.

Kombucha is now a staple in our house, my feel-good drink of choice that supports detoxification, energy production, and immunity boost.

It’s my favorite form of bubbly.

But have you ever tried baking with it?

These Carrot Apple Kombucha Muffins are the perfect intro to baking with kombucha!

Naturally vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and refined sugar free with a splash of booch for characters.

I made some on Easter for the coming week and no-bunny complained.

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Grain-Free Apricot Almond Energy Bars

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Grain-Free Apricot Almond Energy Bars made with 5 ingredients and naturally sweetened with dried apricots. Perfect for a meal prep snack!

Happy Friday, buds!

I’m soaking up all of this spring daylight like it’s my job.

For the past few weeks I’ve been loving waking up early and getting an early morning workout in so I can enjoy the sunshine later in the day.

Do you work out on an empty stomach?

I used to do fasted morning sweat seshes with no problem, but lately I feel like I need a bit of edible fuel in the tank to get things to get moving.

One of my favorite things to grab when I really want pancakes already, but would also really like to finish my Tone It Up app workout first, is a raw bar!

A raw bar like these five-ingredient Grain-Free Apricot Almond Energy Bars can get you through just about anything.

Even burpees and tuck jumps.

Since we’re being honest, I’m a bit of a raw-bar snob, and I have an entire raw bar drawer here at home to prove it.

Yes, you heard me, a whole drawer dedicated to RAW BAR goodness.

When fully stocked, it can be a little challenging to shut.

I like to have all of my favorite brands on stock for simple snacking.

Ex: Open drawer, grab raw bar, tear open, and CHOMP.

The bars that make it to my drawer have the fewest ingredients and the best real foods to fuel.

My raw bar drawer cornucopia got me thinking that I don’t make my own raw bars enough.

Or….like, ever.

You’re going to love how simple the ingredients are on these grain-free apricot almond raw bars!

They’re grain-free, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free with only five ingredients you’ve probably already got in your cabinets.

Ready to check?

Summery sweet and tart apricots, buttery cashews, raw almonds, crunchy pepitas, and optional shredded coconut.

Check, check, YUM.

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Banana Blueberry French Toast Casserole

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Banana Blueberry French Toast Casserole with Golden Beets that’s perfect for a spring/summer breakfast or brunch with a gluten-free option!

It’s really starting to feel like Spring here in Virginia, guys.

Yesterday I had the windows open for most of the day, photographing with a breeze drifting through our condo.

Bliss.

As if right on cue, I’m craving bright foods.

What’s brighter than baked blueberries and banana accented by bright lemon and golden beets?

This Banana Blueberry French Toast Casserole is perfect for a brunch situation that looks fancy but is actually ridiculously easy to make.

All you need is some stale bread, blueberries, bananas, and a burst of creative energy before bedtime.

Easter brunch plans, check check CHECK.

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