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Coconut Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

Grain-free thumbprint cookies with peanut butter, coconut, and naturally sweet with a date caramel center. Perfect for a healthy dessert or sweet snack.

I don’t know when exactly that it happened, but at some point I became a podcast person.

It probably happened after I left the corporate workforce and started spending my days scampering from the kitchen to the studio with photogenic foods.

As it turns out, even though I’m a classic introvert, I missed the affable interactions I had with other humans on a regular basis.

Enter podcasting– the best conversations I can have with people without leaving my house.

Some of my favorite podcasters have come to feel like my BFFS, or at least, my new work peers.

I can always count on them to be on time, even when Miss Harper decides to play hooky and snooze all day upstairs.

Also, we always skip the small talk and get straight to the good stuff.

I guess I should do the same for you, huh?

OK well, here’s the scoop, straight and tasty.

These Coconut Caramel Thumbprint Cookies are kind of incredible.

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Matcha Avocado Chia Pudding

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Green pudding with matcha, avocado, and chia seeds lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Perfect for breakfast, snack, or a healthy dessert.

I’m not sure exactly how we got to half way through March, but here we are.

Marching through March.

Some big things happen in March, like my little sister’s birthday, the first day of Spring, and Saint Patty’s Day.

Ever since Expo West I’ve been craving all things green, which is totally on-brand because I’ve got the whole spring green thing playing in my favor.

My favorite green things lately is this Matcha Avocado Chia Pudding, which combines two of my favorite green things in one powerhouse recipe.

Avocado and matcha blended into portable chia cups that are nutritious, colorful, and revitalizing.

They’re packed with protein, fiber, healthy fats, with a boost of energy with just 5-ingredients you mix in advance!

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2-Ingredient Roasted Peanut-Cashew Butter & Banana Chips

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2-Ingredient Roasted Peanut-Cashew Butter & Banana Chips without any added oils or sugars. Try this combination for a fun nutritious snack.

I’m home.

My bulging carry-on was promptly flagged for a search at the security checkpoint at LAX on the way home to VA.

The officer doing the searching laughed incredulously when he unzipped my suitcase to find heaps of bars, bites, and snacks from Expo West.

“Munchies,” he said over and over, smirking. “Can’t argue with that.”

I tried to explain that I had just been at a food conference, feeling mildly defensive like I needed to explain myself and my bushel of bars.

But really, does one ever need to explain traveling with precious delicious cargo?

When we got home, I had every energy bar not yet sold in stores but I didn’t have a simple jar of peanut butter, so I decided to make my own.

Let’s blend up this 2-Ingredient Roasted Peanut-Cashew Butter that’s the perfect easy intro to nut-buttering.

It’s perfection on banana chips for the ultimate 3-ingredient snack!

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Vegan Salted Snickers Bars

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Satisfy your candy bar cravings with vegan snickers bars made with an almond flour and date nougat, date caramel, peanuts, and salted dark chocolate.

Happy Sunday!

I’m writing to you today from my hotel in Huntington Beach, Cali after wrapping up my visit to Natural Products Expo West.

It’s been whirlwind of walking and talking and eating.

I sampled all of the new products in the industry, but you know what I didn’t find?

Vegan Salted Snickers Bars.

We just might have to make these for ourselves.

Let’s make good-for-you Snickers bars with just 7 ingredients!

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Berry Yogurt Protein Parfaits

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Blueprint Berry Yogurt Protein Parfaits are perfect for busy mornings and meal prep. Stir in plant-based protein powder and top with your favorites.

This breakfast was born out of unapologetically busy mornings without a whole lot going on in the fridge.

I was committed to an early Saturday morning yoga class. the one you idealize on Friday evening and greet sluggishly Saturday by pressing the snooze button a handful of times before finally extricating yourself from bed just in time.

With minutes to spare, I needed something quick, quicker that a protein shake quick, so I grabbed a container of yogurt, added a spoonful of protein powder, a big handful of granola, and lots of berries, and ran out the door.

After the first hurried bite I knew that I had a new recipe blueprint on my hands.

Hello, Berry Yogurt Protein Parfaits.

The first versions of this combination were far from photogenic— an indiscernible cup of mush white with the occasional spotting of a granola cluster or smashed berry.

I refined things here so you can choose to dine and dash or make a prettier parfait version in advance.

Either way, this is an easy grab and go breakfast or snack that will save you when pressed for time!

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Lemon Poppyseed Muffins with Coconut Butter Glaze

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Easy 1-bowl lemon poppy seed muffins with a 2-ingredient coconut butter glaze. Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweet.

It’s March!

Let’s make all things bright, citrus, and sweet.

That means lovin’ on lemons.

Lemon.

One of the regulars that carries over from grocery list to grocery list in my sprawling cursive, a staple in my kitchen.

I love them bowled on the granite counter, bright smiley face yellow, as if ready to be captured in a still life painting.

I love muddling a wedge into water when water is the last thing you want to drink.

I love to big squeeze 1/2 of one all over my vegetables with runny tahini for the quickest (and best) DIY dressing.

I also really love them in these Lemon Poppyseed Muffins with Coconut Butter Glaze.

These 1-bowl muffins are perfect to ring in spring with refreshing citrus and creamy coconut butter.

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Vegetable Quinoa Fried “Rice” with Edamame

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Vegetable Quinoa Fried “Rice” with Edamame packed with fresh vegetables and edamame protein for a complete meal or side.

How was your week?

I’m writing like it’s already over because it feels impossible for one more thing to go down.

For example, we had our dishwasher serviced today after a week of crackling dishwasher cycles.

The service guy crawled out from under the washer with handfuls of almond pieces from the dishwasher drain, looking perfectly polished and white.

I tried to explain to him that I was a food blogger, you see, and it’s really hard to get all of the dishes to come clean.

He just laughed and shook his head and continued picking almonds.

Needless to say, none of the dishes are clean right now at the house, so takeout sounds like a pretty good idea.

Except that this Vegetable Quinoa Fried “Rice” with Edamame sounds better.

You just need cooked quinoa, your favorite veggies, and…preferably a working dishwasher.

Let’s stir-fry.

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No-Bake Dark Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

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Easy no-bake vegan macaroons made with shredded coconut and dark chocolate ready in under an hour for a quick and clean dessert.

Would you judge me if I told you that my current computer background is a row of stacked macaroons?

Not a photo I took, but a photo I aspire to haven taken, perfectly lit and pretty pastel.

When I minimize all of the screens on my computer, they remind me of how sweet life can be.

The macaroons in my desktop are French inspired, the ones with the fancy cream filling and food coloring.

None of that pastry-perfect stuff here, but I’ve got something arguably better.

These No-Bake Dark Chocolate Coconut Macaroons might just ended up as your desktop background or at the very least on your no-bake list.

All you need is 5-ingredients that you can throw together without an oven!

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The Quickest Vegan Curry

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Easy vegan curry made with coconut milk, warming spices, and your favorite veggies. Serve over quinoa or cauliflower rice or by itself!

Helllllllo.

Did you watch the Academy Awards on Sunday?

I may or may not have teared up over my dinner when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper took the stage to sing “Shallow”.

Oh, maybe I didn’t tell you yet– I finally watched A Star Is Born last week and I’ve been low-key obsessed with the movie and music ever since.

Which looks like me listening to the soundtrack on repeat in the studio with my camera hovering over my curry.

Curry! Do you like it?

Dan hates the smell of it, but I love everything about it, so he dealt with the aromatic kitchen after I tested and retested today’s post.

The Quickest Vegan Curry is what you need in your life to get you through the rest of winter.

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SunButter Stuffed Dates

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SunButter Stuffed Dates for a sweet snack or dessert made with juicy dates and sunflower seed butter. Add your own toppings to make your own variation!

This week I rejoined my gym and it sort of felt like I was being disloyal to my yoga studio when I signed the paperwork to make my membership official.

Now I find myself in a sort of gym/yoga limbo, unsure of which class to go to after the studio is tidied up and the dishwasher is full.

Can I just do it all?

I did my first weight-training (BodyPump!) class tonight in over a year and it felt good to push and pull things other than my camera equipment and the free-weights upstairs.

Getting back in the training zone reminded me of one of my absolute favorite pre/post workout treats– stuffed dates.

These SunButter Stuffed Dates are ridiculously easy to make and oh so satisfying.

Grab some SunButter and let’s have a date.

A date date.

Get it?
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