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Vegan Salted Snickers Bars

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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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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Red Bean & Pomegranate Salad

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Red Bean & Pomegranate Salad with a zippy yogurt tahini dressing. Perfect for meal prep and plant-based lunch inspiration.

Hello, world.

I’m sitting writing this out and about!

It feels so fresh to stare out into the daylight outside of a coffee shop instead of through the artificial lights of my office cave.

I need to remember this when I’m totally IN IT (have you seen Garden State?) in the workweek, feeling that intense vortex of busy-ness that doesn’t always lead to productivity.

Sometimes you have to get out and smell the roses to write about the roses, ya know?

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How was your weekend?

I ate out a lot more than usual; a welcome break from my usual kitchen happenings.

We had a lovely dinner at True Foods Kitchen last night and today I celebrated my dad’s belated bday with my parents and sister.

So now I’m refreshed and ready to get into the new week with a little meal prep– starting with this Red Bean & Pomegranate Salad with Yogurt Tahini Dressing.

It’s light and nutritious, with a creamy oil-free dressing and pops of pomegranate and sweet red beans.

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Spicy Almond Butter Sweet Potato Noodles

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Spicy Almond Butter Sweet Potato Noodles with a creamy almond butter sauce. This under 30 minutes meal is perfect for weeknight dinners!

Hi there!

How was your week?

Did you send/receive any Valentines?

We stayed in last night and opened a bottle of red and made Chocolate Coconut Covered Strawberries while Harper padded back and forth, looking for a pet or a strawberry or maybe both.

So I can’t complain.

We have plans to go to my favorite restaurant this weekend, but until then I made you a little something gourmet from my own kitchen.

I’ll be honest: these Spicy Almond Butter Sweet Potato Noodles are kind of the best thing ever.

They come together in under 30 minutes for a quick nutritious dinner that tastes indulgent while being sneakily nutritious.

All you need is one-pan and the guts to drown your veggies in nut butter sauce.

Got it?

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Everyday Carrot Lentil Soup

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Easy carrot lentil soup teeming with vegetables and fresh green onion. Perfect for an every day fall, winter, or spring one-pot soup.

Recently on Instagram, I asked what one food you could eat for a week and not get sick of.

The most common answer…was soup!

Soup people, you’re my people.

I’ve always been a soup lover, way back to childhood when my parents gave us big bowls of lentil soup on busy weekend days packed with activities.

I imagined my spoon to be a tiny raft, corralling tender lentils and the occasional carrot and celery chunk to their delicious demise.

Recently, I recreated my favorite with lots of leftover vegetables in my fridge.

This Everyday Carrot Lentil Soup is flavorful and filling, with an easy recipe you can make in 30 minutes in one pot.

Grab a bowl and a spoon and let’s get to herding legumes and veg.

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Chocolate Coconut Covered Strawberries

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Easy vegan chocolate covered strawberries with a crunchy chocolate coconut exterior. Perfect for a healthy Valentine’s Day treat!

When I was in high school I thought I was way too cool for Valentine’s Day.

“Valentine’s Day is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap,” I used to tell myself, to quote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (one of my favorite movies of all time– have you seen it?)

I told myself I could be cool like Clementine.

I didn’t need anyone to shower me with roses and candy and sweet nothings.

My friends and I wore black while everyone else wore pink and I pretended not to feel pangs when the roses delivered in class by “cupid” weren’t for me.

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