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Broccoli Rice Bowl with Pomegranate & Grilled Tofu

Plant-based bowl with a grain-free broccoli rice base piled with fresh veggies, grilled tofu, pomegranate seeds, and a light dressing.

Do you still read magazines?

Not online, but physical magazines that come to your house with glossy covers and colorful contents dripping with advertisements.

I used to sit on the floor of my college bookstore between classes nestled between the magazine racks, fashion magazines strewn in an arc around me.

I was obsessed with how pretty and polished everything looked, staring at red bottoms dressed in sneakers and wishing my fairy god-mother might show up and send me to the ball instead of my next exam.

After college I took a break from mags because, well, they kind of just made me want to buy everything.

Today, I’m kind of getting back into magazines, but instead of looking for the latest “it” bag I’m seeking the latest “it” bowl.

This Broccoli Rice Bowl with Pomegranate and Grilled Tofu is IT.

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Cacao Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles

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Easy vegan chocolate truffles made with dark chocolate, coconut milk, and a light cacao powder finish. Perfect for a simple decadent treat!

Happy December!

Today we decorated our freshly cut blue spruce it with all of the ornaments while Harper watched with attentive curiosity.

What are your holiday traditions?

When I was little we had advent calendars that I tended to each day in December, gingerly opening the cardboard door to reveal a new festive scene.

Opening those tiny squares gave me the same instant satisfaction that crossing off a day on the calendar does on my massive wall calendar today.

Moving toward something GREAT.

So, I need to know, without the advent calendar, can we still eat the chocolates behind the open doors?

How about we truffle it out these 25 days of Christmas.

These Cacao Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles are the perfect way sweet way to start the holiday season simply and sweetly.

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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies bursting with cranberries and chocolate chips. Oil-free, grain-free, and sweetened with maple syrup.

Who else agrees that baking > shopping?

This might be the first Black Friday in the history of Black Fridays that I didn’t purchase anything.

Nada. Zilch. Zero.

This speaks volumes, because I used to create tactical lists and battle tactics to ensure I hit all of my favorite stores and their enticing sales.

These days, combating hundreds of humans hungry for the sweetest savings makes me tired and anxious just thinking about.

I did, however, brave the day for a yoga class with my sister, embark on a grocery trip (can we have a day of savings there, please?!), oh, and I did some serious holiday baking.

You’re going to want to add these Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies to your holiday baking list.

They’re bursting with cranberries and chocolate with a modest ingredient list and a fool-proof almond flour base!

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Leftover Holiday Collard Wraps with “Turkey” Jackfruit

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Eat up your plant-based Thanksgiving leftovers in these Leftover Holiday Collard Wraps with “Turkey” Jackfruit. Enjoy anytime holiday food is in the fridge!

How was your Thanksgiving?

Mine was stupendous.

We ate, drank, and played more than one to many rounds of the games Things (which you need to buy and play immediately!)

The day after Thanksgiving means blasting the Christmas music for real, although I’ve low key been listening since mid-November.

It also means we’re left with…all the leftovers.

Are you in a tofurkey coma today?

If your body is like mine, after a day celebrating the eats, it might be begging you for some greens, please.

What if I told you we could use up the leftovers and get your greens together in a succinct meal that won’t dirty up tons of extra dishes?

These Leftover Holiday Collard Wraps combine are light and easy and combines all of your favorite post-feast flavors in one gloriously green bite.

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5-Ingredient Pumpkin Hummus

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5 ingredient pumpkin hummus naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Perfectly paired with apple chips, fresh fruit, or spread on toast or crackers.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

Are you busy making all of the things?

I always talk up the spread I’m going to make for the big day, excited to show my family and friends just how cool plants are even on “turkey day”.

But, if you’re overly ambitious like me, sometimes some of those dishes just don’t get made.

And the important thing is that you show up, yeah?

Well, and that you show up with an epic lazy girl orange offering.

If you’re scrambling for a contribution to bring to your gathering, you really can’t go wrong with a seasonal dip.

This 5-Ingredient Pumpkin Hummus is the perfect spread to whip up in under 10 minutes to wow guests!

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Vegan & Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole

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Healthier sweet potato casserole that’s low sugar, gluten-free, and grain-free with a pecan cookie crumble. Perfect to share with family as a holiday side!

Confession: I may or may not have started listening to Christmas music this week.

In my defense, I always feel a few weeks ahead of the rest of the world because in the “blogger-sphere” we constantly anticipate the upcoming seasonal recipes.

Dan came downstairs and told me it was a little weird, seeing as how it wasn’t Thanksgiving and all.

Ok, ok. We can give thanks first.

In my last post, I talked about how Thanksgiving sides rule, so today I want to introduce you to the one side that rules them all.

This Vegan & Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole is low in sugar and super easy to whip up in advance for your guests this week!

All you need are a bunch of taters and a cookie crumble topping!

Let’s get casserole-ing.

You guys are going to love this casserole as a healthy side for the whole family.

If you’re like me, I probably had you at sweet potato, but I’ll continue anyway.

Ahem.

It’s lightly sweet, nutty, and warm, while being packed with some serious Vitamin A, healthy fats and protein.

I’m talking smashed sweet potatoes, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, shredded coconut, and toasted pecans.

It’s also gluten-free, grain-free, vegan, paleo, and low sugar, making it ideal for guests of all lifestyles and diets!

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Dijon Tahini Green Beans (Oil-Free!)

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Get your greens in with this saucy side that’s oil-free with a creamy dijon tahini dressing. Perfect to complement your holiday spread.

True or false: Most epic feasts are all about the sides.

TRUTH.

Everyone always gets all worked up about what I’m going to eat for the plant-based Thanksgiving main, and I’m over here loading up on sides like it’s no big deal.

But sometimes green holiday sides can look (and taste) a little less than green, you know?

After being baked and buttered, what was once green is now a soggy chartreuse sight on your plate.

So.

I made this verdant side that’s vibrant and fresh with an easy oil-free dijon tahini sauce.

You’re going to love these Dijon Tahini Green Beans to bring life to your holiday spread!

It’s the perfect green beans Thanksgiving recipe to make this year.

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Vegan Chocolate Pie

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Vegan chocolate pie made with 6 ingredients! Grain-free chocolate crust topped with a chocolate, almond butter, and coconut cream filling.

Ah, Thanksgiving is upon us!

I was talking to a friend on the phone this past week (I know, the phone!) and we admitted to each other that the holidays can be so busy that somewhere in the logistics we lose sight of, you know, the holiday.

It would be like making this Vegan Chocolate Pie and getting so wrapped up in serving it and washing the dishes that you don’t sit down and enjoy a slice.

Do me a favor– you need to sit down and enjoy this one, guys.

I’m thankful for you and I’m thankful for chocolate and pie and these things need to be celebrated!

Grab a pie pan, put your frenzied holiday shopping on hold, and make a wholesome chocolate pie this holiday season.

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Stovetop Cauliflower Rice Stuffing

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Low-carb cauliflower stuffing that’s grain-free and gluten-free with cauliflower rice. Made in one-pan on the stovetop for a quick nutritious holiday side.

True story: I never liked stuffing.

I did not like it here or there,

I did not like it ANYWHERE.

I’m trying to pinpoint why I didn’t like it at such a young age, but all I came up with is that it was too bread-y, or herb-y, or SOMETHING for my palette.

I always had a sad soggy lump of it on my Thanksgiving plate long after the cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, and green beans had disappeared, leaving only traces of their appeal in bits smudges of red, orange, and green.

But what if you could eat the rainbow in your stuffin’, too?

This Stovetop Cauliflower Rice Stuffing is both grain-free and gluten-free, packed with savory herbs and veggies, and made exceptionally easy in just one pan.

Let’s get stuffing!

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Chickpea Waldorf Salad with Creamy Kombucha Dressing

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Easy chickpea salad with apple, grapes, nuts, herbs, and a creamy almond milk yogurt and kombucha dressing. Serve by itself or on greens!

Well, hello, November, where the heck did you come from?

You know the boy that called wolf?

Well, lately, I’ve been feeling like that girl that called “busy”.

I’m too busy for this, too busy for that, too busy to tell you I’m busy.

It’s become a sort of boring refrain, an overused metaphor, a worn out sweatshirt.

Are you busy, too?

Luckily, we all have time to start the month by making today’s recipe.

This Chickpea Waldorf Salad with Creamy Kombucha Dressing has a tons of fun texture and taste with a super low prep time.

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