Meal Prep

Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Easy banana protein cookies packed with dark chocolate and walnuts. Bake them in advance for portable protein rich snack for all your adventures!

The moving count down is ON, friends.

In just five sleeps I’ll be slumbering in a new state!

Right now life feels really busy.

When I’m not working on stuff for F&V, I’m working on the loaded logistics of moving.

Scheduling U-haul rentals, final cleaning, and key exchanges in their appropriate order.

Bribing friends and family to pretty please come help me move in exchange for pizza and vegan treats.

So, would you come for Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies?

I’m hopeful these cookies get me through my moving week and I know they’ll sustain whatever adventures you have going on right now.

They’re totally vegan, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free with a banana-oat base and plenty of dark chocolate and walnuts.

Mix and bake them for a protein-packed snack that’s perfect for an outdoor adventure, moving day, or workday snack.

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Apple Maple Tempeh Marinade

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Easy 30-minute tempeh marinade made with apple butter, yellow mustard, and pure maple syrup. Perfect to make for meal prep and serve with sides!

Hiiiiiii, I know I’ve been quiet lately, friends.

I’ve been shying away from the social spotlight.

Letting my stories go blank on Instagram; content without sharing serial snapshots from my daily life.

Relishing in the my own architected anonymity.

At first I was concerned.

What does it mean if I’m not constantly sharing?

Well, it means I’m making leaps and bounds behind the scenes.

Preparing for a cookbook launch, making my new house a home with M, and doing personal and professional work to undo old habits and mindsets and shift to new ones.

I feel a lot like a caterpillar at the moment, curled up in cocoon awaiting a miraculous metamorphosis.

You know what else undergoes a metamorphosis that is effortlessly natural?

Tempeh, in this new recipe I have to share with you today.

This Apple Maple Tempeh Marinade is ready in just 30 minutes for a quick and easy plant-based protein option that you can mix and match in meals!

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Vegan Poke Bowl with SunButter Sauce

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Vegan poke bowl with quinoa, marinaded tofu, quick pickled red onions, and a spicy oil-free SunButter sauce. Perfect for a nutritious lunch or dinner!

Hi, friends, how’s your summer going?

It’s been a *whirlwind* here.

Packing, moving, and shuttling brown boxes labeled with black Sharpie back and forth across the Maryland/Virginia border.

July is my last month in Virginia, and I’m getting excited to start over in a new state.

Every time I create a new row of boxes in the new condo’s living room, I lock it and leave it feeling like the space is a little more mine; a little more ours.

Anyway, with all of the hustle and bustle of moving, I haven’t been creating a lot of delicacies over here.

There’s a collection of Sweetgreen, Cava, and Chipotle takeout bags in my recycling.

Maybe you’re doing a lot of takeout, too, this summer, or maybe you’re in the mood for a chilled bowl.

This poke bowl was on repeat before I signed my lease and I can’t wait to recreate it in my new kitchen.

This Vegan Poke Bowl with SunButter Sauce is made with quinoa, marinaded tofu, quick pickled red onions, and a spicy oil-free SunButter sauce.

It’s the perfect summer meal for a quick lunch or dinner!

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Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

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Oven-baked oatmeal that tastes just like carrot cake! It’s perfect to prepare in advance and serve warm or chilled for an easy meal-prepped breakfast.

When I stop and think about how far into 2021 we already are, it gives me whiplash.

Is the year going quickly for you, too?

Anyway, April 2 was my birthday, my second birthday in careful quarantine.

My sister dropped of hand-wrapped gifts to my doorstep and my amazing cousin delivered an exquisite bouquet of flowers.

I video-chatted and texted with my friends, believing that this time next year I’ll be squeezing them instead of the volume button on my phone.

And let’s not forget food!

M made me pancakes– the first pancakes he’s ever made– and they were delicious.

For dinner, we ordered Sweetgreen, because it’s the most “Lauren” thing I could think of that was within the delivery range for Uber Eats.

The week of my birthday I tested a cake (coming soon!!!) and made a delicious Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal.

It’s easily mixed up and baked in advance for easy springs breakfast during the week.

This is a recipe where you can have your cake and prep it for breakfast, too, boo.

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Raw Walnut Cashew Butter

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2-ingredient homemade raw walnut cashew butter made super creamy in under 10 minutes Serve it with Bare Snacks Banana Chips for an easy snack!

Did you pull any epic pranks on April Fools Day?

After one of my aloe plants fell out of it’s pot for the fourth (or fifth?) time last week (it was poorly potted and in a precarious position), I had a plant funeral and buried the evidence in my trashcan.

RIP, aloe.

As part of an April Fools day joke, I purchased a new plant and propped it up on the late aloe’s plant stand on April the first, waiting for M to notice.

I smirked while he ate his breakfast, finally asking, pointedly, “So, do you notice anything different???”

After doing a lingering living room scan, he finally picked out the monstera deliciosa sitting pretty near the window sill.

I laughed, assuring him I would keep my plant murderess tendencies contained.

I’m so infatuated with this little green plant and it’s smooth heart-shaped leaves already turning towards the sunshine.

Let’s see how long it survives…

Hopefully longer than this Raw Walnut Cashew Butter that I made last week and served with banana chips.

It requires just two ingredients and a blender without any added sugars or oils.

It’s true: I wouldn’t kid about something as serious as nut butter, not even on April Fools!

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Triple Berry Granola (Oil-Free!)

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Baked berry granola with three kinds of sweet berries and SunButter for an oil-free option. Perfect to make ahead for breakfast and snacking!

Granola doesn’t last long in my house.

It’s one of the staples that both M and I eat daily, piling it high on big breakfast bowls or grabbing a handfuls before an evening workout.

If you’re a bit of a granola connoisseur like I am, you know the good stuff it can be expensive.

So, for the past few weeks I’ve been making us homemade granola on a regular basis.

This is either the beginning of a granola series or the beginnings of a granola product line…ha!

Anyway, it’s been really fun testing new variations each Sunday.

I bake the mixture in the oven and then break it into cherished chunks before transferring it to an airtight bag for the week.

When I asked M what granola flavor he wanted this week, he requested “something fruity or tart.”

So I made this Triple Berry Granola (Oil-Free!) and infused it with three kinds of berries for a perfectly sweet and chunky granola.

It’s totally gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally-sweetened with maple syrup and berries!

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Vegan Meal Prep Recipe Round Up

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Simple and delicious vegan and gluten-free recipes that make plant-based meal prep easy, time efficient, and fun! Mix and match throughout the week!

Hi, friends!

January is stereotypically the time of year of start plans.

New workouts, new diets, resolutely resolving to break bad habits and add healthy routines.

By now, you might have heard me talking about the cookbook that I’m working on.

The theme is Vegan Meal Prep and includes mix and match recipes for how to be plant-based even when life is crazy (which it always is– right?).

It’s funny, because I feel like I’m carefully crafting a product that I would love to consume.

Meaning, that yes, I too, would covet a collection of vegan & gluten-free recipes that take the guesswork out of meal time.

So I’ve been working my way through the F&V archives, drawing inspiration from my favorite easy-to-prep plant-based recipes.

While making my meal prep list, I thought, why not share this resource with you guys, too?

If you’ve been here a while you know that all of the recipes on Flora & Vino are pretty darn simple with minimal ingredients.

Therefore, it could easily be argued that *all* F&V recipes are meal-prep-able.

However, there are definitely some that fit more conveniently into the meal prep lifestyle more than others!

In this Vegan Meal Prep Recipe Round Up you’ll find Grab & Go Breakfasts, Quick & Easy Lunches, Portable Snacks, Sheet Pan Meals, One-Pot Soups & Stews, Easy Dinners, and Fuss-Free Desserts.

Everything you need to make plant-based eating easy and fun all week long!

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Warm Kale Quinoa Bowl with Citrus Tahini

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Warm lunch bowl with kale, quinoa, chickpeas, and roasted sweet potatoes with an oil-free citrus tahini dressing. Perfect for a cozy working winter lunch!

Hi, friends.

It’s kind of a strange time of year.

The novelty of the new year has worn off and the next big holiday in sight is Valentine’s Day.

I’ve been hunkering down and working on the cookbook with the fire of a fast approaching manuscript deadline.

Honestly, the hardest part of cookbook recipe creation is keeping said recipes from you!

I’m so accustomed to the instant gratification of the blog posting process that hoarding all of this content feels downright miserly.

Which is why I’m letting one of the recipes slip through the cracks today…

This Warm Kale Quinoa Bowl with Citrus Tahini is my current, go-to lunch!

It’s served warm, and packed with complex carbs, plant-based protein, and a creamy, oil-free citrus tahini dressing.

So, if it can fuel me to write my first cookbook, I can’t wait to see what it does for you!
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Thai Salad with SunButter Dressing

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Vegetable Thai salad with raw vegetables, baked tofu, cilantro, and an easy oil-free SunButter dressing. Perfect for an easy meal prep lunch or dinner!

Last week I impulsively decided to cut my bangs.

New year, new hair?

I haven’t done *true* bangs in almost 15 years, since I was obsessed with Anne Hathaway’s thick bang in the Devil Wears Prada.

Remember how chick she looked, guys!?

Well, I didn’t look like that at all.

The hacked locks stacked on my forehead like a massive mop, a hair helmet of sorts.

So yeah, I’ve been avoiding bangs for a bit.

But change is good, and I’m getting used to the feeling of movement across my forehead.

Aaand coming to terms with the fact that, if I actually want them to lay right, I need to style them.

Doh.

I’d much rather just style my salads…

I’m excited to share this Thai Salad with SunButter Dressing with you as a fresh option after post-holiday indulgences!

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Homemade Christmas Chocolates

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Homemade vegan dark chocolate Christmas candies made with fun holiday silicone molds for an easy 1-ingredient refined sugar-free Christmas treat!

Does it snow where you are, friends?

Today we got our first snow of the season in Virginia.

The white stuff started coming down around 10 AM and by 11 AM the grass, asphalt, and neighboring rooftops all had a fluffy frosting.

I don’t care what anyone says…I *love* snow.

Snow days always make me feel giddy with childlike anticipation and energy.

I plowed through a holiday shoot in the studio today, powered by holiday hits and the gorgeous light reflecting off my snow-saturated deck.

Afterwards, I dawned my Sorel snow boots, fuzzy hat, and heavy duty gloves to explore the winter wonderland.

If you’re home for the holidays, maybe you’re in the mood for a sweet homemade present.

These Homemade Christmas Chocolates are the perfect DIY Christmas treat that you can make from home!

All you need is some seriously delicious dark chocolate and your favorite holiday silicone molds….

Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Apple Maple Tempeh Marinade

Vegan Poke Bowl with SunButter Sauce

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

Raw Walnut Cashew Butter

Triple Berry Granola (Oil-Free!)

Vegan Meal Prep Recipe Round Up

Warm Kale Quinoa Bowl with Citrus Tahini

Thai Salad with SunButter Dressing

Homemade Christmas Chocolates

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