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Chocolate Fig Freezer Fudge

Chocolate Fig Freezer Fudge sweetened with dried figs with just four ingredients! Store in the freezer for a quick dairy-free and refined sugar-free treat!

Let’s talk FUDGE.

When I was little my parents took us on a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to see the Smoky Mountains.

Most notably during that trip, I remember riding the Sky Lift (these giant aerial cable cars that rode over the resort) purchasing my first three beanies babies (I know you’ve got some hiding in your closet!), and navigating the great outdoors.

We also got some of the first and best fudge I’ve ever tasted from a local fudge shop in the downtown area.

My parents carefully unwrapped the wax paper in our hotel, cut the dense sugary block into small rectangles, and handed out samples of Peanut Butter and Chocolate to my sister and me.

No words, friends.

The cliche “melts in your mouth” is the only semi-suitable description here.

Something I hoped to achieve in this Chocolate Fig Freezer Fudge.

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Baked Oil-Free Almond Flour Falafel

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Healthy oil-free, gluten-free baked falafel with a fresh cucumber tahini tzatziki! Enjoy this baked falafel in a lunch wrap, in a bowl, or on its own.

What do you think of falafel?

My first introduction to this typically deep-fried chickpea patty came from a Middle Eastern Eatery down the street from my house in high school.

I used to call ahead and order the “Hummus Falafel Rolled” and pick it up in my parents’ blue Honda Civic. I was practically drooling when I unwrapped it on the way home to reveal the golden brown pita stuffed hummus, greens, veg, and the crispiest brown falafel patties.

Too tempting to wait.

And it was messy, because the best foods are. I’m talking major hummus and falafel landslide messy.

Probably not the best thing to eat in your parents’ car when you’re 16.

Sorry, mom and dad.

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Romesco Roasted Cauliflower Toasts

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Upgrade your toasts with a nut butter based romesco sauce and roasted cauliflower. Enjoy this toast spread for a light lunch, tasty snack, or appetizer!

Happy Toast Tuesday, friends!

Does anyone else feel like they let down the almighty toast gods if they don’t stick a slice of bread in the CusineArt each Tuesday and watch the bread glow yellow and then…POP!

Top it, toast it.

Well, today, you’re in luck, because I’ve got the toast toppings all picked out for you.

This Romesco Roasted Cauliflower Toast is one of my favorite pairings for any season, combining roasted cauliflower and herbs with a creamy veg and nut-based romesco sauce.

You bring the bread, I’ll bring the recipe.

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Oil-Free Purple Sweet Potato Fries with Beet Ketchup

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Crispy oil-free baked purple sweet potato fries paired with sweet beet ketchup. Slice, bake, and season, then dip in naturally sweetened beet ketchup.

It’s Friday and I think we all deserve some fries dipped in ketchup.

I remember back when I considered fries a junk food, something I ordered from the fast food drive-through window with equal anticipation and regret.

How about a plant-based pairing that makes you feel as fantastic after you them as it does while you’re eating them?

In my house, fries and dip is considered health food.

You really can’t argue with that logic when you’re stuffing your face with Oil-Free Purple Sweet Potato Fries dipped in Beet Ketchup.

Plants on plants for the win.

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Green Galaxy Smoothie Bowl

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Delicious banana-free smoothie bowl that takes you to the tropics with every bite! Packed with healthy fats, protein, and leafy greens, but tastes like ice cream.

There’s something about waking up and consuming something green that makes you feel unstoppable.

This Green Galaxy Smoothie Bowl has been giving me life on mornings when I roll out of bed and ask myself:

what time is it, 2. what day is it, and 3. what’s for breakfast.

The important stuff.

I had so much fun with (eating) my Blue Galaxy Bowl that I decided I might as well make an entire Galaxy Bowl series and share different galaxy color creations.

A reader requested green next, and I was secretly excited because I have a bit of a soft spot for green things before noon.

Do you?

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Low-Sugar Strawberry Avocado Layer Shakes

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Keep your shakes interesting with strawberry and avocado layers! Enjoy this refreshing combo as a healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert.

I remember the first time I added avocado to my shake.

I tapped my spoon on the edge of the blender, releasing a big green hunk of avocado into the pool of protein powder, fruit, and almond milk.

I didn’t have a good feeling about it.

Then I pressed blend anyway.

Thank goodness I did, because I’ve been adding avocado to my smoothies ever since.

I love starting my day off with healthy fats to stay satiated through the morning and avocado is up there with nut butter for me in my smoothie- additions!

Not only do they provide amazing health benefits, they also make your shakes and smoothies super creamy and decadent.

Like these Low-Sugar Strawberry Avocado Layer Shakes.

Swoon.

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Coconut Quinoa No Bake Cookies

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No-bake cookies with a coconut quinoa twist! Make them on the stovetop with coconut flakes, cacao, peanut butter, and cooked quinoa.

Do you have a favorite childhood cookie?

Mine are definitely No Bakes.

When my mom announced she was making them, I’d hang out in the kitchen to grab them faster than she could drop them on wax paper to set up.

I loved watching them fall in delicious chocolate peanut buttery oat blobs and slowly harden and take shape.

Yesss.

Clearly adulting could use more of this childlike wonder, so I created these Coco-Nutty Quinoa No Bake Cookies based on the classic with some healthy upgrades.

It’s true, they’re not the prettiest of cookies, but then I’ve always had a soft spot for the imperfect.

When I picked out teddy bears on the shelf, I always looked through all of their furry forms, carefully selecting the one that was just a little homely.

You know, the teddy bear with the eyes glued a bit close together, the smile sewn a little crooked, the ears just slightly asymmetrical.

I felt like it was my duty to adopt this bear, because I had zero faith other kids would buy it, and the thought of that teddy bear sitting on the shelf for years to come waiting for a good home was too much for my childish heart to handle.

I took my new friend home proudly, resting assured that he/she had a good home and that my bear was pretty freakin’ special.

These quirks gave my bear a little something that set it apart, what I later came to understand as “character”.

Well, these Coconut Quinoa No Bake Cookies have all the character, too!

They might not have a fuzzy wuzzy face, but they’ve got taste to make up for it.

The same justifications apply.

You might find yourself grabbing them by the handful just in case no one else will.

Or because the combination of chocolate, peanut butter, and coconut is completely addicting.

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Easy Mexican Macro Bowls

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Easy Mexican Macro Bowls packed with plant-based protein, leafy greens, and summer vegetables. Perfect to meal prep for workweek lunches.

I’m a hot weather person for sure, but it’s been too hot in Virginia, even by my standards.

Our AC has been fickle lately too, not quite broken, but sitting somewhere on the cusp of breaking.

Like it’s working *way* too hard.

I welcome you to cool off with me by making this super easy Mexican Macro Bowl!

This macro bowl is inspired by all of the seasonal colorful tomatoes, ears of corn, and giant zucchini you probably have sitting in your fridge right now.

Because don’t they say that spicy foods cool you down?

Let’s try.

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Chocolate Chick-Date Cookies with Almond Butter Cacao Frosting

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Chocolate chickpea cookies with almond butter, cacao, and Medjool dates. Top them with an easy 3-ingredient chocolate almond butter frosting!

It’s been one of those weeks where I want all the chocolate.

Annnnnd it’s only Tuesday.

Being a planner, I’m always looking ahead to anticipate things I might need before I need them.

I’ve got tons of “just in case” items ready to pull out in the rare circumstances when they might briefly shine.

You do this too, right?

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Tropical Nut Pulp Bites

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5-ingredient Tropical nut pulp bites naturally sweet with exotic dried fruit. Use your leftover nut pulp in this easy recipe!

Have you tried making your own nut milk yet?

I made nut milk a few weeks ago and I pretty much felt like a wizard when I saw the brazil and cashews blend into a frothy creamy white in my Vitamix.

Magic.

Then I whipped up these Tropical Nut Pulp Bites afterwards from the leftover nut “pulp” and that’s when I knew I needed to make nut milk on a weekly basis.

Just to collect the nut pulp for more bites like these.

Shhh.

I still drink the milk.

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