Toast!

Avocado raspberry rice cake “toast” made mashed avocado, fresh raspberries, and gluten-free granola on rice cakes. Perfect for an easy breakfast or snack! 

How was your Valentine’s Day? 

Last night M and I made homemade pasta for the very first time with one of my favorite couples. 

It was so much fun, friends! 

I know you, dear reader, probably understand this more than most; that food tastes better when you put time, energy, and love behind it. 

You can absolutely taste the difference in a homemade noodle vs. your average dried pasta.

They’re snappier, chewier, and just…tastier. 

Because they’re fresh but also because *you* made them. 

We did the process start to finish; mixing the batter, chilling it, adding flour, lots of flour, rolling it into long skinny spaghetti, then boiling it. 

Finally, we doused the quirky noodles in vegan bolognese and scooped them up in fast forkfuls washed down by Pinot Noir. 

It was a special night celebrating the day of love and chocolate with friends that feel like family. 

Honestly, I hope it becomes a new tradition! 

Another tradition I’ve yet to share with you is Avocado Raspberry Rice Cake Toast.

This sweet and light breakfast has been on repeat here at F&V for the past few years! 

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Vegan BLT Toast with tempeh and avocado on seeded bread with cherry tomatoes, arugula, and cashew mayonnaise. Try it out for a light lunch or meal! 

At my first job out of college I took full advantage of the downstairs cafe during my daily lunch break.

I worked my way through the sandwich menu and when I got to the BLT I never looked back.

What made their BLT so darn delicious was the addition of avocado.

Back at my desk, I unwrapped the sandwich and sunk my teeth into toasty bread, juicy tomato, and creamy avocado.

Of course, there was also bacon, back before I was plant-based vegan.

Luckily, these days, there’s a substitute for everything, and tempeh bacon tastes better than the real thing.

This BLT Toast has tempeh and avocado on seeded bread with cherry tomatoes, arugula, and cashew mayonnaise.

It’s perfect for a savory breakfast, light lunch, or snack!

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Upgrade your avocado toast with the addition of fresh sliced strawberries and a sprinkle of hemp hearts. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a quick snack.

Remember when avocado toast used to be so edgy and avant-garde?

“You mean you’re smashing avocado…on toasted bread?” *incredulous stare*

Now it seems like every hip restaurant has a version of “avocado toast” on the menu, just to prove their currency.

Yesterday, at the airport, pouring over the pre-packaged foods for something, anything I could grab for the five hour plane ride, I saw pre-packaged “Avocado Toasts”.

It was essentially a handful of half-crumbled crackers and suspicious-looking smashed avocado, but still.

We can now eat avocado toast up in the air, guys.

Whether you’ve been on the avocado toast train a while or are just getting on board, I think you’re going to love these Strawberry Hemp Heart Avocado Toast.

Avocado and fresh berries smashed together on your favorite toast-y bread is basic in the absolute BEST way.

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