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SunButter Ramen Noodle Bowls

Cozy SunButter Ramen Noodle Bowls made with rice noodles and stir-fried vegetables in a delicious SunButter sauce. Serve with optional tofu!

Hi friends!

Amidst all of the holiday sides and festive cookies and cakes, I’d like to share with you a cozy dinner to break up the sameness.

I think it’s important to have a few easy cozy dishes on repeat during this season when things can be so joyous yet so hectic.

This recipe was born on a Friday evening; the best time to get a party started.

Usually on Friday nights we have either A. pizza, or B. something new and elevated that we make together.

This recipe is obviously not pizza, so it fell in the later category of Friday night dinners.

We didn’t have a lot to work with that evening, but we managed to turn that ancient package of Ramen from the cupboard into something amazing.

These SunButter Ramen Noodle Bowls are made with rice noodles and stir-fried vegetables in a delicious SunButter sauce.

Serve them with optional tofu and enjoy this meal any time you’re craving noodles.

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Vegan Holiday Fruit Cake

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Vegan Holiday Fruit Cake made with no-added-oil baked with almonds, applesauce, and Fruit Bliss Organic Fruit Medley for a sweet festive cake to share.

Friends, my house is officially decorated for the holidays.

Now, I’ve always been a “let’s wait until after Thanksgiving and then everything is fair game” kind of a Christmas enthusiast.

However, this year it feels like I need to get a head start.

It was a very rational decision I made based on the fact that we leave for Germany in a month paired with the very emotional allure of the Christmas box.

After much debate, I decided to put out all of my Christmas decorations this week!

I’ve got to say, I have zero regrets about it, as I write this post in the multi-color glow of the ceramic Christmas tree my grandma made for me.

And it’s fitting, really, because I have the ultimate holiday recipe for you today.

This isn’t your grandma’s fruit cake, this is Vegan Holiday Fruit Cake!

Unlike traditional fruit cakes, this one is vegan, gluten-free, refined-sugar-free, and made with no-added-oil.

It’s a sweet festive cake to share and one you can feel good about eating during the holiday season!

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Chocolate Quinoa Porridge

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Chocolate quinoa porridge made on the stovetop with cacao powder and coconut milk for a fun alternative to oatmeal. Add your favorite toppings!

If I lived somewhere that didn’t express all four seasons, I would miss the changes.

Mostly, I would miss fall.

The colors on the leaves right now are absolutely stunning in Maryland!

It’s funny, M was telling me about this particularly gorgeous tree in our neighborhood and I immediately knew exactly which one he was talking about.

I shared the same towering sycamore tree on Instagram the day before.

M remarked that the shades of red, orange, and yellow are so intense that they almost look unreal.

It’s true, it almost looks copied and pasted into our neighborhood scene.

In addition to brisk walks and photographing trees, I’m here to present you with a new cozy breakfast.

It’s the perfect breakfast for the days you want something cozy and warm but don’t want oatmeal.

This chocolate quinoa porridge is made on the stovetop with cacao powder and coconut milk for a fun alternative to oatmeal.

This breakfast bowl is so easy to customize by adding in your favorite toppings!

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Vegetable Quinoa Stew

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Hearty Vegetable Quinoa Stew made in 1-pot with diced rainbow vegetables, dry quinoa, and lots of leafy greens. Perfect to meal prep for a cozy soup!

It’s soup season and I’m super excited to share my first soup of the season with you.

When the weather starts getting chilly, I love to create a big soup on Sunday that ensures leftovers for the week ahead.

It’s the perfect way to use old vegetables and make them new in a soothing broth-based bath.

Call it meal prep, call it call-out-the-fridge, call it leftovers, call it whatever you want.

…I call it delicious!

This Vegetable Quinoa Stew is made in 1-pot with diced rainbow vegetables, dry quinoa, and lots of leafy greens.

I love it because you actually cook the dry quinoa INTO the soup, which is what gives the soup its thick “stew”-like texture without any thickeners.

It’s the perfect vegan stew to meal prep and reheat for cozy cold weather lunch or dinner.

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Vegan Pumpkin Spice Bread

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Vegan pumpkin spice bread made in 1-bowl with a mix of almond flour, oats, and plenty of pumpkin. It’s the perfect fall breakfast, snack, or dessert!

This October marks a year since I ran my first marathon!

It’s hard to believe that a year ago I ran 26 miles because this year, well, I haven’t run much at all.

This week I decided to commemorate all of the work I put in last year running a 5K around my neighborhood.

It was humbling reminder of how goals change over time, and that that’s OK.

Last year I trained to run marathon, and this year I’m focused on being the strongest version of me.

I had forgotten how much I love running; propelling myself over concrete, grass, and asphalt while my worries take the backseat.

Do you know what else I missed?

The smell of vegan, gluten-free, and no-oil-added pumpkin bread baking in a glowing oven.

This Vegan Pumpkin Spice Bread is made in 1-bowl with a mix of almond flour, oats, and plenty of pumpkin.

Bake it for the perfect fall breakfast, snack, or dessert!

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Apple Pie Overnight Oats

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Apple Pie Overnight Oats for a quick fall meal prep breakfast made with sautéed apples and a big spoonful of walnut butter. Serve them warm or chilled!

Apple Pie Overnight Oats in mason jars with granola and walnut butter by Flora & Vino

I started the month of September stocked with pumpkin, apple, and sweet potato; ready to make all of the fall things.

So, while the temperatures are blazing hot outside, it feels and smells like fall inside my kitchen.

I’m also getting back into a routine after being away last weekend celebrating my three year anniversary with M.

We explored Colonial Williamsburg and Historic Jamestown and whole-heartedly ate our way through vegan food in Toana, Virginia.

I still can’t believe it’s been three years since we matched on Bumble and I opened my heart to someone new.

So, September is special.

In September I also always experience a renewed joy for meal prep, so today’s recipe is something you can easily prepare in advance.

These Apple Pie Overnight Oats are the quick fall breakfast you need for the changing seasons.

They’re made in advance with sautéed apples and a big spoonful of walnut butter.

The best part is, you can enjoy them chilled or warm them up, depending on your mood and your local weather!

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Protein Oat Blender Pancakes

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Protein Oat Blender Pancakes with special protein oats and blended into fluffy pancakes. Perfect for a weekend breakfast or weekday meal prep!

Did I tell you that we have hummingbirds?!

We first spotted them on the nasturtiums that bloomed in late spring on our deck patio.

“Hummingbird!!!” M shouted excitedly, pointing at the rapidly beating wings that darted away.

My excitement can’t remotely compare to M’s in spotting one, so he went on to explain that there aren’t any hummingbirds in German, so seeing them here feels like magic.

They are quirky little helicopters, aren’t they?!

Since then, we installed a hummingbird feeder that is now the social hotspot for the winged of the neighborhood.

Naturally we started to name them, because they’re gushing with personality.

There’s Holga, she’s the queen bee who gives all of the others sass and is extremely territorial.

Then there’s Hans, the elusive ruby-throated male that makes a quick appearance every now and then (otherwise, it seems that the feeder is women-owned).

Holly is tinier and petite and we recognize her because she always sits down to feed.

There’s also an alleged Heidi and Heather, but they’re a little harder to tell apart.

Yes, they’re all names that start with the letter ‘H’!

Anyways, it’s bringing us a lot of joy during this season to watch them while we eat our morning breakfast.

When I tested these Protein Protein Oat Blender Pancakes this morning, they zipped and zoomed in and out of the window frame.

Apparently, hummingbirds will eat a lot in the next month as they prepare for their big migration to South America.

So, they could definitely use a boost from my latest pancakes recipe, Protein Oat Blender Pancakes!

These delicious vegan and gluten-free pancakes are made with special protein oats and blended into fluffy stackable pancakes.

Let me tell you all about it!

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Labor Day Recipe Round Up

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Labor Day Recipe Round Up with vegan and gluten-free mains, side dishes, and no-bake desserts that are perfect to celebrate the end to summer!

What if I told you that Christmas is a shocking four months away?

That’s right, friends, we have only FOUR months to make our lists, check them twice, and then deck the halls.

This year is flying by at a pace I can’t quite comprehend.

But for now, let’s be present, let’s be in the moment, and let’s enjoy the end of summer.

Labor Day always feels like a bittersweet ending, doesn’t it?

It’s hard to imagine that other countries don’t have such a pronounced “end to summer”.

Here in the U.S., I think most of us would agree that it feels like an abrupt end to to summer days.

It’s the last chance to jump in the public pool, the last day to fashionably wear white (No one listens to that, do they?), and the last weekend of summer break for kids.

That’s a whole lot of lasts.

But we should make those lasts, last, ya know?

So I collected a bunch of my favorite recipes that I think you should eat before summer is over as a part of your Labor Day spread.

Historically, my family did a classic American spread of burgers, chips, watermelon, and pie.

This Labor Day Recipe Round Up pays homage the classic burger bonanza while offering options for vegan and gluten-free appetizers, sides, and desserts.

Enjoy the last bit of summer and let me know which recipes you’re *so* glad you tried before September ends.

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Best Black Bean Burgers

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Best black bean burgers made with Black Beans, almond flour, and oats. Enjoy with your favorite toppings for plant-based burger night!

So, are you on Threads yet?

I finally joined last week just to see what all of the fuss was about.

If you’re curious, it feels reminiscent of Twitter with a mix of circa ~2013 Instagram thrown in.

It’s funny that I first heard about this trending new social media network via M, who really doesn’t use social media at all.

I wanted to hop on to see if it might be a nice way to connect with the F&V community in a more conversational way.

As social media platforms pop up and change, I’m super grateful that I have a forever home in this website.

And all of you, friends, are my forever family!

And since we’re family, we should really sit down this summer to a meal together, don’t you think?

These Best Black Bean Burgers are super easy to make with Eden Foods Organic Black Beans, almond flour, and oats.

Enjoy them with your favorite toppings for a plant-based burger night!

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Blueberry Protein Overnight Oats

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Blueberry protein overnight oats made with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Organic Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats. Perfect for quick summer meal prep!

Last weekend M and I went beachfront camping with two of our friends and their baby on the Nanticoke River in Maryland.

Of all the camping trips we’ve done together, I think this one was the hardest.

So, camping is always innately hard, right?

For me, that’s part of the charm of it.

It strips down your life, making all of those small mundane tasks you do without thinking more difficult, forcing you into the present by problem-solving.

Need to do the dishes? You have to walk 5 minutes to the closest water station, lugging dirty pots and pans and detergent with you.

Want to make coffee? You have to light the camp cooktop and boil some water in the camping kettle.

Fancy a shower? Well, you may or may not be in luck, depending on how back country you are.

Usually, by infusing my life with a little discomfort, it reminds me of the little joys in life.

So I was prepared to do without and be on the water and in the summer sun, but I wasn’t prepared for the extreme heat, the thunderstorms, and the exposed campsite (without any shade!)

We made it through one sweaty, sleepless night, narrowly dodging some severe weather.

I swear I didn’t sleep at all, tossing and turning in my toasty sleeping bag, opening an eye every thirty minutes to check for the first signs of daylight; nature’s way of signaling an appropriate time to emerge from my tent.

When the weather threatened for more storms the next evening with even higher temps, we did what any nature-loving experienced campers would do.

We bailed.

Honestly, if it wasn’t for the tarp our friends brought to create some man-made shade and these Blueberry Protein Overnight Oats for breakfast, we might have bailed even sooner.

These Blueberry Protein Overnight Oats are made with blended blueberry milk and oats naturally sweet with maple syrup.

They’re perfect for quick summer meal prep wherever your summer adventures take you!

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