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15 Vegan Soups & Stews To Make

15 of my favorite soup and stew recipes to cozy up to when the weather gets cold. They’re packed with protein, vegetables, and flavor!

It’s soup season, friends!

I’m doing the Minimalist Challenge for the month of September so the usual piles of “stuff” are growing on the main level.

Is it weird that I *love* de-cluttering?

Setting aside the daily time to assess how much, I, (we) need is calming, grounding, and fulfilling.

When I ran out of items to part with on the first two floors I recruited M to venture to the attic.

I was happy we found the slow cooker in amongst the boxes labeled “KITCHEN OVERFLOW” in big bold Sharpie letters.

So these past few weekends I prepped a big pot of soup packed with vegetables left over from the weekly recipe rotation.

It makes for the coziest Sunday evening meal and I love reheating bowls for lunch throughout the week.

In case you’re in the soup mood, too, I’m sharing some of my favorite vegan soups and stews for cold weather coming!

This 15 Vegan Soups & Stews To Make is a round up of hearty vegan and gluten-free soups that are packed with protein, vegetables, and flavor.

Bookmark this post and come back to it whenever you need a cozy 1-pot recipe this fall and winter!

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15 Apple Recipes To Make Today

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15 of my favorite apple recipes that will get you excited for fall! Apple is amazing in breakfast, salads, baked goods, and as a a snack for dipping!

This post is all about apples!

Apples are probably my favorite fruit; a staple in my kitchen counter fruit basket.

I eat apples all year round, usually simply sliced with nut butter and dried fruit as a mid-morning snack.

But in the fall, I actually *do* things with them.

I fry them, I bake them, I mix them into muffins and oatmeal and salads.

Today I’m sharing 15 Apple Recipes To Make Today, tomorrow, and whenever you feel like getting creative with apples.

I also included several recipes using apple butter, because it’s also amazing to add to fall meals and baked goods.

Whether you go apple picking or just bring home extra apples from the grocery store, this recipe round up has something to inspire you!

From donuts to yogurt to toast, this recipe collection has an apple recipe that is sure to be the apple of your eye.

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20 Pumpkin Recipes to Make Today

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20 of my favorite pumpkin recipes that will get you excited for fall! Pumpkin is amazing in breakfast, bread, cookies, bowls, soups, and more!

This afternoon when I walked to the mailbox to collect the mail it just felt…fall-ish.

You know that feeling, right?

The sun seems softer and the days are just a little shorter and I love the lessening.

Even though it isn’t Labor Day yet, I’m already digging through the cabinets looking for last years’ pumpkin cans.

If you’re like me, you’re ready to turn all of your foods orange from pumpkin everything!

If you’re not a pumpkin-lover yet, I bet I this recipe round up can convert you.

(I’m still working on converting M, but I’m confident that this will be there year!)

Today I’m sharing 20 Pumpkin Recipes to Make Today.

And by today I mean, like, right now!

I *love* adding pumpkin to my recipes because it adds Vitamin A, fiber, and creaminess to vegan and gluten-free recipes.

This round up has it all: from baked goods to soups to dips and spread, and of course, pumpkin bread, butter, and pie.

Grab a couple of cans of pumpkin and try some new ways to add my orange to the fall season!

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20 Vegan “Back to School” Snack Ideas

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20 of my favorite “Back to School” snack ideas that are easy, nutritious, and delicious for kids and adults alike. Sweet and savory selections included!

It’s almost September, which means it’s almost time for school buses to be back in service again.

I shared my “Back to School” nostalgia with M recently, reliving that anticipation of returning to something, new, exciting, and unknown.

Mom always took my sister and me “Back to School” shopping for new clothes and school supplies.

My absolute favorite was picking out pens, paper, and folders, organizing and re-organizing the colors and sizes in my backpack.

Even in adulthood, that feeling of “starting fresh” always hits me when long summer days turn into cool fall mornings and evenings.

I wish I could bottle that sense of newness, momentum, and expectancy in an elixir for bad days.

What are you going back to this fall?

Whether it’s work, school, hobbies, traveling, or workouts, or *yourself*, make sure you pack some healthy snacks along the way.

Today I’m sharing 20 Vegan “Back to School” Snack Ideas as a concise compilation of my favorite snacks!

I made this recipe round up with tiny humans in mind, but adults will love the options, too.

The collection is inspired by eats I had in my lunchbox as a kid, the snacks my mom made me after school, and the snacks I carry with me as a “big kid” today.

They’re all made with simple ingredients, nourishing to eat, and easy to pack in a lunchbox or serve before homework.

Bookmark this collection and come back to it whenever you need some vegan snack inspiration for yourself and your little ones!

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Baked By Melissa’s Green Goddess Salad

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My version of the viral green goddess salad with cabbage, herb-y green dressing, and chickpeas. Perfect to meal prep for a fresh lunch!

If you’ve been following me on social media, you know that I joined TikTok this year.

Because social media is big part of my job, I rarely find myself scrolling without a purpose.

TikTok, however, is an entirely different story, friends.

In the evenings when I’m too tired to make the move from the couch to the bed, I fall down a Tik Tok rabbit hole.

My thumb seems to move entirely of its own volition, descending through messy kitchens, viral sounds, and couples humor.

It’s like the wild, wild west.

Many evenings the app makes me laugh out loud, causing me to shove my phone in M’s face and plead, “Just WATCH this,” between giggles.

He’ll roll his eyes and say, “I don’t understand TikTok!”

Well, you don’t have to understand or even like the app to appreciate the recipe that I’m sharing today.

This Green Goddess Salad is my version of the salad from Baked By Melissa that was EVERYWHERE on the internet earlier this year.

And I saw it first on…you guessed it…TikTok!

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10 Overnight Oats Recipes

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10 of my favorite plant-based overnight oats recipes to meal prep for an easy, fun, nutritious breakfast. Perfect for any season of weather and life!

Friends, how is it already August?

This have been busy here but with all good things.

This past weekend I went camping with M and friends in the Shenandoah.

I didn’t have any cell phone service, so my cell phone and watch told me the time but not a lot else.

Without my electronics, I spent time starting a fantasy series that I previously couldn’t immerse myself in from the reality of my my condo.

We also hiked 7-miles around the campsite trails, played Exploding Kittens around the campfire, and had the best small and big talk surrounded by a canopy of trees.

In the mornings, we drank coffee and ate breakfast on the picnic bench with our books and breakfast in hand.

My forever favorite camping breakfast (and meal prep breakfast at home, too!) is overnight oats.

They’re so easy to mix up and creating new variations has become a bit of a hobby for me.

I compiled 10 of my favorite Overnight Oats Recipes that are easy to meal prep for an easy, fun, nutritious breakfast.

Grab some mason jars and your favorite overnight oats recipe below and let breakfast be as simple and rewarding as a weekend at the tent site.

There’s an ONO recipe for every season of weather and life on this list!

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Vegan Ice Cream Recipe Round Up

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The frozen plant-based treats you need to cool down this summer. A collection of vegan no-churn ice creams, popsicles, and dessert recipes from the freezer!

Unpopular opinion: Vanilla ice cream is always the best.

Hear me out; that’s because a good vanilla ice cream is the best base for *anything*.

You can add anything to a vanilla ice cream and it will be an amazing new creation.

During my last week in Germany, I hit the vegan ice cream jackpot.

We did our grocery shopping at a shop that had soy, coconut, and almond-based vegan ice creams.

Naturally, I had to get one pint of each…for international product research, obviously.

On our last night, we sat around the kitchen table with M’s little brother, dipping into the ice cream cartons with a spoon, tasting chocolate and vanilla and then chocolate again.

M is always a chocolate ice cream lover, but I’m consistent with my vanilla love.

Surprisingly enough, I don’t have a classic vanilla recipe for you on the blog.

I do, however, have a collection of vegan ice cream, sorbet, and popsicle recipes to share with you today!

All of these ice cream recipes are made without an ice cream maker or any fancy equipment.

This Vegan Ice Cream Recipe Round Up is full of frozen plant-based treats you need to cool down this summer!

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Smoky White Bean & Beet Burgers

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Smoky White Bean & Beet Burgers made with beets, oats, navy beans, walnuts, and smoky seasonings. Serve over vegetables or between buns!

This past weekend I hiked the North Folk Mountain Trail to Chimney Top in West Virginia with friends!

We got up at 5 AM to get to the trail for a mid-morning start and afternoon finish.

The 5.3 mile there-and-back trail was rated “hard” on Alltrails and it lived up to its name.

At the top you can see 360 degree views from the chimney top, a massive rock formation that looks like a giant chimney jutting up through the hills.

So it goes without saying that we absolutely earned the burger feast we grilled at the end.

I was so impressed with our food spread that we set up over pavilion picnic benches.

My friends brought their camping cooktop and condiments, I brought vegan burgers, pasta salad, and chips.

If you were to ask me what my current favorite burger is, I’d tell you these Smoky White Bean & Beet Burgers.

They’re a little sweet, a little smokey, and packed with texture from oats, white beans, and walnuts!

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Peanut Butter & Banana Chocolate Chip Chia Pudding

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Peanut butter & banana chocolate chip chia pudding that’s naturally sweetened with banana. Perfect to meal prep for breakfast or a snack!

Hi, friends!

This week I officially started my structured marathon training.

Sure, I’ve been running this year with the marathon in mind, but I haven’t been following a *plan*.

And if you know me, you know I *love* a good plan.

So this week after getting back from Germany I started the Nike Marathon training plan.

Initially, it looks scary, but broken down it’s really just 2 shorter runs per week and one longer endurance run.

I’m also excited to try out my new hydration pack and hydration tablets into my training!

Since I’ll be running more, I’m going to need more healthy snacks and meals.

Bananas are wonderful for post-running fuel, so I’ve been enjoying them in fun ways after jogging into my kitchen.

This Peanut Butter & Banana Chocolate Chip Chia Pudding is the latest in my banana bonanza.

This delicious chia pudding is perfect to meal prep for warmer weather!

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Easy No-Bake Dessert Ideas

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A collection of no-bake dessert ideas that are perfect to make when it’s too for the oven. Included are cookies, bars, cups, truffles, brownies, and more.

In Germany it’s really common to not have air conditioning at home.

So for the majority of my stay in Europe I went without the whir of the AC unit.

I was nervous at first, imagining sweat-soaked clothes and fanning myself incessantly with anything accessible.

But it wasn’t like that at all.

Honestly, I didn’t really miss it.

There was a beautiful breeze during the day with the windows open, and I got used to running around the house in shorts and a tank top.

In the evenings and early mornings I even had to throw on some layers because the temperature cooled down without the sun.

Except this ONE night that the kitchen got *really* hot.

Mostly because on this particular evening I decided to turn on the oven and do a lot of meal prep.

Sitting around the kitchen table in a sticky hot haze, I thought to myself, lesson learned.

So, maybe don’t do that.

Maybe make some of these Easy No-Bake Dessert Ideas instead!

We’re in the depths of summer so I thought it was a great time to share some of my favorite dessert recipes that, you guessed it, don’t require *any* baking!

Included in this post are no-bake cookies, bars, cups, pies & tarts, truffles & macaroons, brownies & fudge, stuffed & dipped desserts, and spoonable desserts.

There’s something for everyone in this collection so bookmark this post and reference it whenever you’re too (insert: hot, lazy, tired?) to bake!

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