Banana Cream Pudding Parfait

Comfort food dessert right here! This Banana Cream Pudding Parfait has fluffy layers of coconut whip, crumbly bits and fresh banana pudding. This easy dessert or snack is even packed with plant-based protein. Whip up this recipe for a pretty spring dessert..

Natural Food Coloring for Easter

Easter is one of my favorite food seasons because of all the lovely pastel, spring colors that pop up. And recently, it has become so easy to find Natural Food Colorings for all your Easter recipes. So today, I want to share a few of my faves with you and show you just how gorgeous they are!...

Easy Spinach Enchiladas

These cheesy, vegan Spinach Enchiladas are so simple to pull together for dinner - or even a make-ahead meal. Tender spinach is stuffed into tortillas and marinated in homemade enchilada sauce. You decide how cheesy of a mood you are in...

Wild Blueberry Pumpkin Seed Protein Smoothie

This Wild Blueberry Pumpkin Seed Protein Smoothie has been a favorite of mine for a while now. Simple ingredients and loads of flavor, sweetness, a hint of salt, fiber and healthy fats and even plant-based protein from pumpkin seeds. Here is my recipe and specifics on which pumpkin seeds to use..

Vegan Buddha Bowl

This Vegan Buddha Bowl has smoky maple flavors and so much love from rim to rim. The dressing is a cashew-maple-lemon with a hint of garlic. Grab a few plant-based ingredients and have this delicious meal on your table in under thirty minutes! Plus, find out the ingredient I totally forgot...

All About Matcha + Smoothie Bowls

A few years ago I discovered matcha green tea. Life, changed. Queue the triumphant choir music and sunrise glow rising over the hilltops.

Immediately after enjoying my very first mug of matcha, at Urth Caffe in Los Angeles btw, I hopped on my computer and fervently googled "What is matcha?" "Benefits of matcha?" "Matcha vs. coffee?"

I read the "matcha 101" style content on every matcha and tea website I could find. My curiosity was on fire. But what I really wanted most of all was to chat first hand with a long time matcha fan, even better, a matcha expert! Well today I get to do just that and you get to listen in on what my expert has to say. Plus I share my fave matcha smoothie bowl recipe...

Get ready to learn all about matcha in my 8-question interview with Encha Matcha brand founder + matcha expert, Li Gong!..

Vegan Glazed Donuts

I had so much fun making these Vegan Glazed Donuts today. I used an array of glaze colors and flavors and made a few batches to really perfect the donut batter. These donuts are vegan and baked and made using spelt four, although they taste just as amazing and satisfying as anything fried or even yeasted! I do a triple dip on my glaze to get a thick smooth coating.

I also share a few different glaze recipes to try - chocolate, vanilla, matcha - and some options for plant-based food colorings available to you. Craving donuts? I've got you!...

Speedy Peanut Seitan Rice Bowl

This Speedy Peanut Seitan Rice Bowl can be whipped up quickly for lunch or dinner. The protein-packed seitan pairs perfectly with rich, creamy peanut sauce. Some simple rice and scallions, maybe some sriracha and a sliced avocado and done. This is another fast, easy and flavorful - plant-based - recipe for you....

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is light and fluffy and studded with so many melty vegan chocolate chips. This loaf is the perfect combo of warm and cozy meets decadent. Serve this loaf for breakfast, as a snack or even a dessert treat...

West African Peanut Chickpeas

These West African Peanut Chickpeas over sticky white rice make for a soothing and satisfying plant-based meal.

The chickpeas are coated in smoky peanut sauce with hints of tomato, ginger, garlic and lime with an echo of a traditional West African Peanut Stew. Only in a hearty bowl format. This fast and flavorful meal can be yours in under a half hour..

Easy Vegan Chili

Vegan Chili is one of my most favorite meals. And the best part about chili is that it is so fast and easy to whip up! I made this batch is just around fifteen minutes yesterday. Really! You can serve this deliciousness with optional easy polenta cakes. Both recipes ahead!..

Plus a how-to video!...

Ridiculously Creamy Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo

I'm calling this entree recipe a showstopper because it's just that good. My Ridiculously Creamy Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo has a velvety, dairy-free Alfredo sauce drenched over top tender fettuccine pasta. The flavor is cheesy with a hint of lemon and garlic -- yet ironically has zero cheese or even nutritional yeast! And this recipe can be made in about thirty minutes, no prep needed! Get the recipe...

Vegan Birthday Cake

It's my birthday month! So, cake.

Though my birthday isn't until the tail end of the month, I have been craving an epic, funfetti-infused, layer cake lately and so this fluffy-amazing Happy Birthday Funfetti Cake happened. Fluffy chocolate cake pairs with creamy, rainbow-sprinkle filled, vanilla frosting. Gold-sparkly cake topper on top. So if you have a special celebration coming up or just need a happy cake to perch on your kitchen counter, give my recipe a try! Recipe, plus find out my cake-spiration from a cooking show I have been loving lately..

Coconut Curry Rice Bowl

Current recipe obsession: beans and rice anything. This speedy Coconut Curry Rice Bowl is a flavorful entree featuring fluffy jasmine rice and nutty skillet chickpeas. This recipe can easily be whipped up in just a few minutes. The flavors include coconut-curry, sweet potato, garlic, spinach and a touch of either lime or lemon juice to bring everything to life. Get the recipe...

Vegan Burgers and Burritos Cookbook Review

Today I am sharing an awesome cookbook with you guys. Vegan Burgers and Burritos by my friend Sophia DeSantis. You probably already know Sophia from her amazing food blog, Veggies Don't Bite. I think Sophia's cookbook can be summed up in one word: FLAVOR. OK, maybe two words: EPIC flavor. Keep reading to get a glimpse inside + enter my giveaway for a book!...

Pesto & Parm Pasta e Fagioli

This Pesto and Vegan Parmesan Pasta e Fagioli soup is the perfect quick and easy meal to warm you up this January. Serve in a big soup bowl with a hearty chunk of warm sourdough bread and dinner (or lunch) is served! White beans and tender pasta mingles with potatoes, red onion, garlic, olive oil, pesto and vegan Parmesan. This soothing soup can be made in under 30 minutes...

2019. Three Things...

Happy 2019 everyone. Today I want to share three things I learned + explored the past year. Things that helped me grow and helped me find some #happy. I hope these three things can speak to you as we adventure forward into a new year...

Wacky Chocolate Cake

One of my favorite dessert recipes is my spin on Wacky Chocolate Cake...

Top 21 Recipes of 2018

This is probably my favorite post to do each and every year. My Top 20 (or so) recipe round-up, looking back on my year of blog posts. So just in case you may have missed out on anyt fan-faves, here are my Top 21 Recipes of 2018. Plus, I share three things I learned about food + recipes in 2018, my personal fave two recipes and what I hope to bring to 2019!...

Vegan in 2019: Meal Plans

Hey guys! In honor of a fresh new year just around the corner, I want to remind you to check out my new project...