Author: desireerajala

Meatless Monday Falafel Pitas

Falafel Pitas Hooray! It’s Meatless Monday! OK…so everyday is meatless for me. But this Falafel Pita Recipe is so good, that I am that excited to share it with you! If you have never had falafel you are missing out on a delicious Mediterranean food. The main ingredient in falafel is garbanzo beans, also known…


2020… A Year We Will Never Forget

January 1, 2021. If you would have told me one year ago on this day what the new year would bring, I am 100% sure I would have never believed it. Still can’t. I’m sure many of us feel this way. The things that have happened over this last year are the things most of…


Perfect Mocha Coffee Add-In

The Holidays are here and what could be better than enjoying time with your family and friends? Um…drinking a delicious hot cup of fancy coffee while enjoying time with said family and friends of course! It’s easier than you might think to make some of those expensive coffee house style specialty drinks at home. Through…


Delicious Cheesy Veggie Risotto

Veggie Risotto I imagine we have all gone to a restaurant at some point in our lives and had something so tasty that it left you thinking to yourself, “I need this in my life!” This dish was one of those for me. I discovered it during our trip to the U.P. back in September….


Easy Cream Cheese & Cookie Bar Dessert

YUM!! Here is the delicious bar treat that I have been asked to bring to parties many times throughout the years. I actually cannot remember the first time I made it, or where the recipe came from. All I know is that I NEVER bake anything. Seriously. If I baked 3 times in a year…


Vanilla Cranberry Protein Bars

I have been craving something made with oatmeal lately for some reason. I don’t know, maybe it’s the weather? I was looking in the pantry for my usual protein bar ingredients when I noticed that I had some dried cranberries that needed to be used up. I do not remember if I have ever made…


Living With Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease

Disclaimer… I am not a Dr. and have no intention of giving anyone any medical advice about any health concern. I am simply sharing my experience with a nearly lifelong medical condition. I was first diagnosed with thyroid disease when I was just 15 years old, 27 years ago. My parents had taken me to…


Date & Nut Bites

Date & Nut Bites I love when super simple recipes turn out to be super delicious treats! This is one of them. I had a sweet tooth last week and couldn’t figure out what I wanted to snack on. I had already eaten way too much candy and needed something that was made of actual…


Finding Purpose, Passion & Direction

Do you possess a passion or purpose that has driven you your entire life? Are you one of the lucky people who has know what you were meant to do and why since you were young? Were you fortunate enough to go into the career that you dreamed about as a child? If your answer…


Next Level Vegan Hot Chocolate

Simmering the deliciousness As the temperature drops here in Michigan, I find find myself moving into my Winter mode, which means I am thinking of any ways to stay toasty. I have always found it interesting how the weather and seasons can change what we are craving to eat and drink. At this time of…