Category: food

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…


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…


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…


Vegan Date & Pumpkin Seed Protein Bars

I’m really excited to share this recipe with you today because this little gem is not only a tasty, crunchy snack, it’s also loaded with good stuff! Pumpkin seeds & flaxseeds are tiny little nutritional powerhouses. Dates add a natural sweetness along with a good dose of fiber. And the coconut oil and peanut butter…


Vegan Dark Chocolate Strawberry & Coconut Protein Smoothie

The tasty, healthy ingredients! It’s rare that I ever switch up my smoothie game, as I am a creature of habit and possibly routine to a weird fault. But today I got crazy! I had some strawberries that were starting to look sad and neglected, so I came up with this decadent deliciousness! Strawberries are…


Traveling To Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

My husband and I returned a few days ago from our week long trip to the beautiful Upper Peninsula in our home state of Michigan. We had decided to take a vacation to celebrate our 20 year anniversary. It had been 6 years since I have traveled as far North as Houghton, Hancock, and Calumet….


BBQ Veggie Chicken Nuggets

BBQ Veggie Nuggets…These are so good! Who doesn’t love the flavor of BBQ? The smell, the spices, the sticky, gooey deliciousness! MMMM..YES. The truth is a lot of people think that if you are a vegetarian or vegan that you can’t enjoy good BBQ. Today, that just isn’t true. Now more than ever there are…


Easy Fried Zucchini Fritters

Easy Fried Zucchini Fritters If you are someone who enjoys planting a garden in the Spring, chances are that you probably included at least one zucchini plant. It’s also likely that you were trying to figure out what the heck to do with all the zucchini that you ended up with! At least that’s what…


Easy, Awesome Bruschetta Recipe

LOVE THIS BRUSCHETTA! Anyone who knows me at all knows I LOVE BREAD. Yes, I am well aware that it is nothing more than a giant loaf of carbs. I DON’T CARE! The truth is bread just doesn’t seem as popular as it once was. With the rise of certain diets, (keto, low/no carb), as…