Homemade pizza is one of those things that seems intimidating at first, but once you master the technique you wonder why you haven’t always been making it yourself. I’m taking all the guesswork out of it and giving you step-by-step directions to make the best homemade pizza with the most amazing crust and minimal effort. You’re…
Salted Caramel Oatmeal with Wild Blueberries
I know what you’re thinking. Nothing about salted caramel sounds healthy, vegan, or refined sugar free but hear me out because this is oatmeal is a game-changer! So then where does the salted caramel taste come from? The perfect marriage of tahini, maple syrup, and pure vanilla extract. Now before you go thinking I’m some…
Vegan Espresso Ice Cream
Nothing screams summer to me like some creamy dreamy melty ice cream. Not that I need it to be summer to justify eating ice cream. I’m a year-round ice cream addict. But, since deciding to go dairy-free and limiting my refined-sugar intake, I have been having trouble filling that void. I was on a banana ice cream…
Apricot-Superfood Energy Bars
I often reach for power bars like Pro Bars and Larabars before my evening workouts for their ease and generally simple ingredients list – in other words they are decently healthy, have vegan options, and contain little to no refined sugar. But with that simplicity, I couldn’t help but wonder if I couldn’t recreate these energy bars myself….
Cashew Butter Chocolates (vegan, refined sugar-free)
I’ve been wanting to experiment with homemade vegan chocolates for a while and finally tried my hand at it tonight and damn, is it good!! This is both a good thing and a bad thing…because they were far too easy to make, but far too good to stop eating. Dangerous combination! Friends, please come over and take…
Rose-Cardamom Falooda Smoothie Bowl
One of my favorite Indian-inspired flavors has always been rose. I have fond memories of visiting India as a child and drinking lots of ice-cold rose milk and rose lassi and eating rose kulfi (kulfi is essentially Indian ice cream) to beat the blistering heat. This bowl was inspired by one of my favorite rose…
Cherry-Almond Chia Pudding
Simple. Colorful. Protein-packed. FILLING. Flavorful. Chia pudding has some serious staying power. 20g Fiber and 12g Protein from the chia seeds alone. All that for just 240 calories of chia! Chia seeds have incredible health benefits. They’re brimming with antioxidants, they’re one of the few plant-based sources of Omega-3 fatty acids, and they’re great for people looking to…
Roasted Beet Hummus
I’ve had a garlic intolerance for almost 2 years now and one of the foods I miss the most is hummus! Since garlic is generally a staple in most hummus recipes, I thought I’d try my hand at coming up with a recipe that I could eat, but still packed some serious flavor. This super simple recipe is…
Sweet Potato “Spoodles” with Spicy Sesame-Peanut Sauce
Admittedly, I made it up the word “spoodle” while writing this and thought it sounded silly so I rolled with it…Sweet Potato + Noodle = “Spoodle”! When I was in college my go-to food was always Thai food. We had a ton of Thai options around us and I always loved getting either Pad Kee…
Raw Vegan Espresso Brownies
I AM IN LOVE WITH THESE BROWNIES!! You guys, I am a brownie snob. They are probably one of my favorite desserts. So if I love these then you know that these are the real deal. They are soooo dense and fudgy and rich. Dangerously good, my friends. The dates give an amazing depth of flavor, a…
Creamy Cacao Bliss Bowl
I am a chocolate addict. Who isn’t though, someone please tell me. There is seriously nothing I love more than some really good deeply dark chocolate. But now that I’ve been trying to watch my refined sugar intake as well as dairy, I stopped buying dark chocolate bars and have tried to find healthier ways…
Cantaloupe-Mint Cooler
The sun has come out from behind those constant SF clouds!! My favorite time of year is upon us – full of clear blue skies and weather that justifies wearing a big floppy hat. It’s also the time of year where melons start to come back in season, so I went a little melon crazy and…
Dancing Chai 