Category Archives for "Breakfast"

My quest to create the perfect healthy chocolate chip cookie has been a long one. Being that it’s just a cookie, you would think it would have been the first dessert I nailed, but most of the results have been good, when what I want is EPIC. Then something happened. I saw a raw chocolate chip cookie recipe that changed my mindset. Why not stop attempting to find the perfect blend of healthy flours and […]

Raise your hands HIGH if you’re a pancake fan!!! Yes, yes you are. Excellent! I recently realized that I haven’t posted a pancake recipe in years. So wrong of me. Please accept this recipe as a sincere and amazingly delicious apology. As much as I love ALL things pumpkin, pancakes have to be one of my top pumpkin indulgences, because maple syrup (dancing emoji) and loads of toppings (double-high five emoji). That’s why. And in […]

From farmers’ markets to pumpkin patches, apple cider donuts are a thing. Irresistible during the early weeks of fall, they are perfect paired with a steamy beverage on weekend mornings. When we change to a plant-based diet, there are certainly sacrifices and challenges along the way, but forfeiting donuts or apple infused comforting desserts should not be one of those sacrifices. So I created a gluten-free, soy-free, refined-sugar free, vegan alternative full of nourishing ingredients […]

Sunshine. Ocean water. Fruity cocktails. I am totally into anything that evokes feelings of tropical paradise. Beachside vacations are not something that any of us get enough of, so we just have to pretend. Thus, I created a dessert that takes us on a mini vacation, far, far away. It’s a parfait, because I love , LOVE layered desserts. Each bite tastes a little bit different, and parfaits are just overall fun to eat and […]

Maca, a superfood reminiscent of caramel in flavor is my new bff. Dates, a sweet sticky fruit that tastes like caramel when dried is my go-to sweetener. Combine them and you’ve got a whole lotta healthy caramel goodness. So, this recipe – All the stamina-enhancing benefits of maca and the energizing properties of caffeine in 1 cup? And caramel?! Count. Me. In. So let’s add creamy almond butter, blend it up, and drink it. This […]

This week is epic in that I can comfortably eat ice cream without wearing a sweater. Yes, you heard me! Spring is actually a thing that is happening here in Chicago, for now. Can I get a “Hell Yeah!” ? And what better way to celebrate than to consume a tasty frozen sweet while we soak up some sunshine. We are past due. I had a super proud moment a few weeks ago when I […]