As I was rifling through my cupboard the other day, I found this giant bag of pasta I had bought a million years ago at Eataly in downtown Chicago. It’s this amazing two story store that sells all sorts of imported Italian food products. When you step in, you’re surrounded […]
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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
After making the same banana cherry smoothie all summer I decided to shake it up a bit with something a little more seasonal. I was so surprised when I took a bite of this, it tastes JUST like pumpkin pie filling!! And you can’t even taste the *secret* ingredient. 😏 […]
Vegan Cookie Dough Cupcakes
I’m usually not a huge cupcake person, because why eat a mini cake when you can eat a big cake?? However, I may have just been converted with these decadent cookie dough cupcakes! I know, it’s indulgent, but the key is cutting down the sugar in the cake so it […]
Pumpkin Butter Cups
I have to say that chocolate and pumpkin is probably one of the best combos out there. These little cups were so easy to make and the creamy pumpkin spice filling surrounded by a rich chocolate layer makes for the perfect fall treat! These are naturally vegan and gluten free. […]
Chai Spiced Poached Pear Oatmeal
With all these apple and pumpkin recipes I feel like pears sometimes go a little under appreciated around this time of year. Poached pears are such an easy and delicious way to enjoy the fruit, and it will make your house smell AMAZING. Oatmeal is my go to breakfast as […]
Avocado Chickpea “Tuna” Salad
Yet another wonderful way to use a can of chickpeas! I grew up eating a lot of tuna sandwiches but this is so much tastier and a lot less fishy. There are quite a few chickpea salad recipes out there that use vegan mayo, but I think avocado is the […]