I despise the deprivation mindset that dominate this time of year. Deprivation is dangerous. It grows from a place of “I’m not enough”. It sets you up to feel unfulfilled and punished. Not good. Since an estimated 73% of us tend to give up on our resolutions, I think we need a new approach. This…
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Vegan)
In my family, the designated pumpkin pie baker was my Great Grandma Pope. She always arrived to Thanksgiving dinner with a tin carrier stacked with freshly baked pies. Every year, without fail, she plopped her homemade pies down on the dessert table and exclaimed “they’re probably not fit to eat.” Boy, was she wrong. They…
How To Peel a Pomegranate (and Pomegranate Salsa)
Have you ever gone to yoga with underwear stuck to your mat? …. …Anyone…? Well, I have. Several times actually. The undies were actually stuck to my yoga towel, not my mat. And yes, they were clean. I practice hot power vinyasa yoga which equates to a lot of sweat, so a yoga towel is…
Vegan Cheese Plate
A festive holiday table is hardly festive enough without a cheese plate. Whether you dig expensive, oozing stinky cheeses or (like me) retro almond-encrusted cheeseballs, I’d bet there’s a cheese plate of sorts stored somewhere in your holiday memories. Today we are resurrecting that memory and veganizing it. Whoever said you have to go without?…
Fall PROBARs
By the time this post hits your eyes, I’ll be hiking my way to a Colorado summit or crawling around Fort Collins’ selection of world-class breweries. Maybe both. Either way, this seasonal version of my favorite bars will be in tow- in quantities large enough to share. Print Fall PROBARs Author: James Recipe type: Snack Prep time: …
Simple Dark Chocolate Orange Fig Granola
You probably think of granola as “hippie food”. But granola got it’s start long before the free spirits of the ’60s claimed it as a staple food. Granola’s history is actually rooted in vegetarianism! It’s story also includes a line of “health foodies” with last names you’ll recognize. Granola: a brief (and interesting) history Early…
Avocado Toast Two Ways
When the temps sore in the summertime (and the pool calls your name), time spent at the stove tends to wane. Lunches are lazy, portable grab bags of snack foods, and dinners are either grillable or no-cook. My summer darling? Avocado toast. With a quick blast of the toaster and a smoosh of the fork,…
Vegan Cherry Lime Protein Smoothie
This smoothie has super powers. The cherries – anthocyanin in the cherries decrease muscle soreness and shortens recovery time. The bananas – bananas enhance exercise performance and replenish glycogen (the energy in your muscles) just as well as sports drinks. The tofu (yes, the tofu) – the plant protein is beautifully packaged with antioxidants, fiber…
2 Ingredient Strawberry Jam
Last weekend I lost a piece of myself… literally. Under the mass of gauze and bandages, my left thumb looks something like this: I’ll spare you the gory reality. Lesson learned: unitask. Do just one thing at a time- what a novel concept. This is one of the beautiful things about cooking: it pretty much…
Cocoa Fig Truffles
We are currently having a fig moment at our house. Fig bars, fig jam, fig chutney, fig smoothies… and these. Cocoa Fig Truffles. Eat them as a snack, for a sweet treat, freeze them for later, or wrap them up and gift them. They get a little gooey at room temperature, but I think that…