Easy, no-bake chocolate chip cookie dough bars, made in a muffin tin! They are also gluten-free.
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Vegan protein bars (in the round) that taste like chocolate frosting! Call it chocolate protein fudge 🙂 They have 8.2 grams of protein and 119 calories apiece. Yum!
Vegan, grain-free and oil-free peanut butter muffins {vegan, grain-free, oil-free} Made with peanut butter powder, they are fat-free and only 85 calories each!
Healthy & vegan chipotle cheese bread bites that taste like your favorite queso dip! They are oil-free, gluten-free, & have just 80 calories apiece. A perfect savory fitness snack! Queso is on the menu at just about every Tex-Mex joint here in the Lone Star State, and no wonder: warm, gooey cheese, typically with a hot pepper …
Lemony arugula walnut spread made in minutes with white beans Loaded with superfoods, it is naturally gluten-free, grain-free and vegan. Arugula is one of my touchstone ingredients. If it is featured on a menu, I will invariably order whatever it is on, I throw handfuls of it on pizza (even ordinary delivery versions), and …
Do you ever find yourself staring at the contents of a high-end salad bar and thinking “That’s so easy–why don’t I make that at home?” It happens almost every time I travel, and very often at a certain little store by the name of Whole Foods. So many of the offerings are stunning in …
I’ve been in a state of denial about the coming of our Texas summer. It’s been a spring of multiple cold-snaps and intermittent days of cool breezes coupled with sunshine. I was lulled into complacency, even going so far as to make crock pot meals and stews as late as mid-May (almost unthinkable in years …
One of the perks of being married to an academic–coupled with living in a college town–is that I can continue to follow an academic calender. At this time of year, that means one thing: Spring Break! I was never very excited about spring break as an undergrad. I wasn’t that kind of co-ed. In fact, …
How about a double post for the start of the New Year and New blog? 2013 is an exciting year for many reasons, not least of which is that The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has declared 2013 The Year of Quinoa to celebrate its nutritional qualities and crop viability to celebrate its nutritional …
3-ingredient black bean pumpkin soup is perfect for a quick, nutritious weeknight supper. It is vegan, oil-free, & scrumptious. Graduate school made me a better cook and more firmly directed me on to the road to recipe development. It wasn’t the examination of social theory, the fun-filled evenings in the library stacks, or trudging through …
TGIF, everyone! I hope it is as gorgeous where you are as it is here in Texas. I wasn’t sure if I would have time to post today due to my work schedule (combined with staying up too late last night watching Project Runway). But I am enjoying being back in a regular posting mode, …
Vegan chocolate black bean protein bars taste like fudge but are uber nutritious! Make them in minutes with minimal ingredients and no baking. Meet your new favorite homemade chocolate protein bars! They are quick and easy to make, frugal, and require no baking. Highlights of the Vegan Chocolate Black Bean Protein Bars Here’s why you …
I have come to the conclusion that everyone wants easy recipes for dinner. Come six o’clock on a Tuesday night, even those who proclaim steadfast allegiance to the slow food movement long for a delicious meal made with 4 to 6 familiar ingredients (give or take), even fewer steps (ideally while doing something else at …
Split pea & green pea soup is a fresh, bright variation on heavy split pea soup. It is vegan, high in protein, and both easy & frugal to make. 4-Ingredient Split Pea & Green Pea Soup I’m giddy with Olympic fever, and following the visions of snow-capped mountains night after night (oh, Canada…) I’ve had …
Need a last minute lunch or dinner in minutes? Try my 3-ingredient vegan bean burgers! You most likely have the ingredients–canned beans, rolled oats, and barbecue sauce– in your pantry right now. The upside of going out to lunch with friends is just that: going out to lunch with friends! The time feels even more …
Healthy oil-free no tahini hummus, made with ease in a matter of minutes! It is super-creamy, high in protein, and 100% delicious. “Dip” describes me as much as my posting today. It’s one of those days where everything I’ve started has gone kaplooie, from breaking a jar of jam on the kitchen floor (sending shards …