While it isn't officially summer just yet, it's summer in my book. Summer starts for me the moment we here in Phoenix hit the 100-degree mark. From that day forward, until we start to dip back below that temperature, it's full swing summer, baby! I'm talking about the flip-flop wearin', pool dippin', family and…
Tag: healthy
Vegan “Cheesy” Black Bean Tofu Scramble
I'M BACK!!! (Cue the hysterical screaming!) I have had quite the little break. If you recall, this whole time away thing started because my doctor put me on a really strict diet for weight loss in an attempt to get my chronic illnesses (mostly female-related issues) under control. Well, as it turned out, that…
Vegan Tomato Tart
I love my best friend, Angel. She's the bestest best friend a girl could ask for! We've known each other for (I think) nearly 15 years and if there is one thing that I have learned about her in those 15 years it's that she loves food. Any food. Now this is both a…
Vegan Italian “Chicken” Panini
While there are some vegans out there who don't care to eat even fake meats and cheeses, I am not one of them. I appreciate the flavors and textures fake meats and cheeses bring to the table. I also appreciate how these things can make transforming a non-vegan recipe to a vegan one an…
Vegan Double Chocolate Muffins
Coffeehouses across the nation serve up a multitude of muffins each day and, while they are all damn tasty, one muffin reins supreme in my mind -the double chocolate muffin. This chocolatey delight is pretty much a chocolate cupcake left naked. In other words, it's a socially acceptable way to eat a cupcake for…





