Raw Dharma

Spicy tempeh on a bed of greens with left over vegan ceasar dressing from @freshrestaurants

Only 3 ingredients. Frozen bananas, cocoa powder, natural peanut butter (made from just peanuts). Oh and water. It's that easy to make Chocolate PB Nice Cream!🍫🥜🍌A tasty springtime frozen treat! I used 4 frozen bananas, 3 tbsp of cacao, and 1/2 c water and mixed in the blender until smooth. Then added 6 tbsp of peanut butter. It can be eaten right away, or frozen to enjoy later. .

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I usually start off the day with something that looks pretty gross, but honestly doesn't taste that way.... usually! This smoothie though...i loaded up with mustard greens... and realized they are not my favourite!! 😝My smoothie this morning was much tastier (1/2 banana, 1/3 c raspberries, 2 big leaves of kale, 2 tbsp flax seeds, 1 tbsp hemp seeds, 1 tbsp Vega One, 2 cups water). Yummy superfood smoothie! 🌱

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Love these dehydrated raw wraps from @liveorganicfood These ones are made with tumeric. One of my favourite lunches is to toss some veggies and something sweet like strawberries on top. 🍓🥗🥕

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Thanks so much @enjoyyoso for reposting my Raw Chocolate Pudding Parfait! 🍫 We so love your vegan unsweetened coconut yogurt! 🙏

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Raw Wraps

-baby spinach

-pea shoots

-spicy sprouted lentils

-fresh strawberries

-yellow peppers

-guacamole

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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See my Instagram Bio for a link to Thirty Day Detox Recipes. 💕

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Eating raw is can be as easy as grabbing a banana or an apple or some raw nuts. 🍎🍌🥜It's one way to add more fruits and veggies into our diet. And sometimes when we have fun with how we prepare them... we end up with this... Lemon Date Nice Cream. This tasty treat is sweet and sour deliciousness. 🍌🍌🍋

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Lemon Date Nice Cream -2 frozen bananas

-1/2 lemon

-3 dates

-1/4 cup water

Topped with lemon zest and chopped dates.

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Raw Plant-Based Chocolate Pudding! No sugar. No oil. Just super healthy and decadent! 💪😋🏃‍♀️Paired here with @enjoyyoso 's coconut yogurt. 😋So quick and easy to make... and eat!! 💕

Ingredients:

-2 med ripe avocados

-4 tbsp cacao or cocoa powder

-1 banana, ripe

-6 pitted dates

-1/3 cup water

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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The warmer weather makes this a perfect healthy treat. Wait... it is going to be warm today, isn't it?! Ah... spring! 🌸🌷🌼🌧🌦I've been adding lemon to my nice cream and loving it. This one is Raspberry Lemon Nice Cream. So refreshing!

. I like to send out a hige thank you to @wholefoods for reposting my Raw Vegan Sushi! Many thank yous and thanks for doing all you do!! 🙏💕🌱🙌🌱

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Ingredients:

-1/4 c frozen raspberries

-1/2 frozen lemon, peeled

-2 frozen bananas

-1/3 cup water

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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These itty bitties are Zesty Tomato Bites! Fully raw. Stuffed with guac on one side and a blend of spinach, tomato, red pepper and cilantro on the other side. 🥑🍅🍈🌶Topped with diced jalepeno and fresh lime juice!who doesn't love Mexican inspired foods?! A tasty afternoon summer snack or a great spring detox meal. 🎉💪🍅😋

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Ingredients:

-6 large cherry tomatoes

-1/4 cup guacamole

-1/2 cup fresh cilantro

-1/2 cup fresh spinach

-1/4 c sweet red pepper, chopped

-1 tsp diced jalepeno pepper

-juice from 1/2 lime

Cut the tops off of the tomatoes. Gut the tolatoes (take seeds and veins out). Toss the inside tomato flesh and seeds into a blender or food processor. Add red pepper, spinach and cilantro. Pulse till combined and finely chopped. Spoon guac into one side of the tomato cups. Spoon the other side with the cilantro/tomato blend. Top with a drizzle of lime juice and a few diced jalepeno peppers.

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Chunky Guacamole:

-2 ripe avocados

-1/4 c red onion, diced

-1/2 c red pepper, diced

-1 jalepeño pepper, diced

-juice of two limes

-2 cloves garlic, minced

-hot sauce

Hand mix all ingredients in a bowl and enjoy. 🙏💕🌱

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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These No Bake Omega 3 Almond Bars are made with no added sugar and no oil. They're made naturally sweet using dates, and the chocolate drizzle on top is sweetened with dates and banana. Fully raw and filled with omega 3s by using flax seed and walnuts. A healthy decadent detox treat! 🎉💪🥑🍌😋

Many thank yous to @veganheroes for featuring my cherry berry smoothie bowl. What an amazing inspirational page you have!! 🙏💕🌱

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Bar Ingredients:

-3/4 cup natural almonds

-1 c pitted dates

-1/3 c unsweetened shredded coconut

-2 tbsp walnuts

-1/4 c ground flax seed

Mix all ingredients in a blender and press into a 6" square cake tin or mini loaf mould. They also can be pressed into round cookie shapes or cut with a cookie cutter!

Freeze for an hour or overnight to help the bars take shape. Let thaw for an hour before serving.

Chocolate Pudding Frosting

Ingredients:

-1 avocado

-2 tbsp cacao or cocoa powder

-1/2 banana

-3 pitted dates

Mix all ingredients in a blender. Transfer to a piping bag and use a medium round tip or transfer to a ziplock and cut corner to drizzle chocolate onto the bars.

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Tomatoes + Cucumbers with Raw Vegan Basil Pesto. This pesto recipe I use for pasta, pizza, zoodles or as a sandwich spread. One of the easiest and fastest raw lunches on our Detox. 🥗🥒🎉🌱🍎

Vegan Basil Pesto:

-2 c fresh basil

-1/4 c olive oil

-1/4 c raw cashews

-3 cloves garlic

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Raw Vegan Lemon Blueberry Tarts. I'm rediscovering a love for all things citrus! 🍋🍊🍈These days, anything with lemon or lime is like the best thing ever to me!! I was in @davidstea yesterday and just smelled their new grapefruit iced tea and was actually transported to another world! Ok. Not actually! But wow! Yummy! But back to these tarts! The lemon ones with blueberries on top were my faves. 😋 Recipe is the same as my Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake a few posts back. This isn't a detox food, but it's pretty close. 😘 ***********************************

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Spring Salad for lunch yesterday. And one of my favourite ways to enjoy a big salad is with some fresh fruit on top. 🍍🍓🍊🍎I tend to use less dressing when I have something sweet mixed in with the greens. And makes eating raw that much easier and more enjoyable.🥒🥕🥑🥗

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Spring Salad

-8 large leaves of Swiss chard

-one tomato, sliced

-one blood orange, sliced

-8 grape tomatoes

-4 tbsp raw cashews

-2 tbsp raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

Dressing

-8 tbsp balsamic vinegar

-4 tsp olive oil

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If you'd like some detox ideas and support, use the hashtag to share your own recipes, photos and links for plant based ideas or look for others. Feel free to modify this detox to suit your own needs and lifestyle. The recipes I will share will be according to the detox parameters below.

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Many thank yous to @wecook_weshoot for the repost of my Raw Kale Kabobs! Thanks so much for your support!! 🙏💕🌱

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Ice cream for breakfast? Why not when this Blueberry Nice Cream is made of frozen fruit!?🍌🍌🍋And you don't need an expensive blender to make these tasty treats. Until a few days ago, when we splurged on a refurbished Vitamix, I was using a basic home blender from Canadian Tire! The trick is to not use too much water, and be patient because it took a lot of starting and stopping and scraping down the corners with a spoon to get it to mix just right. But so worth it! 🍌🍨🍦

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Blueberry Nice Cream -3 frozen bananas

-1/2 cup frozen blueberries

-1/3 cup water.

Topped with lemon zest and blueberries.

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If you'd like some detox ideas and support, use the hashtag to share your own recipes, photos and links for plant based ideas or look for others. Feel free to modify this detox to suit your own needs and lifestyle. The recipes I will share will be according to the detox parameters below.

Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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See my Instagram Bio for a link to Thirty Day Detox Recipes. 💕

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This Pineapple Nice Cream is made with 2 frozen bananas, 1/2 cup frozen pineapple, and 1/4 cup water. A treat! 🍌🍍😋🌱

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

- 1. All vegan

- 2. Raw foods till dinner

- 3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Today's the day! Our begins! 🎉🤸‍♂️👍😆😋🙏🌱Please join us!! 🙏💕🌱I was hoping to come up with a few more raw lunch ideas for our detox and this was something I thought might be fun. Raw Kale Kabobs! Kale, 2 kinds of swiss chard and tomatoes, wrapped up and sealed with some date paste, then cut into bite sized pieces that I dipped in a tamari-balsamic sauce. Garnished with raw sesame seeds. Plant based goodness and super filling.😋

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Simple Thirty Day Detox:

- 1. All vegan

- 2. Raw foods till dinner

- 3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

Raw Kale Kabobs:

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Date paste:

-3 pitted dates

-3 tbsp water

Puree and lay across the outer leaf of the wrap to hold the rolls together.

Tamari-Balsamic Dressing

-3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

-1 tbsp tamari

-1/2 tsp date paste

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Before we detox... let's eat cake! How about Raw Vegan Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake? The lemon part is my favourite!! 🍋💛🍋Something about fresh lemon juice that's so refreshing. And there's only 1 tbsp of honey or agave in 1 cheesecake and loads of polyunsaturated fats because it's made with nuts... so what's not to love? 💛

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Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

Makes 2 6 inch cakes

Crust:

-1/4 c flax seeds

-3/4 c dates

-1 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c shredded unsweetened coconut

-1/2 c natural almonds

1. Add all ingredients into blender, except the coconut oil, and blend well. 2. Add the melted coconut oil, mix together 3. Place in a spring form cake tin lined with parchment paper and let set in freezer, while making the next layer.

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Lemon Cheesecake-like Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 2 lemons

-1 1/2 tbsp lemon zest

-2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-2 tbsp honey or agave syrup

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of crust layer.

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Blueberry Layer:

-1 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-1/2 cup blueberries

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of cheesecake layer. 3. Let set in freezer for at least an hour. .

Top with lemon zest and fresh blueberries. Enjoy! 🙏💕🌱

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Join us! 🙏💕🌱Anyone who wants to join in is so welcome and we'd be so happy to have you with us on this journey! 🎉👍🤸‍♂️💕If you'd like more plant based ideas and support for your own detox, use the hashtag to share your recipes, photos and links for plant based ideas or look for others. 🍲🥒🤔🍱Feel free to modify your detox to suit your own needs and lifestyle. The recipes I will share will be according to the detox parameters below.

Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan

2. Raw foods till dinner

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar

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Only 4 ingredients in this no oil, no sugar, Chocolate Banana Granola. Sweetened with banana and dates, it doesn't taste like there's no added sugar. that there's no added sugar in this topping. Hoping it's a welcome addition to . Such beautiful posts all in one virtual place! 🙏And another recipe i'll use for my beginning this Saturday! If you want to join me... it's super easy and doable!! See in comments section.🍊🍎🥒🥕🥑🤸‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

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Also, I want to send a huge thank you to @enjoyyoso for sharing my Cilantro Lime Tempeh Tuna recipe and for @wecook_weshoot for reposting my Creamy Roasted Broccoli + Chickpea soup! 🙏🙏🙏

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Recipe for Chocolate Banana Granola:

Ingredients:

-2 c old fashioned oats

-1 very ripe banana

-3 dates, pitted and finely chopped

-1 tbsp cacao/cocoa powder

Directions:

Toss oats in a bowl. Add banana an mush oats and banana together with a fork. Add the dtaes and cocoa powder. Mix well. Lay on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven for 15 mins, turning once. Transfer to wire rack and cool. Break apart once firm and dry.

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Here's another meal... Creamy Roasted Broccoli + Chickpea Soup. 😋It is vegan, and it's made creamy by using roasted chickpeas and potatoes. 🥔🍲If anyone wants to join me, I'm starting my detox on April 1st. Less baking. More juicing! It's pretty doable. If you want to join in, it could make things more fun. A cleanse from the inside out... a journey together! 🙏💕🌱🎉🤸‍♂️👍

Simple Thirty Day Detox:

1. All vegan.

2. Raw foods till dinner.

3. No alcohol, caffeine, gluten or added sugar. 🌱

I've posted a bunch of recipes at the link in my bio if you want to take a look.

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Creamy Roasted Broccoli + Chickpea Soup

Made with:

-2 broccoli florets, pus one more for garnish -3 russet potatoes, thinly sliced

-1 can chickpeas

-3 cloves garlic

-1/2 yellow onion

-1 tbsp olive oil

-1 litre (4 cups) veggie stock

-2 cups water

-1 tsp pink Himalayan salt

-ground pepper for garnish

Directions:

Heat veggie stock and water in a large pot. Roast in the olive oil, garlic, onion, sliced potatoes, broccoli, cut into small pieces, and chickpeas (reserve the liquid and add it to the veggie stock).

Roast veggies and chickpeas till browned and the potatoes are soft (about 10 mins). Add to the veggie stock. Heat on medium for another 20 mins or longer to combine flavours. Cut the last broccoli floret into bite sized pieces. In another pan, sautee the brocolli in water until lightly cooked when it turns bright green. Let the soup cool. Puree. Reheat and serve with fresh ground pepper and the sauteed broccoli.

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Raw Vegan Sushi! 🍱I'm no sushi chef... until recently I didn't even own a sharp knife! And usually when I make raw sushi, I eat it like a wrap, whole. So this was the first time I actually cut it into pieces. They turned out kinda messy, a little lopsided, and I destroyed my first nori wrap in the making of these babies, but I managed to cut the second one into little rolls! Yay! Totally raw and full of veggies.🥕🥑🥒

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Made with:

-nori wraps

-raw cauliflower rice (blended cauliflower pieces into rice consistency)

-hemp seeds

-carrots

-cucumber

-red cabbage

-avocado

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**********************************🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite *gluten free *vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is vegan and gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured.😝

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One serving of tempeh has 16g of protein. 💪and loads of probiotics because it's made with fermented soybeans.😊So what to do with it? 🤔🙄I make Cilantro or Herbed Lime Tempeh 'Tuna'. Made with @enjoyyoso. I enjoyed this for lunch yesterday on gluten free toast with basil pesto and tomato 🍅or and on @marysgonecrackers. .

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Tempeh Tuna Ingredients:

-I pkg tempeh (250g)

-juice of 2 limes

-1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (cilantro's my favourite and parsley works too)

-2 tbsp plain coconut yogurt or hummus

-dash of cayenne pepper

-salt + pepper

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**********************************🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite *gluten free *vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is vegan and gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured.😝

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I thought up this amazing idea....🙄 (uhh no).... I thought, wouldn't it be great to make an Orange Soup. 🥕🍠You know, with all things orange -- carrots, sweet potatoes, red lentils, butternut squash.... see where I'm going with this? I thought, the more the merrier, no? Like a big beta carotene party in a soup, right? Well... no. Who thinks like this really?? It was not good. I mean i think I liked how healthy it tasted. 😳🤔🙄The fam on the other hand, had to suffer through another failed recipe. 🙄😛🤣Ooops. Ah well... you win some you lose some?🎉🤸‍♂️👍😐Mary's gluten free crackers @marysgonecrackers were really good!! .

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**********************************🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite *gluten free *vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is vegan and gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured.😝

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Made this Cinnamon Pecan Granola with Blueberries that I will use for my coming up for the month of April. It's oil and sugar free, made with stevia and aquafaba (the liquid left over in a can of chickpeas... full of protein and is a lot like egg whites and fantastic for baking). I'm sure feeling like I need some spring cleaning for the body. And if you want to join me... it's super easy and doable!! See in comments section.🍊🍎🥒🥕🥑🤸‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️

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Cinnamon Pecan Granola

Ingredients:

2 c old fashioned oats

1/4 c pecan halves, chopped

4 tbsp aquafaba/chickpea liquid

1 tbsb coconut sugar or 1/8 tsp whole leaf stevia powder

1/4 cup frozen blueberries, drained, thawed and paper towel dried

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Whip aquafaba (liquid part of canned chickpeas) in a blender for 1 min. Measure out 4 tbsp. Coat oats aquafaba. Add the other ingredients. Mix well. Lay on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven for 15 mins.

**********************************🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite *gluten free *vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is vegan and gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured.😝

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I made another Key Lime Cheesecake the other day. Do you think this one needs a little chocolate?🍈🍫Maybe some melted chocolate will add that bit of warmth on this bitter cold, snowy, wintery day!! Brrr... ❄️☃️🌨 To all of my friends in the cold... especially @jcwalsh2222 ... thinking of you!!🙏💕😊

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Key Lime Cheesecake Recipe

Crust:

-1/4 c flax seeds

-3/4 c dates

-1 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c shredded unsweetened coconut

-1/2 c natural almonds

1. Add all ingredients into blender, except the coconut oil, and blend well. 2. Add the melted coconut oil, mix together 3. Place in a spring form cake tin lined with parchment paper and let set in freezer, while making the next layer.

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Cheesecake-like Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/4 c coconut oil, melted

-3 tbsp honey or agave syrup

-1 tsp vanilla

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of crust layer.

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Lime Layer:

-1 1/2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-1 avocado

-juice of 2 limes

-2 tbsp honey or agave

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of cheesecake layer. 3. Let set in freezer for at least an hour. .

Top with dark chocolate drizzle.

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**********************************🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite *gluten free *vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is vegan and gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured.😝

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Organic apples are on sale @thebigcarrot so I couldn't resist making our favourite apple treat Apple Crisp!! I think baked apples are so yummy that they really don't need much on top, but here's what we use... oh and i added some coconut whipped cream on top of this piece. 🙏

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Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

-8 apples, peeled and thinly sliced

-3 tbsp spring water

-3 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1 c quick oats

-1/2 c coconut sugar

-2 tbsp cane sugar

-2 tbsp gluten free flour

-1 tsp cinnamon

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Directions:

1. Peel apples and thinly slice them and spread around an 8" pie dish. Add water to the sliced apples. This will help to bake the apples and keep them moist.

2. Melt butter and add to a separate mixing bowl. Add all other dry ingredients to the bowl and mix well.

3. Spread the cinammon oat mixture evenly over the apples.

4. Cover with foil and bake for 30 mins in a 375 degree oven.

5. Uncover and bake for another 15 mins until apples are cooked through and the crip on top has browned beautifully. 😊

Enjoy!! 🙏💕🌱

**********************************🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite *gluten free *vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is vegan and gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured.😝

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This is so much easier to make than it looks. And well worth it when it's made... seriously so rich and creamy! 😋And I have to say I'm personally in love with these raw vegan gluten free 'cheesecakes'. This one is Key Lime with Chocolate Drizzle! 🍈🍫Well... it's actually made with regular limes but key lime sounds so much fancier, doesn't it? 🍈😝Hope you're having the best Friday, lovelies! 🙏💕🌱 🌱

Key Lime Cheesecake Recipe

Crust:

-1/4 c flax seeds

-3/4 c dates

-1 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c shredded unsweetened coconut

-1/2 c natural almonds

1. Add all ingredients into blender, except the coconut oil, and blend well. 2. Add the melted coconut oil, mix together 3. Place in a spring form cake tin lined with parchment paper and let set in freezer, while making the next layer.

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Cheesecake-like Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/4 c coconut oil, melted

-3 tbsp honey or agave syrup

-1 tsp vanilla

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of crust layer.

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Lime Layer:

-1 1/2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-1 avocado

-juice of 2 limes

-2 tbsp honey or agave

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of cheesecake layer. 3. Let set in freezer for at least an hour. .

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I can't believe how moist and fluffy these GLUTEN FREE WAFFLES are! 😋🍌I'm still trying out some ingedient adjustments to try to make gluten free recipes taste great. So... happy that this one came together so well! 🙏My favourite waffle recipe so far!

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*no oil *gluten free *refined sugar free *dairy free

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup gf flour (I used @bobsredmill)

2 1/2 c gluten free flour (I used President's Choice)

3 tablespoons coconut sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

2 cups almond milk

1/2 cup water

2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seeds + 4 tbsp water)

1/2 c apple sauce

3-4 ripe bananas

1 cup blueberries

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Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.

2. Combine flax eggs ingredients and bananas in a blender and blend well. Mix with dry ingredients.

3. Melt coconut oil on medium heat and add to batter.

4. Add almond milk and water and mix well.

5. Tossin blueberries. Stir. Use a ladle to pour batter into waffle iron.

6. Cook for 5 1/2 mins + serve.

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This is my oldest kiddo's favourite meal! CHILLI + LIME SEASONED VEGGIES 🍈🌶with ROASTED CHICKPEAS. It's so simple to make that GT can prepare this dinner for us! Ha! 😆I say that with all kinds of love 💕Cooking is not exactly his thing but he's got a great palette for recipe testing!! 😋These veggies are subtly seasoned but enough so that it really enhances the flavour of the veggies🥕🥔So hoping to find a few more variations on the seasoning too so we can have a bunch more of these full meals recipes at the ready. 🙏💕🌱Hope you are ejoying a beautiful Sunday! Two of our boys are going to spend time with their grandfather and we have some exciting plans for baby girl today! 👶

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Seasoning Ingredients:

-2 tbsp olive oil

-1 tsp paprika

-1 tsp pink Himalayan salt

-1 tsp onion powder

-1 tsp garlic powder

-dash of cayenne powder, to taste

-juice of two limes

Directions:

Coat veggies in seasoning. I used 8 russet potatoes, 5 large carrots and half a head of cauliflower. Bake in dutch oven at 400 degrees oven for 60 mins stirring twice.

Roasted Chickpeas:

Drain and rinse a can of chickpeas. Lay on a parchment lined baking sheet. Coat with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper. Stir and bake in 400 degree oven for 10 mins.

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I don't know if gluten free works with just any recipe... but these gluten free CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES are my favourite cookie recipe yet! 🍪🍫 Can't get enough of them. 😋😝Good thing I started running again! 😆🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Hope you have an amazing day!! 💕🌸☀️

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Ingredients:

1 cup coconut sugar

1/3 cup cane sugar

2 flax eggs (mix 2 tbsp ground flax seeds with 4 tbsp water)

3/4 cup vegan butter, softened to room temperature

3 cups gluten free flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips + 1/2 cup for chocolate drizzle

3 cups crunchy peanut butter

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Directions:

Mix sugars, butter, and flax eggs together till fully combined. Mix dry ingredients together (flour, + baking powder) then add to batter. Add in chocolate chips and roughly mix in peanut butter for clumpier cookies. Drop teaspoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for approx. 18 mins or until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips over low heat. Transfer to piping bag or freezer bag, cut small hole from the corner of the bag and drizzle onto cookies.

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Thank you so much to all of you lovies for following my rawdharma account!!! 🙏💕🌱 I'm so so grateful to be celebrating an exciting milestone... reaching 1 k followers this weekend! 🙏🎉🤸‍♀️In hounour of this I will be sharing my favourite gluten free vegan recipes for the month of March. 😋🍜🍩🍫🍲If you have a recipe to share that is a) vegan and b) gluten free. Tag @rawdharma in your post and for a chance to be featured. I can't wait to share some amazing recipes and accounts that I find so inspiring!! 💕

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I also want to thank @enjoyyoso for sharing my Cherry + Coconut Yogurt Smoothie Bowl. As well as @girl_meats_food for sharing my Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie Bowl and @yumvegantreats for sharing my Maple Glazed Coconut Chai Donuts.

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This weekend we shared these Gluten Free Vegan OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES🍌on our monthly road trip to get fresh ground water from a local artesian well. They're also refined sugar free! Enjoy your day! Hope it's a sunny one where you are!! ☀️🌸🌱

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose gluten free flour @bobsredmill

3 cups old fashioned oats

1 1/4 c raisins

1 1/2 tbsp baking powder

1 cup coconut sugar

¼ tsp pink Himalayan salt

2 tbsp date paste (mix 4 dates with 4 tbsb water)

2 flax eggs (mix 2 tbsp ground flax seeds with 4 tbsp water)

4 tbsp fluffy aquafaba (liquid from can of chickpeas blended till fluffy and white)

2 tsp vanilla extract

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Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together (flour, oats, coconut sugar, baking powder and salt). Separately mix date paste, flax eggs, aquafaba and vanilla. Mix together then drop 1 inch spoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for approx. 16 mins or until browned and cooked through.

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Smoothie bowl Sunday. Our boys can't get enough of these fruity breakfasts, so i guess i'll keep them coming!

This one's made with frozen bananas, cranberries and cherries with a coconut yogurt swirl (by @enjoyyoso). Topped with hemp seeds, shredded coconut and raw cashews. 😋

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Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie Bowl to brighten up this grey day. 💦🌧☔️

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Gluten Free Vegan BLUEBERRY BANANA MUFFINS. 🍌They're also oil free and refined sugar free! 🌱 I made these babies because I've decided to go off of gluten for good! 🤸‍♀️🌸🏃‍♀️🎉 I don't feel well when I eat it and it really doesn't digest well in my stomach! Blah! 😝Plus my ND suggested it may be the root cause of some other health issues, so I'm going to try to cut it out completely! I'll be trying out a whole bunch more gluten free recipes going forward. These muffins are tasty and super high on the healthy scale. I'd recommend adding 1/4 to 1/3 cup of coconut oil to add a bit more richness in, but these days I'm sacrificing a bit of flavour for health so here's the recipe I used.

Ingredients:

4 cups all purpose gluten free flour @bobsredmill

3/4 cup coconut sugar

2 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp pink Himalayan salt

2 tbsp date paste (mix 4 dates with 4 tbsb water)

2 flax eggs (mix 2 tbsp ground flax seeds with 4 tbsp water)

½ cup almond milk

3 ripe bananas

1 - 1 1/2 cups blueberries

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Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together (flour, coconut sugar, baking powder). Add in date paste, flax eggs, bananas and almond milk and mix together. Add in blueberries and transfer to muffin cups in a 2 muffin tins. Bake in a 350 degree oven for approx. 25 mins or until browned and cooked through. Makes 24.

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Looks like this CHILLI + LIME SEASONING worked for a pile of mixed nuts the other day and it was super tasty for these veggies too! I was hoping to find some flavour combos that could serve as multi-purpose seasoning. I'd say this is one of them. 🌶🍈😋I'd probably double this recipe next time for a large pot of veggies for the whole family, but it seemed to be a hit for dinner last night so it's kid approved!

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Ingredients:

-1 tbsp olive oil

-1/4 tsp paprika

-1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt

-1/2 tsp onion powder

-1/2 tsp garlic powder

-dash of cayenne powder

-juice of one lime

Directions:

Coat veggies in seasoning. I used russet potatoes, cauliflower and carrots. Bake in dutch oven in 400 degree oven for 40 mins stirring once. Garnished with green onion and black pepper.

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Happy Family Day! 💑👨‍👧‍👦👩‍👦‍👦Enjoying the sunshine this weekend and starting the day with some family smoothie bowls. Plus no more excuses!! 😜I've been carrying around what I could maybe get away with calling extra baby weight 🍼but if I'm being honest it's really extra bakery weight !! 🍪🍩🍰 So time to get back to more clean eating!! 🍏🍊🥑🥕🥝🍌🍉🥕🥒🥗🍜🍵🍲

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Fresh squeezed clementines on a beautiful day! ☀️My entry into @hautescuisines week. Also, thank you to @k8fergie and @evadne.macedo for your recent questions. You're helping me to sort through what it is this posting is all about and I so appreciate your feedback and support!💕

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Snacky lunch today with a whole lotta plantsy goodness. 🍊🍉🍇🍠🥕Hoping this will help us all feel a little better. Also trying to take it easy on this beautiful winter, feeling like spring, long weekend. 🙏💕🌱

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Hoping we all feel better soon... especially because not only am I down with the flu now... i'm also cranky!! 😠Not my best self! 😒😳And that's no good for anyone. 😢Still... the party must go on and I wanted to share these CURLY SWEET POTATO CRISPS with Mushroom Gravy with @ela_pfefferminza_eff and @plantbased_food_and_travel for their fun party!! All the love and creativity there I'm sure can cheer anyone up!! Hoping you have the best day! 🙏💕🌱- from Cranky Pants 😠

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Curly SP Crisps:

4 sweet potatoes, spiralized into, baked in 400 degree oven for 40 mins.

Mushroom Gravy:

8-10 cremini mushrooms sauteed in 1 tbsp olive oil till reduced to half size. Add 2 tbsp tamari. Transfer to a blender and add 1/4 c water for pureeing. Blend and serve.

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How about some VEGAN CHILLI CHEESE FRIES to warm up this chilly day? 😜We've been battling a cold and flu thing that's been sweeping through the family like nobody's business. I'm not sure what that expression really means... 😳but anyway... having chilli was at least a help if not a remedy to keep some of us on our feet! 🤗So with some of that left over chiili, I wanted to show my love for @ela_pfefferminza_eff and @plantbased_food_and_travel and their party! Hope this warms your day! And thank you so much to @enjoyyoso for sharing my Valentine's Smothie Parfaits. You made a lovely day even lovelier!! 🙏💕🌱

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Ingredients:

-4 russet potatoes, sliced into french fry strips (baked in 400 degree oven for 50 mins)

-vegan cheese sauce -vegan chilli

-red peppers

-cherry tomatoes

-jalepeño peppers

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Vegan Chilli:

-1 can black beans

-1 can chickpeas

-1 can kidney beans

-1 can whole tomatoes

-1/2 can tomato sauce

-1 cup water

-2 tbsp chilli powder

-1 tsp dried basil

-1 tsp dried oregano

-3 cloves fresh garlic

-1 med onion chopped -2 carrots chopped

-1/3 med cauliflower chopped

-1 tsp olive oil

Directions:

Sauted chopped garlic in olive oil then add to slow cooker. Add all other ingredients. Cook on high heat for 3-5 hours. Serve.

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Happy Valentine's Day!! ❤💕❤ I hope you're surrounded by love! 🙏And in that spirit, I offer up these Valentine's Smoothie Parfaits. I ate two of these nice cream and yogurt blends with a spoon, and one with a straw so are they smoothies or parfaits? Or does it matter? I'd like to enter these smoothie parfaits into @thrivemagazine LOVE CHALLENGE And I'd like to thank @vegans.of.canada for sharing my Kiwi Berry Nice Cream. So sweet of you!! Please check out their account! 😊May your day and your world be filled with love today! 🙏💕🌱

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Ingredients:

1-Plain unsweetened vegan yogurt by @enjoyyoso

2-pureed raspberries

3-pureed frozen bananas, raspberries, strawberries, + cranberries

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Topped with heart shaped fruit skewers made of nectarine, cranberries, strawberries, raspberries and watermelon.

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I have to confess that I'm not a big matcha fan, even though I know how full of goodness it is, but these MATCHA PUDDING POPS had just the right amount of sweetness in them that I've eaten two of these babies already! Yu-um!! I'd already made these as an entry into before my donuts were featured so just to keep the party going... here are these fun pops. Made with another one of @kintrafoods inspired foods... matcha tea powder. The white layer is plain vegan yogurt from @enjoyyoso Recipe below.

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Ingredients:

Matcha Pudding Layer:

-2 tbsp matcha powder

-1/2 avocado

-1 tbsp honey or agave

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-1/2 cup coconut milk

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-2 tbsp cacao powder

-1/2 avocado

-1 tbsp honey or agave

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Puree each layer individually in a blender. Spoon one layer on top of another in popsicle mould. Freeze for at least 5 hours.

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Reposting this beautiful mango smoothie bowl by @healthyeating_jo What an inspiring account full of gorgeous vegan good she has! Love her posts including this one. I'd highly recommend you check out all she's sharing. 🙏💕🌱

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I thought this smoothie looked pretty chocolatey. It sure tasted that way... but one of my kiddos said the top part looks like poo 💩! 😳? Eek... he's probably right!! But this Chocolate Brownie Parfait.. aka Poopy Parfait 😜was a fun one to dig into. 😋

I want to say a huge thank you to @healthyeating_jo and @kintrafoods for sharing my Maple Glazed Coconut Chai donuts for JosTeaParty141k. What an honour!! Hope you are enjoying a beautiful weekend! Toronto was hit with a whole bunch of snow last night so it looks like a winter wonderland outside! 🌧⛄️❄️

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Can you believe these MAPLE GLAZED COCONUT CHAI DONUTS are made with tea?? ☕️Well... it kinda made sense to me to give it a try and after tasting them I can tell you it totally worked!! 🙏 You know how cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves are common spices in baked treats 🍩🍰🎂... well instead of any of those, I used chai! It's loaded with spice too. Yu-um! This is another entry of mine into This is made with another one of @kintrafoods offerings... chai tea. Such flavour and goodness in a cup☕️... or in this case... a donut!! 🍩And a huge congrats again to @healthyeating_jo in celebrating 141k followers!! 👏👍🙋So impressive!! Amazing!!!🙏 .

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Ingredients:

-1 3/4 cups cake and pastry flour

-1/2 c unsweetened shredded coconut

-3 tsp baking powder

-1/4 tsp pink Himilayan salt

-1 1/2 cups coconut sugar

-1/2 c vegan butter, room temperature

-3 flax eggs

-1 1/2 tbsp very strong brewed chai tea

-1/2 cup coconut milk

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Directions:

Steep 1 chai tea bag in 3 tbsp hot water for 5 mins.

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, coconut, baking powder, salt). In a separate bowl combine butter, coconut sugar, flax eggs.

Add flour mixture to wer mixture slowly while mixing with a hand blender or stand up mixer.

Add in coconut milk.

Pour into lightly greased donut pan.

Bake at 350 degree oven for 18-20 mins

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Maple glaze:

1/4 c vegan butter, room temperature

1 c icing sugar

4 tbsp pure maple syrup

Combine all invredients. Mix well. Transfer to a piping bag and coat donuts. Pop into the oven on broil for 1 min to melt the icing. Add desired toppings. I added coconut sugar and toasted coconut flakes to some and pecan pieces to others.

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Two savoury and one sweet version of vegan AVOCADO TOAST. 🥑🍞One of our boys said the sweet one tasted so good he thought it should be at our favourite downtown vegan restaurant Yay! Trying to win them over with tasty vegan food! And I'm excited to enter this into the @bestofavocado challenge.🙏💕🌱

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Toast 1

-Avocado mash w/a pinch of pink Himalayan salt + ground pepper

-tomato slice

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Toast 2

-Vegan basil pesto

-baby spinach

-avocado slices

-spiralized cucumber + orange + purple carrots

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Toast 3

-avocado slices

-strawberry slices

-blueberries

-pinch of coconut sugar

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I was thinking that these CHILLI + LIME MIXED NUTS might be the perfect after school snack for growing tween boys. A little salty, lightly spicy and with a little zing from the fresh lime. 🌶🍈Plus it's full of vitamins and minerals and healthy fats. 🥜At least it's gotta be a step up from when they head to the local variety store to buy candy!! 🍭🍬Ah well... moderation i suppose.

Ingredients:

-2 cups mixed nuts (i used mostly raw... cashews, pecans, walnuts, Brazil nuts and almonds)

-1 tbsp olive oil

-1/4 tsp paprika

-1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt

-1/2 tsp onion powder

-1/2 tsp garlic powder

-dash of cayenne powder

-juice of one lime

Directions:

Coat nuts in olive oil and lime juice. Lay out on a parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle on remaining ingredients. Bake in. 350 degree oven for 12 mins or until golden brown, turning once.

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One of my favourite go to healthy snacks is this SAVOURY POPCORN made with tamari, coconut oil and tumeric. If you like coconut and curry... you'll love this healthy gourmet popcorn... but be forewarned... they'll be no hiding how much you love your new snack when you're caught yellow handed cause as tasty as this tumeric popcorn is, this yummy tumeric sticks to your fingers. 🌽

I'm so excited to be bringing this dish to made with one of @kintrafoods offerings... tumeric. One of my favourite superfoods! And a HUGE congrats to @healthyeating_jo in celebrating 141k followers!! Wow!!!👏👍🙋How impressive and so well deserved!! 🙏 .

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Ingredients:

-1/3 cup popcorn kernels

-1/4 c coconut oil

-5 tbsp tamari

-4 tbsp tumeric powder

-2 tbsp pink Himalayan salt

-1 tsp ground black pepper

Directions:

I made this popcorn the old fashioned way, on the stove top in a pot with a lid, but air popping can work just fine too.

If in a pot, add kernels and coconut oil into the pot. Heat on medium high. Shake carefully till all kernals have popped. Transfer to a bowl.

Sprinkle on tamari and stir.

Add tumeric, salt and pepper and mix well.

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Isn't Mother Nature incredible? 🌍🌺🌿I can't get over all of the beautiful colours found in fruits and veggies! 🥗Today I decided to break out the juicer and the blender and combine fruits and veggies in a breakfast bowl. This smoothie bowl is made up of beet juice and frozen bananas. And i made a carrot ginger juice and an apple beet juice for breakie too! Those little yellow hearts are pineapple pieces. Yum! 🍍💛🍍I wanted to send out lots of love today for all of you who are in a gloomy winter world and to any of you who aren't too. 💛🍍🍋🍌💛 I'm in a loving mood putting a special surprise together for my love's birthday and for Valentine's Day. ❤💕😍

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Quick + easy game day VEGAN SNACKS. 🏈🍍🥝🥑🍅🌶🥗Vegan nachos made with @daiyafoods cheddar, beans, + veggies, guacamole, pico de gallo, cut up fruit, carrots, baguette, and a bean + salsa salad. So much to choose from for our snacky lunch today! Hope you're enjoying a beautiful sunny or snowy one today! ☀️⛄️❄️

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A SUPER SUNSHINE SMOOTHIE BOWL ☀️🌞☀️for Super Bowl Sunday! 🏈Made with pineapple, frozen mango and frozen banana and 1/2 an orange. 🍍🍌🍊Topped with pineapple and citrus goodness. 🍋🍈May your day be a bright as this bowl! ☀️

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Adapted from my Nana's amazing secret family recipe!!! I really wasn't sure a vegan version of these HOMEMADE BUTTER TARTS - from scratch... would turn out at all, but one of our kiddos called these "the BEST butter tarts" he's ever tasted! 😛And I'm half crazy excited about how my baking has been turning out lately and half not entirely happy about it because these treats are a little too hard to resist! 😋Not that they're aren't enough mouths to feed around here! So truly all is well and I feel very blessed. Hope you're enjoying a beautiful Saturday!! 🙏💕😊

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Eating the rainbow with this FRUITY NICE CREAM SMOOTHIE PARFAIT. Filled with so many fruits... 🍍🍌🍓🥝raspberries, bananas, pineapple, mango, kiwi, blueberries and some spinach for extra colour and nutrition too! Hope you have a beautiful Friday!🌱

I had high hopes for these gluten free VEGAN BROWNIES, but this recipe needs some tweaking before I'll post it. 😛I've had so much success with finding tasty traditional recipes and adapting them to make them vegan, substituting ingredients that I think work better, or adding some personal touches... but not this time!! 😳Sometimes vegan butter or flax eggs or gluten free flour doesn't behave the way regular butter, eggs, or wheat flour does... and these babies just didn't cook properly.... I mean they were still chewy after almost an hour in the oven!!! 😛😳😝So... back to the kitchen to work out a tasty alternative. .

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I made a CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY SMOOTHIE BOWL and cut up a whole bunch of fruit! Something bright and healthy to start off this wintery February day. ☃❄️🌧This bowl is made with 1/2 scoop of @vega_team chocolate Vega One powder, 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 1/2 c frozen raspberries, 1 tsp cacao powder, and half a cup of spring water. Need to give this body some plant based brilliance to help it feel better. This flu thing has knocked me down for long enough! Hope you're enjoying a beautiful day where you are! 🙏💕🌱

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When I was pregnant with my baby girl, I couldn't get enough grapefruit. I loved the stuff! I mean I loved vegan cookies, cakes and pies too...but for some reason I craved grapefruit. 😝Well this KALE APPLE GRAPEFRUIT JUICE took me back to those months when a grapefruit made my day! 😋

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Still my favourite gluten free, sugar free, vegan dinner dish, this SPICY THAI COCONUT STEW is so flavourful and hearty that I could probably eat it every night for a month and still want more! We don't always add the mango garnish but it does add a naturally sweet finish. Can't recommend this one enough!! 🙏💕🌱😋

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Ingredients:

-4 sweet potatoes

-1 ½ cup red lentils

-1 L vegetable broth

-4 c water

-8 tomatoes

-1/8 tsp chipotle powder

-1 Tbsp olive oil

-2 Tbsp coconut oil

-4 cloves garlic

-2 Tbsp fresh ginger

-2 tsp turmeric powder

-1 can coconut milk (coconut cream)

-hot dried chilies to taste

Directions:

1. Add broth and water to a large pot.

2. Cut sweet potatoes into quarters. Add potatoes and lentils to the pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 mins or until potatoes are tender.

3. Cut tomatoes into 1 inch cubes. Lay them on a baking sheet drizzled with olive oil and chipotle powder. Bake at 375 degree heat for 5 mins. Turn and bake for another 5 mins then add them to the pot. (Use canned tomatoes to cut down on time and them and a dash of chipotle powder to the stew.)

4. Grate the ginger and mince the garlic (or to make things even easier... skin both and throw in a small smoothie blender and pulse for a few seconds). 5. In a small saucepan, melt the coconut oil and add garlic, ginger and turmeric. (Olive oil works just as well!) Then add this mixture to the pot of stew.

6. Lastly, add a can of full fat coconut milk.

7. Heat for another 5 mins, then serve.

8. OPTIONAL: Add cut fresh mango for a hint of natural sweetness. Garnish with cilantro if desired. Add hot dried chilies for an extra kick.

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Bringing two of my favourite treats with me tonight to see some amazing people I haven't seen in far too long!! gluten free vegan PECAN WEDDING COOKIES and raw vegan CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BITES. Can't wait to see you lovelies!! .

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This fruit based beauty was a welcome treat yesterday when a virus really had me knocked down. 😳🤒😷I made this PINK SMOOTHIE BOWL with raspberries, mango, pineapple, banana and a bit of almond milk. And it's topped with grapefruit slices, hemp seeds, dried cranberries, shredded coconut, and cacao nibs. This beautiful design comes from the amazing and talented Anika @morning_moringa and this is my entry for her party! I would encourage everyone to check out her account and give her a follow!! Her smoothie bowls are incredible!! Such works of art!! 🙏

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A bright salad on a dreary day. I'm having fun using my spiralizer... thank you @broncosorbs 🙏 This GREEN ROOT SALAD is made with baby spinach, coriander, cut mango, orange pieces, blueberries, spiralized beets and yellow carrots. I probably should have cut the spiralized veggies into more manageable sized strings because it was a bit of a challenge to serve onto our dinner plates... and to eat without looking like that scene from Lady and the Tramp! Still... yummy.

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Raspberries for days in this RED + WHITE COCONUT RASPBERRY nice cream. Craving one of these right now... especially because it's been such a busy morning that I forgot to eat something.... and I'm really not one who forgets to eat!!! 😋 Hope you're enjoying your day and each moment in it!! 🙏🙏🙏

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I made a pie!! Even though I've been baking since I was a little, I'd never attempted a pie with pie crust from scratch. But I made this fresh baked vegan APPLE PIE from start to finish and it was pretty darned tasty IMHO! Lightly sprinkled with coconut sugar... but it browned a bit too quickly. This recipe is inspired by @Marthastewart Perfect Apple Pie recipe. I made this pie with granny smith apples for their sour flavour. A great contrast with the sweetness of the coconut sugar in the filling. 😋

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Wondering what I should call this one... a FIREWORK SMOOTHIE? 🎉💥What amazing colour we can find in plant foods! 🍒🍊🍋This is a raspberry, mango, pineapple and banana smoothie. 🍍🍌

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BERRY SMOOTHIE BOWLS for 3!! They're catching on - this yummy fun healthy fruity breakfast! Our oldest has been looking into our ecological footprint and it's not great! And one of the factors that contributes to too much waste is how much processed food we consume. Well... no processing here and I love that I can send them to school having had whole plant foods like this to start their day.

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Who doesn't love BANANA BERRY WAFFLES? These ones are gluten free, vegan, and refined sugar free so a whole lot of goodness packed inside! I think they taste the best made with blueberries. Strawberries work better as a topping. And as far as toppings go... the more berries the better, i think! 🙏💕🌱Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

1 cup garbanzo fava flour @bobsredmill

3 c all purpose gluten free flour @bobsredmill

3 tablespoons coconut sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 cups almond milk

1/2 cup water

2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seeds + 4 tbsp water)

2 tablespoons coconut oil

2 ripe bananas

1/2 cup blueberries

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.

2. Combine flax eggs ingredients and bananas in a blender and blend well. Mix with dry ingredients.

3. Melt coconut oil on medium heat and add to batter.

4. Add almond milk and water and mix well.

5. Tossin blueberries. Stir. Use a ladle to pour batter into waffle iron.

6. Cook for 4 1/2 mins + serve.

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Ridiculously tasty COCONUT APRICOT GRANOLA that I use on top of vegan yogurt, a smoothie bowl, nice cream, or mix with other cereal. So quick to make and great to keep on hand in the fridge. 🙏💕🌱

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Ingredients:

2 c old fashioned oats

1/4 c dried apricots

1 tbsb coconut oil

4 tbsp aquafaba/chickpea liquid

1 tbsb coconut sugar

1/4 c unsweetened shredded coconut

1/4 c chopped natural almonds

Directions:

Whip aquafaba (liquid part of canned chickpeas) in a blender for 1 min. Melt coconut oil. Coat oats in oil and aquafaba. Add the other ingredients. Mix well. Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 -15 mins.

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So easy to throw together with a spring form pan, this Raw Vegan CHERRY BERRY CHEESECAKE tastes so decadent that it's hard to believe it's vegan! This one I topped with berries galore! Full recipe will be available on my newly updated website coming soon! For now, the basics are below.

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Crust:

-1/4 c flax seeds

-3/4 c dates

-2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c shredded unsweetened coconut

-1/2 c natural almonds

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Cheesecake Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/3 c coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c honey or agave

Topped with cherry puree, cherries, blueberries, backberries.

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Cherry Puree inside the cheesecake + on top is 1 c cherries + 1/2 c water.

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This CINNAMON TOAST was like a blast from the past! Tasting it took me right back to my childhood, even though I made this version with vegan butter and coconut sugar. 🍞They say smell is our strongest sense when it comes to nostalgia, but taste must be up there too. 🌱

A RAINBOW TOWER!! ☀️I actually use this giant vase as my big glass of water or juice or electrolyte drink to help keep me hydrated... mostly because I'm usually chronically dehydrated. 🙄I'm terrible at drinking enough water. Definite bad habit. But today I filled it from bottom to top with fruit, of all colours! 🍒🍌🍍

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Freshly baked MULTIGRAIN CRANBERRY WALNUT BREAD. I used @jocooks recipe with a multigrain bread flour and added cranberries and chopped walnuts. 😋I thought baking bread would be really ambitious but using a dutch oven and Jo's recipe made it far less intimidating to try and I can't believe how easy it was! I also use this bread for my Vegan French Toast. 😊

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Loved the toasted coconut and strawberries and kiwi... ok, i loved it all in this PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE BOWL. 😋Good to have some healthy food as we dig into a new routine around our house. And we're excited for all that's to come in 2017, but trying to live it one day at a time, living in the now. 🙏

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A little cold out there for this kinda breakfast, but I was excited to share this KIWI BERRY NICE CREAM with two of our boys over the weekend. They're not crazy about vegan substitutes like vegan cheese, tofu, or vegan butter, but they love these - made with frozen bananas and fruit! Nothing but nature's goodness! 😋

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Made this super easy Raw Vegan CHOC PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE this week. Made with raw cashews and an almond/date crust. No fancy eqipment needed! I have an inexpensive blender I used that I picked up at Canadian Tire. That and two small spring form cake tins. This one I topped with mini versions of my Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites. I'll put the link to that recipe in my bio. The 'cheesecake' recipe is below.

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Choc PB Cheesecake

Crust:

-1/4 c flax seeds

-3/4 c dates

-2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c shredded unsweetened coconut

-1/2 c natural almonds

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of parchment lined spring form cake tin. 3. Place in freezer while making cheesecake layer.

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Cheesecake Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/3 c coconut oil, melted

-1/2 c maple syrup

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of crust layer. 3. Place in freezer for at least one hour or overnight.

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Topped with vegan dark chocolate pieces, roasted peanuts and a chocolate swirl made with cocoa powder and water.

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I made this HOMEMADE HEMP SEED GRANOLA with quick oats only because I didn't have any old fashioned oats at home, but i think this recipe is better with the real deal. Such a tasty combo though and with lots of amazing good for body and soul ingredients! 🙏💕🌱

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Ingredients:

2 c quick oats

2 dates

1 tbsb coconut oil

4 tbsp aquafaba/chickpea liquid

1 tbsb coconut sugar

1/4 c pumpkin seeds

1/4 c hemp seeds

Directions:

Mix oats with coconut oil and aquafaba (liquid part of canned chickpeas). Add the other ingredients. Mix well. Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 mins.

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Our boys have been enjoying smoothie bowls like this CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY SMOOTHIE BOWL for breakfast or lunch over the holidays. And although they still eat meat, the vegan thing seems to be growing on them! We don't want to push them too hard, especially in these tween years, but preparing lots of vegan dinners and treats is really helping to make it easier for them to make healthy chiices.😋

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Love having a smoothie bowl for breakfast! And today's a great day for one! I had a dream last night that I was given a name by a spiritual teacher, a yogi perhaps. I can't remember the name, but i remember that it meant 'someone who smiles when things are good and someone who smiles when things are bad'. 😊Maybe it's like the Bhagavad Gita's teachings to not be attached to either good or bad. 🙏

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Happy New Year! 🎉🙏💕🌱I think this vegan french toast is so good, that I may never eat my vegan banana blueberry pancakes again! Well... maybe not never! But it was my first recipe using aquafaba (chickpea liquid) which has lots of protein and I'd heard is a great substitute for egg whites. So I'm very pleasantly surprised and excited about this recipe. 😋

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Recipe link in bio.

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I've always loved New Year's Day because it's full of promise! I spent a lot of my life projecting into the future. Eckhart Tolle would say that's where the suffering is ... in projecting into the future or reflecting on the past often because we are full of regret or worry but also because it means we're not living! We're not living if we're not able to just BE in the moment. So today i will try to be as present as i can be. 🙏

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Hope you enjoy your New Year's Eve celebrations 🎉and are wrapping up this year surrounded by loved ones!! 👶🏼👨‍👦👩‍👦‍👦I'm so grateful for how blessed I've been this year and part of that has been in being able to enjoy creating this wonderful food and photographing it here over the past 6 months! 🙏💕🌱😋

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The best part of this PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CHOCOLATE NICE CREAM was the peanut butter layer for sure! Loved this flavour combo but it was so decadent that I wish I had more mouths to share it with, but the fam was off skiing that morn. 🏂❄️⛷

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This savoury RED LENTIL CARROT SOUP w/ CURLY POTATO CRISPS is made even more hearty by adding the potatoes on top. I used a spiralizer to make these, but shedding them would be great too! I hope you're enjoying the holidays and some yummy food. It's almost the new year. Resolution time! 😁

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CHOCOLATE CREAMSICLE NICE CREAM Made with mango, persimmon and frozen bananas, cocoa powder, and coconut milk whipped cream. My boys are off to the ski hill today ❄️⛷🏂 and i'll be making some treats here at home. 😋

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CHOCOLATE HALVA NICE CREAM with festive berries and some sprigs of Christmas cactus from our family blooms for added holiday decoration. This nice cream is inspired by the halva I found at a local store, but made with holiday nog (vegan egg nog) and pistachios and made with love! 💕I hope you're enjoying a beautiful holiday with loved ones! 🙏💕🌱

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Possibly the best tasting gluten-free vegan dessert ever and I can't take credit. I adapted this from my Mom's recipe and she had it all right! Hope you're enjoying a beautiful Christmas with loved ones! 🎄💕🌲I'm feeling so blessed for my SO, my soulmate❤️and our kiddos! 👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👧‍👦For all we have, and all we've been given. We're so truly blessed! 🙏🙏🙏

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Merry Christmas Eve!! 🎄🙏🌲Best wishes to all!! And while I've been baking a bunch lately, it was great to have this refreshing RAINBOW SMOOTHIE yesterday. Full of colourful flavours! RED: cherry, cranberry ORANGE: persimon, mango YELLOW: lemon, banana, pineapple GREEN: cilantro, lime, spinach, banana.

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ACAI BOWL w/DRAGON FRUIT for breakie the other day. GT said he would eat this everyday! And the boys missed out on the nice cream but had fun eating the fruit at dinner time. So that's a win i'd say. This simple nice cream bowl is topped with pitaya, @shashabakeryco blueberry + apple raw gf buckwheat granola bites, and raspberries.

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These PUMPKIN FLAX GRANOLA BARS are lightly sweetened with dates, honey and coconut sugar. Oh and a few chocolate chips! So maybe great as a sweet vegan treat or also as an on-the-go breakfast.

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A beautiful morning for VEGAN HOT CHOCOLATE WITH COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM. Our little guy is headed out the door for school hockey try outs. 🏒He's no NHL contender but he loves the game. 😊

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The hot chocolate is made with:

-organic cocoa powder @caminoamigos

-coconut sugar

-almond milk

The whipped cream is made with coconut milk. (Left in the fridge overnight to separate, the solid coconut milk that sits at the top of the can is blended up with or without a tablespoon of icing sugar).🌱

This KALE CABBAGE SLAW with coconut orange dressing makes a great lunch, but I was just listening to an Ayurveda practitioner on one of my favourite podcasts. Might need to rethink the winter salads because it's better for digestion to eat hotter foods, spicy foods, and root veggies in the cooler weather. ❄️So guess we'll just have to eat more of the stews and soups we love instead! 😋

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Coconut Orange Dressing ingredients:

-juice of 1 orange

-1/4 c olive oil

-1 tbsp shredded coconut

-1/4 tsp sea salt

-1 tsp coconut sugar

-1 tbsp raw cashews

Whip up all ingredients in a blender. Pour on slaw and enjoy!

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CRANBERRY VEGAN EGG NOG PARFAIT on a cold, cold day! Made this vegan egg nog/holiday nog 🎄nice cream again because it's so delicious! And extra tasty with pecans and berries.🍓🍒Off to do a little more Christmas shopping to be ready for this weekend! 🎁And feeling so blessed for all we have! 🙏🙏🙏

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Another hearty vegan meal! This HONEY BBQ LENTIL LOAF may look burnt, but it's the dark smokey bbq sauce that gives this dish it's dark colour. Vegan, glutenfree and made with lentils, bread crumbs, onion, honey 🍯 (or agave) a flax egg, corn, 🌽and mushroom gravy. Topped with organic bbq sauce. Another cozy comfort on this wintery day! ☃️I'll post the recipe if anyone's interested.🌱

A creamy variation on tomato based lasagna. This SWEET POTATO + PESTO LASAGNA is vegan and glutenfree. Made with brown rice noodles, lentils, sweet potatoes, herbed tofu and vegan swiss cheese. A cozy comfort food post for a snowy winter day! 🌨I'll post the recipe if anyone's interested.🌱

This HOLIDAY NICE CREAM is made with vegan Holiday Nog @so_delicious and frozen bananas. Topped with a peppermint chocolate swirl, whole pecans, fresh raspberries and a maple cranberry sauce. A healthy and sweet holiday treat.

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These PUMPKIN CARROT DONUTS are basking in the sun awaitng some kind of icing. I tried a carrot juice icing, but it turned out a little too watery. Back to recipe testing. Next i'll try a cream cheese frosting for a vegan version of my mom's amazing carrot cake. Hope it turns out great!

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Ingredients:

-1 1/2 c gluten free all purpose flour @bobsredmill

-1 c garbanzo and fava bean flour (gluten free)

-1 c organic whole wheat or gluten free flour

-1 can (398 ml/14 oz) pumpkin purée

-1/2 c apple sauce

-1 carrot, shredded

-2 1/2 c coconut sugar

-2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seed + 4 tbsp water blended on high)

-2 tsp baking soda

-1 tsp baking powder

-1 tsp cinnamon

-1 tsp pumpkin spice

-1/4 tsp sea salt

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1. Mix all dry ingredients together (flour, sugar, spices, baking powder and soda and salt). 2. Add pumpkin purée, apple sauce, shredded carrot, and flax eggs. 3. Mix well and transfer into muffin cups. 4. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-25 mins.

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The first snowfall! ❄️☃️❄️Time for outdoor play and holiday baking! 🎄☃️🎄Yesterday I made vegan chocolate coated crispy rice squares with the boys because there was a lot going on with homework and hanging out with friends and they're so quick to make. No baking actually at all. And same with these CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE BLISS BALLS 😋🎄They take about 15 mins to make. No baking. Just candy coating and done. {And btw the candy canes are made with organic ingredients. Only 4 ingredients.💕} Love these recipes that are super delicious and also quick bc less time in the kitchen means more time for fun in the snow. Although I say this bc it's December.

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 c pitted dates

1/4 c unsweetened shredded coconut

2 tbsp cacao powder

2 tbsp fresh mint leaves

1/2 tsp mint extract

2 tbsp hemp seeds

1 1/2 tbsp honey

1/4 c raw cashews

Plus...1/4 c candy cane pieces for coating (I put 3 candy canes in the blender to make bits and pieces)

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Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until thoroughly combined.

2. Roll into 1 inch balls.

3. Coat with candy cane bits as desired. (Some of these are coated with cocoa powder, but the candy cane coated bliss balls are the best).🌱

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Who doesn't love a great MAC N CHEESE?! Seriously! This one's vegan and can be gluten free without the bread crumbs. The perfect comfort food for a night in. And, after the busy weekend we've had {including a trampoline birthday party for E...a visit from a couple of friends including @activehealth4u 💕👩💐... a beautiful baby shower 🎀🎁🎉for the amazing @broncosorbs (Congrats beautiful B and thank you so much to Caroline, @barefootmother and Monica for hosting)} a night in sounds just perfect. 💤

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Ingredients:

* 3 cups brown rice pasta

* 1/4 c vegan butter @earthbalance

* 2 tbsp all purpose gluten free flour @bobsredmill * 1/2 c almond milk

* 7 slices vegan cheddar cheese slices @daiyafoods * 1/2 cup spelt bread crumbs @shashabakeryco 🌱

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8-10 mins.

2. Make a roux - Melt vegan butter on medium low heat. Add flour until the flour blends with the butter and cooks a bit. Try to get out any clumps of flour before adding the milk. Then add almond milk and continue stirring.

3. Add 3 slices of cheese, roughly ripped into 1 inch squares, into the roux. Stir until fully melted. This becomes the very cheesy cheese sauce.

4. Add bread crumbs on top and bake for 20 mins in 375 degree oven.

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I love when December rolls around! It's one of our boys' birthday, which we celebrated yesterday 🎉it's Christmas 😊🌲🙏 (the most wondeful time of year), and in season -- clementines!! 🍊😋🍊They're the perfect snack that even wee kiddos can peel and so delish! 🌱

So... to take advantage of all of these orange beauties, here are ORANGE GLAZED GREEN BEANS w/TOASTED PINE NUTS.

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Ingredients:

French green beans

1/4 c juice from 3 clementines

2 tbsp olive oil

Pine nuts roasted in olive oil

3 mins in 400 degree oven

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I thought I could try to make something in honour of the holidays and as a tribute to the traditional family meals that I grew up with. This HOLIDAY STEW is meatless, but almost tastes like a meaty stew... with gravy, potatoes, carrots and peas. Our new favourite stew!

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My last pumpkin recipe for the season. These MINI PUMPKIN CARROT DONUTS with powdered sugar on top maybe aren't as fun as the Tiny Tom donuts from the Ex 😋but being able to make these bite sized treats and eat them here at home is pretty exciting .... to me! But seriously... anything would be exciting after listening to bottle flipping all morning in the next room! Ahhhh!!!😳

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Ingredients:

-1 1/2 c gluten free all purpose flour @bobsredmill

-1 c garbanzo and fava bean flour (gluten free)

-1 c organic whole wheat or gluten free flour

-1 can (398 ml/14 oz) pumpkin purée

-1/2 c apple sauce

-1 carrot, shredded

-2 1/2 c coconut sugar

-2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seed + 4 tbsp water blended on high)

-2 tsp baking soda

-1 tsp baking powder

-1 tsp cinnamon

-1 tsp pumpkin spice

-1/4 tsp sea salt

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1. Mix all dry ingredients together (flour, sugar, spices, baking powder and soda and salt). 2. Add pumpkin purée, apple sauce, shredded carrot, and flax eggs. 3. Mix well and transfer into muffin cups. 4. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-25 mins.

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Love starting the day with a smoothie or a healthy sweet treat like this PINEAPPLE NICE CREAM topped with @shashabakeryco cocoa + vanilla bites, fresh raspberries, frozen mixed berries, pecans + unsweetened shredded coconut. 🌱

More holiday baking!! Love these CHOCOLATE CRISPY RICE SQUARES and the kids love them too!! 😋There are are only 4 ingredients, and they're gluten free and vegan. Made with @mydandies vegan marshmallows, fair trade organic semi sweet chocolate from @caminoamigos and @naturespathorganic crispy rice cereal. 🌱

The Santa Claus parade is happening today so that means the holidays are around the corner ⛄️🌲❄️... even though we only took down our Halloween decorations yesterday! 🍁🎃But I am getting started on some holiday baking. So I made some vegan ALMOND BARK. Made with fair trade organic semi sweet chocolate from @caminoamigos and natural California almonds. 🌱

Inspired by the wood oven baked pizza @ilfornello with their delicious gourmet toppings, I made this thin crust GOURMET VEGAN PESTO PIZZA here at home yesterday. It's topped with artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, plantains, sundried tomatoes, red onions and yellow tomatoes. Love these delectable ingredients!

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Making Italian pasta for the kids is easy and quick and usually a go to meal in our household. 🍝But every now and then I remember ramen!! 🍲😋So I throw together some noodles and a few veggies in a soup base. I'm super happy with this easy VEGAN RAMEN recipe I adapted from something i found online. It doesn't have all of the ingredients, like sake or mirin, from an authentic Japanese ramen bowl, but it also doesn't require a trip to a specialty grocery store. 🌱

Ingredients:

1 tbsp sesame oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp fresh ginger, diced

1 litre veggie broth

4 cups water

1 package brown rice noodles

6 tbsp tamari

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tsp rice vinegar

2 tsp coconut sugar

1/2 tsp sea salt

2 tbsp olive oil

3 c fresh spinach

2 c cremini mushrooms

4 tbsp green onions

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Directions:

1. In a large pot, heat sesame oil over low heat. Add ginger and garlic and sautee until golden brown.

2. In a sepatate medium sized pot, boil water and heat noodles until cooked. Drain.

3. Add broth, water, cooked noodles, tamari, vinegar, coconut sugar and salt to large pot. Heat well.

4. Sautee spinach and mushrooms in olive oil in small pan and add to soup base.

5. Serve into 4 bowls. Garnish with green onion.

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Looking for a healthy, bite-sized pick me up kind of treat for your Monday? These decadent CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BITES are raw, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, super sweet and incredibly rich in flavour. I've made these ones with peanut butter, but they can easily be made nut free by substituting flax, water and granola for anyone with a nut allergy or sensitivity. I love the ones coated in shedded coconut. Coconut covered treats remind me of the holidays bc they look almost like country fields during winter's first snowfall. ❄️⛄️❄️

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Energy Bites

Ingredients:

1 c dates

1/3 c peanut butter

1/4 c unsweetened shredded coconut + 1/4 c for coating

2 tbsp cacao powder

2 tbsp hemp seeds

2 tbsp honey (or agave)

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until thoroughly combined.

2. Roll into 1 inch balls.

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Simple SPINACH SALAD with STRAWBERRIES topped off with ROASTED CHICKPEAS. Loved by all in this family and takes about 10 mins to throw together. Great for a weekend when we'd all rather be out in the beautiful sunshine. ☀️🍁🍂🌞

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It's amazing how abundant nature is! 🌏🌷🌻🌿🌱🙏Look at the falling leaves of the trees around us 🍁🍂🍃and how many maple keys (the seeds to grow more trees) come from one tree! From one piece of fruit...🍎🍊🍋look at how many seeds are in one pomegranate! Amazing!!..... I made this POMEGRANATE NICE CREAM (1/4 cup @pomwonderful juice and 3 frozen bananas) and topped it with goji berries, cranberries and pecan pieces. Love the colour and the naturally sweet flavour of this tasty vegan treat. And, i'm so appreciative of nature's abundance!! 😋

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A savoury vegan appetizer, these STUFFED MUSHROOMS are filled with a mouth watering blend of vegan cream cheese, parsley, sundried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, fresh lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. So tasty and quick to prepare!

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Truly... if i haven't had this salad in a while... i crave it!!! The thing with kale is that it's so coarse that it's important to massage it before using it. In this salad it's also finely diced or shredded too to help break down its rough texture and bring out its flavour. And the secret ingredient to the dressing.... honey! It sticks to the kale and sweetens this amazing salad. Thanks so much to @broncosorbs and @barefootmother 's lovely mother Monica for the recipe inspiration!! 🙏💕🌱

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Ingredients:

1 bunch green kale, shredded

1/4 head red cabbage, shredded

1/2 c dried quinoa

1/4 c natural almonds

1/4 c raw cashews

1/4 c raw walnuts pieces

1/4 c raw pumpkin seeds

1 tbsp olive oil

Dash of kelp salt or sea salt

1/4 c diced dried apricots

1/4 c diced raisins

1/4 c diced unsweetened dried cranberries

1/2 c ACV, apple cider vinegar

1/3 c olive oil

1 1/2 tbsp honey

Directions:

1. Finely dice or shred kale and cabbage and place in large salad bowl.

2. Cook quinoa. Boil water, then place dried quinoa in pot and boil for 7 minutes. This seems to be the right amount of time to make sure it keeps it's nutty flavour and with a bit of firmness in texture. Over cooking will make the quinoa mushy. When cooked, add quinoa to salad.

3. Chop nuts and seeds and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil + kelp salt. Bake n 375 degree oven for 8-10 mins until nuts and seeds are golden brown.

4. Dice dried fruit. Add fruit + nuts to salad.

5. Mix ACV, olive oil and honey for dressing. Pour into salad bowl. Toss salad and serve. 🌱

There's no actual tuna in this vegan CILANTRO LIME TEMPEH TUNA sandwich. 🌱A plant based twist on the tuna salad sandwich, this one's made with tempeh (fermented soy - full of probiotics). Served here on pumpernickel bread with basil pesto and @terrachips.

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Ingredients:

1 package tempeh (250 g), crumbled

juice of one lime

4 tbsp vegan mayo (vegenaise)

1 celery stalk, diced

2 tbsp fresh cilantro, diced

1 tbsp red onion

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Sometimes recipe testing can lead to something inspired and fantastic 😋or at other times can end up just blah... or ... no! 😆This CASHEW CREAM SWEET POTATO LASAGNA was definitely a recipe fail!! Bland and boring. 😢However... with every failure comes an opportunity to learn and to improve. 🙏 So .... back to the kitchen to tweak this dish. 🌱

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This MUSHROOM RICE is made with brown and wild rice and a mushroom based cashew nut cream sauce. This simple side dish has a rich nutty flavour while adding lots of texture to any vegan dinner.

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Ingredients:

-1 c raw cashews, soaked for at least 3 hours or overnight

-1/2 c vegetable stock

-1 c diced mushrooms

-2 tbsp vegan butter

-1 tsp cumin

-1/4 tsp kelp or sea salt -1/4 tsp hot chili sauce

-1 tbsp fresh coriander for garnish

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Directions:

1. Melt the butter over low heat.

2. Add mushrooms and let them reduce in the sauce until half their size and deep brown in colour.

3. Blend cashews on high with the almond milk and add to the mushrooms.

4. Add cumin, salt and hot chili sauce sauce.

5. Garnish with fresh coriander.

Enjoy. 🙏💕🌱

We planted some new trees in our backyard garden a few weeks ago. We love their beautiful pinky red and white blossoms. Plus the name of the tree is like a tribute to my late mother. So in honour of their beauty, the trees' and my mom's, here's a RED HEART ROSE OF SHARON smoothie. 🙏🌱🙏 Made with spinach, cranberry and raspberry. 🌱

We probably eat these VEGGIE MASALA WRAPS 3 or 4 times a week! Stuffed with black beans and loads of veggies. This one also has quinoa, tahini and spicy hummus. 🌱

One of our favourite weekend breakfasts! BLUEBERRY BANANA PANCAKES. Can be totally gluten free and sugar free. And there's whopping 11 g of protein per serving in these babies since I use @bobsredmill fava and garbanzo bean gluten free flour! Made extra tasty with real Canadian 🇨🇦 maple syrup! 🍁🍁🍁

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A vegan version of a nostalgic dish from around our family table. These CHEESY VEGAN SCALLOPED POTATOES are made with russet and sweet potatoes and a roux base. A decadent dish for the cooler months ahead.

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I saw these colourful potatoes and really wanted to make a ROASTED POTATO SALAD. This one has added protein - 9 grams per serving and can be served either hot or cold and with or without an apple cider vinaigrette.

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It's true that vegan food can be super decadent.... like with this VEGAN SPINACH GRILLED CHEESE. Made with vegan cheddar and butter. Served with oranges, dill pickles and sweet potato chips. 😋 🌱

This LENTIL SHEPHERD's PIE is one of the dishes I prepared over Thanksgiving weekend. The Sweet Potato Mash on top is seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon and the lentil loaf layer is made with green lentils, fresh roasted sunflower seeds, cremini mushrooms, and yellow and green peppers. Love the fall colours and flavours in this tasty vegan dish! 🍁🍂🍁

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Happy Thanksgiving! We're enjoying a couple of PUMPKIN SPICE CINNAMON CHAI LATTES this morning. Taking in this gorgeous fall day and moving slowly while we still can. 🍁🍂🍁I'm so thankful for GT, the love of my life, our three boys, and our little girl on the way. 🙏❤️😊

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A protein packed twist to a classic Middle Eastern dish. This QUINOA TABBOULEH w/ADZUKI BEANS was a big hit at our dinner table the other night. Hope all who are celebrating are enjoying a beautiful Thanksgiving long weekend! 🙏💕🌱

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Ingredients:

-2/3 dried quinoa, cooked

-2/3 c fresh parsley

-1/4 c fresh mint

-1/2 cucumber

-1 med onion

-1 med tomato

-1 clove garlic, minced

-1/4 c olive oil

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/3 c dried adzuki beans, cooked

-1/4 tsp kelp or sea salt

-black pepper to taste

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Directions:

1. Cook quinoa over medium high heat for 7 mins. And cook adzuki beans for 40 mins. (If beans are soaked in water in the fridge overnight, cooking time will be approx 20 mins).

2. Chop parsley, mint, cucumber, onion, tomato and add to salad bowl.

3. Mince garlic and add to bowl with olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper.

4. When quinoa and beans are cooked, add them to the bowl and mix well.

5. Serve cool.

Enjoy! 🙏💕🌱

Thanksgiving flavours in a pumpkin spice treat. No refined sugar and no oil in these PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS, but they're still super sweet.

Ingredients:

-1 1/2 c gluten free all purpose flour @bobsredmill

-1 c garbanzo and fava bean flour (gluten free)

-1 c organic whole wheat or gluten free flour

-1 can (398 ml/14 oz) pumpkin purée

-1/2 c apple sauce

-1 carrot, shredded

-2 1/2 c coconut sugar

-2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flax seed + 4 tbsp water blended on high)

-2 tsp baking soda

-1 tsp baking powder

-1 tsp cinnamon

-1 tsp pumpkin spice

-1/4 tsp sea salt

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1. Mix all dry ingredients together (flour, sugar, spices, baking powder and soda and salt). 2. Add pumpkin purée, apple sauce, shredded carrot, and flax eggs. 3. Mix well and transfer into muffin cups. 4. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-25 mins.

Enjoy! 🙏💕🌱

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These ASIAN INSPIRED SESAME CAULIFLOWER BITES pack a flavour punch that's pretty unexpected from cauliflower. With a light batter and a sauce with some bite, they were a beautiful compliment to the quinoa and tabouleh salads we had for dinner the other night. 🌱

Ingredients:

Batter and Bread Crumbs:

-1/2 med cauliflower

-1/2 c gluten free or other flour

-2 flax eggs

-1/2 c almond or other non-dairy milk -1/4 tsp garlic powder

-1/4 tsp onion powder

-1/4 tsp black pepper

-2 c bread crumbs (I used @shashabreadco organic spelt bread crumbs)

Sauce on Top:

-1/4 c tamari

-2 tbsp coconut sugar

-1/4 tsp ground ginger

-1/2 tsp sesame seeds

-1/4 tsp dried hot chili flakes

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Directions:

1. Cut cauliflower into bite sized pieces

2. Mix together flour, flax eggs, milk, onion and garlic powder and black pepperin a bowl. Place bread crumbs in another bowl.

3. Dip cauliflower bites into flour mixture. Coat well and then cover with bread crumbs. Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet.

4. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 mins.

5. Mix together tamari, coconut sugar, ginger, sesame and hot chilis.

6. When cauliflower is cooked, generously coat the bites with the tamari sauce.

Enjoy! 🙏💕🌱

I'm definitely tweaking this CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD recipe to use a bit less chocolate. Although I feel like I've lost my mind everytime that comes out😜...really... something could be better with LESS chocolate!?! 😳But through my recipe testing, I'm finding that sometimes less is more.😋

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Ingredients:

-1/2 c vegan butter

-1 c coconut sugar

-1/4 c cane sugar

-2 flax eggs

-1 tbsp vegan yogurt

-1 2/3 c whole wheat or @bobsredmill gluten free flour all purpose flour

-1 tsp baking powder

-1/4 tsp salt

-4 bananas

-I used almost a whole package of chocolate chips (1 3/4 c), but next time will use 1/2 cup

Directions:

1. Let vegan butter sit at room temperature for at least an hour.

2. Mix butter with sugar, vanilla, flax eggs in one bowl

3. Mix flour, oats, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.

4. Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients together.

5. Coarsely mash bananas and add to batter.

6. Add chocolate chips.

7. Bake in 350 degree oven for an hour and 15 mins 🌱

QUINOA SALAD with Spiced Roasted Cashews and Sunflower Seeds. When I make Quinoa, I only cook it for 7 mins so that it doesn't turn mushy. And for this salad I added tomatoes, yellow peppers, parsley, chickpeas, and roasted cashews and sunflower seeds with paprika and spiced kelp salt for seasoning. I used a simple olive oil and ACV apple cider vinegar dressing on top. 🌱

This ORANGE CREAMSICLE SMOOTHIE tastes like summer on this fall day! ☀️🍁🍂☀️Made with 2 bananas, half an orange, half a teaspoon of vanilla. 🍌🍊

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I've wanted to try to create a FALAFEL recipe for a while and so I'm so happy to have come up with these. The first batch was a little crumbly so they require gentle cooking or I also tried coating them in a flax egg mixture which worked too. Tastier with tahini sauce on top!

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Ingredients:

-1 3/4 c dried chickpeas

-1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

-1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

-1/3 c water

-3 cloves garlic

-1 1/2 tbsp gluten free flour @bobsredmill -1 tsp salt

-2 tsp cumin

-1/4 tsp black pepper

-pinch ground cardamom

-veg oil for frying .

Directions:

1. Cook chickpeas on high setting in slow cooker for 2 1/2 hours, making sure they are still partially firm.

2. Add all ingredients to food processor or blender and mix well. It should not turn into a paste, but be more granular.

3. Let cool in fridge for an hour.

4. Roll into balls and cook on high in oil. Best to be gentle when turning them for even cooking or coat in a flax egg mixture (2 tbsp ground flax seed + 4 tbsp water, blended in high till ressembles the consistency of sticky raw eggs). Enjoy! 🙏💕🌱

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These healthy and decadent MORNING GLORY MUFFINS are gluten free, low in fat and super moist (but not greasy)!! 🍎🍍Made with shredded apple and carrot, crushed pineapple, and unrefined sugar. I've love the way these turned out!

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New and improved --- Morning Glory Muffins:

*no oil *no gluten *no dairy *no refined sugar🙏

-2 c Bob’s Red Mill all purpose gluten free flour

-1/2 c old fashioned oats

-1/4 c cane sugar

-3/4 cup coconut sugar

-1 tsp baking powder

-1 tsp baking soda

-2 flax eggs (mix 2 tbsp ground flax seeds with 4 tbsp water)

-1 banana

-1 cup almond milk

-1 c apple sauce

-2 large carrots, peeled and shredded

-1/2 c crushed pineapple from a can, including juice

-1/4 c walnuts (optional)

-1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Mix dry ingredients - flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together.

2. Mash banana and add to a separate bowl. Add flax eggs, apple sauce and sugars and mix together.

4. Once combined, add dry ingredients slowly while mixing.

5. Add in shreddedapple, carrot, pineapple, nuts and mix well. .

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 mins or until browned and cooked through.

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I was so excited to come up with a recipe for these SWEET AND SPICY MAPLE GLAZED mixed nuts, but I have to admit.... this was a recipe testing fail! They taste amazing... BUT... they're sticky, goopy, chewy and messy! Fine I guess if you're snacking solo with a spoon... but I'll be heading back to the kitchen to do some tweaking to make these sweet and spicy snacks more shareable. 😊

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Because it's fall, here's a sugar free pumpkinie 😊 treat. Best of both worlds... pumpin pie and ice cream... with loads of flavour and no saturated fat - PUMPKIN PIE NICE CREAM PARFAIT 🎃🍌🍂🍁

Pumpkin Pie Nice Cream Parfait

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup unsweetened pumpkin purée

-6 dates

-1 tsp ground cinnamon

-1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

-2 frozen bananas

-chopped roasted pecans

-maple syrup

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Directions:

1. Mix together pumpkin purée, dates and spices. 2. Put half of the puréed mixture into blender and blend on high with bananas. 3. Layer bowl with purée mixture, then banana/pumpkin mixture. 4. Top with pecans and maple syrup if desired. .

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When I went off sugar for a year, I wouldn't even eat coconut sugar, maple syrup or honey! And, the food I missed most was my favourite treat - OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. So I've created a vegan version now that uses no refined sugar, or dairy. And they can be easily made gluten free by substituting the whole wheat organic flour for gluten free flour. I'm super happy with how these turned out because baking with vegan butter isn't quite the same as using real butter and I'm starting to get the hang of it. 😊

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: -1 1/2 c vegan butter

-3/4 c coconut sugar

-1 c organic cane sugar

-1 1/2 tsp vanilla

-2 flax eggs

-3 c organic whole wheat flour

-1 tsp baking powder

-1 c quick oats

-1/4 tsp sea salt

-1 c chocolate chips

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Directions:

1. Let vegan butter sit at room temperature for at least an hour.

2. Mix butter with sugar, vanilla, flax eggs in one bowl

3. Mix flour, oats, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.

4. Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients together.

5. Add chocolate chips.

6. Drop tbsp sized dough onto parchment paper on cookie sheets and bake for 20 mins at 350 degree oven.

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This APPLE CRISP is one of our all time favourites and it's sooo tasty with the farm fresh apples we just picked! Super quick and easy to make. Slicing the apples is probably the step that takes the longest. And this recipe is gluten free.

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Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

-8 apples (I used Empire. Granny Smith or other sour apples work well)

-3 tbsp spring water -1/4c vegan butter or coconut oil

-1 c quick oats

-1/2 c coconut sugar

-2 tbsp organic cane sugar

-2 tbsp gluten free flour

-1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Peel apples and thinly slice them and spread around an 8" pie dish. Add water to the sliced apples. This will help to bake the apples and keep them moist.

2. Melt butter and add to a separate mixing bowl. Add all other dry ingredients to the bowl and mix well.

3. Spread the cinammon oat mixture evenly over the apples.

4. Cover with foil and bake for 30 mins in a 375 degree oven.

5. Uncover and bake for another 15 mins until apples are cooked through and the crip on top has browned beautifully. 😊

Enjoy!! 🙏💕🌱

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Another family favourite of ours is these Buddha Bowls on soba noodles with tahini sauce. I load them up with different veggies and nuts depending on what's on hand. This version is a CRISPY TOFU BOWL with cashews, red pepper, and edamame. 🌱

Crispy Tofu Bowl

Ingredients:

-1 pkg soba noodles

-1 blk extra firm tofu

-1/2 c raw cashews

-1 red pepper

-1/2 c edamame

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Tahini Sauce:

-4 tbsp tahini

-juice of 1 lemon

-2 cloves garlic

-1/3 c spring water

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Directions for the Bowl:

1. Cut tofu into 1/2" cubes. 2. Sautee in olive oil to brown the outer edges. 3. Cut red pepper into thin strips. 4. Lay pepper and cashews on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. And bake at 350 degrees for 10 mins, turning once. 5. Steam or boil edamame. 6. For extra crispy tofu, you can deep fry the cubes in sunflower or other vegetable oil.

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Directions for the Tahini Sauce:

1. Add all contents to blender and blend on high for 2 mins.

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Super decadent and full of protein, calcium and potassium. Today's creation is a fully vegan CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PARFAIT with coconut whipped cream on top.

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I'm so excited to share this vegan MUSHROOM BLACK BEAN BURGER with you! It's stacked with colourful toppings which made it kinda hard to eat, but a big fun mess! 😊 I'd love to know what you think.

MUSHROOM BLACK BEAN BURGER

Ingredients:

-1 tbsp vegan butter

-1 large portobello mushroom

-2 cloves garlic

-1 can black beans (398 ml/14 oz)

-1/2 block extra firm organic tofu (227g)

-1/4 c ground walnuts

-2 tbsp ground chia seeds

-1 tbsp ground flax seeds

-1/4 tsp sea salt

-1/4 tsp black pepper

-1/2 tsp onion powder

-1.5 tbsp tamari

-2 tbsp coconut oil (melted)

-3 tbsp ww flour

Directions:

1. Melt butter in small saucepan. Mince garlic, add to pan and stir on low heat. Dice portobello mushroom cap and sautée in pan till well cooked. About 15 mins on low heat.

2. Drain black beans and add to a large mixing bowl.

3. Crumble tofu well and add to bowl.

4. Grind up walnut halves in blender so that it's almost like walnut flour.

5. Add in chia, flax, salt, pepper, onion powder, tamari, coconut oil and flour. Mix well and shape into 4 patties.

6. Cook on BBQ on medium heat for 15 mins on each side or until cooked through.

Enjoy!! 🙏💕🌱 BURGER TOPPINGS:

-Spinach

-Yellow Sweet Pepper

-Roasted Red Pepper Tahini Sauce

-Avocado

-Salvadorian Curtido/Pickled Cabbage Slaw

-Served on a Country Grain bun

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I can't bake enough of these SPICY FRIES! They're a huge hit with the family. And they're super easy to make with no deep frying. 😊

On the side, I've paired them with a SWEET + ZESTY TOMATO TAHINI SAUCE but the boys still love theirs with organic ketchup!

SPICY FRIES

Ingredients:

-6 russet potatoes

-2 tbsp olive oil

-1/4 tsp of paprika

-pinch of cayenne

-1/4 tsp of salt

-1/8 tsp of pepper

Directions:

1. Cut potatoes into thin french fry strips and lay on parchment paper on 2 cookie sheets.

2. Drizzle with oil and turn potatoes so they are lightly coated.

3. Shake spices onto fries.

4. Bake at 400 degree oven for 20 mins. Turn and bake for another 20 mins for crispy well cooked spicy fries.

Enjoy! 🙏💕🌱 SWEET + ZESTY TOMATO TAHINI SAUCE

Ingredients:

-4 tbsp tahini

-6 dates

-1/3 c cherry tomatoes

-juice of 1 lemon

-1 cloves garlic

-1/3 c spring water

Directions for the Tahini Sauce:

1. Add tahini, dates, tomatoes, lemon, garlic and water to blender and blend on high for 2 mins.

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I tried to make up for my chocolate fiasco the other day and made these ACAI BOWLS with just a bit of chocolte nice cream swirl instead. Much much better! And I added some local blue plums and pears and a whole bunch of frozen berries too. GT and I loved it and shared this big bowl for breakfast. 🍐🍌🍐

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I've never been to Thailand, but are any of you fans of Thai food? This recipe is a vegan version of a soup that the local Thai restaurant usually serves with shrimp. I'm a big fan of lemon juice and a bit of spicy heat so for me this HOT + SOUR LEMON SOUP is the bomb! 😊

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Hot and Sour Lemon Soup

Ingredients:

-1 L vegetable stock

-5 c spring water

-3 cloves garlic

-1 tbsp fresh ginger

-1/4 tsp dried hot chilies

-1 red pepper

-2 large carrots

-1 tbsp olive oil

-kelp salt

-1 c snow peas

-1/2 c edamame

-1 blk extra firm tofu

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Directions:

1. Pour water and stock into slow cooker. 2. Finely chop ginger and garlic. (I use the @ninjakitchen smoothie container on the Ninja blender and pulse it a couple of times and it's done.) Add to the broth. 3. Add the chilies. 4. Chop the red pepper and carrots into thin strips and bake in 375 degree oven in olive oil and kelp salt. 5. Juice the lemon. I use @oxo good grips citrus juicer. 6. Cook on high for 2.5-3 hours.

7. Add edamame and snow peas and cook for another 10 mins.

8. Cut tofu into 1/2" cubes. Marinate in lemon juice for 10 mins while edamame and peas are cooking. Sautée in olive oil and add tamari.

9. Serve by adding tofu last to keep it crispier. 🌱

Who needs cheese when this BLACKENED TOFU on BASIL PESTO VEGAN PIZZA is so jammed packed with flavour? 🌱

Blackened Tofu

Ingredients:

-1 tsp paprika

-1 tsp onion powder

-1 tsp garlic powder

-1/2 tsp thyme

-1/2 tsp cumin

-1/2 tsp black pepper

-1 tbsp olive oil

-1 blk extra firm tofu

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Directions:

1. Mix all of the spices together in a small bowl.

2. Cut tofu into 2 inch triangles, 1/4 inch thick.

3. Use half of the spices to coat the tofu then cook on medium heat in olive oil.

4. When the tofu is golden brown on boyh sides, coat with the rest of the spices.

Vegan Basil Pesto:

-2 c fresh basil

-1/4 c olive oil

-1/4 c raw cashews

-2 cloves garlic

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1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 😊

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Pizza toppings:

-snow peas

-yellow and red cherry tomatoes

-red pepper

-blackened tofu

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Funny/embarassing Mom moment. The boys and I had these CHOCOLATE ACAI BOWLS for breakfast. I added some probiotic powder (Genestra brand HMF powder) and other goodies to make sure I was sending them off with lots of nutrients. But when 2 of them complained of too much chocolate... I went on a rant about being grateful, considerate of those who prepare our food for us... and really, who could believe there's such a thing as too much chocolate!! 😉 But, off they went and I had my smoothie bowl... the acai layer was amazing... but the chocolate... the boys were right!!! I couldn't even finish mine! I had added way too much chocolate protein powder to these babies and more cacao on top of that and not nearly enough water or fruit. Ooops! .

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BLACK BEAN VEGAN TACOS made so much tastier by adding SALVADORIAN CURTIDO (Pickled Cabbage Slaw) on top. 🌱

When I first switched over to a vegan diet 3 years ago, I missed cheese a lot. The key for me was to find recipes that are full of intense flavour so I could feel like I'm not missing out. This is the kind of recipe I wish I had when I first became vegan or even when I started following a vegetarian diet.

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Black Bean Vegan Tacos

-2 corn tortillas

-black beans

-diced tomatoes

-diced orange sweet pepper

-avocado slices

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Salvadorian Curtido (Pickled Cabbage Slaw)

Ingredients:

-1/4 head cabbage -1/3 c onion

-1/4 c carrot

-1 jalepeño pepper

-white vinegar or ACV apple cider vinegar

Directions:

1. Chop all the veggies into thin strips. 2. Pack them into a mason jar. (I used 20 oz jars) 3. Add vinegar and a lid. 4. Shake vigorously. 5. Leave in the fridge for 3 days or longer for the best flavour. 6. Shake the jars to move the veggies around twice per day. 7. Enjoy with rice, black bean tacos on the 3rd day. 🌱

Super easy and almost no prep time for this LENTIL SQUASH SOUP! I used frozen cubes of butternut squash so didn't even need to cut anything. Tossed it in the slow cooker and it was ready for dinner time.

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Lentil Squash Soup

Soup Ingredients:

-3 c butternut squash (I used frozen cubes)

-1 c red lentils

-1 litre veg broth

-4 c water

-2 tsp ground cumin

Garnish:

-1/2 red pepper

-1/2 tbsp olive oil

-kelp salt

-fresh ground pepper

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Directions:

For the soup:

1. Put all soup ingredients in the slow cooker on high for 2.5 hours. 2. Transfer to a bowl and let cool for 20 mins. 3. Blend on high for 2 mins. 4. Reheat if desired.

For the garnish:

5. Slice red pepper toss in olive oil and spread out on cookie sheet. 6. Add kelp salt. 7. Bake for 10 mins in a 375 degree oven. 8. Dice peppers and add to bowls of soup. 9. Add ground pepper. 🌱

My two favourite types of International Cuisine are Mexican and Indian. And, we usually can't go a week without having black bean burritos with masala wraps from @indianlifefoods! 🌶 The boys love this CHUNKY GUACAMOLE though and I've paired it with a heaping helping of VEGAN NACHOS with loads of goodies on top! 🌱

Vegan Nachos + Chunky Guacamole

Chunky Guacamole:

-2 ripe avocados

-1/4 c red onion

-1/2 c red pepper

-1 jalepeño pepper

-juice of two limes

-2 cloves garlic

-hot sauce

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Directions:

1. Mince or dice the garlic. (I use the @ninjakitchen smoothie container and pulse it a couple of times and it's done. 2. Chop onion, red pepper and mash in a bowl with the avocado. 3. Add garlic and blend together. 4. Finely chop the jalepeño and remove seeds. 5. Squeeze the juice from two limes. I use @oxo good grips citrus juicer. 6. Add lime juice and jalepeño to the blend. 7. Add hot sauce to taste. I use @cholulahotsauce

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Vegan Nachos

I use @NealBrothers flax blue corn tortilla chips and add:

-black beans

-red pepper

-red onion

-tomatoes

-green onion + coriander for garnish

-hot sauce 🌱

The kitchen has been covered in chocolate these days, and here's one more delicious delight that I've been working on before the boys head back to school --CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE TARTS🍓🍓🍓

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Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Tarts

Crust:

-1 tbsp chia seeds

-1 tbsp cacao powder

-2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-3/4 c dates

-1/2 c natural almonds

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1. Add all ingredients into blender, except the coconut oil, and blend well. 2. Add the melted coconut oil, mix together 3. Place in silicone muffin cups and let set in freezer.😊

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Cheesecake Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/3 c coconut oil, melted

-1/2 c maple syrup

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1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of crust layer.

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Toppings:

-strawberries

-vegan chocolate

-vegan icing sugar

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Too good to be true? A heathier version of CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS! These tasty vegan treats actually have omega 3s and other vitamins and minerals in them, so not only do they taste amazing, they also rank way lower with the guilt factor! -

Chocolate Beanut Butter Cups

Ingredients:

-2 pkg vegan chocolate chips (450g/15.8oz)

-1/2 c all natural peanut butter (no added oil, sugar or salt)

-2 tbsp coconut sugar

-1 tbsp ground flax seeds

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Directions:

1. Melt 1 package of chocolate chips on low heat. 2. Transfer into silicone muffin cups. 3. Chill for 20 mins. 4. Mix together peanut butter, coconut sugar and flax. 5. Add a dollop of pb mix to each chocolate cup. 6. Chill for 20 mins. 7. Melt second package of chocolate chips on low heat. 8. Transfer into silicone muffin cups. 9. Chill for 20 mins. Enjoy. 😊

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A sweet and refreshing mess of MINT CHIP NICE CREAM after a quick trip to the farmer's market. Love the minty flavour with the cold creaminess of this healthy decadent dessert.🍃

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The real secret to these BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS is to mash the bananas so that there is still some chunkiness to them and then to add them last before baking. They're super moist that way! 🍌🍌🍌

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins:

-2 c whole wheat organic flour or Bob’s Red Mill all purpose gluten free flour

-2 c Bob’s Red Mill garbanzo bean/fava bean flour

-1/4 c cane sugar

-1/4 cup coconut sugar

-1 tsp baking powder

-1/2 tsp baking soda

-1/4 tsp salt

-2 tbsp date paste (mix 4 dates with 4 tbsb water)

-2 flax eggs (mix 2 tbsp ground flax seeds with 4 tbsp water)

-1/2 c coconut oil

-1/2 c vegan butter (I use Earth Balance brand)

-1/2 c almond milk

-1 cup vegan chocolate chips

-4 coarsely mashed bananas .

Directions:

1. Mix dry ingredients together.

2. Melt coconut oil and vegan butter and add to a separate bowl.

3. Add date paste, flax eggs, and almond milk and mix together.

4. Once combined, add dry ingredients slowly while mixing.

5. Add in chocolate chips.

6. Add in coarsely mashed bananas. .

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 mins or until browned and cooked through.

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I had lots of left over berries and chocolate for my smoothie bowl yesterday, so made this BERRY CHOCOLATE NICE CREAM treat for my youngest before we left the lake! 🍒

Berry Chocolate Nice Cream

Berry Layer:

-3 frozen bananas

-1/4 c cherries

-1/4 c frozen blueberries

-3 frozen strawberries

-1/4 c spring water

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Chocolate Layer:

-3 frozen bananas

-1 heaping tbsp cacao

-1/4 c spring water

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Made this BERRY CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE BOWL for our last day at the cottage. Made decadent by adding a little chocolate drizzle on top. 🍓🍌🍒

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Berry Chocolate Smoothie Bowl

Chocolate Side:

-3 frozen bananas

-1 heaping tbsp cacao

-1/4 c spring water

Berry Side:

-3 frozen bananas

-1/4 c cherries

-1/4 c frozen blueberries

-3 frozen strawberries

-1/4 c spring water

Toppings:

-chilled cherries

-unsweetened shredded coconut

-chilled blueberries

-walnut halves

-banana slices

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Love this flavour combination. SWEET POTATO MASH and SPINACH SALAD w/STRAWBERRIES.

Sweet Potato Mash:

-3 large sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed

-1/4 c almond or other non dairy milk

-1 tsp cinnamon

-1/4 tsp nutmeg

-2 cloves garlic, minced

-1/4 c chopped pecans

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Spinach Salad with Strawberries:

-2 c spinach

-1/2 c pea shoots or other green sprouts

-1/4 c strawberries

-2 tbsp pistachios

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Balsmic Vinegrette:

-2 tbsp olive oil

-3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

-dash of black pepper and dried hot chilies

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This CHOCOLATE COCONUT PARFAIT is so incredibly decadent and made with no refined sugar. 🍌

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Chocolate Coconut Parfait

Coconut Cream:

-4 frozen bananas

-1/4 c plain coconut yogurt

-1 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut

Chocolate Sauce:

-1 tbsp cacao powder

-2 tbsp plain coconut yogurt -2 tbsp spring water 🌱

Enjoying a CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE BOWL at the cottage with granola, pecans, blueberries, raspberries and unsweetened shredded coconut. And, the boys can't get enough of all of the berries and nuts I've put in front of them to snack on.

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GT loves to take candid photos. Here's one of me putting toppings on a cheesecake the other day. Having fun getting creative with food. 😊 🌱

This super simple BASIL PESTO recipe is even better on vegan pizza! 🌱

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Vegan Basil Pesto:

-2 c fresh basil

-1/4 c olive oil

-1/4 c raw cashews

-2 cloves garlic

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 😊

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Excited about this VERY BERRY CHERRY CHEESECAKE that we'll bring to the festivities tomorrow @sk8trboyxavi 's place.

Very Berry Cherry Cheesecake Recipe

Crust:

-1/4 c flax seeds

-3/4 c dates

-2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

-1/3 c shredded unsweetened coconut

-1/2 c natural almonds

1. Add all ingredients into blender, except the coconut oil, and blend well. 2. Add the melted coconut oil, mix together 3. Place in a spring form cake tin lined with parchment paper and let set in freezer.😊 Cheesecake-like Layer:

-2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/4 c coconut oil, melted

-1/2 c honey or agave syrup

-1 tsp vanilla

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of crust layer.

Cherry Layer:

-1 1/2 c raw cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours)

-2 c tart red cherries

-juice of 1 lemon

-1/3 maple syrup

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 2. Layer on top of cheesecake layer. 3. Let set in freezer for at least an hour.

Top Layer

Cherry syrup:

-1/2 c cherries

-2 tbsp coconut sugar

-1 tsp xanthan gum

Berries of choice

1. Heat cherries on low heat in a small saucepan. 2. Add 2 coconut sugar and xanthan gum. 3. Mix well. 4. Remove from heat and let cool. 5. Blend well. 6. Add to top of cheesecake. 7. Decorate with berry toppings galore! 😊

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BLUEBERRY NICE CREAM with pretty esible flowers to brighten up the morning! 🙏💕🌱

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Trying out a new BASIL PESTO recipe. The boys gobbled it up with pasta and GT and I paired ours with zucchini noodles. I topped it off with some nutritional yeast as well. 🌱

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Vegan Basil Pesto:

-2 c fresh basil

-1/4 c olive oil

-1/4 c raw cashews

-2 cloves garlic

1. Add all ingredients into blender and blend well. 😊

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I truly never need to eat dairy ice cream again. There's so much flavour in this nice cream, and as a bonus it's made with nature's goodness so it's packed full of nutrients. 🙏😊🌱 🌱

MAPLE WALNUT COCONUT NICE CREAM made with coconut milk, frozen banana, + real Canadian maple syrup. .

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Inspired by some cookbooks I borrowed from the local library, I modified a London Broil marinade recipe I found and came up with this TOFU STEAK MARINADE. I marinated the tofu overnight then heated some of the extra marinade sauce to serve on the tofu steaks along with some baked sweet potatoes. My favourite tofu recipe so far!🌱

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Tofu Steak Marinade:

-1/2 c tamari or soy sauce

-1/4 c balsamic vinegar

-1/4 c olive oil

-2 large cloves garlic (minced or diced)

-1 tsp black pepper

-1/2 tsp dried chili peppers 🌶

1. Add all ingredients and mix in a baking dish. 2. Add in 1 inch or 2 inch cubes of tofu. 3. Cover and marinate in the fridge overnight. .

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I just devoured this bowl of goodness this morning! 🍓🍌🌱 Anyone else a fan of chocolate with strawberries? This CHOCOLATE SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIE BOWL was pretty decadant for first thing in the morning, but full of nutrient dense foods to fuel the day. 🌱🌱🌱 .

Chocolate Superfood Smoothie Bowl:

-1 frozen banana

-1/2 c spinach

-1 tbsp ground chia seeds

-2 tbsp Vega One Chocolate protein powder

-1 tbsp cacao powder

-1/2 c spring water

Topped with:

-local strawberries

-roasted pistachios

-maca root powder

-crushed almonds

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Made these DOUBLE CHOCOLATE YOGURT POPS yesterday with and Topped with and crushed almonds. Next time I'll try making them with avacado instead of yogurt. Think they'll be even creamier... like pudding pops! 🍨🍡

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Blended up some PINEAPPLE NICE CREAM while waiting on a home delivery. Topped it off with kiwi and cacao nibs. Having fun with fruit in the kitchen. 😊🍨🍌🍍 🌱

PINEAPPLE POPS WITH KIWI this afternoon for GT and me. 🌱

Trying out a fun flavour combo. KIWI LIME + MIXED BERRY NICE CREAM topped with cacao and peacan pieces. 🌱

I'm usually a huge fan of sweet treats, but this CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PECAN CHEESECAKE was too sweet even for me! I was so excited to try a vegan caramel sauce recipe, but i think this dessert would be much better without it. Still doing lots of experimenting in the kitchen, and learning lots as i go. 😊 🌱

I made up some SWEET + SALTY BLACKBERRY NICE CREAM this morning that I'm putting in the freezer for later. Used some of it to make a smoothie bowl for breakfast mixed with protein powder and blackberries, pistachios, ground almonds, chocolate chips and some hemp seeds on top. 🌱

Dinner tonight was so colourful because of these gorgeous heirloom tomtoes! ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER TAHINI SAUCE. Almost fully raw except for the roasted peppers which were super tasty. 🌱

Our boys were so excited about these chocolate covered strawberries in this STRAWBERRY NICE CREAM. Making more for after dinner for tonight to enjoy on our new backyard patio. 🌱

Haven't made dinner for the family yet but I can't wait till we dig into these CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEESECAKE BITES. The crust is made with and the Filling is soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight, honey, and the juice of one lemon, and coconut oil. Topping is made with red sour cherries, coconut sugar and xantham gum, plus and cashews. 🌱

Blending up some TROPICAL NICE CREAM on a day of tropical-like rain in Toronto. 🍨🌱🙏 🌱

A beautiful inspirational woman named SUE gave me this recipe for CHEESY KALE CHIPS and I ran out to buy a dehydrator that day.

It was an honour to know this wonderful woman who truly lived life to the fullest, who gave her time, her heart and her wisdom to her students and all of those around her, and who will be greatly missed by all of the souls she touched. 🙏🌱🙏 🌱

Tried to make these chocolate covered, but the vegan chcolate wouldn't stick to the frozen treats! Oops. Ah well...i dipped these ALMOND BRAZIL NUT CHIA POPS in almond butter + cacao nibs instead.🌱

Mango smoothie bowl with mango and banana, 🌱

Watching Olympic beach volleyball with some kiwi lime watermelon pops. Enjoying this refreshing treat while the competition heats up.

Chocolate smoothie bowl with frozen bananas and @vega_team Chocolate Vega One.

Fresh roasted corn for dinner.

Ontario red tart cherry nice cream. These sour cherries are my favourite fruit ever, probably because my grandfather used to grow cherry trees in his backyard and make the most delicious cherry pie! Yum!

Lettuce wraps for lunch made with tempeh salad, fresh lime juice and homemade hummus.

Banana peach breakfast treat by the lake.

Mango + wild blueberry parfait on another beautiful summer day with @enjoyyoso

Scottish Oatmeal at the cottage with mango, peach, and apricot.

Mixed Berry Nice Cream made with frozen bananas, mixed berries and water. A cold sweet treat on another hot day!

One of our favourite staple recipes! Spicy Coconut Curry Stew. So full of amazing flavour. Fresh garlic and ginger, roasted chipotle tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and lentils.