These fluffy sweet potato pancakes are packed with goodness and feature a maple cinnamon apple topping. They're bursting with fall flavor, though they're perfect any time of the year! Are you a waffle or pancake person? While I like a waffle here and there, I am 100% a pancake person. They're my favorite kind of breakfast, and today I have an awesome pancake recipe to share with you. Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes with Maple Cinnamon Apples These sweet potato protein pancakes are inspired by Ashley at Cook Nourish Bliss, whose sweet potato pancake recipe quickly became a favorite of mine. Made with whole wheat flour, sweet potato puree, almond milk, and a flaxseed egg, they're vegan, oh so fluffy & flavorful. My take on her pancakes features a boost of protein from plant-based ... [Read More]
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Potato Leek Soup with Zucchini & Ditalini Pasta {vegan}
Happy Monday! Let's talk soup, shall we? We're in the last few days of October, and this month I've become a soup making queen. Every fall and winter I usually get obsessed with homemade soup for dinner, but I have a feeling this is going to be even more true this year since I'm now living in the chilly northeast. When the temperatures are in the 50s and below, I crave soup every other day. Nothing says cold weather comfort food to me like a big warm bowl of healthy soup with a hunk of bread on the side! And so, today I'm sharing my first soup recipe of the season. I'm taking a classic soup recipe, potato leek, and putting my own twist on it. Typically potato leek soup contains cream and/or butter, but my recipe leaves out the dairy - yet it's still creamy and delicious, I promise! I ... [Read More]
Herbed Pomegranate Goat Cheese Crostini
Have you been getting a chance to soak up all of the in-season produce yet this autumn? Lately my cooking and baking has been limited because I moved cross country, and then I was staying in an Airbnb without a legit kitchen for over a month. Plus, I've been pre-occupied with trying to find a new home in Connecticut... BUT I have news to share! After much time and effort spent into looking to buy a place here, my husband and I decided to put our buying plans on hold and to rent a townhouse for 6 months. This move has been incredibly stressful, and sometimes when nothing is going according to plan, you have to recalibrate. We moved into the townhouse last weekend, and I will be spending the next couple of days unpacking and getting settled in... and I am so excited to have all of ... [Read More]
10 Healthy Recipes to Try This Autumn
Well, autumn is officially here! I'm getting into the spirit of the season, having broken out cans of pumpkin puree and come up with some autumn recipes for freelance projects in recent weeks. Over the weekend I nabbed some fall decorations, and I've been burning an apple candle for days. If you aren't quite ready to let go of summer just yet, I thought I'd share some autumn recipe inspiration to get you more excited. Ready for all things pumpkin & apple? Let's get to it! Pumpkin banana oat breakfast cookies. I recently created this healthy breakfast cookie recipe for Shape - because who doesn't want to start their day with wholesome cookies? {vegan + gluten free} Apple pie banana bread. I came up with this recipe last fall, and have probably baked it a dozen times ... [Read More]
Italian Spaghetti Squash Casserole {gf}
Hi friends! How was your weekend? Highlights of my days off were visiting Temecula wine country with my cousin on Saturday, who visited for the afternoon to spend some time with me... ...and watching the NY Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles (good for this Giants fan, and much to the dismay of my Eagles' fan husband) + practicing some yoga on the beach on Sunday. And I'm feeling very antsy about tomorrow's election. During this election season, I thought I'd do a post about where each candidate stands when it comes to women's + health issues, but it became so glaringly obvious to me which one should become president and which one is idiotic beyond belief, I decided there was little need to write that type of post. It probably isn't hard to guess which side I'm on in this ... [Read More]
Apple Pie Banana Bread {vegan + gf}
Hello, hello! Today I have what's quickly becoming a new favorite recipe of mine to share with you guys, so let's dive right into it! Banana bread is one of my favorite ways to use ripe bananas, and I'm sure a lot of you would agree with me on that! There's just something so comforting and yummy about a banana bread fresh out of the oven. I like to eat a slice with a cup of hot tea. Today's recipe takes a twist on banana bread - a cinnamon apple twist, because hello October! This is my last recipe creation using the fruit from my apple picking excursion in Julian. There's been lots of apple eating and baking in my kitchen over the past month! ... [Read More]