Who else is looking forward to their holiday weekend? Today's post shares some healthy summery recipe ideas to try! If you're a blogger that shares a lot of your personal life and adventures, having a blog is like having an online diary of travels and fun (...ya know, a diary that other people read that is!), and sometimes it's neat to look back at what I was doing at this time in another year. Looking back at past Memorial Day weekends, I went on vacation to Mexico last year (surprised my love for his 30th with the trip!), spent the weekend with friends during a deployment of my hubby's another year, and went on a wine tasting getaway to Napa and hiked around at Muir Woods when I was living in the Bay Area. This year, I have some fun things planned for Memorial Day ... [Read More]
vegan brownies
Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Brownies [vegan]
Who's in the mood for some dessert? If you have a sweet tooth like me, you read that and thought it was a trick question.. When could I not go for dessert?! I'm excited because today's post is in celebration of Izzy from She Likes Food. Izzy is expecting a baby boy, and some other blogging ladies and I are throwing her a virtual baby shower to celebrate! I'm "bringing" a chocolatey crowd pleaser to the party. I don't think I've ever met a soul who doesn't like brownies, and today's recipe takes a twist on classic brownies. It all started when my first Thrive Market order recently arrived. For anyone not familiar with them, Thrive Market is an online food delivery service that offers lots of organic, healthy products for cheaper than you typically see in stores. ... [Read More]
Double Chocolate Peppermint Brownies {vegan}
It's Friday in mid-December, so it's only right that we celebrate with a holiday-ish dessert recipe, am I right? I am pretty excited about this recipe my friends! I have been mildly obsessed with the combination of chocolate + mint all year long, but it's gone into overdrive over the past month. Mint is a holiday season favorite, and let's be honest: chocolate is a favorite every damn day. I'm also psyched about this recipe because I've been craving brownies for awhile now, and when I finally came up with a brownie recipe, it was a yummy success... a vegan success at that! There are no eggs or dairy in this recipe whatsoever. Although I eat dairy sometimes, I wanted to challenge myself with coming up with a vegan brownie recipe. And this is my first EVER brownie recipe posted on ... [Read More]