Today's Meatless Monday guest post comes from Ricki at Diet Desserts and Dogs blog. Her recipes are very similar in philosophy and ingredients, using whole foods, gluten-free flours and no refined sugar. Hope you enjoy this beautiful dessert! It’s nearing the end of summer here in Toronto, and all I’ve been thinking about the past few weeks is local produce: at farmers’ markets–and even the neighborhood grocery store—there is an abundance of just-harvested …Read More
Guest Post: Cashew Cream Cheese Cake – Better Than The Chemical Alternative
Today's guest post comes from Meghan Telpner who runs a cooking school in Toronto, Canada and makes really cool videos on how to eat better and enjoy your food. She says a tantalizing Blueberry Cashew Cream Cake reminscent of an ice cream cake without all chemicals and animal based ingredients. Enjoy! I am an advocate for whole foods. No numbered ingredients, initials, codes, cans or unpronounceable. In the past, I have …Read More
Vida Vegan Con Memories
Hi everyone!! After the conference I went full force into my book tour and haven't stopped having fun since! Today I get to take a break, write a post, go to the gym, do some laundry, and try out a fancy restaurant in Seattle called Sutra! More on that later It's really hard to put into words what I experienced at Vida Vegan Con. It went by in a …Read More
Meatless Monday Guest Post: “Smokey” Watermelon Gazpacho
Wow, the Vida Vegan Conference was nothing short of amazing. It was such a pleasure to meet and hangout with some of my favorite people in the world. More on that is coming, but today I bring you a guest Meatless Monday post while I collect my thoughts and download photos from the weekend! Today's guest post comes from my friend Gail in Dallas who is also a chef and …Read More
West Coast Tour Begins & Behind the scenes video
Today I left the 107 degree Texas heat for the beautiful and 80 degree Portland. I'm attending the first ever Vida Vegan Conference, a vegan blogger conference with the best of the best authors, bloggers, chefs, and cool vegan peeps. I'm thrilled!! After the con I continue down the coast for a small Blissful Bites book tour. If you live in Portland, Seattle, San Fran, Los Angeles, or San Diego …Read More
Tarragon Dijon Dressing & a Quick Guide to Making Dressings
Happy Meatless Monday everyone!! Today I want to share a quick guide to making salad dressing with you. Making your own salad dressing is a cinch! I prefer to make my own over bottle salad dressings because those tend to be high in oil, salt, and sugar and often have ingredients you can’t pronounce if you got it from a regular grocery store. No thank you! Just like you want …Read More