Do I miss the Midwest? Hmmm. I don't miss needing a car to go everywhere. And I don't miss the freezing temps, ice and snow. But I do miss family and friends, our little corner apartment, and my goodness do I miss the chai lattes at Kaldi's. I shudder just thinking ... Read more →
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Pie
How is December treating you all thus far? Well I hope. We're settled into our new place in Portland (I'll be sure to post pictures on Instagram soon!), and getting back into our groove. It's always amazing to me how much a move can disrupt life. A two-week break becomes a ... Read more →
Vegan Banana Splits
If you're a quantity eater like me, volume means everything. The more (is always) the better. Quantity eaters rarely take one bite of a dessert and say, "Oh my, that's too rich for me to finish. I'll pass. " But rather, "Oh, man, that's so good I need two spoons to eat it ... Read more →
No-Bake PB&J Pie
My earliest memory of eating a PB&J is when I was about 5 years old. My family lived in New Mexico and my mom would take me to half-day Kindergarten in the morning, pick me up around noon and promptly make me a diagonal-cut PB&J once we got home. I would eat my ... Read more →
Superfood Sweet Potato Dessert Fries
Once I discovered the magic that is sweet potato fries years ago, there was no going back. Sure, I still enjoy the occasional traditional fry but I almost always go for sweet. What's not to love? They're sweet, perfect with salt, tender, slightly crispy and delicious with just ... Read more →
Basic Vegan French Toast
We just celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary and it caused me to reflect on our early days of marriage, living in Portland in late spring, early summer. I made us breakfast most mornings - just like I do now - and we'd sit and talk with the windows open before getting to ... Read more →
Vegan Chocolate Lava Cakes
OK, here's what you need to do. Call your favorite person - your best friend, your spouse, your secret crush, your cute neighbor, your therapist, whoever - and tell them to come over to your house for a delicious vegan treat. LAVA CAKES. Hubba hubba. ... Read more →