pepitas

  • This dark, elegant Halloween Blood Orange Lentil Salad is perfect for fall dinner parties! Coming together in minutes, this simple salad has only a handful of ingredients, but makes the perfect spooky appetizer or side. This salad also happens to be completely vegan and plant-based! I made this Halloween Blood Orange Lentil salad for my…

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  • Elevate your Thanksgiving feast with The Best Thanksgiving Breadcrumbs! Made with pecans and pumpkin seeds, they’re savory and versatile! You can use these homemade breadcrumbs on top of pasta, mashed potatoes, salads, and more! Let’s be honest – what ISN’T better with crunch? (When it comes to savory foods, at least!) With these Thanksgiving breadcrumbs,…

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  • This is the Best Vegan Kale Pesto – it’s lemony, garlicky, and completely delicious! I LOVE pesto. Not only is it super delicious, but it’s customizable, versatile, and nutritious. If I’m feeling like I’m not getting enough greens, I’ll make a pesto to put on whole wheat or chickpea noodles. I also love adding pesto…

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  • I’ll be totally honest, my mind’s not 100% here right now. I’m singing with my friend’s band tomorrow night and I’m SUPER nervous. I haven’t performed in front of a large crowd since high school, when I was the lead in the school musical. This is the most adventurous thing I’ve done since I got…

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  • If you couldn’t tell, I love Buddha Bowls. I have my semi-famous Vegan Buddha Bowl, my Curry Chickpeas Buddha Bowl, and now this Winter Buddha Bowl. The reason I love these meals-in-a-bowl so much is probably because they’re what I eat most often. I hadn’t really heard of “bowl food” until I went vegan, but…

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  • Today’s recipe is quite appropriate for a little announcement that I’ve been sitting on… if any of you didn’t see this on my Super Green Detox Salad post, I am now excited to announce that I’ve decided to get my certification in Holistic Nutrition. I haven’t chosen a program yet, but my goal is concrete and…

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  • Imagine an aspiring food blogger, who works at a corporate job in a cubicle but dreams of one day writing her own cookbook. She listens to her heart and her love of animals and decides to go vegan, adopting a completely plant-based diet and loving the new foods she’s discovered. Along the way she discovers…

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