Even though I’m not living the vegan lifestyle anymore, I’m still finding ways to enjoy vegan recipes in my diet.  I saw this recipe this morning on Miss Mary‘s blog and I had to jump right in and make them!  They looked delicious and simple, and they were. The name CocoNana refers to the coconut […]

Day 5 has just replaced Day 14 as the last day of this challenge. Confused? Let me tell you why I’m ending my vegan challenge early. I know I’ve only been doing the vegan thing for a few days, but in the past 2-3 days I’ve noticed a change in Elliott’s eating habits that I’m […]

  I ate too many cookies today. ‘Cause, you know.. sugar’s vegan. (Woo hoo!) Breakfast was a peanut butter banana wrap with almond milk. Lunch was the salad bar at Lane’s. Snack was (too many!!) vegan chocolate chip cookies. Dinner was leftover pasta. Let me just tell you about this banana wrap.  I make this […]

 Today didn’t start out as hungry as yesterday. Maybe I’m starting to get used to it.. maybe? Breakfast was an avocado smoothie and jelly toast. Snack was wheat crackers and a strawberry popsicle. Lunch was asparagus soup and a slice of leftover tart. Dinner was chickpea saute with onions and kale, served over rice. I […]

Today, I was hungry. My body was cool with the veganism yesterday, but today, it was not so accommodating. Breakfast was leftover carrot cake pancakes and almond milk. Morning snacks were graham crackers and a Larabar (on sale for 50 cents at Targ!). Lunch was leftover pasta from last night and a pear. Afternoon snack […]

Well, my first vegan day has proved to be interesting. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast was carrot cake pancakes. Lunch was a tomato and avocado sandwich with crackers, carrots and fruit. Snack was whole wheat bread with homemade jelly. Dinner was faux alfredo with broccoli. Snack was homemade graham crackers and some almond milk. […]

Before I dip into the vegan recipes, let’s warm up with something vegetarian. Let’s keep the cheese and cream for just a little while longer, shall we? This dish feels like something you would make if you lived in Italy, went to market, saw a beautiful head of broccoli and just came home and put […]

April is here, lovies! I’m excited.  I’m a little scared, too. Because for two weeks out of this month, I’ll be going vegan. What the what? (balsamic glazed asparagus) Yes, I’m a little confused about it myself.  But I want to do it!  So I’m going to.  And you guys get to read all about […]

 Brunch month has really been my favorite so far, lovies.  Here’s why: I feel like I could host a brunch every day with all the ideas still in my head. I’m up to my eyeballs in Omega-3s from all the eggs I’ve been downing. Brunch is really just an excuse to eat dessert for breakfast, […]

Back in January, when I started this whole great adventure, I promised you doughnuts during Brunch Month.  It took me all month, but I can finally deliver! Here’s my deal with doughnuts.  I usually don’t eat them.  I don’t work in an office these days, and I don’t make a habit of driving through Krispy […]

I have two sweet treats to end up our month of brunching- Maple Sugar Scones today and Cinnamon Sugar Baked Doughnuts tomorrow.  Perfect brunch fare, and both inspired by Heidi at 101 Cookbooks.  She and I are totally on the same wavelength! I’ve made maple pecan scones before, which were great, but I was looking […]

These crepes have been on my mind for weeks.  I am so glad I finally made them! I’ve never made crepes before, just never got around to it.  I thought they were hard to make. I should have just listened to Ricky Bobby.. (am I really quoting Talladega Nights?) “They’re like really thin pancakes.” He’s right, though, they […]