10 minutes to prep / 1 hour to set Ingredients: 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil 1/4 cup cashew butter (or any nut 1/2 cup raw cacao powder (or cocoa powder) 1/2 cup agave (or maple syrup or other liquid sweetener) 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (or almond, or peppermint (my favorite)) pinch fine grain sea…
Tag: Vegetarian
Protein Bagels
It’s Sunday. What does that mean? Baking adventure! I cooked so much today. I felt compelled in my soul to just whip one thing up and then the next and then the next! We had these protein bagels, then for a snack protein banana sorbet, and for lunch there was hearty vegetable soup with lentil…
Grounding Hot Chocolate
I’m seriously craving chocolate right now. Well to be fair, I’m usually craving chocolate, so it’s nothing new. This past week I switched out my regular Hershey’s cocoa powder for raw cacao powder, and I’ve felt less guilty about indulging in some major chocolate fixes. You can read more about the benefits of switching to…
Maca Cherry Berry Raw Cacao Smoothie
After a few days of cabin fever, we’ve settled back into the normal routine here in the DMV. It’s February, a week after the blizzard, and the snow is almost completely melted. The sun was shining today, and my package filled with Terrasoul Superfood goodies arrived in the mail! I did a lot of…
Pre-Thanksgiving Kitchadi Detox
It’s been a long and exciting week. On Monday, out of nowhere, we ended up taking in an abandoned kitten. We’ve wanted a pet for a long time, and were waiting for the right time. But there is usually never a perfectly right time…sometimes the universe decides to put something in your path. It took…
Black Forest Smoothie
Yes, you read that correctly, this smoothie tastes like a decadent chocolate-cherry cake. I was blown away by this flavor combination. I’m without words. I first heard of this smoothie idea a few months back from Running with Spoon’s Black Forest Smoothie. When frozen cherries went on sale at Costco I knew I needed to try…
Honey Mustard Roasted Brussel Sprouts, with Garlic Vegetable Quinoa
Every week when we go to the grocery store I inevitable buy 1 pound of brussel sprouts. I love them. They’re perfect little mini-heads of lettuce that appeal to my love of mini-things (I have a small boxes obsession, but that’s another story). According to the National Library of Medicine Brussel sprouts are high in…
Humpday Green Goddess Smoothie
In order to start my day right I made an ultra-green smoothie, it’s one of my favorites. This is definitely a treat because of the high sugar content of the fruits in the smoothie, but it’s still overall an extremely healthy breakfast.
Dumplings, Gluten Free and Vegetarian
So long it had been since I’d had dumplings. They were a favorite of mine in all their variety: steamed, fried, crab ragoons, and shrimp shumai… First I was a vegetarian, so all seafood was out. Then I became gluten free, so all delicious fried foods also almost completely disappeared. But, I’m a kitchen scientist,…
Gluten Free Investigation 