Inspired by a recipe I saw on Whole Foods website, I finally used the butternut squash that was "decorating" the top of my microwave...or rather collecting dust the past few months. I have an issue with buying winter squash and then letting it sit there (till it later decorates my compost bin....). Why I feel… Continue reading Vegan Comfort Food – Butternut & Sage Mac
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Choco-Chip Banana Frappes and September Vegan Food Swap Reveal
Months into it, I think I have found a recipe for our morning frappes I am finally happy with. The key? Frozen bananas. The milk doesn't matter. As I played with the formula at first I using coconut creamer to give the drink a thick texture. Others use pectin or guar gum to achieve this.… Continue reading Choco-Chip Banana Frappes and September Vegan Food Swap Reveal
Of Liberating Apples and Apple Maple Butter
A lovely box of apples.....and I wasn't planning on finding them either. So how did I come to liberate them? You know you want the long and windy story.... Last weekend Kirk and I took the boys up to Whidbey Island for the kite festival held yearly. Well....the festival was a disappointment this year. The wind was… Continue reading Of Liberating Apples and Apple Maple Butter
Birthday Cake Messes
Yesterday was my oldest son's 15th birthday. Yeah, I know - I am crazy or something having a baby, a toddler and a teenager. I love it though, as stressful as it can be. I don't talk about my oldest often here, I figure being a teen he deserves his own life (privacy), without me… Continue reading Birthday Cake Messes