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    Food,  Recipes,  Things to Try,  Tips

    Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Kale & Crispy Chickpea Topping

    Creamy, savory and filled with fall flavors, this vegan pumpkin soup is a comforting blend of spicy and sweet.

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    Get Some Pumpkin in Your Life!

    October 13, 2018
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    Food,  Recipes,  Things to Try,  Tips

    Vegan White Bean & Kale Soup

    This hearty, crave-worthy, slurpable, 100% vegan White Bean and Kale Soup is delicious, nutritious and bone-warming.

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    January 9, 2018
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    Are You Using These Vegan Apps Yet?

    Apps as in ‘applications’ not ‘appetizers’ (although I prefer them to most things overall). If you’re a new vegan (or even an old one), the constant influx of information can be pretty overwhelming. While I encourage you to get used to reading (and understanding!) your food labels, these apps can go a long way towards helping you begin your vegan journey, stay vegan while traveling and speed up the grocery shopping process. There are, of course, tons of other apps out there, but these are the ones I reach for regularly. Full disclosure, I use an Android but I believe most if not all of these apps are available for…

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    February 12, 2018

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    June 27, 2017

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    September 11, 2018
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    Tofu Caprese Salad with Arugula & Toasted Ciabatta

    I've had some decent mozza stand-ins but between texture & taste, this simply and delicious tofu rendition wins hands down. Combine it with fragrant basil. toasted ciabatta, peppery arugula, a perfectly ripe tomato and a little balsamic for a delicious, summery meal.

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    What’s On the Menu: Week 4

    May 15, 2018
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    Don’t Starve at the Cookout: Creamy Vegan Potato Salad

    Don't starve at the next cookout! Bring this creamy vegan potato salad to share & wait for the raves to roll in.

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    July 26, 2017
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    What’s On the Menu: Week 2

    It’s been a week….so how do I feel about meal prep? PROS Nothing like wandering to the fridge at any given time and knowing exactly what you are going to eat. Goodbye, guesswork! I know that I’m eating something healthy that will further my fitness goals. It’s a lot easier to avoid surprise dark chocolate covered cashew binges when my prepared alternative is staring me in the face. Huge timesaver during the week. If you worked late there’s no additional prep time for dinner – just pop the top and get to munching. Fewer dishes – most of the time. Because you prepared your food personally, you know how it was made and…

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    May 5, 2019

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    June 24, 2017
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    Vegan Southwestern Crab Cake Salad

    This quick and easy salad is packed with flavor, has great texture, and hits all the comfort food hot spots.

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    March 27, 2018
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    Invest in a Better World with COIN

    March 27, 2019
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    Power Breakfast: Very Berry Chia Seed Pudding

    Fresh, fast and fruity with none of the Denny's guilt! This vegan chia seed pudding is a 'set-it-and-forget-it' make ahead power breakfast packed with vitamins and nutrients.

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    January 17, 2018
  • Food,  Recipes,  Try This

    Easy Vegan Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

    This recipe was inspired by Ashley of Blissful Basil. See her original recipe here. I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Sometimes, it is dormant or easily controlled and other times it is a raging dumpster fire of need. I’ve actively subbed dessert for ‘real food’ for dinner as an adult because I figure ‘why ingest the extra calories when all I really want is ice cream??’ Sounds legit, right? Fitness DVD coming soon. This recipe was born in the spirit of quelling sweet treat cravings everywhere. It’s easy, it’s quick and it’s vegan. It’ll also give you another thing to wedge mini chocolate chips into if you bought…

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    June 24, 2017
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    Easy Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins

    First off – shout out to Cherryvale Farms for making vegan baking so easy. Their mixes are plant-based and non-GMO. You just add fruit, oil and water then bake and enjoy. Now that that’s out of the way… I love baking. I mean, it helps that it usually results in something delicious, but I also find it fundamentally satisfying. When I first started thinking about veganism it was the desserts that I expected to suffer the most. How do you get creamy, fluffy, or moist out of plants?! In an effort to convince myself that dry, crumbly, naked baked goods were not my future I started experimenting with vegan baking…

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You're going to see a lot of polite, performative You're going to see a lot of polite, performative things posted about this man today. Yes, he is a great historical figure, but he was also human, and his legacy can't and shouldn't be boiled down to a few contextually bereft, two dimensional quotes. While we now universally recognize (at least publicly) that Dr. King was on the right side of history, at the height of his activism approx 63% of Americans held a negative  opinion of him and viewed him as divisive. Unity is important, but we cannot fold what attempts to undermine us into our hearts and pretend it is not poison.

There is much work to be done.

Reposted from @intersectionalenvironmentalist

In honor of Dr. King, we’re not staying silent in the face of oppression, injustice or intolerance 🗣️ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an agent of radical change 🎇 As we reflect on his legacy, let’s not forget that his profound impact has been watered down + weaponized to market products, police “unacceptable” forms of protest + uphold narratives that support oppressive systems 🙅🏽 ⚒️ 🐑

In honoring the legacy of Dr. King + the folks that supported, inspired + fought for freedom alongside him, we’re only telling relevant, revelatory + revolutionary truths. 🔊 🌞 🤝

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research by @dnaeetheehistorian ✨ @lexiiimh ✨ @greengirlleah

#MLK #MLKDay #DrKing #MartinLutherKingJr #IntersectionalEnvironmentalist #IE #IntersectionalEnvironmentalism
@imperfectfoods organic rice noodles topped with w @imperfectfoods organic rice noodles topped with whatever you can find in the fridge and a drizzle of sesame oil 🤤 #sendnoods
I spotted our first snap pea blossom in the garden I spotted our first snap pea blossom in the garden!

Growing up in NJ, Winter meant snow, so it never really occurred to me to try planting a winter garden. Living in AZ, the Winters are much milder. I got curious and decided to experiment a little. I haven't grown snap peas since I was a little kid but I'm hopeful that I can harvest a few this season. I've also got a few types of radishes and carrots in grow bags to see what happens. Even if I don't get any produce I might be able to save some seeds 😅
Surprise harvest! We have one fruit bearing tree Surprise harvest!

We have one fruit bearing tree on our new property. When I saw it last, the fruit was still mostly green or stripey. I figured it was citrus but didn't know what kind.

This AM all the fruit were this gorgeous color and they smell AMAZING - like the world's tiniest, most fragrant lemons. I gave away some at work already and I REALLY want to try making infused sugar with them. Still not sure about the exact variety but they trend sweet. 

I'm so excited to start gardening in earnest there now!
Got some new reading! Guess what hobbies I intend Got some new reading! Guess what hobbies I intend to adopt in the new year 🤩 🌾
Starting everyday in 2021 with champagne thanks to Starting everyday in 2021 with champagne thanks to @bite.

I've been using @bite for the past year because it's: 

Plastic free: from the glass bottles, to the compostable mailers sealed with paper tape.
 
Perfect for travel: the bottle easily fits in a dopp kit/make up bag or you could leave the bits in their pouch if you're worried about breakage.
 
+ It works & tastes great!: I normally use the Mint Charcoal flavor, but I'm diggin the Champagne, too. It's kind of like a fresh breath sweet tart. Both flavors are made with nHAp, a non-toxic, mineral alternative to flouride that also strengthens/remineralizes enamel and helps fight sensitivity.
Started 2020: Optimistic in Miami Well-dressed New Started 2020:
Optimistic in Miami
Well-dressed
Newly engaged 💍
Actively seeking crowds
Tipsy AF

Ended 2020:
Wary in my Living Room
Dressed like a...dance ninja?
Newly married 🥰
Throat chops for anyone entering my personal space
Tipsy AF 

Some things never change. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Me, King, Basil & Lola! Today Happy New Year from Me, King, Basil & Lola! Today they learned champagne is for Mamas & Papas only. Pugs have to settle for treats. ☺

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Let's talk...HAIR. Hair is a huge part of the big Let's talk...HAIR.

Hair is a huge part of the big day. Going into planning my elopement I knew a few things: 

1) I wanted to look like me & keep things natural

2) I wanted my hair to be the BIGGEST it could be

3) and I wanted to keep things simple

I was already protective styling when we set our elopement date, so I decided to keep going until about a week out so I could retain as much length as possible. I also knew that I didn't want to hire a pro or spend the morning cursing and sweating while wrestling my hair into a complicated style. The day of, I used just two products to refresh my two day old wash and go - my rosewater moisture spritz and shea butter - easy peasy, stress free and only 4 (gigantic) bobby pins were involved in the whole thing! In a nod to all the Goddess vibes and crystal healing energy in and surrounding Sedona I chose to accent my fro crown with a rose quartz headpiece I found on Etsy in a shop called Only for You Design

📸 @allisonslater
Crown: @onlyforyoudesign9
Belt: Vintage via Goodwill a million yrs ago
Dress: @lulus
Veil: @oneblushingbride
Suite: @laubergesedona
Hair + Makeup by Yours Truly 💋
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