A few years back when I was visiting my parents my mom asked me to help make a light dinner for some friends of hers. It was early November and I remember she had beautiful butternut squash on the counter, so I decided to make a “Harvest Salad” with all the flavors of the season. …
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Soba Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Noodles. My favorite food group in the world. Something I could have every day if I really wanted to. Living in Seattle we are blessed to be surrounded by so many Asian markets where you can get any and every kind of noodle you could ever ask for. I frequent the noodle aisle at Uwajimaya one…
Cinnamon Caramel Dip
With Halloween just around the corner I have felt the external pressure from all around to buy and consume ultra-indulgent, decadent, and highly processed junk food. It’s part of the holiday season, and I am all for a little indulgence, but if I can create a treat that is just as indulgent and delicious without…
Pumpkin & Pear Breakfasts – Two Ways
It’s official. Fall is here, at least it is in Washington. The air is cool, the rain is chilly, the leaves are bright and falling and it’s finally appropriate to have pumpkin spiced things. I know the rest of the world wanted to start the pumpkin craze two months ago, but I have certain standards about the…
Spicy Butternut Enchiladas with Swiss Chard
I have yet to meet a person who does not like enchiladas. There is something about them that are so satisfying; maybe it’s the gooey warm fillings or that the entire dish is smothered in sauce that makes you feel like you are being hugged from the inside. The enchiladas I have come across always…
Creamy Garbanzo Salad
Having simple go-to meals is essential in trying to keep a healthy plant based lifestyle. Some days you are going to have more time to prep elaborate meals and others you just want to use what you have in the fridge and pantry to whip up something satisfying and delicious, without destroying your entire kitchen….
My Vegan Story
I get tremendous satisfaction living a life I am passionate about including fueling my body with clean, whole, nutritious plants. I’m on a path of self-improvement and education to be an ethically driven compassionate part of this planet but have not always been this way. In my teenage years, I did not make the connections…