PEACE & NUTRITION BLOG

artichoke pesto pasta
Artichoke Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
Us musicians have an ongoing joke.  As long as we're sporting a guitar, "You'll never have to go hungry, but you'll have to work for your dinner."  Well that's all fine if it gives me an excuse to jam out some Joplin for a bit, but when it comes to too much time in the kitchen that's a hard pass!
Coconut Milk Mac and Cheese
My heart broke a little bit when I first heard the news in order to call myself a vegan, my pal cheese and I had to say goodbye. Stubborn in my ambition, I created this coconut milk mac and cheese to symbolize in actuality-all things are possible with vegan!
salad with mango dressing
Garden Greens Salad Bowl
Somewhere in the land of virtual space there's a woman smiling ecstatically at a heap of lettuce on a fork like it just told her the funniest joke she's ever heard.   
Sweet Tater’ Chickpea Avocado Chips
Welcome to today’s episode of “I bought one of those giant bulk bags of sweet potatoes with the fantasy of saving a couple bucks. Now there’s 10 taters 2 days short of sprouting hairs on their spuds!”
Food Exploration- Building Solid Eating Habits
I’m one of those crunchy folks. I believe in making food go further, caring for earths creatures, and recycling is my middle name. I also live in a tree house (just kidding. Sustainable was the word I was looking for).
Vegan Fried Chicken
The nice (and lets admit a little frightening) thing about chicken is- it's very easy to dress up as an imposter!   Haven't you ever heard the term "tastes like chicken" which tends to be all inclusive for food choices that in all reality we're actually just unsure of how to describe the taste? 
Sandwich, chickpea, and avocado
Chickpea Mash Sammie
Remember when lunch time was the coolest hour of the day?  It still can be! Get ready to indulge in the best sammie you've ever put in your mouth. Period.  I created this chickea mash sammie out of desperation for vegan driven lunches on the go that didn't SUCK!  It exceeded expectations! 
Nooch Sauce Recipe
The thing about us vegans is- we like to keep things as lazy and simple as possible. Thus we coined the term “nooch” sauce to avoid the tongue fumble “nutritional yeast sauce,” which is what “nooch sauce” really is.
Fudgy Vegan Brownies Mix
What if I told you you could have your cake and eat it too? Or in this case these ooey gooey fudgy nibbles  created from the perfect from-scratch vegan brownies mix!
Pumpkin Nice Cream
It's probably difficult to imagine yourself at the beach missing your favorite sticky snack so nicely packaged in its edible sugary shell. It was for me too.  That's why I invented this pumpkin nice cream- for the those scorching days when the promises of vegan suddenly started to look draining!
10-Goal Ideas for Veganuary and Beyond
Ease Into a Vegan Diet New Year Goal Ideas for the Plant Connoisseur Are you a junkie for all things green? Does a steak on the plate leave your psyche and stomach a little less than satisfied?  If so- these simple goal ideas for going plant based in the new year will fit you just right! Whether you're planning to jump into a full fledged vegan lifestyle this January or simply taste the waters, I've got your back! 1. Take Time to Ease Into Your Vegan Diet Let's face it, the majority of our food infastructure is littered with convenience
tahini pasta
Creamy Tahini Pasa Recipe
"I'm a little pea... I love the sky and the trees." Or so says Anthony Kimdis of legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers.  If you get my reference here- you'll know how wack that song  (titled Pea) actually is. The point of this ridiculous reference - Is that one can be small but mighty.
mango quinoa coconut cereal
Mango Quinoa Coconut Cereal
How old were you when you stopped to consider the actual definition of cereal?  Five?  Five minutes ago (I won't tell)? This quinoa coconut cereal will do more than make you salivate.  It provides answers to some of the age old questions that never seemed important until we just began discussing details.