PEACE & NUTRITION BLOG

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. 
Artichoke Pesto SAuce
Vegan Artichoke Pesto Sauce
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.   
Garden Curry and Oregano Soup
There is nothing more reassuring to me that life is good than a bowl of soup so comforting your heart could take a nap in it. This garden curry is Thai inspired mingled with an Italian afterthought.  
Vegan Street Tacos
Is it taco Tuesday but you're a little bit too vegan?  Do you feel like you're wasting your life way waitin' on a sombrero in the corner to resume its rightful position?  A garden fresh taco is the easy solution for all your vegan blues. 
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!”
Ukrainian cabbage rolls
Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls In Vegan Cream Sauce
Ukrainian cabbage rolls, or sometimes referred to as guluptsie,  evolved of the idea of utilizing every element of the plant-including cooking with the outer cabbage leaves. 
Vegan Tropical Smoothie
There are a few common themes I have noticed in my years of nutrition counseling when it comes to breakfast.  The first is that the practice is altogether absent.  The second is that breakfast has become the most stagnant meal of the day ("yea I had a pop tart. again.")