Vegan Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Vegan peppermint hot chocolate is comforting and cozy this holiday season without the heaviness of dairy. Take out the peppermint for a more traditional hot chocolate! One of my favorite holiday treats (that I don’t feel guilty about enjoying) is actually a drink, not a cookie! It is none other than a peppermint hot chocolate. […]
Butternut Dal Soup
This butternut dal soup is thick, creamy, and perfectly comforting on a cold fall or winter evening. Eat it as a hearty soup, or add more veggies and serve over rice like a curry dish. Either way, you are bound to enjoy the fragrant flavors! I haven’t gushed yet about our Africa trip, so I guess […]
Pumpkin Apple Millet Cups
Expectations. They are a funny thing. When set too high, you might get easily disappointed. When they are too low, you might be happily surprised. Or, maybe expectations are met, wherever they are on the spectrum. We expected to have an amazing time at Oktoberfest, as we have every year, and by golly, we did. […]
Spicy Pumpkin Soup
I’m currently fighting a losing battle. Against a spider. Almost every night for the past week, the nasty bugger has bitten me. Sometimes in the same place as before, sometimes a new place. I now have large and ugly bites on both arms, my hand (x2) thigh (x2), ankle, and what’s next. Good thing it’s […]
Watermelon Gazpacho {+ a barcelona tapas crawl}
Watermelon gazpacho is a sweet and spicy cold soup perfect for those hot summer nights when the last thing you want to do is turn on the oven or stovetop. Pair it with a few slices of prosciutto or top it with some mini mozarella balls and call it dinner! There are three things that stick […]
Vegan Spinach Basil Pesto
It’s amazing what a few plants can do to a home. Our apartment feels much more alive and “homey” these days which I believe is mostly due to our little urban garden. When the gardener gets home from work, he goes straight to the kitchen balcony to check on his plants while I start dinner. […]
