Healthy ingredients like pure maple syrup, almonds, and sesame seeds make this homemade granola recipe simple to make and delicious to eat! My favorite breakfast cereal growing up was (and still is) Cocoa Pebbles and Cocoa Krispies. Seriously. But long gone are those days of eating all that sugar first thing in the morning. The …
Snacks
Maple granola bars are a delicious and nutritious snack made with rolled oats, maple syrup, and various other ingredients. Making granola bars at home offers several benefits, including: Overall, making maple granola bars at home offers numerous advantages in terms of customization, nutrition, cost, and environmental impact. It’s a practical and healthy choice for those …
This recipe for Stovetop Vegan Candied Pecans uses only 4 ingredients. These are so tasty, you won’t miss the egg whites and butter! This Vegan Candied Pecans recipe uses water and coconut sugar, while traditionally sugared pecans are prepared with egg whites, butter, and white sugar. White sugar is whitened through a refining process using …
Is Cheese Vegetarian friendly? You may have heard all cheeses are, but is it really? Let’s dive into the science of cheese and find out if this beloved dairy product can be part of a vegetarian diet. What Makes Cheese Non-Vegetarian? The main factor that makes cheese non-vegetarian is the presence of rennet, an enzyme …
I have a hack for seasoning that ends up in the bottom of the popcorn bowl – and a festive and spicy nacho popcorn seasoning recipe from my new book the “Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cookbook”. Since I got my hot air popcorn popper last year, popcorn has become a weekly thing in my house …
What’s the difference between candied pecans, glazed pecans, pecans praline, and praline pecan candy? Here’s an easy recipe for candy pecans. Growing up in the South, I lived in a house where peanuts were boiled every weekend and hand kneaded biscuits were served at most meals. I recently learned that my family owned a bakery …
An easy recipe for No Bake Almond Butter Energy Bites. Read on to learn how to make the many different varieties of this super easy no bake recipe. As we are all embarking on this life of quarantine, I know we are spending a lot more time in the kitchen trying to come up with …
Who wants a super easy 3-ingredient recipe for Smoked Salt Chickpeas? This girl (me) is not one for sweets. I am more of a salty girl and like my potato chips and veggies more than cupcakes and fruit. However, one cannot snack on potato chips alone. Well, I can, but I would like to think …
An easy roasted olives recipe with fennel, citrus and rosemary. Make a batch and keep them in the fridge for a quick and healthy snack. A few weeks ago I was texting back and forth with a friend of mine and he was in the middle of roasting olives. Roasting olives? I have never heard …
I remember being in junior high and making raw “cookie” dough for an after school snack. I would take eggs, flour, sugar and a little vanilla extract and mix it all together, then eat it with a big spoon. Raw. Sometimes if we had chocolate chips in the house I would add those. My brothers …