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Breakfast Rice Pudding

I kept a bookmark of Your Vegan Mom’s breakfast rice pudding recipe that uses left-over rice. I thought this was a fabulous idea, so I made it this morning. I highly recommend using her recipe when you’re out of breakfast options and want something hearty, … Continue reading

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Secret Ingredient: Citric Acid

I discovered the most spectacular ingredient while making kale chips. I wanted to add lemon but knew it would ruin the crisp, so I tried citric acid. They were out of this world! You can use citric acid on just about anything. It … Continue reading

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Agave Maté Latte

After fighting a cold for the past few weeks, I took a break from coffee. There is something about the acidity and creamer that don’t mesh well with congestion and achiness. I picked up some Yerba Maté tea and created a … Continue reading

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Gone Green

I’m having a big crush on the color green this season. Can you tell? I’m also loading up on zinc, healthy foods and fuzzy sweaters because this girl is sick with a cold! Whenever I get down about having a cold, … Continue reading

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Perfect Saturday Snack

On weekends I like to recharge with fresh food. Stefanos taught me how to make this Turkish dish of greens with yogurt. We may have added a little Greek spice to it, but it is one of my favorite quick … Continue reading

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DIY Kale Chips

If you’re like me, you LOVE potato chips. Well, kale chips are the new potato chip minus the guilt. They are so good that you may want to have my babies really like me after I share this simple recipe … Continue reading

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Over the Weekend

After a busy week of events, it was nice to relax and spend some cozy time cooking. I kicked off my Saturday by making homemade faux caramel. Recipe from My New Roots blog: http://mynewroots.blogspot.com/ I had to pit two cups of … Continue reading

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DIY Flu Tea

This is my new signature DIY flu tea to prevent or heal that icky flu feeling. Ingredients: Chamomile tea, honey, dash of cayenne pepper Brew tea . Add honey . Add cayenne pepper . Stir .  Sip . Rest . Repeat . … Continue reading

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DIY Almond + Cream Facewash

When I went to Pakistan for my friend, Nazneen’s wedding, her skin looked great! Her secret was a homemade almond face scrub. I never learned the ingredients of her scrub, so I decided to do my own research and make one myself! … Continue reading

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