chocolate peanut butter cup cream pie {vegan}

Here’s an easy, no-bake, decadent, rich, chocolaty, peanut buttery, creamy pie that goes together in minutes and is super delicious! The first time I made it I could hardly believe how good it was. I make it often (maybe too often?) because of how good and easy it is. We enjoyed big slices of this…

pineapple cocktails

Here are a few refreshing, beachy pineapple cocktails to celebrate summer! Garnish with flamingo swizzle sticks, mini paper umbrellas, cute straws with puffy pineapples on them, maraschino cherries, pineapple chunks, lime wedges, orange slices… you get the idea! Have fun with it. My daughter made the drinks pictured above and they are literally just pineapple…

pitaya bowl

What is a pitaya bowl, you may ask? It’s just a fruit salad with dragon fruit in it. Pitaya is another name for dragon fruit. Pitaya is nutrient dense, low in calories, packed full of fiber, and rich in antioxidant properties. And, isn’t it pretty? It grows on a cactus plant. Dragon fruit are very…

best dill pickle potato salad

I have recently discovered that oven roasting potatoes yields the best potato salad. I’ve been playing with potato salad recipes and realized that if you cover them while roasting, it’s even better because your potatoes don’t dry out and the salad is even more wonderful the next day. Oven roasting your potatoes adds amazing depth…

best vegan “chicken”

Creating vegan “meat” recipes is fun and frustrating at the same time. I’ve had a couple recipes that have failed miserably, and others that worked beautifully. The more I learn about cooking seitan (sometimes called “wheat meat”) the more I love it. You might be surprised that, even though it’s made from vital wheat gluten,…