tex mex rice salad

Cold rice salads are perfect summer fare. They’re awesome for family picnics, backyard BBQs, and potluck dinners because they hold up so well and everyone loves them. This Tex Mex Rice Salad is particularly good with fajitas, tacos, and enchiladas. It’s slightly spicy, crunchy, and bursting with fresh flavors like lime, cilantro, and bell pepper.…

best bbq sauce

Looking for a BBQ sauce that is smoky, sweet (but not too sweet), slightly vinegary, and perfect for all that stuff you make that calls for BBQ? THIS is the stuff. It’s my own creation. I tend to like mine not quite as sweet so I only add 1/2 cup of the coconut sugar. Coconut…

vegan flower child hippie bowl

There is something about this grain bowl that reminds me of a combination of walking around the co-op with my parents when I was little and going to an early morning farmer’s market. It’s loaded with fresh, healthy flavors and sparkling with gorgeous rainbow colors. Maybe it is because of those early co-op memories that…

easy vegan banana cake

Here’s something to make when you have 6 or 7 overripe bananas to use up and you already have a freezer bag full for smoothies. I love having extra bananas and coming up with new, delicious recipes for them. I know this is a universal “problem” and there really never are too many great banana…

spicy thai noodle salad

This is one of those gorgeous, show-stopper salads that you make when company is coming. It’s so pretty, and the flavor combinations happening in this dish will knock your socks off. There are many “cooling” foods in this dish which make it an even more perfect summer offering. According to eastern medicine there are foods…