Rainbow Sweet Potato Swiss Lemon Thyme Quiche

I LOVE sweet potatoes of all kinds. ALL kinds.Naturally sweet, creamy, decadent – that’s all I need to suit my sensibility. Salt and pepper. Bam. That’s the best. Occasionally, I’ll “church it up,” with either Kerrygold butter, almond butter, or coconut butter (or all three – OMG!) But, typically, just the potatoes are sweet and…

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Chocolate Coconut Peanut Butter Pomegranate Cookie Dough Flats (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Chocolate, yes.Peanut butter, yes.Sweet coconut, yes.Pomegranate, yes.Vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, raw foods, yummy, yes. Superfoods, yes. It’s all here.No bake, yes.Easy, yes. Just do it: Chocolate Coconut Peanut Butter Pomegranate Cookie Dough Flats. Chocolate Coconut Peanut Butter Pomegranate Cookie Dough Flats 14 oz. chocolate coconut peanut butter8 Tbs. Earth Balance Vegan Butter, room temperature2 cups powdered…

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Vegan Raw Coconut Chocolate Ghost Pepper Cookies

Reminiscent of Mexican Pepper Cookies, these vegan, raw, gluten-free no-bake double chocolate chunk and coconut butter cookies laced with ghost pepper salt satisfy your every craving. And, they are kind of like a superfood: coconut butter (yep), chocolate (yep), MORE chocolate (of course), and ghost pepper salt (yes, your new best friend). It’s sounds intimidating,…

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Cashew Cacao Espresso Bean Cookies

Just recently, I awoke on a Saturday morning, and Brian said to me, “what would happen if you put chocolate covered espresso beans in a cookie?” “Let’s find out!” I quickly responded. So we did. We (or I) also wanted to “find out” what would happen with the gorgeous addition of some super fantastic Artisana…

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Toasted Pecan Butter

We all know how much I adore almond butter. I could eat it for days on end…maybe – as long as I could add plenty of extra salt and stir in some sprouted almonds for CRUNCH! Anyway, I’m beginning to become a bit of a nut for other nuts these days too. Perhaps it was…

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Kicky Blackberry Compote

I certainly prefer to be humble – BUT, this is pretty darn amazing!  It’s awesome, in fact! I created this, in part, for a competition.  The formal consensus has not yet arrived, but I truly believe it’s a winner! Sweet tart fruit, intoxicating basil, the caramel quality of vanilla and dates, and the fiery kick…

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CRAZY for Coconut!

Yes, I am crazy for kale.  I’m in love with almost every variety of apple, and I adore the smooth creamy deliciousness of raw almond butter, topped with the crunch of sprouted, salted almonds.  But, I’m also crazy for coconut!  Coconut butter is a dream, as is coconut milk, coconut flour, coconut oil, coconut kefir…I’m…

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Meyer Lemon Coconut Cream Pudding

Citrus is in season and I’ve had a wonderful time exploring all that is offered.  Satsumas, blood oranges, pink lemonade lemons, and Meyer lemons. (This is a pink lemonade lemon – the palest pink yellow outside, to reveal a grapefruit pink flesh). The Meyer lemon is something else – thought to be a cross between…

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