Hi, I’m Shannon, and I’m an almond-holic. When other people are sneakily shoveling spoonfuls out of a pint of ice cream, I’m doing the same thing but with a jar of almond butter. I LOVE almond butter. Therefore, I thought it was appropriate that I make an almond butter banana bread. I found that the …
The holidays are filled with Christmas joy, Christmas trees, Christmas presents…and heavy, rich Christmas sweets. But why not mix the treat of Christmas with wellness too? I decided to give it a shot with my vegan date cheesecake. It turned out to be fairly simple, and satisfyingly sweet, without putting you in a sugar coma. …
My married friends were having a potluck birthday party (their birthday was a day apart, how cute), so I decided to take the opportunity to make something creative. I thought nachos were the perfect party food, and decided to make my own healthy vegan twist to it. To be honest, I first attempted at making …
Having a cold is the worst. Luckily I was home with my mom, rather than living on my own in the city of Hanoi, or laying uselessly in a hostel in India. So as I dragged myself out of bed to figure out breakfast, my mom suggested that I have a smoothie with only greens …
What a mouthful that name is, right? And trust me, you’ll want a mouthful of this. I originally tried my mango cheesecake recipe without the raspberry sauce, and that was already delicious. I ended up making this a second time for my family’s Labor Day Weekend BBQ. We had a lot of raspberries in the …
I love smoothies. And I love any food that I can eat out of a bowl (I know, I’m weird). So I often like to have something that puts the two together: smoothie bowls. You’ve probably heard of countless smoothie bowl recipes (or maybe you haven’t! You’re in for a treat…), but this one in …
I’m all about sweets, but I’m also all about health – which is kind of an oxymoron. So my recent obsession is making healthier desserts. Let’s start with the classic banana bread, mixing it up a bit with cacao powder. Not to be confused with cocoa powder. Cacao is a superfood rich in magnesium, calcium, …
One of the greatest things about volunteering at Jiwa Damai along with other Balinese workers is that I was able to become friends with locals. Made (pronounced Mad-e) and Putu were two of the kitchen workers who cooked us amazing Balinese dishes, much of it coming straight from the garden I watered every day. Nearing …