Health

Why Sweet Potatoes Are Amazeballs

I recently had mashed sweet potatoes. Well, let's backtrack just a tad. It's not the first time I've had it, but it was a first time in a long while I realized just how freakin' amazing they were. Despite my newfound sent home to glory moment in the kitchen, I had to wonder why sweet potatoes and its various forms (my favorite being the sweet potato pie) was so good
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Vegan Chilaquiles

  I decided to try something different for my vegan tastes. (For those new to the blog, I'm not vegan but I do make a lot of plant-based and vegan dishes because my body likes it). I really did like this recipe, though I thought the sodium content was a wee bit high for my taste (and I didn't use that much salt). I did make it a little more spicy
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A New Twist to Your Avocado Toast

Okay, so I'll admit - I never had avocado toast. I never had any interest. While I can see the hype of it and how certain restaurants are making an absolute killing of them, I don't see how anyone can pay for it. For one, I can make it at home. And two, well, I have a hard time shelling out $10+ for something I can, well, make at home.
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These Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos Are Kinda Yum

I have to admit - I was never a fan of cauliflower. Not that it grossed me out (okay, maybe it did) but it wasn't something that was on my go-to to eat as a kid or even when I entered adulthood. Even now, I'm still kinda iffy about cauliflower despite eating it more than I ever have been. But you can always teach an old dog new tricks, right? I
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Vegan Wednesday: Vegetable Soup!

Okay, so for some of you vegans out there, you've probably had vegetable soup. In fact, I can imagine you've probably had a ton of them. But this is new to me (for clarification, I'm not vegan but once a week, I go completely meat-free. I'm also working on going completely dairy-free once a week.) I'm battling a cold and I learned the last time we had illness in the
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You Might Want To Try These Vegan Fajitas

Originally I was going to make vegan tacos but I figured I already made those. And plus, I needed blog material for the week (smile!) But Google has been my longtime friend and we never fight so I figured it was have a suggestion for me. Enter vegan fajitas. Now here's the end product but let's take it step-by-step on how it got there... I chose four bell peppers, though I only used
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Vegan Arugula Salad

Normally, I do my vegan and vegetarian recipes on Wednesdays. However, I didn't post last Wednesday and I only discovered this recipe on Thursday (go figure). But better late than never, right? It's hella simple to make and it tastes so freaking good! Before I get to the recipe portion, let's talk about some of the benefits of arugula; some of this is brand-new to me! It's healthy as shit for you.
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Sweet Potato Soup

So, originally I was going to make a ton of sweet potato pies for Thanksgiving. It didn't pan out but I had about three big-ass sweet potatoes I needed to get rid of. I've been meaning to try sweet potato soup for a while and well, what better time than the present, right? Now, there are a ton of sweet potato recipes out there. I think my count was like,
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Let me tell you about buckwheat

No, not the fictional character, the food. I was recently introduced to buckwheat by the hubs. I honestly didn't know it existed but once I tried it, I found that I liked it. I also found it has numerous health benefits I think you might like. I would love to say it's a hidden gem within the clean living/vegan/vegetarian community but chances are, some of you may have known about it