Peanut Butter Pumpkin Protein Smoothie Bowl

Ah...it's finally pumpkin season! For this pumpkin smoothie bowl I had to buy a can off-season and it was not nearly as cheap as I can get it from Aldi in the fall. That's one thing I love about Aldi is it definitely encourages seasonal shopping. It doesn't stock most off-season produce and if it does it's …

Chipotle-Lime Black Bean Hummus

I make a LOT of hummus. It's a very easy go-to snack that can be eaten in a variety of ways and satisfies my plant-based protein needs. Pairing it with a grain such as on a sandwich provides a complete protein (ALL of the essential amino acids). So you really can't go wrong...until you make …

Vegan Chocolate Banana Zucchini Muffins

Who loves a good slice of zucchini bread? I do. Especially chocolate. I used to hate the thought of it when my mom made the traditional stuff because it had a green vegetable in it and that just wasn't in my diet (as a kid). As I got a little older, though still afraid of …

The Fluffiest Vegan Chocolate Strawberry Protein Pancakes

GUYS. I DID IT. I've posted a vegan protein pancake recipe once before and was pretty excited about it. However, you'll read in that post that it wasn't the perfect recipe. I had such a hard time finding a recipe that worked with protein powder and no eggs or banana (at the time I wanted …

Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Maple Mustard Vinaigrette

Since beginning my Dietetics program this summer I found the need for lunches I could pack with me that didn't require a microwave. This became one of my go-to's. There are few things I like eating cold. I'm not a huge salad person and I might be the only vegan to ever say that. I …

Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Bowls with Spicy Almond Sauce

One of the best parts about being vegan is that vegetables are now the star of almost any meal. And what better way to enjoy them than to roast a bunch of them and throw them in a bowl with a delicious sauce? I LOVE roasted vegetables. I went to family dinner late last month …

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies: Vegan & Gluten-Free

So I took this recipe from an old one for chocolate chip peanut butter cookies and veganized it. The original recipe I made called for an egg and was centered around lower-carb ingredients like almond flour. However, since adopting the plant-based diet, complex carbs like whole grains are more of a focus. This is because …

Vegan Broccoli and Mushroom Alfredo

Fettuccine Alfredo was a go-to of mine up until age 22. My 21st birthday was celebrated with my family at Olive Garden where I ordered their Fettuccine and a chocolate martini. Aside from the chocolate part, that girl isn't even me. I don't even want to know how much saturated fat and sodium that dish …

Everything Bagel Hummus

This actually wound up tasting like an everything bagel. Before getting into Dave's Killer Bread Epic Everything Bagels a couple weeks ago, I was really craving a bagel. I used to LOVE everything bagels. When we had them at home growing up, my mom taught me how to toast them with butter in a pan. …

Cold Brew Muscle-Building Chocolate Protein Shake

I whipped this up one morning last week after a morning workout. I ate breakfast, waited a couple hours, knocked out some HIIT circuits at my apartment's gym and then came back upstairs to make this bad boy. And here's why it came to be... In the past I was into making shakes with coffee …