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Vegan Baked Coffee Cake French Toast

I hope you all had an enjoyable Mother’s Day! Whether you have children or not, or are are a dog mom like me, it’s a great day to honor all nurturing female beings - human & non-human alike.

I am so lucky to come from a strong line of women & spent the day honoring my Mom & Grandmother at our mountain getaway in Julian, CA. We decided to beat the brunch crowd (besides there really isn’t much aside from a fruit cup on the menus in this country town!) & make brunch ourselves. I thought about making this splendid coffee cake creation again, & we also considered trying to veganize a baked French toast recipe we’d made in the past but didn’t want to fuss with the trial & error of veganizing something unfamiliar. Then I remembered this “Baked Coffee Cake French Toast” from Keepin’ It Kind. Why try to decide between the two when you can have both?This was the perfect solution & everyone at the table loved it - vegan or not! We served it with warm maple syrup & coconut spread, alongside greens with an apricot vinaigrette, & fresh fruit salad for a wonderful homemade Mother’s Day Brunch Feast!

While my images pale in comparison to Chris & Kristy’s (wait until you see, so pretty!), I still had to share this to make sure you head on over to KIT immediately & pin this recipe! You won’t be disappointed!

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kckatipo — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:18 +1200

xjlsx:

all the kale.

oshverdi:

perkiethinks:

silentpunk:

omg delicious fried chard + garlic.

Greeeeen

Calorie for calorie, leafy greens are the most nutritionally dense foods that exist

porcedex: Mango Cheesecake Smoothie/Smoothie bowl. Definitely...

kckatipo — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:15:54 +1200

porcedex:

Mango Cheesecake Smoothie/Smoothie bowl.
Definitely the best thing I’ve made yet. 6 bananas, 4 ataulfo mangoes, 2 medjool dates, 1 vanilla bean, and cinnamon. For the smoothie bowl I used frozen bananas and added date caramel and that is 100% how I would recommend anyone else eat this- it was SO GOOD and seriously tastes like cheesecake to me.

symphonyofthecosmos: evepostapple: Make Your Own Alkaline...

kckatipo — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:38:28 +1200

symphonyofthecosmos:

evepostapple:

Make Your Own Alkaline Vitamin Water

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kckatipo — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:57:58 +1200

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kckatipo — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:40:44 +1200

losing-every-extra-pound:

hello-healthy-life:

I CREATED SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

a.k.a. vegan, no-bake (rather healthy) snickers truffles

Snickers are the only chocolate-bars I kinda miss, but I think these are an adequate substitute. And there’s only 4 ingredients in them!

for about 10-12 truffles you’ll need roughly

1/2 cup dates

3/4 roasted, unsalted peanuts

a pinch of salt

2-3oz dark chocolate

Blend the dates and about half of the peanuts and the salt in a food processor until you have a sticky mass. Knead in the rest of the peanuts and form little balls. Melt the chocolate (I did that in the microwave), roll your balls in the chocolate and let it dry.

Enjoy!

I make these too, but I use milk chocolate or even white chocolate (yes, dark chocolate is healthier, but a small amount is fine. remember moderation is key) you can try yogurt too and freeze it. try adding almonds, cashews, granola, fruits, anything! :) experiment! even protein powder, and you can blend some strawberries with the protein powder with almonds :)

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kckatipo — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:48:21 +1200

findvegan: White Chicken-less Chili

kckatipo — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:20:18 +1200

findvegan:

White Chicken-less Chili

health-diary: prefontainorade: Cinnamon Vanilla Almond...

kckatipo — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:28:31 +1200

health-diary:

prefontainorade:

Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Butter Banana Pops

Ingredients:

2 bananas

1/3 cup almond butter

½ tsp vanilla

¼ tsp cinnamon

1/3 cup all natural dark chocolate pieces or chips (at least 60% cacao)

1 T coconut oil

popsicle sticks or bamboo skewers

DIRECTIONS:

Mix almond butter, vanilla, and cinnamon together until well mixed.

Peel and cut bananas in half. Slice the halves vertically in half.

Divide your almond butter mixture into 4 equal portions. Use 1 portion of almond butter per 2 banana slices. Spread the almond butter mixture over half of the banana slices.

Press your popsicle stick or skewer on top of the almond butter and top with the remaining banana slices.

Place the banana pops in the freezer and freeze until firm.

When your banana pops are all the way frozen, melt your dark chocolate and coconut oil in a double boiler over low heat. (If you don’t have a double boiler, use a large skillet filled with some water and place a smaller pot inside the skillet on top of the water. Put your chocolate and oil in the smaller pot.) Stir until melted and smooth.

Dip each banana pop in the dark chocolate and place on parchment paper. Place back in the freezer for a few minutes until chocolate is hardened and cold.

recipe taken directly from: Primally Inspired

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findvegan: Garlicky Spinach and Pepper Polenta

kckatipo — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:15:45 +1200

findvegan:

Garlicky Spinach and Pepper Polenta

yummm

kckatipo — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:26:02 +1200

yummm

tryvegan: Burgers, Baked Fries, Pizzas, Pretzels, Chili, and...

kckatipo — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:12:48 +1200

tryvegan:

Burgers, Baked Fries, Pizzas, Pretzels, Chili, and Chocolate. Superbowl Vegan Recipe round up

veganfoody: Lemon Avocado Toast with Basil Pesto

kckatipo — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:08:40 +1200

veganfoody:

Lemon Avocado Toast with Basil Pesto

veganimal: rawjuicylife: chubbyvegan: Vegan Rainbow...

kckatipo — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:23:51 +1200

veganimal:

rawjuicylife:

chubbyvegan:

Vegan Rainbow Lunch

Looks heavenly!

AAAAHH

yummyvegan: Kathy’s Peanut Butter, Vega Maca Chocolate Chip...

kckatipo — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:45:09 +1200

yummyvegan:

Kathy’s Peanut Butter, Vega Maca Chocolate Chip Shake
vegan, makes one shake

4 ounces unsweetened almond milk
4 ounces water (or more almond milk)
1 1/2 bananas, frozen
1/3 - 1/2 bar of vegan Chocolate bar (or 2 vegan oreos)
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1/2 cup ice

Blend all ingredients except the chocolate or Oreos. When shake is smooth, add in the Chocolate or Oreos and blend on low until it blends into chips.

(photo/recipe adapted via kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/)

eatingreenfeelingreat: Vegan Tofu Stirfry ingredients: one...

kckatipo — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:44:42 +1200

eatingreenfeelingreat:

Vegan Tofu Stirfry

ingredients:

one block of extra firm tofu, diced and marinated for at least 1 day (i marinate mine in soy, sriracha, and minced garlic for 2 days)

one package of precooked rice noodles (any kind of noodle is fine- udon, ramen, even plain rice would be good in this)

tj’s Soyaki marinade sauce

four medium heads of broccoli, chopped

one carrot, julienned

one package bok choy, with the ends trimmed

some olive oil + several cloves of minced garlic for sauteing

Spread marinated tofu on a baking sheet and bake at 350* for an hour+ until nicely browned. While baking, heat a 3-4 tbsps of olive oil in a pan with 3 tsp minced garlic for a minute. Saute broccoli and carrots for about 10 minutes, or until cooked, stirring frequently. Pour ~1/2 cup teriyaki sauce on veggies, toss, and let simmer on low. In a separate pan, saute 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tsp garlic on medium heat. Add bok choy and coat, then add 2 tbsp hot water and cover/steam for 2-3 minutes until bright green. Put bok choy with broccoli mixture and stir, leaving on low. In the same pan the bok choy was in, warm up your noodles/rice and drizzle with teriyaki marinade. Mix and serve immediately with sriracha! This is so delicious!

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