Maple Pecan Milk in a jug

Maple Pecan Milk

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Maple Pecan Milk This maple pecan milk is rich, creamy and delicious, and is a fantastic dairy-free, vegan, and paleo-friendly holiday drink for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I’m always make a double batch of this pecan milk because it is always a hit. I’m going to serve this milk at my thanksgiving brunch this week. I love making pecan milk because you …

Vanilla White Sesame Milk

Vanilla Sesame Milk

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Vanilla Sesame Milk This delicious vanilla sesame milk is raw, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly. It is rich, creamy, and loaded with calcium. This sesame milk is a staple in our house because it takes less than 5 minutes to blend up, and is loaded with nutrients. I blend up a different nut milk every couple of days for nutrient diversity …

Salt Scrub with Coconut and Mint

Salt Scrub with Coconut and Mint

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This homemade salt scrub with coconut and mint is beautiful and fragrant and makes your skin smooth and gorgeous. This coconut mint salt scrub comes from the Kale & Caramel cookbook by plant whisperer and blogger Lily Diamond. Lily is passionate about the nourishing and medicinal power of herbs and flowers, and her debut cookbook is a celebration of plant-based cuisine …

Bibb Lettuce Salad with Vegan Buttermilk Chive Dressing

Bibb Lettuce Salad with “Buttermilk” Dressing

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This bibb lettuce salad with radishes and avocado has an incredible vegan “buttermilk” chive dressing that is amazing. This salad is a fantastic light lunch or dinner in the hot weather, and will wow even the most devout carnivore. Recently, I attended a fabulous dinner hosted by my friends Heather Bell and Jenny Engel, founders of Spork Foods at their …

Butternut Squash Apple Soup

Butternut Squash Apple Soup

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This butternut squash apple soup is really easy and kid-friendly. This soup is vegan and allergy-free, and is a delicious healthy meal the whole family can enjoy. You can adjust the spices and sweetness to taste. I get constant requests for family-friendly soup recipes for babies, toddlers, and young children. This butternut squash soup with apple comes from The Pediatrician’s …

Green Pea Soup from Anna Jones

Creamy Green Pea Soup with Coconut

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This delicious creamy green pea soup with coconut takes just 15 minutes to make and is a show-stopper. This amazing recipe comes from A Modern Way To Cook, the incredible new cookbook by superstar Anna Jones. Anna Jones is a London-based cook, food writer, and stylist. She worked for many years styling and writing books, TV shows, and food campaigns for …

Vegan Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream

Pineapple Coconut Ice Cream

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This pineapple coconut ice cream contains just four ingredients and can be made and served in less than 10 minutes. No churning, no waiting. Just instant gratification. This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, paleo-friendly, and you don’t need an ice cream maker. You can make this ice cream or “nice cream” in your high-speed blender. One of my favorite features of …

Carrot Pecan Milk

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This carrot pecan milk is crazy-amazing, and tastes like dessert in a glass. This homemade nut milk is raw, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly. I got the recipe for this crazy-amazing carrot pecan milk from the Deliciously Holistic cookbook by Shelley Alexander. In the headnote for this carrot pecan milk Shelley says, “Carrots are chock full of beta-carotene and fiber. Pecans contain vitamin B …

Almond Milk “Kefir”

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Almond Milk Kefir – Cultured Almond Milk This almond milk kefir is really easy to make, is has a lovely tangy flavor. Drink this probiotic beverage in the morning or evening or add to smoothies. Well, this cultured almond milk is not technically “kefir” because I am not using kefir grains. But, I called it kefir because it is the …