1. To Live For Cashew Artichoke Dip

    If you want to be a big hit at a party, take this dip with some crudités and crackers! INGREDIENTS 2 cups raw cashews 1 can artichoke hearts, drained (or 5 hearts of palm) 1 bulb of roasted or sautéed garlic Juice of 1 lemon or lime 1/2 cup nutritional yeast Fresh or dried herbs of choice Water to get the consistency you want (you can also soak the cashews first which makes them creamier) Salt a…Read More

  2. Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding

    For a delicious and nutritious treat, try whipping up this pudding.  Chia seeds contain the most omega 3 fats in the plant kingdom. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup plant-based milk of choice 3 tablespoons chia seeds 1 tablespoon cocoa powder or raw cacao powder  1 tablespoon organic peanut butter powder (I find it at Costco) - gives you the taste of peanut butter without all of the fat! 1/4 cup maple syrup o…Read More

  3. Choose Compassion!

    I love animals! My husband Tim and I have three furry kids. I am saddened by the way animals are raised for food in our world. They are not treated as live beings, but as things. Companies subject the animals to horrible living conditions and inhumane slaughtering methods. There are more than 56 billion animals killed every year in the United States for food, not including seafood.   I have been …Read More

  4. Blank Canvas – A New Year, A New You!

    "If you can dream it, you can do it."  Walt Disney   Each year in January I feel as if I'm gifted a brand new blank canvas.  There is something very exciting, and at the same time very daunting, about a blank canvas.  I envision how beautiful it will look when complete, but also recognize all of the labor and steps required to paint that masterpiece.  With this new canvas in hand I realize th…Read More