This healthy plant-based recipe starts with fresh green leaves of lettuce, that are filled with an abundance of rainbow-colored veggies and crispy tofu. The tofu is pan crisped, and sautéed with garlic, bell peppers, and water chestnuts with a homemade hoisin-style sauce. Served warm on a bed of raw purple cabbage, with a garnish of…
Raspberry and Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
Good morning! My gift to you today, is a delicious and healthy recipe, that can be used whenever you need a day off from cooking breakfast. This Chia Seed Pudding takes just 5 min to prep, and can be prepared the night before. The magic that turns these little seeds into a pudding delight, actually…
Dog Boarding Tips for Travelers
In route to Copper Mountain, CO to enjoy a few days of snowboarding with friends. Unfortunately, the accommodations do not allow dogs, and we are a dog friendly caravan here. So, we need to find some type of dog boarding for the pup. We spent a bit of time in research and came up with…
The Van Goodbye Story
1,796 miles away from what we currently refer to as Home Base, without any means of alternate transportation, and no idea where we would store all of our gear, we sold the Van. Once again, we threw ourselves into transition mode, without much of a plan. A mix of excitement, uncertainty, and slight disbelief flooded…
Cinnamon Toast with Caramelized vegan Banana Butter
Cinnamon swirl bread pairs perfectly with fresh blueberries, and warm caramelized vegan banana butter. This “butter” is completely vegan, as it is made solely of melted banana. Soaked in sweetened cinnamon, that loaf of bread is the source of the cinnamon aroma that’s been filling the van these last couple days. Traveling our cinnamon…
Sweet Potato Hash with Avocado
Warm Sweet Potato Hash with Avocado is a flavor sensory overload! Naturally sweet, sweet potato, savory caramelized red onions, melted mozzarella (optional) , and fresh avocado. A delicious egg-free vegetarian breakfast, to spice up that standard American bacon and eggs breakfast. Wrap it all together in a warmed tortilla, and you won’t miss the eggs,…
Valentine’s Day Strawberry Pecan Bread
A purée of fresh strawberries are mixed into the batter, for a lightly sweetened flavor, that is wildly delicious. A Valentine’s Day Strawberry recipe that is every bit as special as it should be! Each piece is decadently moist, with a fluffy, nook and cranny texture. The top is perfectly crisped, and filled with a…
Candy Lemon Cream Pie
Fresh squeezed lemon gives this Candy Lemon Cream Pie a perfect swirl of sweet and tart. The filling is a slight “less sweet, more lemony” alteration of Diana Rattray’s delicious 4-ingredient Lemon Curd Recipe. Cooked stove top, with just 4 ingredients, lemons, sugar, butter and eggs, it is an easy recipe to whip with…
Fresh Cranberry Sauce with Ginger and Pineapple
Have you tasted fresh cranberry sauce made from real, whole cranberries? Warm whole cranberries popping on the stove, melting with raw sugar, pineapple, and fresh ginger. The holidays are fully on! If you think you don’t like cranberry sauce, I would recommend trying this recipe. It is likely to change your mind. I used…
Homemade Whipped Cream 3 Ways
Homemade whipped cream will turn your dessert world upside down. After tasting such thick and ice creamy fluff, you will never be able to enjoy just plain old airy canned whipped cream again. (I apologize ahead of time.) That whipped cream is meant to be consumed with a straw. This homemade whipped cream deserves a spoon. A nice,…