Raw Garden Herb Spreadable “Cheese”
Cashews are a lot like life. You have 2 choices with this nut: you see it for exactly what it is: just a nut; or you look beyond it and think of all the possibilities that you have the power to create from it. As life continues to settle for me with a new job,...
Raw Vegan “Goat” Cheese Dip
I was inspired by the idea of this recipe on Pinterest (now, for the life of me, I cannot find it!) a while back and have been brewing on an idea of how to translate it into a non-dairy version without the soy. This is the beauty of raw foods–anything can happen with a scoop...
Gluten-free & Vegan Cheezy Jalapeno Soft Pretzels
“Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition if we could only realize it. Nothing ever sums itself up in the way that we would like to dream about. The off-center, in between state is an ideal situation, a situation in which we don’t get caught, and in which...
10 Kid (and Allergy Friendly) Thanksgiving Ideas
Looking to create some fun food for your kids this Thanksgiving but are having a hard time getting ideas since they are gluten, egg, and/or dairy-free? Look no further! Here are 10 of my favorite Kid-Friendly foods that will inspire you this Thanksgiving. Corn on the Cob Bread Turn your ordinary cornbread into these fun corn on...
Raw Witches Fingers
Raw food used to scare me. Come to think of it, so did gluten-free/vegan baking. It just felt like this monolithic presence, impossible to conquer. In fact, it was more overwhelming just thinking about where and how to start that I could never get past the crippling fear. I have come to find that, with...
Raw Whipped Cream
What happens when you combine super hot weather with a place that is null and void of air conditioning? You get one sweaty beast, that’s what. And by beast, I mean me. I’m melting, friends. It’s the kind of hot where, while sitting on a chair, you are nervously afraid to stand up in fear...
Gluten-free Oreos
Friends, it’s time to get serious. We need to have “the” talk. No, not that talk. The other talk. You know, the one where we sit down and discuss why on earth 2 chocolate cookies sandwiched between a thick cream tastes soooooo insanely good? And why did it take me so long to recreate an...
And the grahamie goes to…
Continuing on our “Snacks-I-ate-as-a-kid” theme, I was a huge graham cracker lover. Particularly the graham sticks kind. My favorite thing to do was grab a few crackers (oh, who am I kidding? I would grab an entire sleeve) and dip each piece into an ice cold bath of milk. So imagine my excitement when I saw...
This cheddar is better than ever.
Calling all snackers: Am I alone in my deep love for Better Cheddars? Anyone even remember these round, cheesy, crunchy crackers? Better yet, do they even still sell these at the stores anymore??? I posed the question on Facebook last night, “What was your favorite childhood snack growing up?” and I got a big kick out...
Gluten-free and Vegan Wheat Thins (and some positive words)
The funny thing about negativity is the ones who usually fluently speak this language are the ones who don’t even try, yet still feel as if they are entitled to criticize those who do. I’m finding that it’s impossible to live a life, striving towards your goals, without encountering negativity. At some point, someone’s not going...
Santa Claus is coming to town (on a plate)
F&B Virtual Advent Calendar countdown: For me, it’s difficult to remember the day my parents sat me down to tell me that Santa doesn’t exist. Maybe it is somewhere deep down in the part of my brain labeled: “Cara’s Suppressed Childhood Memory Bank.” It’s quite possible that the trauma of such news sent me into a tizzy that I...
Holy guacamole, Batman!
THREE days until Halloween! Anyone got their costumes ready yet?? Today is a special post because I am giving you 2 Halloween-inspired food ideas. Two for the price of one? “You must be crazy!” you are thinking. You are right! I am crazy. …Crazy about Halloween (too obvious?)… and giving you as many ideas for...
