A funny thing happened to me on my way to the Olive Festival in Paso Robles this weekend… At one of the booths sat a psychic, offering tarot card, palm and energy readings. I, of course, being of curious nature have always wanted to cross that off my list of “Things to Finally Try” so I paid…
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Raw Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Ever since everything turned upside 4 months ago (has it already been FOUR months??!), there have been some major changes occurring in my life. Part of what has been changing for me is the way I eat. Never before would I have considered raw chocolate chia seed pudding as breakfast but then again, we are also welcome to…
Gluten-free Strawberry Shortcake
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake The essence of samsara is this tendency that we have to seek pleasure and avoid pain, to seek security and avoid groundlessness, to seek comfort and avoid discomfort. The basic teaching is that that is how we keep ourselves miserable, unhappy, and stuck in a very small, limited view of reality. That…
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. I need something to cool me down and I think raw whipped cream is in order stat! RELATED: Vegan Caramel…
The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Waffle
My roommate’s eyes widened as the brilliant idea came to her mind as we stood in the kitchen. “I have THE best idea! You know what we should do Cara???” Okay pause right here; allow me to first interject a little backgroud knowledge. I am learning that anytime my roommate uses the word “we”…
Bloody Mary Popsicles
Summertime from the adult’s perspective can be a bit bleak. As the sun shines through the window, the weather beckons us to come outside and play. Unfortunately we are stuck inside an air-conditioned office, sitting at our desks being “responsible,” longing for the days when we were carefree kids with two months of sleeping in, summer…
Vegan Ice Cream Snickers Bars
I have been like a shaken up snowglobe, waiting for the snow pieces to settle back down to the bottom. Hence my disappearance as of late. I have been hoping that the less my life moves, the sooner everything settles. And hopefully the sweeter it will become, just like these vegan Ice Cream Snickers Bars….
