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Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake With Coconut Creme Fraiche

December 7, 2015 by Jillian Leave a Comment

chocolate sweet potato cake with creme fraiche

chocolate sweet potato cake

chocolate sweet potato cake

Oh heyyy there, don’t mind me drooling/crying over this mouthwatering cake situation πŸ˜‚ Maybe you’re thinking that I’ve finally lost my marbles because chocolate and sweet potato are two foods that you would never imagine mixing together. But wait! βœ‹ Let’s stop and think about this for a minute. After making the most delicious confections using beets as my secret ingredient (Fudgy Vegan Beet Cupcakes, Vegan S’mores Fudge Brownies, and Chocolate Chip Chia Beet Scones), I began to wonder what else I could bake using earthy root vegetables, because they make baked goods moist & amazing without tasting like earthy root vegetables.

Around this time I also began binge eating sweet potatoes in many forms, but mostly in the form of these Sweet Potato Fries with Magic Sauce. Let’s just take a minute and give sweet potatoes a shout out πŸ‘πŸ’˜πŸ˜˜πŸ 

What I came up with was a moist chocolate cake with a subtle sweetness, topped off with coconut creme fraiche and fresh mint 😍 You can thank me later.

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Quinoa with Sauteed Veggies & Gravy

November 12, 2015 by Jillian Leave a Comment

quinoa with sauteed veggies & gravy

quinoa with sauteed veggies & gravy

I think I can say it’s officially fall in Texas, which means I can use all autumn related emojis… πŸ‚Β πŸΒ πŸƒΒ β˜•οΈΒ πŸŽƒπŸŽ

While other states have already gotten snow and freezing temps, I’m down in Texas like… it’s November πŸ˜ŽΒ πŸ‘™πŸΉ

Here in the Lone Star State we like pumpkin spiced everything & cozy sweaters just like the rest of you, and the thought that maybe-just-maybe we’ll actually get to use our fireplaces at least once this year. It may have hit 80 degrees yesterday where I live, but that won’t stop me from making delicious, seasonal dishes that make me feel like we have autumn for more than two seconds in Texas.

Cue today’s post ☝️ because how fall/autumn does this dish look?! Quinoa with Sauteed Veggies and Gravy – I mean, how often do vegans get to eat gravy, am I right? I created this recipe after buying a box of Pacific Mushroom Gravy for the first time and then realized I had no idea what to use it for πŸ’” Then I came up with this yummy, filling (not to mention healthy) entree. It consists of fluffy quinoa with sauteed garlic, onions, squash & mushrooms, and all simmered in savory mushroom gravy πŸ˜Β πŸ‘Œ

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Sweet Potato Fries with Magic Sauce

October 22, 2015 by Jillian Leave a Comment

sweet potato fries with magic sauce

magic sauce

sweet potato fries with magic sauce

For the past several weeks I’ve basically been living off sweet potato fries and banana nice cream and I’m totally okay with that. Bananas and sweet potatoes are two of the most nutritious foods known to man 🍌 🍠 (and the fact that there’s even a sweet potato emoji pretty much sums it up, right?) and they’re dang delicious.

What’s even more applause worthy is that these sweet potato fries are filling enough to be an entire meal πŸ‘ I make them for lunch or dinner and they are totally satisfying. I mean, crunchy and savory wedges with a hint of garlic and cumin, dipped in creamy, tangy magic sauce? 😍 Heart exploding.

I hope I never ever get tired of these fries because they should really be named Awesome Amazing Dynamite Sweet Potato Fries with Magically Powered Magic Sauce πŸ’₯ πŸ’₯Β πŸ’₯ but that was too long for this blog post…

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Filed Under: Quick & Easy, Recipes Tagged With: banana nice cream, cholula sauce, compassionate, compassionate women, cumin, dinner, fries, healthy, lunch, magic sauce, nutritional yeast, quick and easy, recipe, side dish, sweet potato, sweet potato fries, sweet potato fries with magic sauce, tangy, vegan, vegan mayo, wedges, women

Dark Chocolate Dipped Figs

October 1, 2015 by Jillian Leave a Comment

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dark chocolate dipped figs

dark chocolate figs

It’s no secret that chocolate is my favorite food. It’s considered a food group, right? 🍫 πŸͺ Well, it should be. Who do I call about that?

And ever since I rented out a house with a fig tree in the yard a few years ago, I’ve been obsessed with fresh figs. When I combine these two loves together, what do I get?

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These Dark Chocolate Dipped Figs are so easy to make. They make a great snack or dessert, only contain a handful of ingredients, and they’re vegan! Win/win/win. They’re incredibly sweet and juicy, with chocolately goodness and a hint of saltiness.

chocolate covered figs

Despite being incredibly tasty, fresh figs have numerous health benefits. Here are a few:

  • good source of potassium, which helps lower blood pressure
  • full of dietary fiber, which has a positive effect on weight management
  • source of the trace mineral manganese
  • fig leaves contain anti-diabetic properties and lower the level of triglycerides, and can possibly inhibit the growth of some cancer cells

Fig season is just about over, so if your local store still has them in stock (or if you’re lucky enough to have access to a fig tree), grab some and make this delicious and healthy treat!

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Delicious One Ingredient Banana Nice Cream

September 17, 2015 by Jillian Leave a Comment

delicious one ingredient banana nice cream

banana nice cream

Banana Nice Cream has been a thing for a while, but I’m usually late to the party and this is no exception. I had a bunch of bananas sitting on my counter top that were about to go bad, and I refuse to waste food, so I needed to come up with a unique way to eat them. Then I remembered banana nice cream and decided to give it a try. Fast forward a few hours and bam! Problem solved πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Not only was my nice cream super delicious, but it was scary easy to make and also filled me up and gave me a boost of energy. Bananas are referred to as the perfect food by many nutritionists because of their nutritional properties and they are known to be a great pre or post workout snack too. Yay bananas!

This Delicious One Ingredient Banana Nice Cream really has an ice cream like consistency – smooth and creamy. You don’t need an ice cream maker which is a plus, and you only need one ingredient – you guessed it… 🍌🍌 But you can get creative and include whatever add ins and toppings you like. Just make sure they’ll jive with the banana flavor.

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