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  • Rose Infused Chocolate Vegan Cupcakes

    This is a new twist on an vegan chocolate cupcake recipe. I doubled this recipe and added my homemade rose infused chocolate powder instead of regular cocoa powder. I also added about 1.5 to 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips. The result was a truly decadent, moist, and delicious treat.

  • Spicy 🌶 Crab Dip

    Hubby happened to pick up some lump crab meat while we were grocery shopping to eat with his salad. I hadn’t made anything with crab meat in a few years and decided to make some crab dip. I also had yeast bread rising at home to make a fresh ciabatta loaf and thought crab dip…

  • Mango Banana Lemon Bundt Cake

    There was an excessive amount of bananas and mangos in my kitchen wasting away. I didn’t need any more frozen fruit for smoothies and there’s only so many loaves of banana bread and banana nut muffins to be made before there’s mutiny in the household. Thus, the bright idea of making a cake and including…

  • Who am I?

      Sometimes I forget how I truly learned how to cook. With the age of internet and all things digital, It’s easy for me to believe that I learned from watching tv cooking shows, to endlessly practicing online recipes.  Then I stop and really reflect on all the women in my family who cooked and…

  • Vegan Spiced Apple Bread

    Ingredients 2 ½ cups freshly pureed apples ½ cup sunflower oil ½ maple syrup ½ cup sugar 1 tsp lemon extract 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ ground chai spice   Directions Add pureed apples to large bowl. Next add oil, maple syrup and sugar. Mix…

  • Aly’s Shrimp Taco’s

    Nothing better than tacos, especially on a sunny day. Here’s a quick week day meal that’s quick and easy. Ingredients ½ pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (cut shrimp into thirds) 1 tsp adobe seasoning 1 tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp cayenne salt and pepper to taste juice from ½ fresh lime 3 TBSP olive oil ½ cup…

  • Pineapple Banana Bake

    What to do with leftover pineapple and banana? Make something delicious and sweet. Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose baking mix ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ sweet dairy whey ½ cup raw sugar 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 ½ cup almond milk 3 fully ripe banana, smashed 2 cups crushed pineapple (I used fresh pineapple that I pulsed in…

  • Happy New Year

    I’m still here, just living and being. I’ve been making videos mostly. Come on over to my YouTube channel and see what’s happening with my family and cooking.  I tend to update there more than my blog.  My plan for this year is to try and update my blog with recipes or helpful kitchen tips weekly.…

  • Green Tea Gelato

    I made my hubby some green tea gelato for his birthday in December of last year.  I used a basic gelato recipe and then added some green tea to the mix. The finally result was delicious.  Below is a pictorial of all the ingredients and steps from beginning to end.