Conscious Cooking: Coconut Risotto

Conscious Cooking: Coconut Risotto

Once in a while when I’m organizing my home pantry, I realize I am a grain hoarder. Amaranth, red lentils, black lentils, farro, bulgar, green lentils, two different types of quinoa, four different types of rice! It’s a little out of hand. However, when...

Conscious Cooking: Vegan Chocolate Glaze

In order to complete your Coconut Oil cake, you should definitely top it with, that’s right.. More coconut oil! Vegan Chocolate Glaze 3/4 C Organic Semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 1/2 Tbl Conscious Coconut Oil 1 Tbl Orange blossom honey Combine the chocolate chips...
Conscious Cooking: Coconut Risotto

Florida Horchata

When I was vegan in the early 2000’s, finding a refreshing summer treat wasn’t always a simple task. Dairy-free ice cream was limited to a small selection of Tofutti flavors.. if you could find it it. I didn’t drink soda pop, so that wasn’t...
Conscious Cooking: Coconut Risotto

Conscious Cooking: Dinosaur Kale Chips

The first time kale chips came into my life I was bombarded with so many feelings.  This is kale, one of my beloved greens, transformed into a ‘chip,’ one of my most fleeting desires. It was truly genius to me. I mean, carrot chips seemed obvious. Really,...
Conscious Cooking: Coconut Risotto

Conscious Cooking: Summer Garden Salad

When some of my favorites are leaving me, the Vidalia onions are creeping in. This is one of the easiest salads you could possibly throw together. It works just as well with the left over vegetables, so don’t fret if you only have half the amount of onion, but twice...