Did you know that the Neapolitan flavor trio is very much an American thing, even though the name alludes to Naples, Italy? And the typical chocolate + vanilla + strawberry is based upon popular American flavors, not tradition. It’s sort of based on something called spumoni (which I cannot say out loud without giggling). Spumoni is legitimately Italian, and it refers to a chocolate + cherry + pistachio molded ice cream dessert. Apparently that flavor trio is a bit too sophisticated for the American palate, so we’ll stick to chocolate + vanilla + strawberry for this chia treat.
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Chocolate Lava Loaf with Strawberry Love in Every Slice
Since it’s nearly Valentine’s Day, I wanted to bake up something chocolatey, something pink, something with a lovey-dovey vibe. Of course I bake love into everything I make (my inner Hallmark card just had to throw that in, sorry), but this time there’s evidence. Ripe, red, heart-shaped evidence.
Raw Wraps Review + GIVEAWAY! (closed)
When I discovered these wraps with their ridiculously clean ingredient list I was pretty excited to try them. What is in them is great, but what’s not in them is pretty awesome too. They are soy, gluten, dairy, corn, nut, GMO, and wheat free! You know how much I love things that are free of a lots of other things (remember these?).
Keep reading to find out more about these wraps with their impressive ingredient list and great taste, and soon you’ll be just as excited as me. Oh, and you can enter to win some in my awesome GIVEAWAY!
Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Bites • Oil-Free + Vegan
What to make when you want a sweet treat pronto and the oven is feeling a bit lazy? What to make for friends who love vegan chocolate goodies? What to make when you want a low fat version of a favorite ice cream mix-in? Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough Bites perhaps…
Bejeweled Maca Cookies • 4-ingredients • Raw Option
In my years as a vegan, I haven’t tried many superfood powders. Why? One simple reason: they’re expensive. I know a little bit goes a long way, but the price tag still deters me. But after hearing so much about the butterscotchy, energy-boosting maca, I had to get my hands on some.