Are you a trying-to-be-healthy carb-lover like me? I love pretzels, I love freshly baked bread, basically just give me a carb (preferably dipped in chocolate) and I’m a happy camper. But I’m trying to be my healthiest self, which means cutting out preservatives and packaged foods. I know I feel healthier when I eat preservative-free,…
Sweet Potato & Lentil Shepherd’s Pie: Comfort Food That’s Actually Healthy AND Tasty!
I grew up eating the classic meat-based shepherd’s pie, but once I became vegetarian, I wanted a vegetarian version. I made a delish Veggie Shepherd’s Pie with soy ground round, but as I’m getting further along in my preservative-free journey, I want to eat more and more whole foods. Enter my Sweet Potato & Lentil…
Preserative-Free Copycat Oreos, Because Sometimes You Just Need a Cookie!
I looooove me some Oreo cookies! I mean, I’ve made Oreo Surprise Inside Cupcakes and Cherry & Vanilla Oreo No-Bake Cheesecakes, so you know I kinda sorta like-like them! But…I don’t like the preservatives that they’re made with. So what’s an oreo-loving gal to do? Erm, make them myself, say what? That’s right! I created…
Vodka Pie Crust: Preservative-Free & Tasty AF!
Do you usually use boxed pie crusts, IF you make pies? Trying to avoid preservatives in your food, but just love you some pie? Try making this Preservative-Free Vodka Pie Crust! It’s flaky, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth good, and works equally well in a hearty pie or as a dessert pie. If you’re going to eat pie,…
Sky-High Souffle-Style Pancakes
I’ve been seeing a lot of souffle pancakes on my instagram and fb feeds lately. Apparently it’s a Japanese trend to serve and eat these massively tall jiggly pancakes that basically look like souffles. I love pancakes, and I love souffles, so I hacked my standard sour milk pancake recipe (preservative-free and just as easy…