Book Club Tuesday: The School Year Survival Cookbook

Is there anything that can spark a more impassioned debate than children and nutrition? Probably, but as soon as I discovered I was pregnant food became so important — was I eating enough of the “right” things? Being a vegetarian didn’t help matters because people seem to think you live off love when you don’t eat meat. Seriously. So by the time my daughter came along I felt like it was time to focus my energy on what her relationship with food was going to be. I wanted her to be able to try a variety of foods and understand the link between what makes us feel good and be at our best. I also wanted her to be able to enjoy the time we spend around the dinner table as a family.  There aren’t (to my knowledge) many (if any) cookbooks about vegetarianism and family cooking. My search began and I started to seek out Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The School Year Survival Cookbook”

Recipe Roundup: Vegan Avocado Waffles

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Move over Avocado Toast there’s a new breakfast in town — Avocado Waffles (and I’m not just talking about the topping either!)

So let’s rewind a bit before I get to the recipe — for those of you who are familiar with my blog you know that recipes aren’t really my “thing.” In my mind there are loads of recipe developers and adapters out there and really, who needs another recipe for banana bread (or even waffles for that matter)? Give me a cookbook any day of the week and I’m as happy as anything! However, when you’ve been cooking for as long as I have you’re bound to have a few personal, original recipes. It happens. When I noticed that FBC sent out a call for submissions to their members for pancakes and waffles I really wanted to submit something. The catch? Must be your own recipe on your own blog. Luckily for me I have a family fav that I’m going to share.  Continue reading “Recipe Roundup: Vegan Avocado Waffles”