Vegan athlete on a budget, trying to live a sustainable life
There is something magical about a light, flaky, buttery pie crust. Unfortunately, my love of pie crust is equally matched by my cooking laziness. Who has time to whip vegan shortening, roll out the dough, or freeze everything before making a pie? For the last 4 years, this laziness has doomed my husband and I…
The inspiration for these cupcakes came from Albuquerque. It was during my epic Amtrak trip, and I was correspondingly super stoked and super tired… basically overstimulated. I found a very cute little coffee shop, sat down, and ordered a vegan version of their daily special. That daily special just happened to be a lavender matcha…
Bread is life. Bread is also easy. The quickest and simplest way to impress your friends is a hot, homemade batch of vegan dinner rolls. However, as I and others have experienced (read up Dad!) those with non vegan bread experience often stumble when it comes to vegan bread basics, like vegan dinner rolls and…
It’s the end of a semester, and it’s been a long time since I’ve been on here! You can’t say it wasn’t for good reason. Between homework, and Jesse, the gym, and the kitchen, there hasn’t been much room in between. It’s funny, but during busy times, I usually daydream about what I will do…
Okay, so the benefit of blogging more often is that I get to really experiment with recipes. This one was for Jesse and I meeting up with his sister for “fakegiving:” a prelude before the real event. That being said, I had to cook to impress these skeptical non vegans! Thus, I pulled out all…
A simple vegan chocolate mint cake, made with real mint and melted chocolate, was my recipe for first college day class success! I haven’t had the chance to bake much this summer, but when I saw a recipe in food magazine that included melted chocolate in the batter, I knew a cake had to happen….
Americans put butter on everything. Butter on vegetables, butter in pastries, butter on pasta, popcorn, potatoes, and toast. We use brown butter for extra flavor, or combine butter it with sugar to make frosting. Upon going vegan, many of us Americans simply switch from butter to vegan butter, usually Earth Balance. The switch is simple,…
Save money by earning money with these four best side hustles! It may not seem like a lot, but a few hundred dollars here or there can really add up. I wish I knew about these activities back in Sacramento, because I would have been able to do so many more things. I don’t know…