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Coconuts and Sunshine

Little steps toward happiness, health, and balance
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    • By Allergy or Lifestyle
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      • Juice and Smoothie
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guacamole flower

This is hands down the BEST guacamole ever. Every time I bring this to a party, the entire thing disappears…and quickly! Someone inevitably asks for the recipe by the end of the night. The recipe is fairly simple. The key to getting this right, though, is getting the best ingredients, […]

Hands Down, Best Guacamole Ever.

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This was a request: “Make something blueberry”.  Requests from friends are great because they not only give me an idea what people like but gives me a reason to create something I might not have normally thought of.  This delicious blueberry cheesecake is not only dairy-free/vegan but happens to be […]

No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake: Vegan, Gluten-Free, Raw!

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matcha white chocolate chp cookie giant

Vegan white chocolate DOES exist, and it works just the same for baking as the regular stuff!  The vegan world doesn’t see a lot of white chocolate desserts–mostly because vegan white chocolate chips are extremely hard to find in stores. So, am I going to tell you to go to […]

Vegan White Chocolate Cashew Cookies with a Hint of Matcha

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3 pitaya smoothie bowls with toppings

We love going to the Asian grocery store to pick out fruit.  There are just so many types of fruit that we can only find there…and by now, you guys know I LOVE fruit!  Enter the dragon fruit smoothie: One of my obsessions at the moment is dragon fruit, or […]

Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowls for a Magenta Morning

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assembling wraps with our newly made citrus-ey dressing

We often buy salad dressings for the convenience factor, but if you are trying to avoid preservatives and cut down on your consumption of unhealthy fats, (most vegetables oils,) making your own dressing is the way to go. It’s really easy, is fairly quick to make, and it stores for […]

Oil-Free Citrus Avocado Dressing + a yummy wrap I made!

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vegan gluten free pumpkin chai pie

It’s pumpkin season! What better way to celebrate than by baking up a delicious vegan and gluten-free pumpkin chai pie? Pumpkin chai pie is even better than regular pumpkin pie and features a multidimensional, more complex flavor profile, thanks to the addition of chai tea spices in place of the […]

Vegan & Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chai Pie

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raw vegan date cacao balls that taste kinda like Larabars

Dates are amazing. They’re a great whole foods replacement for sugar in many whole food recipes, specifically dessert recipes. I have (had) a sizable box of dates and often make something similar to this when I do…so I’m finally sharing one of these date ball recipes with you! These are […]

Vegan No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Cookies (Gluten-Free)

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Vegan purple mashed potatoes

Maybe you’re here for a great vegan mashed potatoes recipe. Or, maybe the fact that our potatoes are naturally purple caught your eye. Either way, this dish is not only way cooler to look at but also loads more nutritious than regular mashed potatoes! Purple sweet potatoes can be found […]

Purple Mashed Potatoes: More Nutritious & Delicious!

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Raw Vegan Salted Caramel Date Bars!

You know fall is coming…the air is getting a bit chillier, the colors are getting warmer and rosier everywhere you look, and classic treats like those involving salted caramel are everywhere… Well, we’ve got our own version of that! These bars are cute and delightful…but they’re so rich and delicious […]

Date Salted Caramel and Nut Bars…Cue the Cravings!

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Gluten-free cauliflower pizza

Cauliflower pizza crust is unlike any other pizza crust you’ve ever had, but one bite and you’ll be hooked! It holds form when you pick up a slice of pizza–just like the traditional kind–yet this one is gluten-free, oil-free, without refined flour, comprised of whole foods, and higher in protein, […]

Cauliflower Pizza Crust to the Rescue! (Gluten-free, Oil-free, Vegan)

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After a recent visit to Sun Cafe, I was inspired by a dish they make there called “sun nachos”. Sun nachos are completely raw vegan nachos made using raw jicama slices as chips, and the toppings range from nut-based sauces to veggies and guacamole. They’re delicious, and you can top […]

Sunny Raw Jicama Cilantro Nachos

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thai basil eggplant

Somehow, I didn’t discover eggplant until about high school. Ever since then, I have tried eggplant in just about every way imaginable. This recipe for Thai basil eggplant is part of my efforts to explore more Asian food, and it features the uniquely striking flavors of Thai basil. There are […]

Thai Basil Eggplant over Rice

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