A traditional French dessert gone vegan, this vegan Creme Brûlée is made with a rich and creamy cashew base and baked with a hard sugar shell for a dessert everyone will love. Vegan Creme Brûlée A traditional French dessert gone vegan, this vegan Creme Brûlée is made with a rich ...
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Eden hates my Vitamix. This makes it a bit hard to enjoy this awesome machine I finally purchased. It all started with this recipe. Sitting in her highchair enjoying a banana, her peaceful world was suddenly interrupted with the deafening sound of the Vitamix's SERIOUS motor grinding nuts ...
Classic French Crepe with Lemon Curd and Blueberries
Last week when I found myself with some extra raw lemon curd, I was eager to try my hand at raw crepes for a healthy, whole food breakfast. I looked around the web and through a couple of cookbooks to find the most appealing recipes. I tried two, both using a base of dehydrated bananas. With my ...
Raw Banana Bread Breakfast Bar
January. What a fantastic time for change. I used to think New Years Resolutions were a bit silly. They are usually impossible to keep and allow the excuse to shrug off self-control and indulge without limits during the end of the year. Resolutions, at least for me, encouraged an all or nothing ...
Why I Choose Vegan: Part 1
Very regularly I am asked, “Why are you vegan?”. You’d think by now I’d have a quick, smart, and persuasive answer. Nope. I still find myself tongue-tied, not sure how long my questioner wants to hear me talk and uncertain how to articulate my thoughts without sounding judgmental. Recently, while ...
Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake
Are you getting full yet? If you have been traveling through the Vegan Virtual Potluck, I'm sure you've seen some AMAZING vegan food but I hope you saved some room for this almost raw Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake. Soy-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free, this rich, cashew-based cheesecake is one that all ...
Salted Caramel Corn
This is a revision to one of the first recipes I wrote for The Sweet Life, long before I knew how to make good food photography. So when I whipped up a batch of caramel corn this morning in preparation for a very special baby shower this weekend, I figured it would be a good time to take some ...
Why I Choose Vegan: Part 2
Last week I began a three-part series on why I choose vegan by sharing my thoughts on animal treatment and factory farming. If you're interested, check it out here. Today I am focusing on the global impact of meat production and consumption, by whichI mean two things: the planet on which we live and ...
Why I Choose Vegan: Part 3
Welcome back to the final week of my series: Why I Choose Vegan. The first week I discussed Animal Rights and Factory Farming and last week I tackled the global impact of our meat consumption. Until very recently that would be it. Although I knew of other benefits of veganism, that's all they were: ...
German Chocolate Protein Bars
When I work on recipes for the blog I have a pretty good idea which ones are going to "go viral". Every blogger has his or her specialties - their specific talents that keep people coming back for more. History (and stats) show that what my readers (you guys!) love most are my raw desserts. These ...
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Creamsicles
One of the best thing about living in Oregon is the fresh and local strawberries. And then of course there are the hazelnuts. Oh and the coffee. And the mountains. The coast. The gorge. And of course Portland's naked bike ride. Let me rephrase: there are so many great things about ...
A Welcome and Some Squash Chips
You found me! As you can see, The Sweet Life underwent an extreme makeover last week. While I was enjoying my vacation in Central Oregon I had some extra Eden-care and spent the free time preparing the launch of this: my new, self-hosted, much more user friendly webpage. Please look around ...
