by Amanda Spencer | Mar 28, 2022 | breakfast
I’ve spent the better part of three years trying various pancake recipes and swapping various ingredients to make the recipe vegan. In this process, I learned that coconut oil and flax eggs make pancakes super gummy and not even close to cooked through. Chia...
by Amanda Spencer | Jul 30, 2020 | breakfast
We start almost every morning with a smoothie. Smoothies are the easiest way to provide your body with the best and healthiest fast food and flood your system with nutrients. I start every smoothie with the same base of fresh fruits and vegetables, because the most...
by Amanda Spencer | Jun 13, 2020 | breakfast
Saturday mornings are for baked goods. It doesn’t matter much if it’s pancakes, banana bread, muffins, coffeecake, donuts….on Saturday mornings I always want the comfort of baked goods to enjoy with my cup of coffee to celebrate the weekend. ...
by Amanda Spencer | Nov 9, 2019 | entrees
This week at work, we had a chili cook off. The coworkers I eat lunch with know I went vegan a little over two months ago, and they asked if I was planning on bringing a vegan chili. I had recently bought almost nine pounds of jackfruit (because it’s so much...
by Amanda Spencer | Jan 29, 2019 | entrees
Last summer, I was about to check out at Walmart when I spotted some portable salad containers on clearance. I was so excited, I accidentally bought 11. These salad containers ended up being the best addition to my meal prep arsenal because they are a big enough size...
by Amanda Spencer | Jun 13, 2018 | breakfast
This morning, around 12:30am, I submitted my manuscript to my publishers, and the process of turning my thoughts into a New York Times Bestseller has officially begun (that’s not quippy, that’s my goal – and it’s scary to actually write it...