An Avocado Truffle Cup and a dollop of cacao avocado mousse, that I could live off of, made by my friend Breanne. Yummers.

Avocado Creme Truffle Cups   To be incredibly honest… as of starting this post, I have not assembled these yet. I haven't got the equipment (muffin cups nor silicon muffin pan),

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raw chocolate banana superfood ice cream cake - and cry!   [gallery columns="4" ids="671,673,674,675"] This sums up a lot of the lovely meeting I had the other day with one of my dearest friends, Vanessa. We've been buds for a while now- coming up 7 years, I would say (that's a lot when you consider it is over Œ of my life thus far). Usually, when we hang out, it is pretty productive. I mean, we've got stuff to do. Mostly, we've got food to eat (or, make, eat, and blog about- sometimes in that order). And thank my lucky stars that she is such a darned good cook with such an enormous heart. [caption id="attachment_672" align="alignright" width="225"]READ MORE

Vegan Peanut Butter Raw Chocolate Rice Krispie Recipe These are so good- and actually, I made them what feels like forever ago… (though it was maybe a month or so), but I still remember them fondly! I had been wanting to make rice krispies for forever, but I wasn't about to shell out $9 for a bag of organic rice crisp cereal. So, imagine my delight when I saw a big bag on sale for $5.99- immense! The universe told me that it was time to make rice krispies. You can definitely make this recipe by using brown rice syrup instead of barley malt syrup (to keep it gluten free), but the latter was on sale (score). So after standing at the check out, Googling whether or not one could make vegan rice krispies with barley malt, and thinking "What if this is my last day on earth a

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Quadruple Layer Raw, Vegan, Caramel Banana Cream Pie   I'm on my second piece in a row… within about 10 minutes. Because it is that delicious- it cannot be helped! Plus, I have to make up for not having pie on Pi(e) Day (March 14th, as the number, Pi, begins with 3.14 (so excited for 2015, when it will be 3.1415!!!!! - the exclamationpoints are purely grammatical to reflect my eager anticipation, not mathematical which would mean a crazy long line of multiplication. I was in the math club in high school, believe it or not.) This pie is raw, so it is really pretty easy to make- not that I've ever tried, but apparently making real, baked pies can be really complicated (hopefully I will never find out…). Four layers of delicious! Plus crust and shaved chocolate- winner, w

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Vegan Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies When I was finishing up my first year of uni, I was sorting out what to do with my incredibly long stretch of academic-free freedom. Four months seemed like forever and I definitely needed the break after a gruelling first year at fancy business school. I'd organized a volunteer trip with a few friends and knew I would be working that summer, too. But I

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread- oil free, vegan, and breakfast approved! If you're in Vancouver right now, you know today is a perfect one for three things, in combination: 1. a good book 2. a hot cup of tea or coffee 3. this banana bread (you will know after you try it…) A few weeks ago, I drove past a grocery store where bananas were on sale for a ridiculously low price. Organic, fair trade bananas- for $0.19/lb?! Y

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raw truffles, coconut sugar sweetened, raw, organic, vegan, fair trade, delicious, fancy, chocolates- they are here!   Hi Zimtees,   Just wanted to share a bit of news with you- in case you haven't heard… we now have some pretty fancy chocolates in our roster of already pretty fancy chocolates. I wanted to get these ones out in time for Valentine's Day, because, well… apparently these sorts of treats are pretty popular this time of year. Background information, though, needs to be shared. It all started just over three years ago, when I was figuring out how to even remotely begin to think of starting a chocolate company. Having zero idea, there was a lot to learn (and, there still is.). Initially, my idea had been to make a macaroon company. But I felt really

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What's better than delicious cake? Delicious healthy cake, of course. I decided to make a zucchini cake, studded with chocolate bits to celebrate my loved ones' tastebuds on my birthday. It just makes the cake more… rich, in a way, while allowing you to get some greens in! That's right- just eat this cake and you get your 5 to 10 a day. (Kidding. But it's a start.) This cake is healthy- it isn't gluten free (though I bet you could make it that way if you really wanted to do so), made with coconut sugar and coconut oil, and has Zimt all in it to make you happy. Oh, and zucchini. Speaking of which. Here is why zucchini is a good idea:

• high in fibre
• high in antioxidants, such as folate, vitamin A and vitamin C
• high in manganese- a contributor to nor

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raw vegan cheesecake … made with zucchini. Don't run away yet! I promise you that you will not be disappointed, should you accept the challenge (but it isn't really a challenge as it is so easy), to make, and eat, this cheesecake.   [gallery ids="423,424,426"] [gallery columns="2" ids="427,425"] Zucchini, like my personal favourite - cauliflower, is an incredibly versatile veggie- rather neutral in flavour, it lends itself really well to a variety of cuisine. Including cheesecake cuisine. I had totally forgotten about it until I searched for a recipe for vegan cheesecake on Pinterest and found one like

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Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookie Granola Crunchy chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies- in granola form for breakfast. Or late last night when I just couldn’t help myself. (Was getting a head start on this morning’s breakfast, actually...). [caption id="attachment_297" align="aligncenter" width="300"] toasty![/caption]   [caption id="attachment_299" align="aligncenter" width="292"]READ MORE