Do you ever have one of those days where you just really, really need a chocolate fix? And nothing else will do? I thought so. Enter the chocolate cherry zucchini shake! This scrumptious shake started off as a smoothie—a choco-cherry-chia-spinach smoothie I'd been having for breakfast, to … [Read more...]
Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes
Plant-based and gluten-free dessert recipes. Many are low fat, oil free, and refined-sugar-free. Most are soy free as well.
Chocolate Zucchini Truffles (Vegan, No Added Sugar)
Rich. Gooey. Dark. Chocolate. (Got your attention, did I?) I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been needing a little indulgence. So I donned my chef jacket and came up with these whole-food vegan truffles, which mingle the decadence of chocolate with the virtue of veggies for a treat you … [Read more...]
Beachin’ Cucumber Mint Popsicles with Cantaloupe
Veggie Quest is coming to you live from the beach this week with a spa-fresh end-of-summer treat: cucumber-lime popsicles with fresh mint and cantaloupe. Yes, it’s been a grueling week here on the Outer Banks. Every morning I’ve had to take in the gentle breezes blowing off the Currituck Sound and … [Read more...]
Weird and Wonderful Avocado Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding
You know you want to try pudding made out of chocolate and peanut butter…and avocados. OK, well, at the very least I know I want you to try it—because the experience of tasting this pudding for the first time is downright bizarre and I think you'll get a kick out of it. Your taste buds expect … [Read more...]