my lavender blues

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Real Talk: Life isn’t always at it appears in pictures. Or your interpretation of one may very well be the exact opposite of what is actually going on in reality. Like my food photography. I try and capture the beauty in a small 2′ x 3′ area and the rest is a complete crap show. […]

Gluten Free + Dairy Free Chocolate Coconut Tartlets

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  Butter my buns and call me a biscuit, What in the world did I just agree to? The exact thoughts (except insert profanity where needed) that ran through my head when I responded “yes” to a dinner proposal from Eckerts Farm asking if I would be willing to put together a pop up meal […]

Chilled Curried Coconut Sweet Corn Soup // Scenes from my Dinner in The Orchard

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Great, my first official sunburn and EVEN THAT GIVES ME ACNE. you guys. what da ell is wrong wif me. isn’t vitamin D supposed to be a good thing!? take me back to winter and my blinding grandpa legs. someone. anyone. please. just kidding. i’m currently rockin’ a thick pair of gramps walkers due to the […]

Vegan Coconut Chocolate Ice Cream Breakfast Bars

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I sunbathed today. Yes. It was glorious. And it was only an hour, because it was during work lunch and because I didn’t want to turn into a total raisin. Homegirl is going to be 30 this year. Gotta start ironing out the wrinks before my pruning becomes permanent. Any who. I’m trying to be less lame […]

Zoodles with Clams in a Spicy Coconut Milk & Black Garlic Sauce

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I. hate. technology. and I’m 100 percent positive it hates me. Sometimes I can’t wrap my head around how I even managed to start this blog, and, to this day, and every day that it has been alive, I am one step closer to a having a heart attack. No joke. Computers give me hemorrhoids. […]

Spicy Oven Baked Coconut Crusted Chicken over Pasta

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Most of the time I need to produce a dessert hack to convince myself that what I am eating is actually indeed healthy for me, in which case, portion control is handed a “get out of jail free” card and can be guiltlessly tossed out the window. Which in turn allows me to fully participate in a […]

Cozy Coconut Spiced Brown Rice Pudding