Tag Archives: Vegan

Green Rice with Stewed Red Beans

After a few weeks of eating rich heavy foods and buckets of cookies, I was personally feeling a bit over saturated. Whenever this happens I get quite grumpy and struggle to find foods something I enjoy. While some of this is rooted in old, disordered eating patterns, it is also my body begging me forContinue reading “Green Rice with Stewed Red Beans”

Carrot, Squash, and Lentil Soup

I have really been trying to step out of my soup comfort zone lately, which means wading into the waters of lentil soup. Lentil soup is always one I’ve avoided because when it’s bad, it’s real bad. Still I took the leap. I wanted something that was hearty and would warm me in the lateContinue reading “Carrot, Squash, and Lentil Soup”

Gluten Free + Vegan St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

Both sides of my family have lived in St. Louis for at least 5 generations. I grew up in and around St. Louis – which happens to be a largely underrated food city. I know that I have some strong biases in this matter but we are becoming better known across the midwest US forContinue reading “Gluten Free + Vegan St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake”

Single Serving Pancakes

These are a super quick and easy breakfast, I think they took me a total of 30 minutes start to finish. They are refined sugar free and rely on baking soda, coconut milk, and chia seeds to replace the eggs. It makes a perfect portion of cakes, rounding out at 2 cakes per batch. Surprisingly,Continue reading “Single Serving Pancakes”

Lulu’s Local Eatery

Time for my first restaurant review! I decided to start off with a vegan/vegetarian restaurant so I would have plenty of dishes to talk about. I had been dying to try Lulu’s since I moved back to Saint Louis, and finally got to after me and some friends went to the STL women’s march (whichContinue reading “Lulu’s Local Eatery”