Month: September 2015

Vegan MoFo: Pumpkin Chai Brownies

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And so it goes. Today is the last day of Vegan MoFo. This month of posting has been fun, tiring, and inspirational. Did I mention tiring? I honestly cannot wait to just veg on my couch for a week like a loser after I press publish on this baby. I have done 15 blog posts (which means 15 new recipes) and a slew of Instagram pics this year. (Check out my IG, if you haven’t had a peep) The prompts this year stretched me out of my comfort zone and set my mind percolating on innovative recipes I may not have otherwise tried. Like this one! Everyone’s made brownies before. But not everyone’s made Pumpkin Chai Brownies before (or at least, you would think that until you google ‘pumpkin chai brownies’ -_- ). Today’s prompt, “Fusion challenge!” gave me the inspiration for this recipe. It is a fragrant melange of two of my favorite cuisines: Indian + Autumnal American (I’m not a big fan of winter, summer, or spring American. If there even are such …

Vegan MoFo: Magorade (Homemade Citrus Sports Drink)

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Today’s Vegan MoFo theme is: “What would you bring on a vegan road trip?” I thought I would put my own spin on it and frame it in the context of half-marathon training. Running is, after all, a “road trip”. Hardy har har. I’ve seen recipes for homemade sports drinks popping up around the blogosphere, but was never super interested in them when not training. Also, the past few halfs I did, I would just fuel along the way with GUs, and whip up a protein smoothie upon returning. Thus, the time was ripe for me to change up my routine and test out some other training nutrition boosts. Enter: Magorade. A rather silly name I made up for my homemade version of Gatorade. (To be fair, Gatorade’s a pretty silly name, too). This is fast and simple to make. You only need four ingredients: orange juice, coconut water, lemon juice, and salt. The orange juice and coconut water will rehydrate you and provide you with some simple carbs for fuel (if taken during the …

Vegan MoFo: Ayocate Morado Tacos with Peach Salsa

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Today, Vegan MoFo is posing a critical question: “Tacos VS Burritos. Where do you stand on this important issue?” I am a taco girl all the way. There’s just something about those soft all-corn tortillas that you can fill just so and then gently fold into mouth-sized bliss. I’m also a big fan of seeing my food. “You eat with your eyes first,” someone wise once said. Burritos hide everything and just look like big brown logs. Booooring. I mean, just look at all of the beautiful colors and textures these Ayocate Morado Tacos offer. *googly eyes* And let’s not forget to mention the fresh peach salsa that is on top. Back in August, the boyfriend and I went peach picking at the ever-wonderful Linvilla Orchards. We may have ended up picking ~20 lbs of peaches… We got a ton of white peaches (which were our favorites), and some yellow peaches. The white peaches are actually pink on the outside, and the yellow are predictably, well, yellow. Obviously, we had to start consuming massive amounts …