Short on cornmeal? Grinding up leftover popping corn is an easy, no food waste way to create coarse grind cornmeal that works great! I thought this was an excellent way to ease into the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. I had a taste for corn, specifically polenta a few days ago. I’d made some recently […]
2 Ingredient Vegan Nutella Blondie (And a Chocolate 3 Ingredient Version)
This recipe could be named Fran Feels Like a Genius Vegan Nutella. The holiday season was an odd one here. I found myself needing powerful antibiotics for an out-of-the-blue infection that landed me in the hospital on the morning of Christmas Eve. (Yes, even healthy vegan eaters can get sick). The night before, I’d made a big […]
Chocolate Thick Shake
This Chocolate Thick Shake, which is made from a base of oat and hemp milks, cocoa powder and superfood, antioxidant and flavonoid-rich cacao nibs, is super satisfying and contains a whole lot of nutrition. It’s the healthy treat I needed after a few days of indulging in tastings of new foods at the Natural Products […]
Wholesome Vegan Oat-Banana and Jam Muffins
Hey, these Wholesome Vegan Oat-Banana and Jam Muffins are delicious, whew! If you know the style of my recipes, you know that I stress technique, and that includes whisking and sifting dry ingredients and following recipes – ones written by authors you trust—to a T. When a recipe is being tested, that means in my […]
