Christ is in our midst! The endless creativity you can do with chia pudding is mind blowing. Once you enter the realm of making chia pudding, using my recipe that has been perfection, you can get lost in creativity for this recipe alone! Once you make the concoction, the topping choices are endless! Leftover fruit?…
Category: Winter
Cranberry Smoothie
Christ is in our midst! Blessed first week of Great Lent to my fellow Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters! May God give you the strength for this beautiful inward time we have just embarked on. I had a bag of cranberries sitting in my freezer. I was planning to make cranberry and pink grapefruit sauce…
Pumpkin Puree DIY
Christ is in our midst! Pumpkin season is upon us! The season of cozy layers and boots, warm tea and or red wine, various pies, and hardy vegetables like pumpkins! Pumpkin puree in a can gets sold out fast at times, especially when Thanksgiving is around the corner in November, and sometimes one is left…
Kale
Kale is a great plant based source for calcium, iodine, protein, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C. It is a calcium rich food. Excellent source for vitamin A. Good source of alpha-linolenic acid (found in omega 3s). All greens (chlorophyll rich) foods contain alpha-linolenic acid in their chlorophylllasts. Great dietary option to add for heart…
Strawberry Cupcakes by “The Joy of Vegan Baking”
Christ is in our midst! Today is Good Friday in the Orthodox Christian tradition, as I am writing this. It is a humble and strict fast day, so this is not a recipe you want to have today because it is super indulgent, if you are celebrating Good Friday. Nevertheless, this is a great recipe…
Love is patient \\ Greek Roasted Artichokes with Lemon and Basil
Christ is in our midst! Spring has passed, and we are in summer mode. Springtime, alongside summer, is when I really enjoy having artichokes. Spring to me is defined by different things. One, helios me thondia, which translates to sun with teeth. It is bright and sunny, but when you step out, there’s a “bite”…
Ankinares me saltsa lemoniou || Traditional Greek-Style Braised Artichokes with Potatoes and Carrots
Christ is in our midst! Hi my beloveds! There is a recipe I’ve been meaning to share for some time, like many of the recipes, but it takes hours or days even to share the nutritional benefits of each ingredient in the recipe. This is a veganized version of a recipe I came across at…
Kale & Seed Crisps by Julie Morris
Christ is in our midst! I think my stomach has been serenading Bee Gees songs to me lately. My stomach has been so happy since I have been listening to the prescription of eating more greens and drinking more water. I am glad that I have finally listened because I have so much energy and…
Super Easy Egg Swaps in Baking
Christ is in our midst! During fasting days, especially many strict fasts, such as Great Lent, Nativity, Dormition of the Theotokos and the Sts. Peter and Paul, these times translates to intense prayer and reflection of oneself, connecting to God in addition to dietary restrictions that help purify us. These foods include no eating of…
Veganized Gluten Free Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies by King Arthur Brand
Christ is in our midst! I grew up making cookies from those packaged kind that were pre-made. I think it was Pillsbury cookie dough, and all you had to do was slice the cookies. I used to like to experiment, making really big cookies or making large, heart-shaped cookies and getting the bake right. I…
A Spiritual Steward 