tahini beetroot black bread // black cherry jam

do you randomly think of recipes in the most peculiar places

i do - am i alone?

i have a gazillion sticky notes with ideas all over the place

in my shoes

on empty naked juice bottles making their way back home to be recycled

at the bottom of my purse

for me inspiration comes from everyday life

an idea forms, then my brain starts working

- watch out. that can get dangerous

layering ideas on top of one another

until, in my mind

the perfect recipe is formed

it is not a secret that i like bread

let me rephrase that

i LOVE bread

freshly baked, still warm from the oven

tahini beetroot bread was born after days of thinking -

about bread mostly

then the other layers of flavor started to knock

on the recipe door in my head

along the way cherry jam invited herself to the party

we welcomed her with open arms

well, we started to have second thoughts when she got a little crazy at the party

please make this bread, it is full of

goodness

love

&

beetroot - which turns this bread into a lovely shade of pink

mini pepper poppers

mini pepper poppers

say that 10 times fast

aren't these the cutest mini sweet peppers you ever did see

i think so - not hot but sweet as can be

filled with a "bacon bit" sourcream & pineapple mixture

topped with a bit of daiya

these were totally big on game day

almost as big as the patriots going to the super bowl

i only know that because of all the facebook chatter

justin and i were too busy playing buzz quiz on ps3

with me beating him on all the fashion & food questions

but him winning the game

winner winner chicken dinner

mini veggie tartletts // spinach tofu ricotta

ever since seeing bon appetit's january cover i have had veggie tarts on the mind

the photo was unpretentious but beautiful

food simply at its best

i am officially in love with my mini tart pans

is that healthy? to be in love with your kitchen products

this weekend was a weekend full of finds

first the dandies

then the confetti eggplant, i had never come across one before saturday

it was love at first sight

s'mores on a stick

honestly these were too cute to not write about

another game day treat - a sweet treat this time

super easy, super fast, incredibly fun

can i tell you how excited i was on saturday to find dandies hidden on a lower shelf at sunflower

super excited. so excited i had to hold in a little squeal

there was a class on immunity boosters taking place in the store and i have a feeling they would have been as excited as i was at that very moment

you see, s'mores was my absolute favorite camping tradition up until i became a vegan

truth is, i kinda ignored the whole marshmallows are not vegetarian once a year

however when becoming vegan, i could not just pretend anymore

last fall was the first camping trip ever i did not dance around the camp fire with sticky marshmallow fingers covered in pine needles with a chocolate mess dripping down my chin

oh s'mores, i missed you

so very much