Happy National Pumpkin Pie Day and Santa Day!

Blogger of the Day: Cathy at Straight Up Food

I really want today to be Cinnamon Toast Day too because it's one of my favorite Santa Day early morning treats...or afternoon snack or midnight munchie. Fast, simple and so squealingly yumful, and the best breakfast when you're a kid, waiting for your parents to wake up so you can open Christmas presents.  ;)  But it's officially Pumpkin Pie Day so here's an easy punkin fix that you can quickly whip up, happily snack on and share with everyone!  :)

Cathy is a plantbased teaching chef writing healthy recipes that anyone can make...she provides clear instructions and suggestions and always answers your questions. She shares loads of vegan love here...food facts, cooking tips, helpful meal plans and supernutritious stuff that's straight up delish!  :)

Pumpkin Pie Squares with Nutty Frosting

Zucchini Bread

Baked Oatmeal with Apples & Raisins

Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Curried French Lentils

Southwest Stew

Quinoa Curry Bowl

Lentil & Rice Loaf

Tu-no Casserole

Blackberry–Peach Cobbler

Blueberry Muffins

Almond-Poppy Seed Cake with Lemon Frosting

What's your favorite Santa Day treat?  :)

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Happy Sweet Treat Ball Day!

Blogger of the Day: Dynise at Urban Vegan
Pubs:
Urban Vegan
Celebrate Vegan
Pies and Tarts with Heart

Sweet treat balls can spin any way...the options are endlessly yumful! Cake balls, snack balls, power balls, energy balls, rolled doughs and doughnut holes...baked, frozen, glazed, frosted, seed covered and rainbow sprinkled all qualify. Make them wholesomely healthy or elegantly decadent...Dynise does a little of both!  :)

Dynise is a whizbang dynamo of energy...she writes, cooks, demos and teaches vegan goodness around the world! She's been loving the plantbased life since her early teens, blogging recipes, recommendations, reviews and rescues on her Philly based website. She collects vegan nail polish (here's a handy list), crochets and sews and creates cool vegan tees too! Plus running, running, running! Her three cookbooks are superhelpful for new vegans...the last one is lusciously pie packed and crazy sweet!

Chocolate Frosted Chocolate Cake Balls

Monkey Bread

Easy Fig Tarts

Dragon Bowls

Coffee Cake Waffles

Sweet-ish Meatballs (Vegan Meatballs and Gravy)

Dreamy Butternut Lasagna with Tofu-Butternut Ricotta

Bizcocho de Clementina y Harina de Maiz
(Clementine-Cornmeal Cake)

Raw Pecan Sandies

Pan de Mallorca

Almost-Raw Almond Snowballs

Note...Dynise has transitioned her blog into a review-only blog now. You can still find archived recipes there and elsewhere on the net!  :)
Aloo Palak Pie with Mashed Potato Crust
Boston Cream Pie
Fluffernutter Pie
Hash Brown–Crusted Breakfast Pie
Lemon Fluff Pie
Mini Linzertortes
Raw Baklava-Crusted Apple Tart
Surprisingly Sweet Parsnip Pie
4 Holiday Recipes

If you had to choose...chunky nutty powerpacked bites, sugar and spiced doughnut holes or swirlyfrosted cake balls on a stick? How do your favorite treat balls roll? Share a recipe link if you like!  :)

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Happy National Trail Mix Day!

Blogger of the Day: Brittany at We Heart Vegan

Gorp...that's what my dad called it when he taught us how to make trail mix as kids. He said it stood for Grape Nuts, OfCourseChocolate, Raisins, Peanuts and Seeds. (So I guess it was GORPS.) Anyway, that was his recipe. Then we'd hit the hills and hike and a big bag of this munchable snack kept us happy all afternoon. Call it whatever you like...the key is combining sweet, salty and a punch of protein. The classic mix contains raisins, nuts and chocolate but Brittany switches in chickpeas for a superboost of longlasting energy. Stuff this snack in your pocket on the trail, on the road, at a concert or just in a big bowl in the kitchen...it's crazy addictable so double up the recipe!  :)

Crunchy Chickpea Trail-mix

Carob Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

Maple Brown Sugar Cinnamon Scuffins

Sweet Trail Mix Millet Bowl

Zucchini and Summer Squash Mango Tacos

Sweet Potato and Almond Butter Granola Bars

Veggie Quinoa Cakes

Black Bean Pepper Enchiladas

Trail Mix Protein Bars

Oh! Mega Granola

Raw Protein Truffles

What's your favorite trail mix recipe? What other snacks do you take on the trail (or on the road)? Where's the best place you ever went hiking?  :)

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Happy National S'mores Day!

Blogger of the Day: Kelly at Hidden Fruits and Veggies

Kelly and shutterbughusband Josh love sneaking healthy things into comfortably yumful stuff. Beanpowered bars, flaxstrong muffins and ohgoodgolly s'morestuffed pastries...everything's better with a surprise inside!  ;)

And just in time for gamesnack season...supereasy Spicy Garlic Pretzels, Ranch Flavored Pretzels and Sweet Mustard Pretzels. Stash these in a bag and take 'em to go!  :)

S’mores Toaster Pastries

Whole Grain S’mores Pancakes

Waffle Tacos

Sloppy Joe Veggie Pockets

Black Bean and Corn Flautas

Gluten Free Portabella Mushroom Ravioli

Moussaka

BBQ Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions

Cream Cheese Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Wild Blueberry Cheesecake Dessert Calzones and Wontons

Enjoy even more s'mores!
Dandies Marshmallows and S’mores recipe
Sweet & Sara Marshmallows, Original Smores, Peanut Butter Smores, Mini Smores and Graham Crackers

How do you like your s'mores...basic cracker/marshmallow/chocolate combo or do you add other yumful things?  :)

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Happy National Onion Rings Day!

Blogger of the Day: Marya at Part-Time Health Nut

In honor of the Annual Walla Walla Sweet Onion Festival let's whip up some crispy rings! Walla Walla's make fabulous onion rings, but any sweet onion will work.  :)

I've heard zillions of tips for slicing onions without watery eyes...everything from supersharpening your knife first or using a ceramic knife to lighting a candle near your cutting board while you slice. Here's a heap of videos that may help keep you dry-eyed while you slice...
• How to: Cut an Onion into Rings
• How to Make Onion Rings: Cut Onions for Onion Rings
• How to Chop an Onion Without Crying
• Cut Onions Without Crying
• Why Do Onions Make You Cry?
My favorite tip...onion goggles!  8)

Onion rings are simple things but I like 'em baked and crunchy. Magnificently brilliant Marya uses crushed rice crackers (genius!) to give her rings an extrayumful megacrunch!  :)

Super Crunchy Gluten-Free Baked Onion Rings

Sweet Potato Straws

Dorito Kale Chips

Cheese Garlic Crackers

Jicama Fries

Crunchy Breaded Tofu Strips

Tofu Edamame Nuggets

Spicy Roasted Edamame

Buckwheat Krispie Treats

Chocolate Quinoa Protein Bars

Dark Chocolate Salted Edamame

What's your favorite oniony recipe? Do you like baked or fried onion rings more? Share your tear-less onion cutting secrets!  8)

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