Virtual Vegan Potluck: Raw, Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownies

Posted on May 10, 2013 by The Soulicious Life

Welcome to The Soulicious Life and the bi-annual Virtual Vegan Potluck. I’m thrilled to be participating once again! There are 169 awesome recipes full of inspiration here today. Simply use the forward and back buttons at the bottom of this post to navigate your way through the virtual buffet line and get ready for your mouth to water!

Chocoholics unite and yes, make a better brownie (in six easy steps)! This recipe is inspired by one I found in Oprah Magazine of all places and it’s a definite keeper. All guilt is replaced by the healthy fats of avocados and the antioxidant power of raw cocao and raw honey! An OMG, are these tasty! Continue reading →

Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Posted on June 5, 2012 by The Soulicious Life

Today, I thought I’d branch out and try something new (that is, after all, good for the soul!) There are so many bloggers out there in the world, and I wanted to meet more of them, so I’m participating in a blog swap called “Grow.Swap.Share.” I’m excited to be posting over at Obsessive Compulsive Randomosity today about composting! Please pop over to Amber’s site, check it out, and say “hello!” In return, I’m happy to be hosting Amber here. With a vegan chocolate peanut butter fudge no less; how lucky are we? Welcome, Amber! Continue reading →

The Healing Power of Food (Specifically, Chocolate Cupcakes)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by The Soulicious Life

I’ve been eating a lot of chocolate cupcakes lately.

SoulSista and K-Bear made me a batch while I was in Vail getting fixed up. I forgot to take a picture of one (probably because I was too busy eating it), but they happen to look nearly identical to this one.

Except mine had mini M&M’s haphazardly placed on them by a nearly two-year-old. Clearly they were made with love. Continue reading →

Mix Green with Your Red this V-Day

Posted on February 12, 2012 by The Soulicious Life

Do you love Valentine’s Day? Yeah, me neither.

But I sure love my family. And my mother, who rarely gets serious with me about anything, once scolded me when I complained about this February holiday filled with overpriced flowers and candy. “Don’t ever take for granted the fact that you have so much love in your life, including a wonderful husband,” she said. “Take any opportunity you can to celebrate that.”

Or something to that effect. It’s stuck with me ever since. (Well done, Mom!) Continue reading →