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I really love this post from Joy the Baker. It’s all about using what you have. It’s about those days when you’re hungry for something sweet but too lazy to go to the store. This pretty much describes every day for me (including right now).

The results of thriftiness and a little ingenuity can be pretty great, and this is a perfect example. And it’s vegan. You’re welcome.

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half-baked

This weekend we experienced temperatures in the three-digit range, and it wasn’t pretty. I was pretty much forced to make these. It was (and still is, really) way too hot to turn on the oven. You understand.

I’ve seen them floating around various healthy living blogs recently and, well, I couldn’t wait any longer. And I wasn’t sorry. Ryan and I are now pretty much addicted to these little beauties.

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vegan everything cookies

Before moving to Utah, I dreamed of living in a real-life city with a real-life Whole Foods. It’s still hard for me to believe that there are no less than four within a thirty-mile radius of my house. I frequent the one nearest me about once a week, sometimes just for fun.

I’ve become addicted to Whole Foods’ Vegan Everything Cookies. They are now, hands down, my favorite cookie, which is saying something. I’ve eaten a lot of cookies in my day.

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cranberry-pistachio granola

After the said lovely family visit, I got up at the crack of dawn to decorate a zillion cupcakes at the bakery, and then passed out in a glorious nap. It was much needed. And then I woke up hungry for this granola from Peas and Thank You. I mean, really: it was the first thought on my mind when I woke up.

However, I didn’t have cherries or almonds. But I did have cranberries and pistachios, which just happens to be the best and prettiest granola I’ve made yet. And I like to make do. That’s just how my momma raised me.

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