2013 - My Whole Food Life

White Bean Chili (Vegan and Gluten Free)

December 30, 2013June 28, 2017 Melissa King 42 Comments

White Bean Chili. I have been wanting to do a slow cooker bean chili for quite some time. Problem is, I wasn’t sure how to make a white bean chili. So naturally, I ask my husband who is the chili expert in the house.

He also created the delicious sweet potato chili that is already on the blog. I was very pleased with his recipe for this white bean vegan chili as well. This white bean chili recipe is so simple and it can be made in the crock pot when you are not even home! To me, those are the best kinds of recipes. 🙂

white bean chili

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (Vegan)

December 29, 2013May 23, 2017 Melissa King 80 Comments

I have been craving homemade cinnamon rolls for quite some time. I am not sure why I was so intimidated by the idea of making them from scratch. I guess it was because I wasn’t sure if I could get the cinnamon roll dough perfect.

For my homemade cinnamon rolls I didn’t want to rely on vegan butters like Earth Balance. I wanted to try and use melted coconut oil instead. So I just dove right in and tried them. I have to say that I am pretty happy with the way these vegan cinnamon rolls turned out.

Potato and Green Pea Masala

December 27, 2013 Melissa King 14 Comments

Do you like Indian food? About 13 years ago, I used to work at this job with an older Indian woman named Anna. She was a vegetarian just like I was. She used to bring her lunch every day and would often share it with me. I think she felt bad for me because I would often bring canned food for my lunch. I wasn’t much of a cook in my early twenties and I often relied on Amy’s soups and chili. Anyway, her lunches were always so good and this Potato and Green Pea Masala reminds me of her.

Chocolate Coconut Butter (Vegan)

December 26, 2013May 24, 2017 Melissa King 46 Comments

This Chocolate Coconut Butter is amazing. Have you had coconut butter? It’s amazing. The store bought stuff can get pricey which is my I make Homemade Coconut Butter.

Coconut butter is so creamy and delicious and it literally melts in your mouth. I use coconut butter in a lot of my fudge recipes for that very reason.

I already had one recipe for homemade coconut butter, but I decided to take to to a whole new level by adding the dark chocolate. You have got to try this homemade chocolate coconut butter recipe!

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta (Vegan)

December 22, 2013May 27, 2017 Melissa King 26 Comments

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta. I shared a recipe on my Facebook page the other day for a Pumpkin Pasta from Eat Good 4 Life.

It looked so good I knew I had to try and come up with a vegan and gluten free version of her pumpkin pasta recipe. The addition of coconut milk and cayenne in my pumpkin pasta recipe really makes it special. Pumpkin is so great in savory recipes, not just in sweet recipes.

10 Clean Eating Holiday Desserts

December 21, 2013April 17, 2016 Melissa King 7 Comments

When the holidays come around, I look forward to all the flavors, but especially the desserts! Truffles, chocolate and other candy comes to mind. Here is a collection of some clean eating holiday sweets. Enjoy!