Homemade Whole-Wheat Naan

There are very few things I really, truly miss as a vegan. But naan bread is hands-down one of them. We order (or more recently, make) Indian food at least once a month (and sometimes it's more like once a week!) The past couple of times I've been so jealous of the buttery, fluffy, oh-so-delicious-to-soak-up-the-curry naan my husband gets. This time, I planned ahead and made my own vegan version. And I must say, I was quite pleased with myself with my delicious outcome ;-)

Freshly made, buttery-tasting, light, soft, perfect naan...

Strawberry Fresca

The thing about living in the Bay area is, when it's cold in most of the rest of the country, it's (relatively speaking) warm here. And, when my East coast friends are talking about hot sticky weather in August, it's still the same temperature it was here that it was when they were talking about how cold they were. But when my other-coasters are rejoicing about the first signs of Spring and the amazingness of those first gorgeous warm days after a long winter, I get jealous. Especially when it's been raining for what seems like weeks on end here.

Enter this lovely refreshing drink, and we can all pretend it's the first day of Spring! No matter what the weather looks like outside...

Wheat Berry Fruit and Vegetable Salad

This is a slight variation on my Farro Fruit & Veg Rosemary Salad. Equally delicious! I love using the fresh grapes in this dish. Wheat berries are aptly named, I think, since they do remind me of little hearty berries (like a baby cranberry of sorts!). They go great in this dish (although so would other great grains!)

Strawberry Pancakes

Not gonna lie, my top fruit-filled pancake choices are usually banana (#1) or blueberry (#2). But I was inspired by Chocolate Covered Katie's strawberry shortcake pancakes to try out a different pancake version, and OH MY were these guys yummy...