Category Archives: Recipes

Easy Vegan Bliss Ball Recipes

Posted on April 30, 2014 by celestedimilla

I’ll be attending my first event at the Orange County Active & Vegan for Life Meetup group this weekend. We’re gonna hang out at the beach, have munchies and roast vegan marshmallows. I thought about bringing brownies to share, but … Continue reading →

Vegan Meetup Love!

Posted on April 22, 2014 by celestedimilla

I was recently invited to be a guest speaker at the Inland Empire Vegan Meetup. Due to speech anxiety, I wanted to say, “No”, but instead I blurted, “Sure!” I’m glad I agreed, however; because the members were so welcoming … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Recipes | Tagged health, healthy eating, Inland Empire vegan Meetups, LA vegan meetups, Los Angeles plant-based cooking classes, Los Angeles vegan cooking classes, Los Angeles vegan functions, Meatonomics, Orange County plant-based cooking classes, Orange County vegan Meetups, vegan documentaries, vegan groups, vegan lectures, vegan meetups | 56 Comments

Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies (vegan)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by celestedimilla

The plant-strong diet I follow doesn’t allow sugar. I thought it would be impossible to cut sugar out of my life, but it’s not been as hard as I thought it would be. My sweet tooth doesn’t suffer because I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chocolate, chocolate chip cookie recipes, cookie recipes, dairy-free, orange and chocolate, orange chocolate chip cookies, plant-strong, the best chocolate chip cookies, vegan cookie recipes, vegan dessert recipes, vegan desserts, vegan Easter cookies, vegan orange chocolate chip cookies, vegan recipes | 56 Comments

Café Dreams

Posted on April 13, 2014 by celestedimilla

When I first went vegan, I fantasized about opening a plant-based café. I even dragged my husband all over Southern Orange County looking for the perfect location for my restaurant. When I got serious about the idea, I contacted the … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Dining Out, Recipes | Tagged bagels, best vegan restaurants in Boston, easy vegan cream cheese recipe, restaurant ownership, short stories, should I open a restaurant?, vegan bagel schmears, vegan cafes, vegan cheese recipes, vegan cream cheese, vegan cream cheese recipe, vegan restaurants, vegan restaurants in Cambridge | 94 Comments

Recipes to Make You Say, “YES!” to Vegan Cheese

Posted on March 28, 2014 by celestedimilla

My mom, my blogger friend, Mike, and countless others have told me that they can’t go vegan because they could never give up cheese. I get where they’re coming from – I was there. I found, however; that giving up … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Recipes | Tagged how to give up cheese, how to make non-dairy cheese, how to make vegan cheese, nut cheese, quick and easy vegan cheese, really good vegan cheese, vegan brie recipe, vegan cheddar cheese recipe, vegan cheese, vegan cheese recipes, vegan cheese shops, vegan cream cheese recipes, vegan Parmesan cheese, vegan Parmesan cheese recipe | 107 Comments

Who says you have to eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patty’s Day? Here’s a selection of veganized and healthied up traditional Irish dishes as well as some fun green fare that will make any Irish eyes smile. Lucky … Continue reading →

Posted on March 15, 2014 by celestedimilla | 22 Comments

It’s My Blogiversary!!!

Posted on February 28, 2014 by celestedimilla

I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for a year – it’s been so much fun! As much as I enjoy sharing recipes and writing posts about my plant-based journey what I love most about my blog is YOU! Yes, you, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Welfare, Health, Plant-Based Diet, Recipes | Tagged animal welfare, cute animals, diet, disease prevention, factory farms, health, healthy brownies, healthy eating, how to give up dairy, plant-based, plant-strong, quick and easy plant-based dinners, sugar-free desserts, vegan, why give up dairy? | 127 Comments

Vegan Maple Bars!

Posted on February 20, 2014 by celestedimilla

I learned some unhealthy habits from my dad such as constant chewing of Doublemint Gum, having a little coffee in my morning cream and sugar, putting peanut butter on and in EVERYTHING (including meatloaf!) and indulging regularly on maple bars. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life, Dining Out, Recipes | Tagged are doughnuts vegan?, maple bars, San Diego coffee shops, vegan, vegan baked goods, vegan breakfast recipes, vegan donuts, vegan donuts in San Diego, vegan doughnut recipes, vegan maple bar recipe, vegan maple desserts, vegan recipes, what is a maple bar? | 47 Comments

Raw Chocolate Brownie.

Posted on February 19, 2014 by celestedimilla

Originally posted on brickiepedia:
Sometimes I think I like to punish myself – by making ridiculously delicious things and then attempting not to eat them all in one sitting. Yeah, this is probably the silliest thing I’ve done in a…

Posted in Health, Plant-Based Diet, Recipes | Tagged chocolate, date sweetened brownies, date sweetened vegan desserts, eat to live, Engine 2 Diet, healthy brownies, heathy vegan desserts, plant-based diet, raw brownies, raw chocolate, sugar free vegan chocolate recipes, sugar-free brownies, sugar-free desserts, vegan brownies, vegan chocolate | 7 Comments

Top 10 Healthy Vegan Valentine’s Day Recipes!

Posted on February 9, 2014 by celestedimilla

If you read my earlier post Vegan Chocolate Valentine’s Gifts, you know I got my hubby chocolates for Valentine’s Day. I slipped on our Plant-Strong Diet with that one, but it was just a little white slip. I swear! Okay, … Continue reading →