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These vegan blueberry muffins are moist, tender, bursting with juicy summer berries! Flavored with vanilla and just a hint of lemon, they're perfect for breakfast or a sweet snack! I make a lot of muffins, and I've gotten to the point where I generally don't follow a recipe anymore. I know, right? Soup without a recipe? Easy. Baking without a recipe? Never thought I'd get there. Muffins are pretty straightforward though, and once you get an idea in your head of the ratio of basic ingredients like flour, liquid, leavening and such, you can kind of wing it, at least as long as you're going for something pretty straightforward. It doesn't get much more straightforward than blueberry muffins, so I...

Do you remember how we used to let our imagination run free? As children, we often found magic in the most mundane scenarios, such as lying down on the grass and pointing out what the clouds look like. Once white and shapeless, they suddenly remind us of both real and fantastical creatures like rabbits, elephants, or even giant dragons. While crossing the bridge into adulthood may have robbed some part of our creativity, many of us still have the talent to spot patterns in inanimate objects. So if you see faces staring back at you from power plugs or toasted sandwiches, then you’ve experienced a phenomenon called facial pareidolia. It turns out that people are hardwired to see faces virtually...

Homemade Zebra Cakes with vegan vanilla cake, fluffy cream filling, and classic chocolate stripes. A nostalgic sweet treat made healthier! SPONSORED BY SUNBUTTER Heads up! This post is going to be full of fluffy/creamy/sweet layers and very very full of nostalgia. I don’t know about your childhood, but zebra cakes were a favorite occasional treat of mine and creating this recipe brought back all the happy lunchbox unzipping memories. We are of course doing things a smidge different than Little Debbie did, but I promise they are similar enough to still be deliciously reminiscent. How To Make Copycat Zebra Cakes There are four components to the zebra cake: vanilla cake, vanilla cream filling, white chocolate coating, dark chocolate drizzle. This...

Look at these safe wooden kitchen utensils for cooking and for baby! We did it as kids and now your own kids do it too… Pull out all the utensils in the kitchen drawers and play with them. While there are lots of fun things for kids to play with in those crumb filled kitchen drawers, a parent has to wonder…how safe are these wooden spoons for cooking the baby likes to chew on? While you might not think much of letting your little one play with those wooden kitchen utensils you’ve had forever, there are some things to consider. Will they splinter if they are chewed on? How can you make sure that they are thoroughly cleaned and free...