I’m back! Hopefully you haven’t all lost faith in me by now.:) Between moving and getting the baby’s room ready…my poor little blog has been ignored. If you are still reading…thanks for your patience.:) We’ve been enjoying living in our new town and exploring local restaurants, shops and farmers markets. Which by the way… there are so many of! I think I’m in dream land. We are mostly all settled in now, with the exception of the yard and guest/baby room. But we still have a couple more months to tackle those things, thankfully.

I’m usually a pretty healthy eater, and being pregnant has motivated me to watch what I’m eating even more, but I think there is something about knowing I really shouldn’t eat 5 cookies that makes me crave them even more. I came across this recipe last week and I have to admit that I was pretty skeptical at first. Does a vegan, gluten-free*, healthy cookie sound like it equals not-yummy to anyone besides me? But in my desperation to satisfy my cookie craving I whipped some together, only making a half batch…just in case. Once I pulled them out of the oven and took a bite I was in awe. These cookies truly are magical. So magical that I ate 5 and felt no guilt. Who could with this ingredient list?

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Sarah Hope has been a dear friend of mine for the past 4 years, and in addition to being a lovely person, she’s one of the best cook/bakers I know.  She lives in Charleston now with her sweet husband (and their soon-to-be-arriving baby girl!) and we only get to see each other a few times a year, but whenever we do we always enjoy trying out different foods and recipes together. When I was visiting her last summer, I tried her black bean hummus…amaaazing. I was caught completely off guard when she told me that her secret ingredient was soymilk. Really? Soymilk? Sounds strange…but I was surprised in what a difference it made. She has a sweet food/life blog, where she recently posted her famous recipe…so now that the secret is officially out, I’m so excited to share it!

Also, for you lovers of all things home and beauty, my super-talented designer friend Eileen has recently posted a giveaway on her blog! She’s giving away a $30 gift card for the ruby+stella etsy shop, they have some amaazing pillows with really fun designs, so check it out and enter! You may just be the lucky winner.:)

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