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Crock-Pot Apple Chai Cider

There are so many things that I love about this time of year. From the falling leaves to the holidays and festivals, life is good in the Fall. One of my more favorite things this time of year? Crockpot Apple Chai Cider.

This warm, spicy, soothing drink is always a favorite for family get-togethers, and even for fun, family movie night deep in the Fall. What I love about this recipe is that it’s super easy to make, stores well, reheats like a dream, and encompasses my two favorite drinks, cider, and Chai tea.

The best part? It can be prepped in under fifteen minutes!

Now if your looking for a fun, frugal way to get an early start to the fall season here’s how to make Crockpot Apple Chai Cider:

I start by gathering my ingredients, including whole organic apples. I generally use a blend of the gala, granny smith, and Macintosh apple varieties. I also gather my other supplies including apple cider, ground cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, chia seeds, and Himalayan pink salt.

I always start by peeling, coring, and seeding my apples. This is easily done with an apple peeler. I like to use my cores to make apple cider vinegar.

Take the cored sections and place them in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle each apple, including all of the inner rings, with a generous amount of the cinnamon and sugar blend. Then set aside.

Then need to fresh-brew 3 cups of organic chai tea. This is my favorite brand to use, but feel free to use whatever you have on-hand at home. To save time, I use my Keurig to brew three batches into my measuring cup and steep for 10 minutes. Then the cider is ready to spice!

I like to soup up my blend by adding my own chai spices to the cider, including cardamom, fresh ginger, whole cinnamon sticks, whole black peppercorns, and clove. Adding 3 cups chai tea, 1 teaspoon chia seeds, dried orange slices, and ground spices to the bottom of your crockpot. Stir gently to combine.

Finally, add your apple slices and top with 1/2 gallon apple cider and 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar. Let your cider meld together for 5-minutes. Then set your slow cooker to high for 1 hour and then turn down to low and cook for 3-4 hours. Adding more cider to cooker if liquids reduce too quickly.

Tip: When turning your slow cooker down to low is a great time to test your blend for sweetness and spice. Add more to your cider accordingly.

When your drink is done, serve warm and garnish with star anise or a cinnamon stick. This drink is always a favorite for family get-togethers, and even for fun, family movie night deep in the Fall. While for everyday use this awesome cider gets placed in a mug.

Now be sure to not throw out your apples! Simply remove your star anise and whole cinnamon sticks and then add additional apple cider back into your crockpot and purree your blend with an emulsion blender to create some of the best apple butter you’ve ever had!

It freezes well and makes for awesome, frugal holiday gift and hostess gift offering too! Also be sure to check out my other holiday recipes here!

So, friends, tell me, do you have any tips, tricks, hacks, or suggestions for homemade apple cider drinks, I’d love to hear about it below!

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Crock-Pot Apple Chai Cider

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total Time: 5 hours, 15 minutes

Yield: 8 1-cup servings

Serving Size: 8 ounces

Crock-Pot Apple Chai Cider

A delicious fall-inspired cider recipe. Great for cold days at home and perfect for celebrating the bountiful harvest of apples during National Apple Month each fall!

Ingredients

5 organic apples; cored, spiralized, and seeded
3 cups fresh brewed chai tea
1/2 gallon apple cider; apple juice can be substituted
3 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon ground clove
3 dried orange slices
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/4 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
5 whole peppercorns
1/2 cup organic caster sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon organic apple cider vinegar
3 star anise pieces
1 teaspoon chia seeds

Instructions

Prepare your apples, set aside
Create a mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle over your apples on a baking sheet. Set aside.
Add remaining spices to your crockpot, apple cider vinegar, and half of your cider to your crockpot. Stir to combine.
Add your apples to your crockpot. Top with remaining cider.
Cook on high for 1 hour then reduce heat to low for 3-4 hours.
Serve warm with cinnamon stick and star anise garnish.
Enjoy!

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Apple Walnut Overnight Oats

Apples. There are fewer things that get me out of bed quicker each morning than knowing I have a bowl of my favorite fall-flavored overnight oats waiting on me. Especially when they are made with September’s finest crop, the humble apple. And my favorite kind? DIY Apple Pie Walnut Overnight Chia Seed Pudding. The perfect fall breakfast option at home.

A recipe that’s quick, easy and delish- perfect for your period cravings at home! This chia seed pudding can be made portable in a mason jar rather than a bowl and can be conveniently made before bed. Then just give it a stir in the morning and you’re good to go, ya’ll!

I love chia puddings because they keep me feeling full, satisfied, and nourished. I’m sure you know by now that chia seeds are magical little nutrient-packed powerhouses of goodness packed with fiber, protein, and minerals. This recipe also features a fall-ready apple jam that’s out of this world yummy. Perfect for that time of the month!

Did I also mention that chia seeds are packed with anti-aging antioxidants? Yup, this pudding can help you look and feel good too!

I love using chia seeds because they are:

packed with antioxidants for anti-aging benefits (more antioxidants than flaxseeds)
rich in omega’s
lots of soluble fiber to keep you feeling fuller longer
provide sustainable energy and balance blood sugar levels
an easily digested form of plant protein
rich in calcium, iron and vitamin C

It’s also fall, which means we are entering the full swings of apple season in my neck of the woods. So, of course, this chia seed pudding is packed full of apple pie flavor. I for one can’t seem to get enough apples lately. They’re my favorite period-friendly snack of all time!

In this recipe, you’ll be infusing all that chia goodness with almond milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. Topped off with a delicious apple jam and the crunchy goodness of pecans and walnuts! It’s apple pie, just reimaged in a fun, frugal, and super satisfying too! You’ll want to make this super simple apple pie yumminess, sweetened with 100% pure apple juice and stevia the next time Aunt Flow comes to town this fall!

I start this recipe by washing, peeling, and coring my apples. The scraps from the apples can be used to make DIY Apple Cider Vinegar, dehydrated to make pet treats, or composted!

Much like other chia seed jam recipes, you’ll cook down the fruit along with chia seeds and any desired spices. I sweetened this recipe with 100% apple juice and stevia to give it a little extra fall apple kick. It tasted amazing. I opted to use my pressure cooker, on a 10-minute setting, but feel free to use your stove top instead. I made a fairly small batch the first time I made it, but it disappeared quickly! And by disappeared quickly I mean that I ate the whole batch in less than 12 hours. Can you blame me? I was on my period, after all!

After cooking the apples down the apples and cooling them for about 20 minutes, they will be nice and soft and the jam base will have thickened up nicely thanks to those awesome little chia seeds. to finish the jam, I took a silicone spatula and mashed half of the apple mixture to get a nice, thick consistency. You can mash all of it if you want, but I liked leaving lots of apple chunks for texture. That’s my jam!

Make the chia seed overnight oats was just as easy! Just whisk together to combine the oats, chia seeds, almond milk, vanilla, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place in the fridge overnight to thicken. The oats are ready when all the liquid has been absorbed and the oats are soft. You can adjust your overnight oats as well. You can thin it out with more milk as needed.

To assemble my DIY Apple Pie Pecan Overnight Chia Seed Pudding, simply layer the vegan overnight oats with the apple pie jam, a few spoonfuls to each per layer. Add your chopped pecans and walnuts on top of each layer, if desired. Garnish with a cinnamon stick, and you’re ready! This recipe will be your new period-ready go-to! Give it a try, it’s pretty awesome!

Friends, that’s my favorite overnight oats recipe. I hope you’ll give this recipe a try and enjoy this sweet, nutritious deliciousness for yourself this fall. Now I have to ask, what’s your favorite oats recipe this fall? I’d love to hear about it below!

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Overnight Apple Walnut Oats

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened vanilla soy milk
1/4 cup chia seeds
4 golden delicious apples, chopped, peeled & cored
1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup apple cider or apple juice
1 dash lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt; divided between apples and oats
1 tablespoon crushed walnuts
A pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

To make the oats, add the soy milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a mason jar. Stir it until smooth and combined, making sure the chia seeds aren't clumping.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
To make the apples: Add your salt, apples, and cider to a pressure cooker or crock pot. Cook on pressure setting for 10 minutes or 4-6 hours on high in the slow cooker. Cool completely overnight.
To assemble in the morning, add layers of your apples and overnight oats to a pint mason jar. Top with walnuts and garnish with a cinnamon stick. Lasts us to one week in the fridge. Enjoy!

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5 Tips for a Healthier Fall

This post is sponsored by Pearls® but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Leading a healthy lifestyle is something we all want to do, right? But for WAHMs, who are being pulled in a million directions, it can feel nearly impossible. While not an expert on health, nor a billboard for the ideal body type, I do know a few things about health and wellness at home. In fact, over the past year and a half, I’ve lost 117 pounds. With a large part of my success being attributed to maintaining a healthy business and familiar boundaries, a consistent self-care routine, planned workouts at home, and a constant meal prep schedule.

Because to me, a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean deprivation and is not measured by the way of the scale. Instead, it means a happy, active life that I can spend nurturing relationships with my family all while maintaining healthy food options at home. Options you can easily make for yourself too! Which is why I’m sharing with you today my 5 favorite tips for leading a healthier lifestyle this season at home:

1. Eat your frogs early.

One way I maintain a healthier lifestyle at home is by consistently waking up early each morning. I wake up daily at 5 am. I then set out to eat my frogs early, and by this I mean, start performing the tasks I don’t necessarily enjoy doing but must get done. Including getting into a treadmill routine each morning before 6 am. This allows me to get my last favorite activity done quickly and allows me to get on with my day. Then, by having this task done, I feel more accomplished, am in a better mood, and have a better framework to start off my day. All because I eat my frogs early.

2. Meal plan weekly.

At the start of each month, my husband and I sit down and work out a monthly meal plan and working shopping list. This helps us to eat better meals, have consistency in our portions, and to only stock our home with an easy-to-prepare plant-based meal at home. This also allows us to save quite a bit of money at the store. As instead of picking up meals on-the-go, we can have planned, prepped meals ready to make. Meals my family looks forward to eating each week.

Because by consistently meal planning, my family and I are able to eat better meals at home but also meals featuring fresh and locally sourced products that are often more zero-waste too! Especially in the fall with the affordable abundance of butternut squash, cranberry, zucchini, and pumpkin dishes that can be made on a dime!

Did I mention that we meal plan and shop for a month’s worth of meals for our family for under $200.00 monthly? There’s that too. Which is meal planning is my favorite way to save money and lead a healthier lifestyle at home! Now, if you’d like to see this month’s meal plan, click here!

3. Prep healthier snacks at home.

One of my biggest food triggers is savory foods. And when I don’t have these foods prepped at home I tend to fill the void with lower quality, processed foods. To prevent this, I keep our fridge stocked with quick, easy-to-grab finger foods. Foods that help satisfy m foodie cravings while helping me stay on target, health-wise, at home. Especially important with the barrage of fall holidays throughout the season!

Lately, I’ve been addicted to all things salty and savory. So I make sure to keep Pearls Olives to Go!® on hand. They come in a convenient little snack cups, for when you just need a little something to get you by between planned meals at home. I also love that they come in a myriad of fun flavors like Taco, Italian Herb, and Sriracha. The Pearls Olives To Go!® Italian Herb and Stuffed Green Pimento flavors are amazing though, with Italian Herb being my family’s favorite.

They’re gluten-free, keto-friendly, vegan, and obviously, plant-based. Which checks off all my snack-worthy requirements!

I can pack them in my yoga bag, my family’s lunch bags, and keep some ready in our food pantry for guests that drop by too! And if you want to try them this fall as well, be sure to use this coupon from coupons.com! You can purchase them on Amazon or use the store locator on their website. In my local grocery store, they’re located in the aisle with all other canned condiments!

4. Give yourself grace.

Even with the best of meal planning and meal prep standards in place, slip-ups happen. Because life gets busy. Which is why I also sometimes grab just a cup of Pearls Olives to Go!® and just a little cut up fruit and veggies instead of a whole meal. Sometimes I might even grab a quick vegan wrap out. A veggie sub. A burrito bowl. Or a big bowl of vegan nacho-cheese flavored popcorn! It happens to us all, and when it happens to you this season, give yourself plenty of grace!

5. Bust a move.

I’ve never loved the gym. We’ve never been the best of friends. Which is why I exercise at home and find seasonal ways to incorporate more exercise into my healthy lifestyle at home by finding ways around this. Especially in the fall when my family and I walk by our local lake, take in the sights, and enjoy all the blazing color this season has to share. Then, in the time it takes to get a few conversations in about our week while enjoying nature, I’ve been able to walk 3-4 miles. There’s something to be said about getting your heart pumping while enjoying the fall foliage!

Friends, those are my super simple tips for leading a healthier lifestyle at home this season. Tips that are neither too demanding or simplistic, but rather are small, obtainable goals that can help you be in better shape and spirits before the start of the new year! Also be sure to check out this coupon and give Pearls Olives To Go!® a try. Then be sure to leave me a comment below and let me know your favorite tips for healthier falls at home!

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National Geographic Kids Book Reviews

Disclosure: I received this product for free from Moms Meet, May Media Group LLC. All opinions posted are my own.

Books. Gifts that are always included on my family’s 4-gift Christmas list each holiday season. Items that I like to pick up early in the fall to stash in my gift-giving drawer at home. Which is why I’m excited to bring you a series of books that’s an entertaining as they are educational and intentional in design. From one of my favorite companies, National Geographic.

A company that is known not only for their commitment to environmental, social, and anthropological efficacy but learning, and fun, too!

When it comes to kids books, I’m not quite sure who loves them more in my home. Since childhood, I’ve been a huge animal lover, especially when it comes to cute, fuzzy baby animals and my family is no exception. My family is also currently are at the age where they love learning about baby animals as well.

I first checked out the Weird But True 10 by National Geographic Kids. This funny, factual, and fun book full of 350 surprising and amazing facts of a full range of kid-centric topics including science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, this book is sure to keep your kids attention for days to come! This title is affordably priced at under $7.00!

I also received the National Geographic Kids 2019 Almanac, the most popular kid’s Almanac, full of awesome scientific, engineering, and robotics facts, I knew this would be both a great read for early 2019 and a great gift for the holiday season too!

Initially, I was impressed with the overall size of the book as well as. But its feature sections are not to be missed. With unit and chapter themes from the 19 cutest animals to 19 amazing historical facts about Vikings and much more.

I enjoyed thumbing through the book even before passing it down to the kiddos! Check out the beautiful cover of this book- vivid, glossy, and attention-grabbing, for sure. I can also see this being a great go-to resource for students and teachers working with Robotics, STEM, Project Lead the Way, and Computer Discovery coursework as well.

What’s even better? Your kiddos at home and in the classroom are invited to participate in the Lions Forever Almanac Challenge for a chance to win a $500 gift card to host a lion conservation party at home from National Geographic Kids! To enter, click here!

The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2019 typically retails for $14.99, making it an affordable title this season. Available to purchase wherever books are sold, including traditional bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million, as well as Target, Costco, Walmart, and Amazon.com. Perfect keepsake gift for families, new parents, libraries, grandparents, or moms-to-be.

I was also given the opportunity to check out the National Geographic Kids Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret novel. A series that engages kids on so many levels. Including a compelling, yet easy-to-follow narrative, code-breaking, puzzles, and a storyline that encourages observation and problem-solving.

What I liked best about this title is that is features diversity at its core, with kids from around the world and various cultures being represented in the text.

This fact-based fiction, inspired by the real-life adventures of real National Geographic explorers, is geared towards middle-graders (ages 8-12) and would make an awesome stocking stuffer this coming holiday season as well. Affordably priced at only $9.99, this is a book that you’ll want to share with your kids this holiday season!

Also check out 1,001 Ways to Be Creative: A Little Book of Everyday Inspiration by Barbara Ann Kipfer. This adorable book, part self-help book, and part crafter guide is perfect for all those hard-to-shop-for people on your list.

Full of helpful photos, step-by-step crafters guides, beautifully illustrated diagrams, and quotes about intentional, slower living, this title will be your go-to for crafting at home this fall season. Priced under $17.00, this book will resonate with everyone on your gift-giving list this year, minimalists and maximalists alike.

Friends, I encourage you to check out the above titles this season. For your little ones going back-to-school, as classroom gifts, library donations, or to stash away for fun, thoughtful gift ideas for this coming holiday season. You’ll be glad you did!

Now I want to ask, what’s your go-to children’s book each holiday season? Do you have a treasured childhood book from Christmas past? I’d love to hear about them below!

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Grove Collaborative Review

Please note, I am a grove affiliate and received products to facilitate this post. I am also a long-time Grove Collaborative shopper at home. All opinions expressed are my own. Thank you.

If I could describe my current season of life I would say that I am a striving minimalist. A minimalist who craves simple beauty, uncomplicated living, and natural products within my home to keep my family safer each day. Which is why I buy many of our home’s cleaning, beauty products, and household staples from Grove Collaborative.

Grove Collaborative is an online, mail order subscriptions service that provides consumers with top quality, earth-friendly products. They have passed the most rigorous standards for businesses that prioritize social, environmental, and community wellbeing. With every product sold being rigorously tested the effectiveness and environmental impact.

Many of their products are sustainable. Providing customers with transparent supply chains, recycled contents, recycled content-based formulations, all with a social mission to help save the rainforest of South America. As with each purchase you are working with Grove Collaborative to replant trees on the continent. A mission that warms my zero-waste heart! You can find out more about their company efficacy and values here!

Grove Collaborative first came onto my radar a couple of years ago when a fellow influencer I follow reviewed her first shipment from Grove, and I instantly knew I needed to order for myself. I recently received my latest box of Grove products, which I must admit, is very much like opening a present to myself each month.

In my current order I received:

Mrs. Meyer’s Multi-Purpose Everyday Spray (lemon verbena)
Mrs. Meyer’s Hand Soap (lemon verbena)
Mrs. Meyer’s Dish Soap (lemon verbena)
Grove Collaborative paper towels
Grove Collaborative Facial Tissues

Keep in mind, your first order may look different from mine. As when you currently sign-up for the service you’ll receive a 5-piece gift set. Including a set of Mrs. Meyer’s, including dish soap, hand soap, and hand lotion, plus a pretty tray or cleaning caddy to keep everything looking tidy.

When placing your order, if you purchase $40.00 worth of products you will also receive a bottle of Grove Collaborative Hand Sanitizing Spray (blood orange scent), a $3.95 value.

Subsequent orders over $40.00 will also receive different bonus gifts, each with a retail value of at least $2.99. In the past, I’ve received additional bottles of hand sanitizer, dish brushes, dish brush replacement heads, Grove Castille soap, or lip balm.

Something else to consider is the cost of shipping. There are two tiers for Grove customers. You can elect to become a VIP member, their exclusive membership group. By participating as a VIP shopper, you will receive free shipping and a free quarterly gift, valued at $5.00 or more.

The cost of the VIP membership is $20.00 each year and all new members placing their first order (with minimum orders for delivery being $10.00 or more for VIP members) will automatically be placed into this program for one month. But you can cancel your membership at any time. Shipping for non-VIP members is a flat fee of $2.99 for each shipment.

If you have a large family and plan to place orders monthly, you’ll want to stay with the VIP program.

Then there’s the matter of future orders. New VIP customers are automatically set up with “auto shipments” but don’t let that scare you away! You can modify your shipping options for future orders at any time. You can change the date of shipments, delete products you won’t need, or add additional products as well. You can skip, delay or cancel auto shipments at any point too.

You’ll also receive several email notifications before your order ships to allow you to charge or delay orders in your cart.

As for the products themselves, I have found that Grove’s prices are comparable to that of Target and Amazon Subscribe & Save but with a much larger selection of B-Corp products. Essential for those like myself who live beyond a reasonable driving distance of small town living. A true value and convenience!

I’ve also tried the following products from Grove Collaborative and have loved them:

The above-mentioned Mrs. Meyer’s products
Method Anti-Bac Toilet cleaner
Method Hand Soap
Grove Reusable Snack bags and Sandwich Bags
Grove Collaborative aprons
Grove Collaborative glass spray bottles

My favorites? The Grove Collaborative glass spray bottles! They help me create and properly store many of my favorite DIY cleaners I love to make at home!

And while I love the name brand stuff, including the seasonal lines of Mrs. Meyers products, the Grove Collaborative items have really been the showstoppers. The quality of the bottles, towels, coconut scrubbers and cleaning products have been top notch. I’m looking forward to trying out more! They look adorable sitting on my sink-side cake stand!

So far, I’ve been really impressed with my Grove Collaborative experience and if you are interested in giving it a go, you may consider using my referral link. You still get great prices and in addition, you would receive a 5-piece gift set (instead of the usual 5-piece pictured above) with your first order. A total win-win for fall cleaning at home!

Now I want to ask, have you tried Grove Collaborative at home, and if so, what has been your favorite products? I’d love to hear your thoughts below!

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Nacho Cheese Doritos Popcorn

If you’ve been around my blog for any amount of time then you already know my family loves popcorn! But what you may not know is that growing up I was a huge fan of Doritos. But now that I am plant-based, and actively working towards getting my family fully onboard with this transition as well, it’s not been something I’ve purchased for the home.

There’s also the fact that as an aspiring whole food plant-based foodie, GMO corn and the chemical concoction on top of the crispy chips are not welcome in our home either. After all, who really thinks yummy when you hear that your tortilla chips are dowsed with monosodium glutamate, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate? Me either.

For the past few months, I’ve been scouring the web looking for a ready-made recipe, but nothing really seemed to check off all the boxes for me. Because I was looking for a recipe that was dairy free, gluten free, vegan, and perfect for football season, a.k.a., date-nights-in for housewives everywhere come the fall. Which is why it occurred to me to try and combine my love for Dorito® chips, with what else, Popcorn!

So I’ve taken my hand to make my own. So if you’re like me, and trying to avoid both GMOs and grocery store checkout lines, here’s my recipe for Doritos-inspired popcorn:

To begin, I put together my spice blend. This consisted of nutritional yeast, garlic powder, Adobo seasoning, organic cumin, paprika, organic chili powder, cayenne pepper, and kosher salt.

My favorite ingredient in this mix? Nutritional Yeast. With a naturally cheesy flavored non-candida-feeding yeast, packed with high levels of natural b12 is what totally takes this recipe from super to spectacular. This ancient Egyptian superfood is popular with vegan and plant-based folks the world over due to its dairy-free taste. Our family’s favorite brand? Bob’s Red Mill nutritional yeast.

Now to drag out our trusty popper. Here’s the brand we use. Then just air pop as directed.

You’ll then need to grind your seasonings. I love using a spice mill but a mortar and pestle works too!

Next, drizzle your coconut oil over your popcorn. Keep in mind the oil is used to give the seasoning something to adhere to and is not required for air popping kernels. But you could omit if you choose. Especially for those with Whole Food Plant-Based diets at home.

Toss to coat your popped kernels. Making sure to get the yummy seasoning on the bottle of the bowl redistributed throughout your popcorn!

Finally, sprinkle with your seasoning and toss again to combine. And that’s it! I made a whole bunch of batches of this perfectly palatable popcorn this past weekend and it was a big hit. I hope you’ll try this recipe out at home and love this Dorito Popcorn as much as we do!

Also be sure to check out my other fall-inspired recipes and pin them for easy reference this season too!

Now, friends, I want to ask, what is your favorite way to eat popcorn? Let me know your favorite brand or recipe below! I can’t wait to hear your favorites this season!

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Nacho Cheese Doritos Popcorn

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes

Nacho Cheese Doritos Popcorn

A simple-to-make, delicious, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan snack treat! This Doritos-like popcorn will be your new favorite popcorn treat this season!

Ingredients

1/2 cup unpopped organic popcorn kernels
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 Tablespoons organic coconut oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoons kosher salt

Instructions

Prepare popcorn; we used air popper.
Combine all spices and salt in a small bowl. Set aside
Blend seasonings in a spice grinder into a fine powder. Set aside.
Sprinkle coconut oil over popcorn.
Then sprinkle seasoning over popcorn and toss to coat.
Enjoy!

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Interview with Alexis Assadi About His Student Environmental Startup Grant

Alexis Assadi is a financier who founded the Alexis Assadi Student Environmental Startup Grant in 2018. The program offers $1,000 to full-time enrollees in Canadian universities with business ideas that could lead to positive environmental outcomes. The purpose of the grant is to help offset initial business costs, such as incorporation or accounting fees and website design, etc.

To begin with a basic question, why did you decide to launch the Alexis Assadi Student Environmental Startup Grant?

The work I do on a daily basis doesn’t provide direct value to society. I lend money to companies and real estate projects, which may then go on to do impressive things. But I don’t feel as though I make much of an immediate contribution. This grant is a small way to change that.

What do you think about the politicization of climate change?

It’s frustrating because environmental protection and climate change are scientific issues. They should not be political. Almost 100% of climate scientists agree that the world is getting hotter because of humans. There is a consensus on the matter among anybody who knows the facts. The only people who debate it are those who don’t know enough about it – or those who stand to gain financially, usually via oil, gas and coal ventures. Annoyingly, today, if you are concerned about the preservation of our environment then you will often be branded as a liberal or a leftist. But I’m just a guy who would prefer not to live on a planet that is on fire.

Are you not concerned by the few dozen scientists who contest that climate change is induced by us?

No. There are over 7 billion people on earth, so there will always be a few outliers. I’m sure I could find scientists who argue that sugar does not contribute to diabetes, or that smoking does not increase the risk of cancer. That doesn’t mean that the other 99.5% of researchers are incorrect. Moreover, some of the dissenters have been found to have received financial benefits for their opinions. That’s a polite way of saying that people will say stuff for money.

There is debate over whether we should focus on the earth’s environmental issues or begin looking to migrate to other planets. A growing number of technologists are advocating for the latter. Do you disagree?

I don’t see why we can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. I support space exploration, not necessarily because I think humans need to move elsewhere, but because it benefits our scientific community. I also support taking meaningful steps to preserve our planet. The sad part is that we have the means to reduce climate change, but we lack the political will.

What’s the biggest misconception about environmentalism?

There’s an old video clip from the late comedian, George Carlin. He talks about how the narrative around environmentalism is misguided. We don’t need to “save the planet” because it will be fine. Rather, it is we who are and will continue to be affected by destroying it. I think he summed it up perfectly. This isn’t about hugging trees. It’s about the quality of life and even the survival of our species.

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