Heather Crosby
Author, former veggie phobe, recipe developer, and wellness advocate who is dedicated to sharing the infinite possibilities for a happy, healthy life.
Making healthy, allergy-free food choices shouldn’t feel like deprivation. YumUniverse is a judgement-free zone dedicated to sharing tools, recipes, and resources to eat more of the foods that make us feel great inside and out—comfort, tradition, and great taste without sacrifice.
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My #dahlia patch continues to amaze me. I mean, what is going on here?! Magic. Pure magic. #ayearofflowers #dahlias
Are you guys saving your citrus rinds to make some homemade surface/window cleaner yet? You should! Easy recipe in the bio... 🍋🍊⠀ ⠀ #naturalcleaner #citruscleaner #diysurfacecleaner
My garden is packed with herbs this time of year. The oregano bush is as big as a tree and the rosemary just laughs at the oregano, calling it “puny” in comparison. The thyme is creeping over the planter and the dill is rivaling the sunflowers. It’s time to start drying and storing herbs for future use... bio link for all my tips including my favorite flavor bombs made simply by packing ice cube trays with herbs, topping with oil, and freezing. Just drop them in a skillet with veggies, rice, grains, or greens and boom: dinner. #goodfood #yumuniverse #plantbased #glutenfree #dairyfree #goodfoodcooking
When I was a little girl, my grandfather (we called him “Daudie” to go with my grandmother’s moniker “Maudie”) used to put black pepper on his cantaloupe. After I tried it the first time, I knew I’d never question anything he ever served me from then on out. It was subtle brilliance and it planted a seed for many recipes to come—Black Pepper & Cantaloupe Granita is in my first book thanks to him. #goodfood #yumuniverse #plantbased #glutenfree #dairyfree #granita #cantaloupe #goodfoodcooking
One-Hour Quick Pickles for din... tonight’s BBQ menu: these on Veggie Burgers, charred broccoli, Aperol Spritzer. Promising.⠀ ⠀ Bio link for the recipe.⠀ ⠀ #goodfood #yumuniverse #plantbased #glutenfree #dairyfree #quickpickles #goodfoodcooking ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
Fried Green Tomato Po’ Boys is a recipe I came up with a few years ago, and it’s been a summer staple since. Bio link if you haven’t tried this one yet. It’s scrumptious. ⠀ ⠀ #goodfood #yumuniverse #plantbased #glutenfree #dairyfree #friedgreentomatoes #goodfoodcooking ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
I was in Chicago for 20 days this month, working, snuggling my niece and nephews, and visiting pals. I usually break up the drive back into 2 days, but I was missing home so I set out in the morning, downloaded Patti Smith’s “Just Kids” and listened all the way through until I pulled up to my house at midnight. Road weariness and the hour couldn’t keep me from opening my car door, having a quick stretch, and going straight into the yard to see how all my planty babes were doing (thanks for the light, full moon 🌚). After walking through about 3 spider webs, I could see that the magnolia was blooming again, the dahlias had staved off the groundhog and had a few buds showing, and the sunflowers were taller than me and had bloomed! In the morning I was out there again first thing, sans shoes, and realized quickly that I had some serious weeding to do, but it didn’t diminish all the miracles that had shown up in my absence. I celebrated them by making up a “Sunshine Tea” the first day home... the color captures how I feel here. Steps in my Stories highlight “Beverages.”
