This week I hearkened back to my Girl Scout years and recreated a timeless favorite, the peanut butter sandwich cookie (minus the sandwich part). This almost vegan recipe brings back memories from my teenage years but still adheres to my philosophy that people should vote with their forks.

The other morning, when I realized I had run out of Flexis and was going to be at school all day, I packed a brown paper sack full of Nutri-Brain Bars, fruit, and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch on campus. I felt like a kid again — though when I was a [...]