*RELAUNCHED*

DFFs (dairy-free friends)…. the time has come! i’ve relaunched my recipe subscription and i’m elated the response has been so well received.

choosing to go a different route vs traveling down a road the majority takes can be crazy scary. i talked myself out of going through with my recipe subscription before i even started! i literally didn’t even give myself a fair chance to succeed. my better half, Sonny, was truly the one who pushed me to make it happen (he set everything up on the backend) because he knew my potential and my passion would collide and produce something great. he also told me that people would support me, “just cause you’re you!” and I thought he was buttering me up.

#spoileralert …he was right.

that still gives him no right to crash my photoshoot. lol.

“thank you” is just not enough. every other way i try to word and express my gratitude just sounds soooo clichè and i can’t stand it! simply put, the support i’ve received is an answered prayer. i can’t say i’ve ever thrown myself into a project like i have with my recipe subscription and your comments, tags, emails, and recipe photos make it all worthwhile, every single time. when i am burnt out from being in the kitchen after a long day or frustrated at another recipe that just isn't quite right (but time and money has been spent and nobody wants to eat it including myself) God always reminds me of my why through YOU, right in the moment i need it.

so, thank you.

i had so much fun shooting the images for the relaunch with Jamaal! i couldn’t wait until it was over so i could eat the cheesecake parfaits (you know where you can find that recipe!) though, haha. my girl and wardrobe stylist Misty got me all the way together and found THE cutest banana blouse and matching yellow blazer. she text me a pic of the banana shirt while shopping a few days prior and i laughed SO hard.

God has such a sense of humor! she didn’t know what to think from my response until i clarified how much i LOVED it. she had no idea how special bananas were to me but God did! my longtime supporters might remember bananas making their debut in my logos and there is still one in my current blog logo! a banana is also my blog’s website favicon. what a full circle moment seeing how much my blog has grown and how much my content has progressed since 2012.

you’re my Dairy-Free Friend, and i’ve also got a handful of Dairy-Free Founders; peeps who have been down with my recipe subscription since i started it. thank you for believing in me and for trusting my recipes. this is my livelihood and it brings me GREAT joy to share new healthified recipes, dairy-free, lactose-free, and vegan finds with you! if you’re a subscriber, then you’ll be receiving a bi-weekly newsletter from me which will include freebies, goodies, live cooking class info, recipes, GIVEAWAYS (i’ve partnered with some amazing bands to bring you some really cool stuff!) and so much more.

new recipes have been added and the subscription is LIVE!!!!! as always, i get excited about recipe requests from you! i also love to receive messages about dairy-free items you’ve found that i haven’t discovered yet.

never hesitate to reach out; i would love to hear from you! talk soon!