Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, needed emergency bypass surgery in 2001. Â Burt Baskin, of Bakin-Robbins ice cream, died of a heart attack. Â Just sayin'. With ice cream season right around the corner, it's important to have some healthier alternatives in your arsenal. Â Sure, ice cream ...
Archives for April 2011
Happy Easter!
Christ Is Risen! Back to regularly scheduled programming soon. Â xoxo ...
Sunbutter Cookies with Chocolate Sunflower Seed Drops
I'm excited about these cookies for so many reason. Â First, every time I see pretty Easter treats all over the web with colored candies, I get a little sad. Â I think they're gorgeous, but I know I'm not going to make something with artificial food colorings. When I saw Jenna from Eat, Live, Run ...
Hot Lunch in a Hurry: Spinach-Artichoke Panini
"I don't like the loud thunder, Mommy, I don't like it" is what I heard first thing this morning when Meghan awoke to the loud crash outside her window. Â The morning was spent cuddling during the storm, staying in our pajamas and reading books together. Â As much as I hate rain, I treasure these kind ...
Lemon-Lime Hummus
Happy Monday, everyone! Â The lemon obsession continues. Â In the last month I've posted recipes for Vegan Lemon Blueberry Scones, Lemony Lentil Salad, Lemony Snack Bars, and now Lemon-Lime Hummus. Â I just can't stop. When I saw a recipe for a lemon-lime hummus, I knew I had to try it. Â I ...
Lemony Snack Bars
Boot camp is officially over. Â It's a bittersweet ending. Â Sweet because I won't have to wake up at 5:07 every morning anymore, but bitter because I loved the atmosphere for working out. Â Sadly, I can't afford to continue boot camping on a long-term basis. Even though I can't continue, it was ...
Eat Yo’ Greens Soup
This Eat Yo' Greens Soup is packed with nutrients and flavor! Don't judge it by its looks because you'll be missing out!There was a time when I wouldn't have been excited about a soup full of greens. Â Cheddar and bacon? Â Maybe. Â Greens? Â Nah. So if you read my title and cringed a little, but are ...
Build a {Healthy & Natural} Easter Basket
Yesterday was the kind of day where I barely had a chance to sit down and the next thing I knew it was 10:00 pm. Â Do you ever have those kind of days? Â Emails get unanswered, phone calls don't get made, blog posts don't get written... One thing I accomplished from my to-do list yesterday was ...
Maple and Spice Roasted Chickpeas
I get serious snack attacks at night. Â I know all the dieting gurus say that eating at night is not good. Â Thankfully I'm not too much into diets and listening to gurus can be overrated. Â I listen to my body and my body tells me to eat in the evening. Â So I do. Â And that is that. There was a ...
Very Berry Whole Grain Mini-Muffins
In my last post when I gave you a peak into my fridge, there was one thing I didn't mention.  Did any of you notice the random bakery box in the before picture of my  the refrigerator?  Here--look again: And what was inside the box? This is what makes its way into the house if I don't keep a ...
What’s In My Fridge?
If you read this post on our house hunting adventures, you know that the house we are renting is on the market and our lease ends in June. Â We thought we had everything figured out. Â We thought we wanted to buy a house. Â We thought we had a good plan. Â Plans are funny things, though, and it turns ...
Chipotle Quinoa with Corn and Black Beans {and how to adapt for your toddler}
I have a few confessions to make. Â I don't normally plan our dinners around Meghan's likes. I think more about what Tim and I will like than her. Â I also rarely prepare her something different than what we are having. There are a couple reasons I do our dinners this way. Â First, as a toddler, ...