Do you suffer from anxiety? Do feelings of uneasiness or apprehension consume you during difficult times? I don't know if I appear to be an anxious person on the outside. Most people who know and see me in my day-to-day life (except maybe my immediate family 'cause they see it all) probably think ...
Avocado Toast with Peaches and Sea Salt
I had a long list of reasons why I didn't want to post this recipe for Avocado Toast with Peaches and Sea Salt. Here's a partial list: Toast is not a recipe. Avocado Toast is so overdone on blogs and I hate posting anything that's been done a million times. I don't love how the pictures ...
Novice Gardening Adventures
As long as I can remember, I've wanted a vegetable garden. And as long as I can remember, I've been scared to death to start one. I envisioned putting in all of the time and work a garden takes, only to have everything die. I've had trouble keeping herbs in containers alive, my flowers never thrive, ...
Blueberry Lemon Spelt Quick Bread
This Blueberry Lemon Spelt Quick Bread is a healthy vegan quick bread made with no refined sugar and nutritious spelt flour!The question is: How many blueberries is too many blueberries? Last week we went blueberry picking and came home with 10 pounds of blueberries. Surely, I thought, we'll have to ...
Trending Now: JustFab Review Proves Healthy on The Wallet
Thank you to JustFab for making this conversation possible. As always, all opinions in this JustFab review are my own. I only share products and services I know, love, and use! Confession: I have a tiny bit of a clothing addiction. It's been that way since I was 8 years old and begged my mom to ...
Sweet Potato Noodles with 5-minute Peanut Sauce
Sweet potato noodles are the star of this quick and easy dinner that's vegan and gluten-free. Are you interested in getting dinner on the table in 20 minutes? I don't think it matters who you are or what stage of life you're in, you can't turn down a healthy dinner recipe that's ready in 20 minutes. ...
How to be Mindful Everyday
This month's challenge as part of the Happy Healthy Mama Healthy Year Challenge is to be more mindful. Mindfulness is not just about daily meditation (although it can be a part of it, for sure). Mindfulness is more than that. It's the practice of cultivating a focused awareness of the present ...
What Happened When I Drank a Gallon of Water a Day for a Month (Plus the July Challenge Announcement)
Gallon a Day Water Challenge Results So I did it. I drank a gallon of water a day everyday for the month of June. I wasn't sure what to expect. Would I experience some health changes? Would I notice a big difference? Here are some of the things I'd read drinking a gallon of water a day could do for ...
Caprese Chickpea Veggie Burger
This Caprese Chickpea Veggie Burger makes a quick, easy, and healthy dinner! I'm on a bit of a veggie burger kick. What's not to love? They are easy to throw together, quick, and a great way to add a variety of vegetables to your main course. And they're so satisfying. A good veggie burger leaves ...
Coconut Berry Ice Box Cake
This gluten-free and mostly vegan Coconut Berry Ice Box Cake a coconut-lovers dream!One of the most frequently asked questions I get after people find out I write recipes for my blog is about how I come up with ideas. They are curious about where I get inspiration and where my recipe ideas come ...
My Summer Reading List and How I’m Going to Get Through it
There was a time in my life, before kids, when a Saturday afternoon would stretch before me and the only thing on my agenda was to read a book that I couldn't wait to finish. I could plow through an entire novel on such afternoons and I'm quite certain I didn't understand how fleeting that luxury ...
20+ Healthy Strawberry Recipes
If you do a search on Happy Healthy Mama for "strawberry," you'll get eleven pages of results. I have a serious obsession with strawberries and when it's the time of year where these plump, sweet berries are cheap and in season, I have no problem putting them in everything. I thought it was the ...