You need to know how to make the BEST creamy lentils in the Instant Pot pressure cooker! This recipe will become a staple in your kitchen. I've had my Instant Pot pressure cooker since November (I snagged it on a Cyber Monday sale online) and have had fun experimenting with it. While I love that ...
Anti-inflammatory Diet
Spring Vegetable Skillet with Soft Boiled Eggs
This Spring Vegetable Skillet with Soft Boiled Eggs will elevate your everyday breakfast! I haven't been this excited about breakfast in a long time. Eggs and vegetables is one of my favorite breakfasts, and this Spring Vegetable Skillet with Soft Boiled eggs totally elevated my standard ...
2-ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes {gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free}
These 2-ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes are Paleo, dairy-free, gluten-free, and always a hit! Note: This recipe was originally published in 2013. I am republishing with updated photos, a video, and a few tips and tricks to make this flourless pancake recipe!I'm kind of in love with this ...
How to Plan for Eating a Bigger Variety of Foods
I'm as guilty as the next person of eating my favorite foods over and over. Hardly a week goes by that sweet potatoes don't pass my lips. Nearly every day I eat a banana. Even though I do eat my favorite foods a lot, I also am cognizant of eating a wide variety of foods and helping my family do ...
3 Healthy Homemade Gummy Bear Recipes to Try
Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. A long-chain amino acid, it's made up of the individual amino acids glycine, proline, hydroxyproline, and arginine. The only place you'll find collagen in nature is in animal tissue (bones and connective tissue). So why am I talking about ...
Pantry Pumpkin Bisque
This Pantry Pumpkin Bisque is made with ingredients you probably have in your pantry! It's Paleo and Whole30 compliant, gluten-free, and easily adapted to be vegan. This recipe was originally published in 2011. I've updated the photos and wanted to share it with you again. I think you're going ...
Healthy Mini Bell Pepper Nachos (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Crave nachos but trying to eat healthy? No problem! These Healthy Mini Bell Pepper Nachos are for you. I put out a request for healthy recipe makeovers, and one reader asked for a healthy nachos recipe. I knew I had my work cut out for me. When I try to take a recipe that is traditionally ...
Golden Milk Turmeric Tea Recipe
Golden Milk Turmeric Tea, made with turmeric, is a powerful anti-inflammatory drink that may ease depression symptoms, build heart health, relieve arthritis symptoms, and more!This post was originally published in 2015. I love the way blogging connects me to so many people everywhere. Last year, ...
Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing
This Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing is full of nutrition and bursting with flavor! You'll love this healthy, vegan salad. Who is ready to get their salad on? This salad has everything a salad could ever want. It's hearty and filling thanks to the addition of quinoa and ...
Easy Homemade Flatbread {Gluten-free and Dairy-free}
I've made this recipe three times in two days because it's that good and I'm that excited about it. Sometimes when I make a new recipe and it turns out just right, I feel like I've won the lottery. That's how I felt the first time I made this easy homemade flatbread. I couldn't believe that ...
Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal
This Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal makes an incredible, warming breakfast that is healthy and light! I've got another baked oatmeal recipe for you! These days I've been eating a lot of steel cut oats. They simmer on the stove in the morning while I'm working (before the kids wake up) and I really ...
How to Make Homemade Bone Broth in the Crock Pot
When I first discovered I could make homemade bone broth in the Crock Pot, my life was changed. Making stock on the stove top isn't exactly difficult, but who has hours and hours to babysit a pot of simmering bones in a pot on the stove? Not me. I much prefer to throw everything in the crock pot ...