One food that I've been incorporating into my diet every day is fresh ginger. Â Before I started researching anti-inflammation foods, I'd never used fresh ginger in a smoothie. Â I've used it countless times in meals as it's one of my favorite flavors, but never in a smoothie. Â Now I'm kind of ...
Breakfast Recipes
lightened up homemade granola
After Wednesday's post, I'm going to lighten things up in here. Â Both in mood and with this lightened up granola. Â First, though, thank you for your comments and sharing your thoughts on that post. Â Weight is never an easy subject to tackle, but it was on my mind and I wanted to make a point about ...
lemony kale sauté with eggs
This Lemony Kale Sauté with Eggs is a nutrient-dense meal that's great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! You know, when you have a family, dinner becomes less about you and what you like and more about them and what they like.  Maybe not even so much what they like, but what they will ...
5-minute raspberry chia seed jam
Confession: Â I still had 80's hair in 1990. Not quite as big, but permed, with bangs I was trying to grow out but still sprayed stiff with Aqua Net. To my defense, this was pre-Internet and I lived in a town that was three hours from the nearest shopping mall. I wasn't the only one in my town late ...
Skinny Blueberry Lemon Smoothie
This Skinny Blueberry Lemon Smoothie is a refreshing treat that is only 100 calories!I'm looking out my window and all I can see is a flurry of white flakes in every direction. Â So what am I bringing you today? Â A smoothie, of course. This is my way of saying, "Screw you, winter." Â Sorry. Â Was ...
Apple cinnamon crumb muffins
Do you find yourself waiting for circumstances to be perfect before you take action on something? Â Rather than just doing something, do you spend time waiting to do something until the timing is just right? I do this all. the. time. Â To the point that less gets done because let's face it, the ...
Coconut blueberry breakfast quinoa {vegan, gluten free}
Are you getting bored with your breakfast routine? Â If you're stuck in a breakfast rut, I've got just the recipe for you. Whenever I find myself making the same breakfast over and over (I'm talking to you, oatmeal), I turn to my good friend quinoa. Â Breakfast quinoa recipes are not strangers on ...
Whole grain chocolate chip cookie mini muffins
When I asked Meghan what she wanted me to make for her birthday treat at school, her answer was chocolate chip muffins. Â I considered making the banana chocolate chip muffins I made for her first day of preschool two years ago, but decided to try something new. I didn't really plan on these being ...
Honey-sweetened spiced peach butter and giveaway winners
Did you get a chance to see any of the National Can It Forward Day events on Saturday? If you didn't, check out this page to see what you missed! In honor of National Can It Forward Day, I decided to try my hand at some small-scale canning. Â I thought making some spiced peach butter would be the ...
100% whole grain blueberry-lemon muffins
I used to make muffins often, but these days I really don't. Â While I was eating gluten-free, I just didn't get into trying to perfect the gluten-free muffin. Â (Although I did try a few versions of this recipe, and it was fabulous.) Â I guess I just got out of the habit after that. When Meghan ...
Butternut squash smoothie
This smoothie is the answer for all of you who are craving fall even though it's still 80 degrees outside. Â A nice cool smoothie packed with the warming spices of autumn. Â Fall flavor in a summery glass. Â Perfect for the end of summer. I first made this smoothie a few weeks ago when I'd ...
How to make homemade almond milk {video}
We've been using almond milk for years now. Â It's always been in the back of my mind to make it myself because the kind you buy at the store is not only expensive, but has a lot of added ingredients I'd rather not have. I just never tried it. Â It seemed like it would be difficult, tedious, or ...