This Massaged Kale Salad has chard for extra nutrition and berries to boost its antioxidant power! Chickpeas and quinoa add protein and bulk to this vegan salad. This month I'm running a #saladeveryday challenge in my Facebook Group. It's been a great way to be intentional about eating a fresh ...
Gluten-free Recipes
3-Ingredient Banana Cookies
These 3-ingredient Banana Cookies are vegan and gluten-free. You just need three simple ingredients and fifteen minutes to make these healthy cookies! It's hard to believe, but if you put mashed banana, rolled oats, and chocolate chips together and bake them, they come out as a delicious, ...
Shaved Vegetable Salad with a Tangy Dill Dressing
This Shaved Vegetable Salad is a light and delicious salad that works well as a dinner side dish or to bring to your summer barbecues! In a sea of sameness, this Shaved Vegetable Salad gets points for standing out. At most of your summer barbecues you'll find pasta salads, you'll find potato ...
White Bean Salad Recipe
White Bean Salad is the perfect answer to what to make for a quick dinner side dish or your next potluck picnic! Heads up! This post was first published May 2014. Updates were made May 2018. Enjoy! Last week, we were supposed to attend a family picnic for Meghan's school. In a bit of a ...
Healthy Egg Muffins – 4 Ways
Healthy Egg Muffins make an incredible meal prep breakfast that can be made ahead of time! Here are four different versions--find your favorite! Have you tried egg muffins? They've been floating around the Internet for a few years now, and I've tried several versions, but haven't shared any ...
Crockpot Shredded Chicken for Easy Dinners
This Crockpot Shredded Chicken is perfect for busy weeknights because you can use it to make a variety of different quick dinners! I know the school calendar varies depending on where you live, but in our little corner of the world, we are into the last month of the school year. May is no ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Bars
These Cereal Bars are made with the perfect combination--chocolate and peanut butter! These are a family favorite and make a great healthier dessert for kids. Where are all of my chocolate + peanut butter lovers? You guys are going to LOVE these cereal bars! I do want to make one thing ...
Quinoa Salad Recipe
This Quinoa Salad recipes is quick and easy to make and full of beautiful, fresh flavor! Last week I shared how to cook quinoa. Whether you've been cooking quinoa for years, or you've just learned the technique, now you need to make this lovely Quinoa Salad. It's my new favorite quinoa salad--I ...
How To Cook Quinoa and Quinoa Recipes Your Family Will Love
This article will show you how to cook quinoa so it has a perfect, fluffy texture and you can use it in many different quinoa recipes! The other day I got a message from a friend who was making my Sweet Potato Black Bean burgers. They call for cooked quinoa, and she wasn't sure how to cook ...
Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts
These Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts are a delicious low carb dinner idea with just 246 calories per serving! Heads up! This post was first published in November 2010. Photos and narrative were updated April 2018. If you've been around here for a while, you've noticed I've been ...
Banana Chocolate Chip Blondie Recipe (Vegan & Gluten Free)
This Banana Chocolate Chip Blondie recipe is vegan, gluten free, and it makes an incredible healthy dessert! I'm sitting at my computer, wishing I was eating these Banana Chocolate Chip Blondies instead of writing about them. Sometimes, friends, the words don't come. Would you like to hear ...
Asparagus Soup Recipe
Asparagus season is the best time to make this lovely and flavorful Asparagus Soup recipe! Heads up! This recipe was first published in March 2011. Updates were made April 2018. I generally think of soup as a winter thing, but there are certain soups that scream spring. Asparagus soup is one ...