Forget lattes and carb-heavy baked goods for today. Let's get our pumpkin fix from a nutrient-dense No Bake Pumpkin Spice Energy Bar! I've been rather wordy in my posts lately. The funny thing is, I'm kind of quiet in person. I despise small talk and am not the best at chatting it up at ...
Gluten-free Recipes
Healthy Peach Crisp Smoothie
This Healthy Peach Crisp Smoothie is a healthy breakfast that tastes like dessert! This is a very deceiving smoothie. It tastes like peach crisp. Yes, liquid peach crisp. You will gulp it down and feel like you are drinking your dessert. But really it's a healthy, filling breakfast. Crazy, ...
One pot coconut curry lentil bowl with chickpeas and kale
This Coconut Curry Lentil Bowl is a one-pot dinner that comes together in about 30 minutes. This vegan, gluten-free meal is full of flavor and is immensely satisfying. It pairs perfectly with warm naan bread. Do you want to know what's an absolute tragedy? My kids don't enjoy any meals where ...
Roasted potatoes with pistachio pesto {vegan}
Meghan is the kind of kid who decides if she likes a food or not based on how it looks. I suspect she's not the only kid out there who does this. So when she looked at these potatoes, she quickly declared, "I don't like that kind of potatoes." Of course not. They look...different. There's ...
Warm Quinoa Salad With Apple and Kale
It's that time of year. Holiday parties, cookie exchanges, neighbor gifts. Endless opportunities to get off track with your healthy eating goals. It's okay; take a deep breath. Life would be boring without the occasional indulgence and life is far too short to never eat the foods that we know ...
Baked vegan sweet potato pudding
Thank you for all of your encouraging comments and emails in response to my last post. I'm feeling much, much better this week and I can't think of a more appropriate way to celebrate than with these vegan sweet potato pudding cups. Just about a year ago, I saw these baked pumpkin puddings on ...
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups {Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Soy-free}
These Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups are easy to make in one bowl and are toddler-friendly! What we have here is the perfect apple-cinnamon oatmeal breakfast. To go. When I made my Double Chocolate Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Cups this summer, I promised that more flavors of these portable ...
Avocado Pineapple Salsa
This Avocado Pineapple Salsa is the perfect combination of heat + sweet and it goes well on everything from chicken to fish to veggie burgers! I've always loved writing. When I was in second grade I "published" a book as part of the Young Author's program. In the back of the book, on ...
Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal
This recipe for Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal is healthy and simple to prepare!I hope everyone had a lovely long holiday weekend. For my non-American readers, I hope you had a lovely regular weekend. Either way, I took a mini-vacation from my blog, but I'm back with a hearty breakfast that is ...
Nutty Apple Quinoa Breakfast
Most sources say that a pregnant woman needs around 70 grams of protein a day. Recently I've been reading a book that suggests it's better to get 80-100 grams a day. That's a lot of protein! When I kept track of what I ate for a day (What This Pregnant Mama Eats) I totaled 74 grams of protein. ...
Halloween stuffed peppers
I loved reading all of your confessions in the comment section of yesterday's post. They actually made me think of about 10 more confessions I could have added to my list. For today, I'll stick with two confessions. First, there's not a new recipe in today's post. I simply used ...
Sweet Potato Butter
For many Americans, sweet potatoes are a holiday side dish and not much more. Little do they know that sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest vegetables you can eat. They are high in fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and manganese. They are also a decent source of calcium and ...