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 ...
Gluten-free Recipes
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 ...
Korean BBQ Chickpea Bento Bowls Recipe
This Korean BBQ Chickpea Bento Bowls recipe is from the Nourishing Superfood Bowl cookbook by Lindsay Cotter. It's is perfect for lunch or dinner and is rich in protein, fiber, and plant-based iron! I have exciting news. My friend had a baby! A cookbook baby. :) I've been following Lindsay and ...
Chicken Strawberry Salad Lettuce Wraps
If you're looking for a healthy chicken salad recipe, you need to try these Chicken Strawberry Salad Lettuce Wraps! Heads up! This post was first published in 2010. Photos were updated March 2018. You know what I love about spring? Of course I love how the warmer weather lets us get outside ...
Sweet Potato Recipes You’ll Love
Who loves sweet potatoes as much as I do? If you do, then you're going to LOVE this collection of sweet potato recipes! Before I get to the recipes, let's talk about WHY you should be eating sweet potatoes. Okay, they taste good. So we've got that going for us. But what about nutrition? Oh, ...
Black Bean Brownies
If you have never tried black bean brownies, it's time! These Black Bean Brownie Bites are as rich and decadent as any regular brownie recipe, yet they are vegan, gluten-free, and filled with nutrients. A standard brownie cannot make that claim. I dare you to make these black bean brownies and not ...
5-ingredient Blender Muffins-15 Ways
These 5-ingredient blender muffins are like magic! You won't believe how tasty they are and they are made with NO flour, NO oil, and NO refined sugar! Heads up! This post was first published in 2011. These blender muffins are a family favorite and have been one of Happy Healthy Mama's most ...
Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
This Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles recipe is a quick and easy weeknight dinner idea! A while back, a friend of Luke's told him shrimp was his favorite food. Luke looked at me with quizzical eyes, and I knew what he was thinking before he said a word. What is this shrimp food my friend ...