These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Energy Balls are made with a few simple ingredients and keep you fueled all day long! I told my kids I wanted to make a new flavor of energy balls and asked them what kind they think I should make. I have a lot of healthy energy balls but it's always nice to ...
Recipes
Easy tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons
This Easy Tomato Soup Recipe is perfect all year round and the Grilled Cheese Croutons are such a fun addition! Heads up! This Easy Tomato Soup Recipe was first published in February 2013. Photographs were updated October 2018. When I got my October Food Network Magazine the ...
Baked Oatmeal with Pears
This Baked Oatmeal with Pears (and white chocolate chips if you want!) is simple to prepare and makes a delicious and filling breakfast on chilly mornings. If you've been around here for a while, you know I have a thing for baked oatmeal. I have a baked oatmeal recipe for just about every fruit ...
Pumpkin breakfast cookies (dairy-free, gluten-free, and nut-free recipe)
I can't think of a tastier way to start your morning than with wholesome Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies! Heads up! This post was first published in 2012. I updated a few pictures and left some for context, as the text remains the same. The title of this post is a little deceiving. I am ...
Simple Banana Muffins
These Simple Banana Muffins are healthier than traditional muffins with whole grains and less sugar, but the flavor is outstanding! Sometimes, simple is better. There's nothing fancy or out-of-the-box with these Banana Muffins, but this is a recipe you'll want to make over and over again. ...
15-Minute Vegetable Soup Recipe
This 15-Minute Vegetable Soup is a quick and easy recipe for when you want a healthy, homemade soup, PRONTO! This post is sponsored by Refreshingly Real and the Can Manufacturers Institute. All opinions, as always, are my own. Soup season is the best season. Raise your hand if you're with ...
Butternut Squash Purée Recipe
This Butternut Squash Purée is a simple recipe to make that is perfect as a holiday side dish! Now that you know how to cook butternut squash the easiest and fastest way, how about an even quicker and easier side dish you can make with it?! This Butternut Squash Purée is suuuuper simple to make, ...
How to Cook Butternut Squash in the Instant Pot
If you want to know how to cook butternut squash FAST, grab your Instant Pot and let's go! I love, love, love butternut squash, but MAN can it be a pain to cook or what?! Peeling a butternut squash might be one of my least favorite things to do. Then scooping out the seeds and fibers and ...
Easy Pumpkin Hummus Recipe
This Easy Pumpkin Hummus recipe just uses a few simple ingredients and makes a healthy snack or party appetizer! Pumpkin mania is in full swing and like every fall, I'm down with it. I am pretty much a #pumpkineverything kind of girl, even though we are a family divided. Luke and I are Team ...
Healthy Pumpkin Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free, Low Sugar)
When you are craving pumpkin spice, these Healthy Pumpkin Cookies are exactly what you need! They are vegan, gluten free, low sugar, and EASY to make! Sometimes, you just need a cookie. Am I right? These Healthy Pumpkin Cookies are for those time when you just NEED a cookie, but: 1.) You ...
Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash (Vegan Recipe)
This Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe makes an easy, but elegant vegan dinner! It's easy enough for a weeknight, yet would make a lovely addition to a Thanksgiving menu. It's my first recipe post of October and I'm so excited to bring you alllll the fall foods! First up is this Wild Rice ...
Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe (Vegan + Low Carb + Keto)
This Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe is so simple and it just happens to be vegan, low carb, and keto! My late grandmother's birthday just passed and it got me thinking about the fudge she used to make. Every Christmas since I became and adult, she'd gift me some of her delicious chocolate ...