I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Luke when he's a teenager. There are times when I swear he can eat more than me, and he's barely three years old. I don't promote snacking on demand, but this kid definitely needs snacks in between his meals. Both Luke and Meghan's favorite snacks, hands ...
Recipes
Super Foods Smoothie
I think it's an unwritten rule that food bloggers' first recipe of the new year must be either a smoothie or a salad. Go ahead and check all your favorite food blogs first post of this year. I'll be willing to bet that over 3/4 of the recipes you see will be for either a smoothie or a salad. Mine ...
Vegan and Gluten-Free Carmelitas
This is one of those recipes that I want to gush over. I have so much to say. Yet I know I should just let the pictures do the talking. I mean, just look at those bars. Do I really have to tell you how delicious they are? Look at that ooey-gooey caramel mixed with chocolate. They are one of the ...
Chopped Kale Salad with Cranberries, Feta, and Walnuts
If you need a festive, colorful salad to add to your holiday table, this is your recipe. If you need a quick, easy, and healthy lunch salad to balance out the holiday treats you've been eating, this is your recipe. It is always with a little hesitation that I serve Tim kale, especially raw kale. ...
Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup Recipe
This Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup Recipe is better than Campbell's and much healthier, too! Did you grow up with Campbell's Soup? I sure did. We always had a can of Campbell's in the pantry, ready to be poured into a pan along with some water. It was easy, that's for ...
Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars
These Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars are an easy one-bowl recipe and are great for a healthy breakfast, dessert, or snack!Do you ever buy food or ingredients on a whim? Or is that just a #foodbloggerproblem? That's exactly what happened with the cranberries I used for these bars. I saw a bag ...
20 Allergy-Friendly Thanksgiving Dishes
Food intolerances and allergies are no fun on holidays. Here are over 20 Allergy-friendly Thanksgiving dishes!There's nothing worse than trying to navigate a spread of food when you have dietary restrictions. Whether you have food allergies, intolerances, or just follow certain dietary guidelines ...
Roasted Vegetable Brown Rice Risotto with Bacon and Kale
I'm not so stringent with my quest to eat a healthy diet that I have a set of rules I have to follow or I freak out. Eating a whole foods, unprocessed diet as much as I can is important to me. But it isn't everything, and even though I write this blog sharing my ideas, I'm not obsessed with it. ...
Warm Brussels Sprout Salad with Pomegranate and Goat Cheese
I'm convinced that everyone who thinks they don't like Brussels sprouts because of some childhood memory simply hasn't had them prepared correctly. I don't remember ever having Brussels sprouts served to me, but apparently that is because I'm the baby of the family and by the time I came around my ...
Almond Butter Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips + a Free Food Gift Label Printable
So here's the deal. Ready or not, Christmas is coming. Guess how many shopping weekends we have left? Five. FIVE. That's it. So even though Thanksgiving is next week, I'm going to help you get your idea list going with these Almond Butter Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips Mini Loaves. I ...
Sunset Smoothie
Good morning, sunshine! Nature's incredible colors inspired this smoothie. The bright reds, yellows, and oranges we see when the sun sets blend together to make this Sunset Smoothie. Yes, I know that comfort food season is upon us. Don't worry, I have plenty of those recipes coming ...
Smashed Chickpea Salad with Cilantro Pesto on Toast
This is my new favorite lunch. It's quick, healthy, and soooooo filling! I fully expected to need to eat something else or be hungry again in an hour, but I was satisfied and not hungry again for hours. I used my cilantro pesto for this recipe. There are lots of things you can do with this ...
