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, ...
Vegetarian Recipes
Summer Squash Noodle Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
The alternate title for this recipe: Summer in a Bowl. What you have here is the best summer has to offer in one delicious bowl, ready to be eaten in less than 15 minutes. You are welcome. You will feel 10,000 times healthier after finishing this bowl of summer goodness. I promise you. Eat ...
Zucchini, Summer Squash, and Tomato Bake
This recipe is for all you green thumbs out there who have a garden bursting with summer vegetables. I can't include myself in that group. My thumb is so brown, it's almost black. I started a container garden on our patio this year. Nothing elaborate, just a few herbs and some green beans that ...
Grilled Kale Salad
If you are a fan of roasted kale chips, you are going to love grilled kale. No need to turn on the oven, just fire up your grill and a few minutes later you'll have crispy, delicious kale that even your kids will eat. Really. There isn't a tastier way to eat your greens than to roast or ...
Easy Lemonade Fruit Popsicles
Isn't it convenient that beautiful red and blue fruits like watermelon, strawberries, and blueberries are in season for USA's Independence Day? I love seeing all the patriot treats floating around the Internet, using the best of summer's red-ish and blue-ish produce. As much as I love ...
Sweet and Sour Green Smoothie
Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend. After a long week of cloudy and rainy weather, we finally enjoyed some sunshine on Saturday and Sunday. There's nothing like being cooped up with two energetic kids all week in the summer, so we took full advantage of the sunshine and headed to the ...
Zucchini Noodles with Chunky Tomato Sauce and Bean Balls
Spaghetti and meatballs=heavy, comfort food=winter. Am I right? A few changes to one of my favorite meals turns it into a lighter, more summer-appropriate dish. Zucchini noodles+quick tomato sauce+bean balls=an easy, healthy, and light summer meal. I'm not going to try to pass off zucchini ...
Coconut Chai Spiced Iced Coffee
Confession time. #1: I said I wanted to cut back on coffee as part of my anti-inflammation diet. I did. For exactly one week. Instead of my usual two large cups of coffee I start my day with, I had just one. If I wanted a second cup, I had a mug of green tea. Green tea is okay, but it's ...
4-ingredient tahini-maple energy bites {nut free!}
Have you ever tried tahini and maple syrup together? Oh, you need to. It's one of my very favorite flavor combinations. I've used it for salad dressings and for a to-die-for fruit dip that tastes like a vegan caramel dip. This is my first time throwing them together in an energy ball. It was a ...
lightened up homemade granola
After Wednesday's post, I'm going to lighten things up in here. Both in mood and with this lightened up granola. First, though, thank you for your comments and sharing your thoughts on that post. Weight is never an easy subject to tackle, but it was on my mind and I wanted to make a point about ...
lemony kale sauté with eggs
This Lemony Kale Sauté with Eggs is a nutrient-dense meal that's great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! You know, when you have a family, dinner becomes less about you and what you like and more about them and what they like. Maybe not even so much what they like, but what they will ...
tomato barley soup with baby greens
You know it's been a long, cold winter when a temperature of 37 degrees prompts you to wear shorts. Yes, I saw another mom wearing shorts at Meghan's school drop-off yesterday. I kind of shrugged because I get it. It did feel like a freaking heat wave compared to the frigid cold mornings we've ...
