This Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado and Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing is light, healthy, and super quick to prepare! You're going to love this salad recipe.Every girl needs a go-to salad recipe that is equally easy to make and impressive. One that she can throw together in 10 minutes to add ...
Vegan Recipes
Mexican Chopped Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing
This Mexican Chopped Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing is light, healthy, and bursting with Mexican-inspired flavors! Note: This post was originally published in 2014. I am republishing today with some updated photos. I have made this Mexican Chopped Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing ...
Roasted Portobello Fajitas Recipe
This Roasted Portobello Fajitas recipe is a healthy recipe even the meat lovers will enjoy! I first published this recipe way back in 2011. Hard to believe! It's been a favorite for years, but needed some fresh pictures, so I took some new photographs and am republishing it so new readers can ...
Blueberry Banana Oat Bars Recipe
These Blueberry Banana Oat Bars are easy to make in one bowl and make a nutritious snack! Creating nutritious, wholesome, and satisfying baked snacks is right in my wheelhouse and I'm so excited about these Blueberry Banana Oat Bars. They are chewy, subtly sweet, teeming with a lovely banana ...
Loaded Vegan Queso Dip
Let me introduce you to the BEST creamy Loaded Vegan Queso Dip that's made with vegetables! I think "queso" is the first word I learned in Spanish. My parents made the best queso dip ever and I have great memories eating that dip. The bad news is that the base of that wonderful, creamy queso dip was ...
Tropical Breakfast Quinoa Recipe
This Tropical Breakfast Quinoa is creamy, delicious, and enough protein to keep you full all morning long! Have you tried quinoa for breakfast yet? I have quite a few quinoa breakfast recipes here on Happy Healthy Mama because it's my favorite way to switch things up in the morning. Since my ...
Smoky Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Dip
This Smoky Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Dip is dairy-free (vegan), Paleo, and full of addicting flavor! This dip has so many of my favorite things going on. First, even though someone might assume it's a cream cheese based dip, it's not. There's no dairy to be found in this rich dip. Instead, it's ...
Chocolate Chia Granola–The BEST Healthy Granola
This Chocolate Chia Granola is loaded with nutrients and doesn't skimp on flavor! It's a perfect topping for Silk's Almond Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative. My kids have been on a huge granola kick lately. They have one request when it comes to granola flavors: must include chocolate. I decided ...
Easy Chocolate Bird Nests (No-Bake, Vegan, and Gluten-Free!)
These Easy Chocolate Bird Nests are a family-favorite recipe I make every year around Easter time. They are quick, easy, AND healthy! Note: This recipe was originally published in 2012. I updated the photos and the text and recipe are the same. Â When different holidays roll around, do you ...
Top Ten Kid-Friendly Wraps
By this time in the school year, I always end up in a rut when it comes to packing school lunches. I fall into the trap of packing the same things day after day. These kid-friendly wraps are inspiration for you (and me!) to change things up and offer some different choices for our kids' ...
Chocolate Covered Cherry Shake
This post was originally published in 2011 when I was pregnant with my youngest child, Luke. I'm not currently pregnant. :) I reshot the photographs for this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Shake and decided to republish it to put it back on the front page. If this one is new to you, enjoy!I have a teeny ...
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
This Hot Fudge Pudding Cake is vegan, gluten-free, and totally splurge-worthy! I'm having a really hard time concentrating as I write this post. These pictures are reminding me of how much I want this cake. Like right now. The moment I saw a picture of a Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, I knew I ...