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COOKIE PRESS ALMOND COOKIES [made with flaxseed egg]

Posted on January 31, 2022
cookie press cookies

Health[ier] Cookie Press Almond Cookies made with a flaxseed egg [instead of a regular egg] + Almond flour! Still the buttery cookie you know and love with a little extra added fiber. Most years on January 1, I have a whole laundry list of goals…great, aspirational goals to make me a better person. And at the top of that list is something like–“NO SUGAR FOR LIFE!” or “ZERO processed foods!” and “EXERCISE FOR 2 HOURS A DAY and SWEAT A…

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BREAKFAST

“Healthier” Brown Buttermilk Syrup

Posted on December 30, 2021

The buttermilk syrup that is as versatile as water…can be drunk out of a cup AND can be used on pancakes! Another plus, it uses less sugar and butter than the original! A win win! Before I begin, let’s not be totally serious about the true meaning of the word, “healthier”. I just added it to make myself feel better. Well kind of…no not REALLY. In this recipe, it simply just means, “lower sugar and butter than the usual recipe”.…

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soup VEGETARIAN

Easy Pumpkin Curry Soup with Cilantro and Cashews [vegan]

Posted on November 21, 2021

This pumpkin curry soup has just the right amount of zing and sweetness that everyone at your Thanksgiving table will have a second helping. And with the heartiness from the quinoa, Rotisserie chicken, sweet potato and peppers it’s a meal all in its own! Curry is a cuisine in our family. It’s like a staple food that we love but is kind of tricky to master in the home kitchen. Ya know what I mean? It’s either, missing something, or…

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MAIN DISH SALAD

Cranberry Broccoli Salad with Toasted Pecans and Apple Cider vinegar Dressing

Posted on November 20, 2021

A perfect Thanksgiving salad with broccoli + shredded cabbage + dried cranberries + toasted pecans drizzled in sweet Apple Cider vinegar dressing. Sometimes you need just a little twist on a that classic salad your aunt would bring for your Thanksgiving meal. You know, the one with broccoli, sliced nuts and that heavy dressing? This salad is just that. Only better. With a lighter twist with added sliced grapes and toasted pecans! Perfect for any thanksgiving meal. I love a…

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baby food BREAD

Pumpkin Zucchini Carrot Muffins {no refined sugar, no butter}

Posted on November 18, 2021
healthy pumpkin muffins

If you are in need of a HEALTHY pumpkin muffin with extra veggies, whole wheat, no added sugar and no butter? you have come to the right place! When Theo became of age…the age of eating accountability–he was about 9 months old. Still no teeth and still nursing like a sucking banshee but he needed something to gum on. (Or actually I needed him to have something to gum on.) I tried to give him a “puff”. It failed. It…

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appetizer HEALTH(IER) SNACKS

Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus

Posted on September 30, 2021
Roasted hummus with lemon

This flavorful, butternut squash hummus is simple to make and packs a savory punch that goes great with chips, veggies or any meal that needs a little something extra. Hummus is really good…alone it is good. HOWEVER, consider your average hummus upped with this savory Butternut Squash addition! Now you can have your hummus AND your vegetable’s all in the same bite. INGREDIENTS NEEDED: Butternut squash It needs to be roasted prior to adding it to the hummus check out…

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BREAKFAST HEALTH(IER) SNACKS smoothie

Easy Pineapple Acai Bowl [made with ALL frozen fruit]

Posted on September 30, 2021
Acai bowl

This Acai bowl requires NO FRESH fruit…yet it tastes fresh and it still healthy! So it is the busy person’s dream. Just add frozen fruit + unsweetened vanilla Almond milk + granola + more frozen fruit. We lived in Southern California for long enough for us to enjoy AND spend all of our souvenir money on what’s known as the Bonzai Bowl. We would get them on our way to the beach, or on our way home from the beach,…

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cookies DESSERT

Joanna Gaines Caramel Sea salt Chocolate Chip Cookie. [made with only brown sugar]

Posted on September 29, 2021
chocolate chip cookie

The chocolate chip cookie made special with the addition of Caramel Baking Chips that, when made extra big, is a perfect cookie with a crunchy top and bottom and a dense, chewy middle! There are many chocolate chip cookie recipes out there and I believe that there are many delicious chocolate chip cookies all delicious for different reasons. Whether that be…the chewiest, the crunchiest, the fluffiest, the thickest, the best frozen, the best when served hot etc. THIS cookie however,…

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GLUTEN FREE MAIN DISH

Chicken & Veggie Stir Fry with Thai Peanut Sauce

Posted on September 12, 2021
chicken stir fry

This Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry with Thai Peanut Sauce is an easy dinner that comes together in 30 min and is a crowd pleasing meal! The other day, my mom and I looked at the clock and it was already time for dinner! Ah!! We quickly and NOT quietly vocalized things we could throw together in 30 min or less for and NOT dirty every pan and bowl in the kitchen. Since I was living with her, she whole-heartedly…

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Egg in a Cloud [only 3 ingredients!]

Posted on September 6, 2021
Egg yolk in a cloud

This over-easy yolk dropped into a perfectly baked fluffy cloud of egg whites topped with fresh basil creates a healthy 3 ingredient breakfast that can be thrown together in minutes and will make your heart sing! It can be made vegetarian or with bacon bits! We have been experiencing just a touch of what California is living—the smoke. And the smoke has been pretty rough in utah lately! I can’t begin to imagine what California is breathing. And selfishly, I’m…

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