My life is so beautifully chaotic right now. So much joy and so much mess. Typing blog posts with a wee one snuggling on my belly while white noise blasts. Scarfing down one of these Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowls and then frantically trying to shower before the baby starts screaming again. Listening to audio…
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Easy Weeknight Huevos Rancheros
This easy weeknight Huevos Rancheros dish that I am sharing with you today isn’t really a recipe, more of an idea. It’s so easy and quick that it’s more just a pile of ingredients. I need recipes like these huevos rancheros now more than ever. Meals that I can quickly throw together and that don’t…
Healthy School Lunch Ideas and Homemade Nut Free Pepita and Sunflower Seed Butter
This post is jam packed, people. My thoughts on school lunches, a long list of healthy school lunch ideas, and a recipe for Homemade Nut Free Pepita and Sunflower Seed Butter. Stick with me, even though it is long. For quite awhile, I have been wanting to compile a list of healthy school lunch ideas…
Chick-fil-a Sauce Inspired Salad Dressing
For someone, who doesn’t eat hardly any meat, I sure am addicted to Chick-fil-a sauce. I crave it. I think I could drink it. There is nothing better than hot waffle-cut french fries dipped in Chick-fil-a sauce. If you examine the taste of Chick-fil-a sauce, it really has two elements. Some sort of honey mustard flavor…
Mexican Street Corn Grits
These Mexican Steet Corn Grits are like a Cinco De Mayo party in your mouth. I know this recipe is a little bit random. Mexican street corn grits? What? You just have to trust me because, it really is so delicious. I actually would have never thought of it on my own, but my husband…
Juice Pulp Hummus
Does anyone else hate throwing away all the juice pulp from juicing vegetables? A few weeks ago, I made the most heavenly Beet Braised Lentils from Feasting at Home. I topped it with goat cheese and dipped these Perfect Popovers from Chew Out Loud in the yummy juices. Heaven. The beet braised lentils called for…
Pitaya (Dragonfruit) Smoothie Bowl from Fresh Dragonfruit
During the month of January, I did a 30 day eating challenge, where I cut out sugar, grains, meat, most dairy, and processed food. I allowed myself a few sharp cheeses, Greek yogurt, and some natural sugar when used in savory meals. I ate vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, and eggs. I did this…
Broccoli and Cheese Baked Potato Bowls (vegan, gluten free)
When I was young my mom occasionally took us to Wendy’s and I would often order a baked potato with broccoli and cheese sauce because it seemed fancy. Its not something that I make at home a lot, but has stuck in my brain as a comfort food. I eat at the hospital a lot…
Healthy Eating, Whole Food Meal Plan 1/18-1/24
Meal plan number 3! This plan has 5 meals because you will most likely have left overs for a couple of these meals that could be used another night’s dinner. All recipes are gluten free and vegetarian and couple are vegan. Like always, make sure you read through all the notes I have made…
Mango Coconut Chia Seed Pudding (No Added Sugar!)
When planning healthy dinner menus, its easy to gloss over breakfast. A time when the cravings for sugary, carby foods are ingrained into our culture. Today I want to boost your breakfast menu with this incredibly easy chia seed pudding. Chia seed pudding is basically chia seeds soaked in some sort of liquid until thick…