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Weight LossCategory: Gluten-free
Raspberry Lavender Ice Cream
Nothing like a cool treat after a long day, right? Yesterday was my last day at the office for 2 weeks, so there was countless things to wrap up. Not only that, but I had an insanely long list of things to do before I could go home: pick up wholesale grains [one of my…
Refreshing Basil Lemon-Limeade Slushy
A couple of us girls at my birthday lunch chose to quench our thirst with a freshly squeezed basil lemon-limeade. I was totally one of those girls! Basil? Oh yes… It was love at first sip, but man was it a challenging to recreate. I gave up after 3 failed attempts and the peel of…
Saweet Pecan and Wild Rice Salad
Do you people watch? If you haven’t tried it, you must! It’s a great way to pass time, especially at the airport! I was in line at the post office yesterday and as always, was observing the people around me. There was a lady that kept checking her phone for what must have been an…
Double Chocolate Crunch Quinoa Flake Bake
I feel like the box should say: DANGER contains chocolate. When Alina at Enjoy Life told me they were sending me a couple of their new allergy-friendly chocolate products, I jumped for joy, then quickly started planning a recipe. As soon as the box came in the mail, I opened the bag inconspicuously and grabbed…
Almond Buckwheat Goji Raw Bars
There’s a couple of things I look for in a good snack recipe, naturally sweet freezable. So I can have snacks for weeks to come! on hand ingredients. I have so many goji berries, it’s unreal. fool proof. So what if I added a couple extra dates? The recipe turned out fine. The same cannot…
Sunflower Cream Salad with Sweet Taters + Dill Chicks
Happy Friday 13th! Good things always happen to me on Friday 13th, so I’m pretty excited to see what flourishes today! ————————————– There are a couple of requirements that a salad needs to have in order for me to want to eat it: a good [homemade] salad dressing. lots of spices and flavor. a vast…
Pumpkin Raspberry Buckwheat Bake
Ashley has been whipping up buckwheat bakes for as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until she made a pumpkin version, that I knew I had to give the buckwheat bake a try. One bite and I was in love. <3 I’ve been making these in batches of 2 or 3, popping them in…
Baked French Onion Hummus
Thanks for all of the birthday wishes yesterday! You are such a great bunch! My birthday was filled with great things… I went out for lunch at the Coup with a couple of amazing ladies from the office, had an amazing salad with tofu, chickpeas, and sprouts, received my free coconut oil, courtesy of Averie’s…
Layered Maple Oat n’ Apple Dessert Jars
Before we get to this drool-worthy recipe… guess what? Today is my 25th birthday! To be honest though, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to the big 2-5. In preparation for the big day… I decided to look back over the last 6 years to remind myself of what I’ve accomplished, I ran my first 10km…
Spicy Mango Rice Bowl with Tofu (or chicken)
I’ve been enjoying these rice bowls in my lunch all week, but haven’t had the chance to share the recipe with you. I blame homemade yogurt, preparing for my race, and berries n’ cream parfaits. Do you forgive me? My eats this week have been marvelous. No complaints are coming from this stomach, that’s for…