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Weight LossCategory: Grain-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…
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…
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…
Two-Bite Black Bean Fudge Cupcakes
Just my luck. Our good weather turned into a couple of inches of snow this morning + a bunch overnight last night. Bonus! Instead of spending yesterday afternoon working on our backyard, I changed into a big woolly sweater, made chocolaty cupcakes + worked on my knee strengthening physio exercises. FYI: these cupcakes would be…
Raw Tomato Basil Zucchini Pasta
It’s finally starting to feel like Spring around here. We’ve had a couple of Spring showers, and I even got to walk the dogs at 8pm last night with NO JACKET. Yay! Best part about Spring? Landscaping! We moved into our house just under a year ago and currently have a dirt mud pit for…
Maple Mystery Butter
I couldn’t stop saying…. M-m-m-m-m-m-maply goodness as I was slathering this nut butter on a handful of crackers last night. Be still my heart. No fats were harmed in the making of this nut butter Did you know? Roasting nuts at temperatures higher than 170F causes damage to their delicate fats? When the fat in…
Sweet Lemon Salad with Lemon Pepper Tempeh Croutons
I have a confession to make… I hate veggies. Wait, no… that’s a little too drastic. I just hate boring veggies. I’m not one to be seen snacking on a carrot unless it’s loaded with hummus. You’ll never have to worry about me stealing a slice of your cucumber. Wait, is that salt & pepper…
Cinnibun Oat Streusel Muffins
I had no idea how much garbage was in the food I ate before I began studying nutrition. From the preservatives, unnecessary sugars, carcinogens, dyes, flavors and chemicals, it didn’t phase me. But, a couple of weeks into my training something clicked… The food I’m eating is slowly killing me. One of the foods that…
Chocolate Hemp Runners Repair Bars
30 days ago I realized that having one huge fitness goal was dragging me down mentally and discouraging me from keeping up with my training. So, I opted for setting smaller goals so I could be encouraged by my ongoing progress. Let’s see how I did… Run for a consecutive 15 minutes without pain in…