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Weight LossCategory: Nut-free
Corn-free Nachos with Tasty Toppings + Mojito Drops Dessert
I may or may not be on a major Mexican kick right now. I can’t seem to get guacamole + fresh salsa in my tummy fast enough. In school, we learned quickly that when we didn’t know the answer to a question like, “list 5 foods that have Vitamin E”, or “List 3 foods that…
Pumpkin Pesto Pasta + Grapefruit Cranberry Fizz
We had quite the productive weekend! Kevin has been working with our neighbors on our many ongoing backyard projects. By the end of the week we should have a fence, full deck [with stairs!], grass, trees, and a fire pit! Before: Progress: Stopping for a much needed Corona. I couldn’t be more excited to finally…
Healthier (and cheaper) Iced Cappuccino
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, then you know that I don’t necessarily support the amount of coffee our society drinks. At over 400 billion cups consumed per year, coffee is the most popular drink in the world. Sadly, it shouldn’t be like this. In large amounts, coffee… reduces fertility. More than one…
Dinner in 10: Jalapeno Chicken Quesadilla
How is it June already? Are you enjoying the same nice weather that we’ve been having these last couple of days? I am so happy I ended up extending my vacation by a couple of days in hopes of getting caught up on things. I’ve been busy cleaning the house, putting away laundry [it never…
Maple Quinoa with Sweet Potatoes and Shallots
Faith is inspirational, not afraid to try jump out of her comfort zone to heal herself, and shares her experience of eating clean, having fun, and loving life. The minute she sent me this recipe I was in awe. Quinoa, maple, sweet potatoes?! A dish that would surely make my heart sing. Wanna come over…
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…
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…
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…