Category: Breakfasts

Quinoa Sweet Potato POW! Breakfast Cookies

Quinoa Sweet Potato POW! Breakfast Cookies

Fresh roasted sweet potatoes mixed with dark chocolate pieces and winter spices to fill your morning with the goodness of sweet potato pie. I wake up at 7am whether my alarm is set or not. I stretch in bed, sit up, twist this way and that and jump in the shower, first thing.

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Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Breakfast Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Quinoa Breakfast Cookies

Hearty breakfast cookies made with naturally gluten-free quinoa instead of oats and packed with pureed pumpkin, maple syrup and flax seeds. It’s the ultimate sinless breakfast treat! I love sharing my recipes with the world. Being able to do what I do, day in and day out is a huge blessing. And when I get…

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Pumpkin Spice Muffin Mounds (gluten-free + paleo)

Pumpkin Spice Muffin Mounds (gluten-free + paleo)

I tested this recipe a bunch of different ways to make sure it was absolutely perfect for you. Originally, I wanted to make coconut flour scones but no matter what I did, the flour just wouldn’t cooperate. The consistency was off. I’m sure it would have all come together had I used almond flour, but…

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Quinoa Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

Quinoa Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

I want to do something crazy awesome… and I need your help to do it. Here’s the deal: As many of you know, being told that you have to stop eating something because of an allergy, sensitivity or health concern, sucks. Especially if that something has been in your life for, like, as long as…

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Quinoa Breakfast Casserole

Pumpkin Spice Latte Quinoa Breakfast Casserole

I am in love with what I do and count my blessings every gosh darn day. I hustle, I bustle, and I don’t give up easily. I create recipes, share my ideas, partner up with amazing companies, learn, teach, connect… It’s what I was put on this earth to do.

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Ain’t No Sugar In My Waffles…. Waffles

Ain’t No Sugar In My Waffles…. Waffles

This sugar-free, gluten-free waffle recipe was not intentional. Originally, I was aiming for a muffin recipe but the batter was too runny and my oven wasn’t cooperating with me. Not wanting to waste my hard work, I poured the batter into my waffle iron, waited 3 minutes, and out popped the most deliciously gorgeous, golden,…

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Mango Cream Smoothie

Mango Cream Smoothie

Check out the Banana Split Smoothie Recipe that I created yesterday using Silk Almond Milk! It’s a dairy-free, vegan smoothie with all the goodness of a banana split. Made healthy with fresh strawberries, pineapple, almond milk and dairy-free chocolate chunks. As soon as I understood the concept of marriage and being a bride, my life…

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Banana Split Smoothie

Banana Split Smoothie

Check out the Mango Cream Smoothie Recipe that I created yesterday using Silk Soy Milk! It is a creamy vegan smoothie made sweet with fresh grapes and frozen mango. The grapes sweeten the smoothie so there is no added sugar! The days are growing shorter, the wind gusts are getting stronger and 6am is a…

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Potato-free Hash Browns

Potato-free Hash Browns

Kevin said he would pay $20 for a small plate of these hash browns. In response, I stuck out my hand and said, “Pay up!”

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Quinoa Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies

Quinoa Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies

Discovering that I can replace the oats in a recipe with cooked quinoa has changed my life. Like when I found out that coconut flour could be added to smoothies for extra fiber, or when I was first introduced to the chia seed – all mind blowing moments. Now, I am looking at recipes that…

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