Butternut squash pancakes made with mashed butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) blended with gluten free flours, egg and dairy-free milk! So easy and healthy for a quick breakfast or healthy snack! Butternut squash is one of my favorite squashes to work with when cooking and baking! It is a powerful way to get vitamin A, vitamin E and extra fiber in your diet not to mention it mashes up and makes baked goods super moist! Plus it is naturally sweet, buttery, nutty and has a flavor that is ... continue reading...
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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Snacks For Kids
The most delicious healthy, dairy free, and gluten free snacks for kids! Tips and recipes that are kid friendly, easy, non processed and provides children with sustainable energy! Most week mornings you will find the kids and I at the gym. Every time my 2 year old (Curren) rolls in strutting his stuff with his backpack filled with homemade granola bars or muffins, fruits and vegetables. He will snack for a bit before feeling comfortable enough to begin playing with others. His snacking ... continue reading...
Turmeric Lemonade With Fresh Strawberries
Turmeric Lemonade is a low-glycemic refreshing anti-inflammatory drink, (Curcumin Lemonade) infused with strawberries and mint leaves for enhanced antioxidant healing properties! There comes a time in every little child's life where a lemonade stand on the corner of the street is a must. The wood has been cut, the table is carved and the paint is laid out to paint the sign reading "Lemonade 50 Cents". Tons of Meyer lemons are bouncing around in a fresh pitcher of sugar water as the ... continue reading...
Chocolate Easter Bird Nests
Gluten-free chocolate nests for Easter made with crunchy corn flakes cereal and coconut are one of the best no bake desserts to take for Easter brunch or a bird theme party! Easter chocolate bird nests Spring has sprung my fellow friends and I can not be more excited about it than I am!!! Clearly doing a happy dance right now that I wish was live so you can see or party-on dancing with me! The moment day light savings happened how did your morning go? Was your whole day off ... continue reading...
Vegan Black Bean Brownies (or Pinto Bean)
Celebrate your chocolate cravings with the healthiest and fluffiest vegan black bean brownies around! These are dreamy and cake-like and packed with fiber rich beans, pumpkin puree and minimal amounts of non processed sugars. Chocolate you can feel good about eating! Why make these bean brownies You work hard and have earned it! The most delectable chocolate sweet treat that is super guilt-free! Don't worry guilt-free does not mean taste-free by all means! In fact you may have to ... continue reading...
Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Energy Bites (Nut-Free)
No-bake coconut oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough energy bites! Simply melt, mix, chill and roll the little energy balls into the most flavorful guilt-free treats! Made with natural whole grains and is nut free and gluten free! These chocolate chip cookie dough oatmeal energy balls are addicting and should come with a warning label! They are like crack for sweet tooth lovers! Not that I have ever tried crack. I say that because you for sure can not just have one energy bite because you ... continue reading...
Gluten-Free Breadsticks
Crunchy and satisfying gluten free breadsticks recipe that is low in carbs and bold in flavor! Savory herbs make each bread stick perfect for dipping in soups and healthy dips! Make these bread sticks mini! This will literally save you so many calories in the long-run and trick your brain to thinking you are eating more. I love mini foods! Mini muffins, mini bread loafs, mini pretzels, mini meals and these mini gluten free breadsticks, which are great dipped in my homemade and easy marinara ... continue reading...
Savoy Cabbage Salad With Apple Tahini Dressing
Savoy cabbage beautifully chopped and dressed in an apple cider tahini dressing. This savoy cabbage salad has all the digestive gut-healing properties you need to start off the month! Now that it is the start of the new year, it is time to keep clearing out the clutter from all those holiday cookies! That means getting back to refreshing salads and more recipes with whole food based ingredients. See ya later carbs! As I strolled through our local market looking for fruit ... continue reading...
E-Cookbooks
Get all of my best and favorite family friendly healthy sweets, treats and meals into ebooks! 88+ Delicious & Healthy Recipes in your kitchen! New You Weight Loss Meal Plan Program Get the instant download $47 which includes both omnivores plan and vegetarian meal plans. See our individual Clean Eating Plan for Weight Loss for omnivores and vegetarians for $27 each. Enjoy our other books 1. Healthy Guilt-Free ... continue reading...
Cashew Cheesecake With Strawberry Rose Topping
Flavorful creamy white chocolate & strawberry cashew cheesecake layered with a chewy chocolaty date nut base. The cutest and easiest little mini no bake vegan desserts! Happy New Year friends!!! This is the official first recipe of 2017 and boy is it a D-EEE-licious one! Cashew cheesecake has become one of my new favorite obsessions. And for good reason since there are endless options to the flavors one can create! We treated ourselves to these at our Christmas Eve party hubby and hosted ... continue reading...
White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake
Time for a mini white chocolate peppermint cheesecake break! This delectable dairy-free vegan cheesecake recipe is so easy to make! Each raw treat is beautifully made from cashews, kale and a date nut base. Guys you are going to love this recipe! These cheesecakes are out of this world so good and HEALTHY! A divine treat for people who want to eat healthier and have never had vegan no-bake cake before. I am sitting here asking myself, "Why have I not been making these sooner?!" Cashews ... continue reading...
Turkey Meatloaf Recipe Packed With Veggies
Ground turkey meatloaf with oatmeal and lots of vegetables pureed together makes this hearty healthy meat-lovers favorite! For the past week the boys have had colds and waking up every night to sneak into bed with the hubby and I. Since they share a room they think it is a great idea to wake each other up before trampling on the hard wood floors in an effort to "quietly" sneak into our room. After the third night of their little adventures it was time to reprogram their sleeping ... continue reading...
Tropical Greek Yogurt Bowl + 20 Healthy Greek Yogurt Breakfast Recipes
21 healthy and easy Greek yogurt breakfast recipes to make mornings a breeze! Yogurt bowls, yogurt parfaits, and Greek yogurt bread, OHHH MY! Happy post Thanksgiving shenanigans! How was your Thanksgiving holiday break? Ours was gloriously a long relaxing weekend. So happy to have Parent-Teacher Conference week over. That was great and all but a little challenging having a young one napping at 12:00 pick-up time. No breaks in the day that week! It was more like load kids in the car, unload ... continue reading...
Healthy Oven-Baked Turkey Meatballs
Easy oven baked turkey meatballs baked in a muffin pan. Make a few batches and freeze these healthy meatballs for quick dinners in less than 30 minutes! Wow, are you excited and ready for the big Turkey Day!?! I sure have turkey on my mind lately and have been stoked to share this recipe with you because it is so easy! Meatballs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are large round and plump like a giant hamburger formed into a ball. Some are tiny perfect mini appetizer bites dressed in chipotle ... continue reading...
Skinny Zucchini Lasagna Rolls
Vegetarian zucchini lasagna rolls sliced into flat-shaped pasta shapes, layered with sauce, rolled and baked in a muffin pan! Easiest Italian "lasagne" dinner that is ready in less than 45 minutes and can be made ahead of time! Got the skinny on the best lasagna recipe? Zucchini lasagna roll-ups are one healthy carb-free way to eat an Italian (almost pasta) dish! Lasagna is one of my favorite Italian dishes that makes me think of the Stouffer's brand. My husband's eyes practically pop out of ... continue reading...
Eggless Banana Bread (Gluten Free)
One-bowl vegan (eggless and gluten free) banana bread baked perfectly moist with gluten free flours, smashed banana and chia seeds. A healthy dairy-free banana nut bread loaf safe enough to eat raw! You know those moments when you are in the kitchen mixing up chocolate chip cookies, brownies and muffin batters and boy don’t you just want to lick the spoon! Just a taste… please??!! Guess what, that is just what you can do with this recipe. In fact, go ahead and just scoop out a giant lump of ... continue reading...
Teriyaki Salmon With Spicy Chickpea Sweet Potato Puree
This teriyaki salmon is delicately crispy on the outside and tender on the inside! A tasty Japanese inspired seafood dish with a teriyaki marinade recipe that will leave taste-buds yearning for more sauce! This is a sponsored post brought to you by Fishpeopleseafood. It is written by me and all opinions are my own. It just so happens that wild salmon is one of Chase and my favorite foods! Actually anything seafood is my favorite these days! Thanks to salmon being high in protein and omega-3 ... continue reading...
Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Nicecream Smoothie Recipe)
Sweetly delicious 3-ingredient nicecream recipe! Tastes like a creamy strawberry banana smoothie or ice cream without having to churn. Vegan and made with bananas, strawberries and almond milk! Strawberry and Banana Nicecream Smoothie I'll have to admit it has taken me a while to get on the Nice Cream bandwagon. The creamy delicious smoothies and ice cream recipes piled miles high that are all over Pinterest and Instagram are so appealing! Not quite sure why I have not tried to make our ... continue reading...
Pineapple Guava Bread With Honey Butter
Forget needing to add any refined sugars to this healthy pineapple guava bread! Blender ready with natural ingredients and prepared in as little as 10 minutes! Such an easy recipe sweetened with Feijoa, or pineapple guava and coconut sugar! One of my close girlfriends has an abundant garden in her yard packed with a Feijoa fruit tree, passion fruit, avocado trees, kumquats, lemons, limes, and more! Makes sense since her hubby is a gardener and we live in a climate where fruit trees grow well. ... continue reading...
Blueberry Jam Recipe (No Added Pectin)
Calling all blueberry lovers for this super simple 4-Ingredient Blueberry Jam Recipe (made with no added pectin)! This powerful antioxidant berry is simmered with zero refined sugar and perfect to top on pancakes, fresh toast or serve on happy hour cheese and crackers! Takes about 10 minutes to whip up! Homemade blueberry jam is so simple to make and made without adding pectin or preservatives! Use fresh or frozen blueberries and add the jam to toast or in this healthy Peanut Butter and ... continue reading...
Patriotic Healthy Donuts Recipe
Healthy donuts (or doughnuts)? Yes! This recipe is spiced like sweet cake and is gluten free, dairy free flour-less moist and fluffy! Enjoy as dessert food or a breakfast treat! Baked and topped with red, white and blue icing for patriotic festivities or simply anytime. We are feeling very patriotic over here with patriotic sweet treats! Mainly in preparation for the Fourth of July. To celebrate our independence beach-side with fireworks and a scrumptious healthy donuts recipe! Where ... continue reading...
Healthy Chocolate Granola Recipe With Cherries and Pecans
Transform mornings with this healthy chocolate granola recipe! Add your favorite nuts and dried fruit to this chocolate granola such as tangy dried cherries, chocolate chip morsels and pecans for a dreamy morning treat (vegan and gluten-free)! Get ready to discover a nourishing breakfast food or snack deliciously rich in chocolate flavors best served with milk, topped on chocolate ice cream or as a parfait topped with fruit! This recipe is instantly gravitating on a frequent basis. It ... continue reading...
Turmeric Golden Milk Tea
The benefits of curcuma golden milk tea are endless. Rich and creamy, this vegan turmeric tea “golden milk latte” warms the body and the soul. Full-bodied chai spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom floats the scent of comfort in the air. Let me stop you right there before you sigh thinking “another” golden milk tea recipe. We all have seen the trends going on and turmeric milk is all over the blogosphere. And for good reason. Golden milk tastes just so da** delicious! Soon this milk ... continue reading...
Easter Chocolate Bark
Melted chocolate hardened into crisp chocolate shards topped with nuts and white chocolate. Colorful chocolate sunflower seed drops look like little bunny eggs! A decadent chocolate bark recipe to serve as Easter candy! There is no greater love than the love of crisp savory chocolate thins melting in your mouth with each bite. In my opinion. We celebrate with chocolate, we cry with chocolate we even PMS with chocolate. And a lot of times that one little bite is all it takes to boost a little ... continue reading...
Spinach and Egg Baked Phyllo Cups
A healthy low calorie vegetarian recipe made of eggs, spinach, basil and goat cheese baked in a crispy phyllo dough pastry crust (or spelled fillo or filo dough). These Spinach and Egg Baked Phyllo Cups are baked to perfection, super healthy, high protein and should be added to your list of cheap healthy meals! Some nights I have a fully amazing elaborate dinner planned out to make and when it comes to dinner time... well frankly there is no time. Chase is in his first year of soccer and so ... continue reading...
Coconut Granola Bars
Coconut granola bars made with gluten free oats, unsweetened coconut flakes and low glycemic coconut sugar! So sweet, chewy and delicious you will be begging for these every single morning! These Coconut Granola Bars have moved to my list of favorites. Along with many more no bake breakfast granola bars and muffin cup granola bars. Coconut Granola Bars were first made last year and I have no idea why I have never yet to share them with you! And it hit me... busy weeks fully call for simple ... continue reading...
Chocolate Covered Gluten Free Cookies
Chocolate covered gluten free cookies! Melted morsels and gluten-free chocolate vanilla creme cookies dipped and chilled together for a delicious chocolate dessert treat! Forget about cholesterol and indulge for a moment. I have had an incredible sweet tooth lately which is normally not the case. Both my boys are super big chocolate lovers and every gal needs a taste of the good stuff every now and then. We just bought Glutino brand Gluten Free Chocolate Vanilla Creme cookies which are ... continue reading...
Raspberry Mini Cheesecakes In Fillo Shells
You have earned dessert, so go ahead and enjoy a little indulgence every now and then like these raspberry mini cheesecakes in fillo shells! Dessert is what makes a meal and it doesn't have to be too complicated to be divine. These mini Mascarpone cheesecakes are made with homemade raspberry jam filling. Just the perfect magical blend with this rich Italian, creamy buttery flavored soft cheese. Add a Fillo base into the mix, and you have a match made in heaven. So delicate to the touch, but ... continue reading...
Coconut Granola Bites
Coconut granola bites! These granola bars are baked in a muffin pan and drizzle with chocolate! Coconut granola bites drizzled in warm melted chocolate compounded into one sentence equals the question "Can it really be healthy?" Yes! And delicious! My husband and kids absolutely love these coconut granola bites and I make them all the time into granola bars. But this time I tried baking it in a muffin pan and it was way more convenient to pop them suckers out, all ready to decorate with ... continue reading...
Popcorn Marshmallow Treats
Popcorn marshmallow treats made with warm butter and marshmallows and rolled into balls in a muffin pan. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to make a healthy snack decorated festively with hearts, similar to a rice crispy treat, but using popcorn! First, I made some homemade popcorn with 2 Tbsp. of coconut oil and about 1 cup of popcorn kernels. Combine coconut oil and three kernels in a pot. Cover and cook on medium-high heat until the kernels ... continue reading...
Free Printable Lunch Notes For Kids
Our children are so precious to us and it is important to make sure they feel how special, important and loved they are. We all need a few Power reminders of encouragement and love every now and again and little notes that pop up unexpectedly are a great way to show it! I even started putting secret notes in my husbands wallet so when he goes to purchase something during his work day, he thinks of me and is reminded how loved he is! As a kid I remember my mom used to write little notes on ... continue reading...
Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle
A tasty gingerbread pumpkin trifle layered with gluten-free gingerbread cake, creamy pumpkin filling and homemade whipped cream. A favorite holiday dessert! This Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle will be on our Thanksgiving and Christmas table every year, for sure! This is an easy and elegant dessert that takes little time to prepare and is bursting with seasonal pumpkin pie flavors just like these gingerbread men cookies and gluten-free gingerbread house recipe! This past Thursday we were ... continue reading...
Perfect Low Fat Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
A Perfect Vanilla Cupcake Recipe - gluten free and dairy free (sayyyyyyy whaaattt?!) - and so good looking and tasty! Especially when baked inside a hollow egg and nestled in a nest next to a mini turkey! How cute would these egg filled cupcakes be at a Thanksgiving or Easter dessert table? Rich vanilla flavors mixed with coconut oil and apple sauce (used instead of butter) make these cupcakes so powerful in flavor, healthy and moist that one would never suspect they are secretly ... continue reading...
White Cupcakes With Coconut Buttercream Frosting
These white cupcakes with coconut buttercream frosting are really quite delicious! They are so fluffy and light - the perfect go-to cupcake recipe for any occasion! White party with cupcakes My friend Elena put together a simple white themed party last weekend in celebration of her birthday so I brought these white cupcakes to fit the theme. White just fits for a summer party, right? It is refreshing, pure, and airy when you see a table full of beautiful white food ... continue reading...
Homemade Pop-Tarts (Gluten Free)
Homemade gluten free pop-tarts filled with creamy apple pie filling. If your mornings are like ours they are very, VERY busy, and fast moving with little time for breakfast. I love to have breakfast items available like granola bars or breakfast bars that are somewhat nutritional and easy to grab and eat on our morning drive. Recently we visited our local apple farm. After coming home with a large amount of apples from Apple Lane Farm, Chase and I made some goodies. Goodies included ... continue reading...