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I am in love with kale chips. Well, kale in any form really. I love kale in smoothies, in scrambled eggs, on grain-free flatbread pizza, and simply sautéed in coconut oil and sprinkled liberally with Real Salt. I love the texture, the slight bitterness and I mean, if we’re being honest here, doesn’t eating kale make you feel righteous or something? A year or so ago one of my favorite stores starting carrying nacho kale chips in bags. I walked {Read More}
I’m in the midst of doing the Whole 30 plan with a group of supportive friends. And man, you never realize how much you like certain foods until someone tells you they’re off limits for a month! I’m doing this plan for 5 reasons: 1. I like a good challenge. I’m not competitive in general, but I like to put myself to the test from time to time. 2. A friend asked me to do it with her and I’m {Read More}
Do you need an easy last minute treat? This candy takes literally only a couple of minutes to make. It’s nourishing and delicious. My kids love it so much I’m calling it Christmas Crack. Hehe. Merry Christmas! Print Christmas Crack Candy Recipe Ingredients2 cups unsweetened coconut 1/3 cup organic extra virgin coconut oil 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 3 tablespoons organic honey InstructionsIn a good blender or food processor, combine all ingredients and blend until thick and smooth. In {Read More}
Today is my oldest son’s 10th birthday! I’ve been someone’s mama for a decade. A DECADE. I can’t exactly decide how to feel about this. I’m so thrilled with the young man he’s becoming. In some ways these years have dragged on and on and in others the years have seemed to disappear when I wasn’t looking. Wasn’t it only a few weeks ago I was frantically rocking his colicky newborn self? Days ago I was kissing his boo-boos? Hours {Read More}
If you need a quick and delicious recipe for a weeknight dinner or a potluck, this is your ticket! It takes only a few minutes to toss together once you’ve boiled the potatoes and is a light, yet filling surprise. With just a few easy ingredients, you’ll have this dish on the table in no time. If you need a one-dish meal, toss in some leftover grilled chicken or steak. It’s also yummy the next day still chilled, so it {Read More}
It’s been a loooooong time since any of my kids have eaten chicken tenders. It’s virtually impossible to find pre-made chicken tenders that have normal ingredients I’d actually feed my kids, let alone a gluten-free version. It’s been so long, in fact, that I had completely forgotten chicken tenders are a thing. That is, until a few days ago when my 3 year-old saw a classmate eating some at school and came home and asked for some. He meant it {Read More}
There’s a coffee shop in town that is super close to our church that we resisted ever visiting for about 2 years. It has a terrible name- the kind of name you would never want your kids repeating, plus we assumed the ingredients are like any other coffee shop and worth avoiding. Then one day I was close and decided to give it a try. Turns out I should have skipped it…because it is delicious! Their lattes leave a certain {Read More}
I bet you’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for you. Do you know why? All chocolate is made from cacao (pronounced kuh-COW), the edible part of a cocoa bean. The cacao is removed, fermented and processed into a liquid called cocoa liquor. Cocoa liquor is then combined with other ingredients such as sugar, milk solids and cocoa butter to achieve solid chocolate. To create cocoa powder, cocoa liquor is pressed to squeeze some of the cocoa butter out of {Read More}
A friend of mine just found out she has multiple food allergies. She’s allergic to dairy, wheat, and eggs. Uh, that pretty much excludes cookies from her life. Wait, scratch that. There are tons of recipes available online for any food allergy or restriction you can think of. Really! If you’re going to have an allergy, this is the time to have one. It is much, much easier to than it has been in the past. However, if you’re new {Read More}
4 eggs 1- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree1/4 cup coconut oil 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 5 Medjool dates 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup (optional) 3 cups blanched almond flour 1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional) In a blender or food processor, add all ingredients except the blanched almond flour and dried cranberries (if using). Pulse until very well combined. Stir in blanched almond flour and dried cranberries (if {Read More}
