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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}
I am so excited to share this recipe! I grew up eating a dessert my aunt made called Cranberry Crunch. It’s always been my favorite dessert. In fact, I love it so much I always have it on my birthday instead of a cake. I don’t like overly sweet treats, so the tartness of the cranberries is just perfect. We also always served it on Thanksgiving. So, this year I decided to revamp the recipe so we could enjoy it {Read More}
I love Fall! I love Fall! I love Fall! Yesterday evening, as my husband was manning the grill, the kids were all jumping on the trampoline and I was sweeping the leaves that had fallen ALL OVER our back yard I commented that this is my favorite time of year. My husband responded, “have we lived in SoCal long enough now that we think there are seasons here?!”. Good point, Babe. And yes, we have. The air is getting {Read More}
It’s almost summer! It’s almost summer! Only a few more days and my kids will all be out of school until Fall (is it just me, or does that thought elicit equal parts excitement, relief, and panic?)! In our attempt to make it through the last few weeks of school and to welcome summer with open arms, we’ve been doing all the most important things: Hang out at the beach as much as possible Go camping on the beach overnight {Read More}
Take a hop and a skip over to San Diego Moms Blog and check out my two recipes for Homemade Magic Shell.
Here’s a quick festive little weekend recipe for you! Quinoa Horchata 1 2/3 cups cooked quinoa 3 cups filtered water 1 can coconut milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 rounded teaspoon ground cinnamon honey or organic granulated sugar, to taste (I used about 1/4 cup) Pour everything into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Chill, then serve over ice. Enjoy! Have a happy Cinco de Mayo!
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}
