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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}
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}
My pumpkin obsession continues! Hop on over to Modern Alternative Kitchen today to see my recipe for Pumpkin Enchilada Breakfast Casserole. I served this dish last week for my MOPS group, and it was a hit! I hope you like it too.
Have you ever made your own vanilla extract? It is really, really easy and requires only two ingredients. You’ll spend a bit more money up front to make it, but it ends up being a lot less expensive in the long run. If you’re like me and bake a lot this is something you’ll definitely want to make. I also like to make my own extracts because (like everything else I make from scratch) it is important to me to {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 am so excited today to publish my very first video tutorial! Check it out and let me know what you think! To read the full blog post with written instructions and more information, click here.
