My kids are obsessed with granola bars, and truth be told, the apples don’t fall far from the tree. Granola bars have long been one of my favorites. What I’ve never liked–however–is the grocery store price tag on granola bars. It’s a little crazy how expensive it is for one box that contains just six little bars. I’ve always bought them because we just love them so much and they…
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Recipe: Kale Spread
Read moreIngredients: 3 handfuls of kale 2 garlic cloves 1 can white beans small handful of raw sunflower seeds small handful of raw cashews 1/2 cup almond milk salt & pepper to taste Instructions: Add kale, garlic, and beans to blender. Pulse until smooth. Add cashews,…
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Recipe: Chickpea Rice Balls
Read moreIngredients 2 cans chickpeas/garbanzo beans drained & rinsed 1 medium onion, small dice spices of choice (I used: sage, dill, garlic salt, salt, pepper) 2.5 cups cooked rice (extra virgin) olive oil 1 egg (optional) Directions Mash chickpeas with a blender or a fork. Add…
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Recipe: Easy Vegetarian Chili
Read moreWe’ve been having a gorgeous, Indian Summer this year. The leaves are turning their brilliant autumnal shades, but the air is still summer-warm. I feel doubly blessed to have my favourite month and my favourite weather at the same time. Even though it hasn’t quite…
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Recipe: Easy Red + White Quinoa Stir Fry
Read moreThis recipe is my “go-to” for anytime that I need something quick, easy, healthy, and delicious. You can make it using whatever you have in the house. The vegetables (onion, cabbage, carrot, celery) & the carbs (red & white quinoa) that I used can be…
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Recipe: Healthy Rice & Bean Cakes
Read moreYesterday I was craving something “substantial” but didn’t have much in the house. So I threw a little bit of everything together and came up with these rice & bean cakes. They were delicious. You can serve them warm with applesauce or sour cream or…
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Recipe: Easy, Nutritious Peanut Butter Balls
Read moreThis weekend I made nutritious, delicious, peanut butter balls. These are so easy to make and you can use any ingredients you’ve got around the kitchen. They taste healthy so you don’t feel guilty about eating them – – but they’re also just the right…
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Recipe: Walnut Sweet Potato Burgers
Read moreIn sticking with my recent sweet potato theme, this weekend I made homemade walnut sweet potato “burgers”. Typically I try to keep things simple in the kitchen, but this recipe was a bit of work. Even so, the burgers were delicious & worth the effort.…
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Recipe: Homemade Sweet Potato Fries
Read moreRecently, I made homemade sweet potato fries for the first time. My initial reaction—What on earth took me so long?! The fries were as delicious as I’d hoped and simple to make. I made little changes to two recipes (this & this) to create my…