I am so excited! My first fiasco challenge is about to start! (If you don't know what the heck that is, then click here.) So here's the deal, I am about to start Opera camp (yes, I happen to be a classically trained opera singer,) and since it's a 9-3 day, we're going to Read More »
How to Make Quinoa and Turkey Stuffed Peppers
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Hi everyone! In case you haven't noticed, I there is something new about the blog. I am officially self hosted and the proud owner of this domain! I am also on Wordpress now, and I think everything looks a lot better. I still have some housekeeping to do, but this is Read More »
How to Make Kale Chips
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I may never eat potato chips again. Why do these taste so good? They're green. I've been wanting to make these for awhile, but most recipes just say something like this: Spritz with olive oil spray and bake at 400F until crispy. That's it? That can't be it. That's Read More »
How to Make Cheese Stuffed Meatballs
Filed Under: UncategorizedGood evening, friends! I've been thinking, and I really want to thank you all for reading my blog. It's still in its preliminary stages, and it's so heartwarming to say I have such wonderful readers in the beginning. It means so much to me that you take the time out of your Read More »
How to Make Homemade Strawberry Jam
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I am on a quest. I am on a quest for the best pb & j ever. To Do List: 1. Make awesome bread 2. Make awesome peanut butter 3. Make awesome jam One down; two to go. (And yes, this jam really is awesome.) What's really nice about this jam is that there is Read More »
How to Make Chocolate (or pb) Chip Sconies
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Nom nom nom... Right here, I would normally try to come up with a witty explanation that expresses how amazing these scookies are. But I'm too busy thinking about their sweet, buttery goodness. They're a cross between your favorite childhood chocolate chip cookies and Read More »
How to Make Stevia/Sugar Blend
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OK guys, this one is very simple. I love baking, but not all the sugar, butter, etc. that goes along with it. "Light" baking is interesting. Baking is a science. Light baking is different. Scary different. I love stevia, but I find using it in baked goods makes the Read More »
Firework(s)
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Hey all! Sorry I have been out if it lately, I'm still back at the ranch (literally.) Remember the concert I was talking about last post? Check out these pics I Read More »
Strawberry Oat Squares Take 1
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Um... OK, hear me out. I can explain. So I woke up at 1 pm here. Yeah, that's late, I know. But it's summer and I'm pretty sure it was a weekend when this happened. There's some justification in that, right? (Let's pretend. Please go along with it.) I made some breakfast Read More »
The Scale
Filed Under: UncategorizedEvening blog goers! Sorry I haven't check in with y'all in a few days. Things can get hectic but, that's life. So anyway, my mom and I took a little road trip and now we're at this fabulous ranch near Santa Barbara, CA. Since there is obviously no full scale kitchen in the Read More »
Green Garden Super Soup
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Good afternoon! Is everyone enjoying their holiday weekend? I have an interesting concoction for you today. In case you didn't know, my mom recently started chemotherapy. It's pretty hard on the family, but my mom's a tough cookie. She needs protein, vitamins, and good Read More »
White Chocolate Banana Scramble
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Yum. If this is not one of your new favorite breakfasts, I'll...well, that's not going to happen. Thank you so much to Ashely and Ashley for the idea! You can use this base and put in your favorite add-ins, but I am a sucker for white chocolate. Make this now. (Sorry to Read More »
So Much Food, So Little Time
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I'm so confused. Yesterday, I accidentally fell asleep at 6 pm. At 2 in the morning, I'm up and about. Great. I was still determined to stick to my regimen, so I did my hour of hula hooping. At 2 am. Anyway, enough about strange sleeping patterns. I'm sorry I've been Read More »
Catching Up
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Aaaaaaah! What am I going to do? I don't have any almond milk! Ugh. I don't function very well without my oats, and I happened to have a particularly oat-free morning. I went to Target, picked up some bananas, but guess what I forgot? Then I went to the Farmer's market, Read More »
The Local Iron Chef
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Happy Friday! Grrrrrr. I uploaded many in depth picture for the poached salmon and mashed "potatoes"(cauliflower.) But... When I went to go write the rest of the post, where were the pics? *Poof.* Gone. I think I might actually have to talk about what happened today. Oh Read More »
Simply Nutsense
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Drop everything you're doing right now. OK, don't drop your computer, and if your holding something valuable then don't drop that, well, actually, don't drop anything. Gently put everything down, and then continue reading. So as end-of-year present for my teachers, I decided to Read More »
Julia Child, Here I Come
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Evening, friends! It was another sleep in day for yours truly, and I hope all of you got your night's worth of sleep as well. I feel so bad for the people around me right now, because my nose has been glued to the copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking I got yesterday at Read More »
Edible Education
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Aah, learning. Since school if officially out for the summer (thank goodness,) naturally, I had to go off and take a class. Duh. But... we may all be able to learn something from this class. It's a teen cooking class at Sur Le Table at The Grove. It's only a week long, but Read More »
A Dijon Day
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Happy Father's Day! (Well, not anymore...) I had a quite a day, and I know I'm supposed to be catching up on posts for the pasta few days, but I though today (tonight,) I would actually talk about today. What a concept! I got up relatively early for a weekend in summer, so Read More »
The Smiling Banana
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Hello all! I am a little behind on my updates (sorry!) I'm still getting the hang of my blogging schedule, but I'm so excited to really reach out to people through the kitchen and the quest for good health! Sorry to get all cliche on you, but I really mean it. So anyway, here's Read More »
The Better Butter
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I have a confession to make. Ever since I was a little girl, I haven't liked peanut butter. It's horrifying, I know. But I survived. So when I went to go lose the weight, I really didn't miss it because of its high calorie count. I knew it was all good fat but, well, I just Read More »
I Heart My Oatmeal!
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Morning! (Yes, it's still morning to me.) Because I just got up, I am just about to make breakfast before I do my hooping and head off for any excursions I may have today. Before we go any further, I need to express my love for oatmeal. Ready? Ok. I LOVE OATMEAL SO VERY, Read More »
Welcome!
Filed Under: UncategorizedCongragulations! You have officially stumbled upon my blog. I am totally thrilled you stopped by. This is the first post ever of this blog, and I hope it's the beginning of something very nice for us all. If all goes as planned, you can expect recipes, (potentially ridiculous) Read More »
Benihana or Bust
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I did it! First off, good morning, and I'm sorry I missed you all yesterday. Now on to the topic at hand...breakfast. I started with the biggest bowl I had (a 4 cup Pyrex glass bowl) without using a ginormous serving bowl (because then would really look idiotic.) I added Read More »
Mega Microwave
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Mega Microwave Breakfast can be hectic at my house. I don't like getting up early, so getting up and throwing something together isn't always easy (or doable.) I usually soak the oats in the fridge to make overnight oats (I'll post about it later,) but, being the organized Read More »
Field Trip
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Hola all! Sorry it's so late at night, but I just finally got my camera to work. Normally, I'd be giving you a recap of today's eating adventures, as well as any recipes I concocted. But today I took a field trip to Ralph's (I love whole foods, but all grocery stores can be Read More »
Coconut Flour Pan Pizza
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This is the low carb/grain free/paleo version of my Easy Healthy Pan Pizza. Please see full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:223] Read More »
Grain Free Cinnamon Rolls
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Healthy 30 Minute Cinnamon Rolls. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:304] Read More »
Grain Free Cookie Dough Dip
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Healthy Cookie Dough Dip. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:295] Read More »
Whole Wheat Speculoos (Biscoff) Cookies
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the whole wheat version of Homemade Speculoos (Biscoff) Cookies. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:360] Read More »
Vegan Coconut Flour Pancakes (Gluten Free/Grain Free/Low Carb/Low Calorie)
Filed Under: RecipesThis is the Vegan Coconut Flour Pancakes from Coconut Flour Pancakes. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:288] Read More »
Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola (Vegan/Gluten Free/Grain Free/Paleo/Sugar Free)
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola from Grain Free Granola Two Ways. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:287] Read More »
Grain Free Soft Pretzels
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:285] Read More »
Grain Free Chocolate Cookie Dough Bars
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Healthy Chocolate Cookie Dough Bars. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:283] Read More »
Grain Free Donut Holes
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Ah-mazing Baked Donut Holes. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:276] Read More »
Grain Free Naan
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Easy Homemade Naan. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:348] Read More »
Grain Free Blondies
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Perfect Healthy Blondies. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:346] Read More »
Grain Free Red Velvet Cupcakes
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Grain Free Single Serving Snickerdoodle
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of my Single Serving Snickerdoodle. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:332] Read More »
Low Carb French Toast
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the low carb version of my Healthy French Toast. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:330] Read More »
Grain Free Cake Batter Truffles
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of my Healthy Cake Batter Truffles. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:324] Read More »
“All for One” Grain Free Lava Cake
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of my "All for One" Lava Cake. Please see the full post here. Adapted from my "All for One" Grain Free Chocolate Cake. [mpprecipe-recipe:323] Read More »
Grain Free Pop Tarts
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of Healthy Homemade Pop Tarts. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:321] Read More »
Grain Free Crepes
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of The Best (Healthy) Crepes in the Whole Wide World. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:320] Read More »
Grain Free Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie
Filed Under: UncategorizedThis is the grain free version of my Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie. Please see the full post here. [mpprecipe-recipe:317] Read More »
Vegan Grain Free Biscuits
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