Balsamic Butternut Squash with Sage & Thyme
Another SUPER SIMPLE, Â 4-ingredient, vegetable, colorful, tasty, savory and sweet, side to add to the list of Thanksgiving side dish ideas. This one is so simple it doesn't really need a recipe, and...
View ArticleFresh Ginger Snap Cookies
I've had a serious obsession with fresh ginger over the last year and it hasn't worn off yet. I want to eat it every day and it only intensifies when the winds start blowing and the temperatures and...
View ArticleCreamy Curry 'Leftover' Turkey Soup
You probably made your way through the Thanksgiving leftovers already, so this recipe may be coming a bit too late for you, but maybe you stuck some of that leftover turkey in the freezer or you are...
View ArticleCardamon Pear Muffins with Cranberry Sauce
December! The Christmas tree is up. The twinkle lights are shining magic from room to room. The sun goes down at like 4:30pm...but right now, we don't care because the Christmas lights and magic is in...
View ArticleCranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
The past few Decembers, (8!) but who's counting ;) I have been blogging recipes about gluten and dairy-free Christmas cookies. And this month is no different- it's like once the Christmas tree is up...
View ArticleBerry Chia Jam Thumbprint Cookies
This is one feels like tradition to make around Christmas time. It must be because I grew up around an old family version with lots of butter and even cream cheese, but this one is allergy safe with...
View ArticlePeppermint Crunch Fudge
Are you a fudge lover? Peppermint lover? How about a combo for another Christmas cookie treat? I made this freezer fudge this summer and fell in love with an easy simple, not-too-much goodness, treat...
View ArticlePumpkin Seed Cranberry Chocolate Bark
Merry Christmas, friends- I hope you are still enjoying in the glow and magic of Christmas! It has been easy for us to do that around here because we have the next week off of school and work. Plus,...
View ArticleRaw Chocolate Coconut Truffles
Welllllll, Â I didn't mean to post ANOTHER chocolate treat recipe...but, it just happened like that. This one was made around the Christmas holiday to add to the cookie plates. But now that we are...
View ArticleCauliflower and Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry
HAPPY NEW YEAR, friends! I hope you had only positive affirmations, dreams and goals as you process the past and look forward to the next year. I am challenging myself to a "January reset" after a few...
View ArticleRaisin Bread with Berry-Chia Jam
January is for snuggling, hygge-ing, and bread making :) It is for me at least. I told you I have challenged myself to a plant-based diet for a few weeks and no sweets except those in fruit. Well for...
View ArticleBanana Cream Panna Cotta
After eating no sweet treats for the last week, I was getting desperate for a little something and my kids were begging for banana pudding. So then this little treat was created. I wasn't sure what to...
View ArticleCinnamon Raisin Swirl Rolls
Saturday morning sweetness. This time with cinnamon rolls incredibly without any sweetness except from fruit. I know! The cinnamon filling is made with a raisin paste and cinnamon and the dough is my...
View ArticleWarm Blueberry Ginger Smoothie A.K.A Divine Immunity Boost Shots
It's been a dark, cold, wet and gloomy day here. It seems like the sun didn't come up at all! I've also been feeling like my body has been struggling to resist the germs going around and it's fighting...
View ArticleLOVE Brownies
I had the joy and honor to cook for another Women's Wellness Retreat this past weekend. It was another group of fabulous women with such bravery to dig deeper into the inner self for healing, rest,...
View ArticleBanana Bread Tea Cake
When it's February in Michigan, the snow isn't as magical as it once was. It tends to feel very cold and possibly an inconvenience with the unending shovelling and driving slow and careful. And, you...
View ArticleCreamy Cauliflower Kale Curry Soup
It's been a doozey of a month. February always seems one of the hardest here in Michigan. It's when the depths of winter seem darker, colder, and never-ending. It's the dark depths before the turning...
View ArticleChocolate Muffins
It's a Monday. Sometimes Monday's call for muffins, and even more so, some Mondays call for chocolate muffins. Yes! Â These are the kind of muffins that will get you out of bed and on your way. They...
View ArticleStrawberry Milk
"Momma, can you make me pink milk??...or maybe a strawberry smoothie, or wait, how about strawberry milk!" Hmmm, I barely EVER say NO when my kids ask me for good food...Yep, that's alway a YES for...
View ArticleHappy Heart Citrus Cookies
What a spring we have had! Just this past weekend here in Michigan we had a ice storm, a snow day, and we are all scratching our heads thinking is this April or January?!? Personally, I kinda expect...
View ArticleChicken Schwarma + Coconut Basmati + Cucumber Salad + Cauliflower Chickpea...
Here's a meal that you cannot forget. You know the ones... they stick with you. The smells, the textures, the memories. It has all the qualities of warmth, love, nostalgia even. It may just for me...
View ArticleChocolate Orange Mousse
Just in time for Valentines! I haven't been posting much because I have taken on some other work with my food creating. I am also working on putting together a cookbook. YES! FINALLY- it's happening....
View ArticleRed Bean Basmati Salad with Radish and Cilantro
Hello friends! I know...It's been a while since I posted a new recipe. I promise I have been pouring all of my recipe making and tasting time into my cookbook. It's alot of organizing, writing, and...
View ArticleSchool Snacks AND Easy Peasy Granola AND Blueberry Banana Whole Grain Muffins
School is starting in T-minus 2 weeks... AH! How exciting and wonderful, yet how many of us parents dread of the renewal of lunch/snack packing? Or the low-grade anxiety of getting back into the...
View ArticleCreamy Coconut Curry Sweet Potato Soup
It's that time of year to nestle in with some warm comforting fall soup and homemade bread. Yes, it is most definitely my favorite time of year! All summer it is the constant fun, travels, beach days...
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