Robust Recipes

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Healthy Vegan Hot Chocolate

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One of the best feelings of growing up in Wisconsin during the winter was sledding and playing in the snow for hours then coming inside to find that my mom was making a some hot chocolate from scratch! I would quickly peel off my soggy boots and mittens then I would warm up my hands on the mug of hot chocolate. I would allow the glorious sweet liquid to thaw me out. She would even give me a few marshmallows to add on top. Every Kid's dream! Those were the days! I could go for a little snow … [Read more...]

Savory Curried Oatmeal with Veggies and Fried Egg

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Do you get into a breakfast rut? On the week days you are such in a hurry that you just make the same old thing you make almost every weekday morning, whatever is easiest, quickest and requires the least amount of thinking - because morning! For me it ends up being two fried eggs and toast. After a while I feel so blah about my breakfast. Same old, same old...boring! Yet I get it, it's hard to make the time for anything but your go to breakfast in the morning. Friends, breakfast is the most … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sauce with Creamy Polenta

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Hey there my good friends. How is your 2017 going?! I started the New Year off with a nasty head cold. Yup, January 1st 2017 greeted me with generous amounts of tissues, soup, and much needed couch time. The worst part of this situation is that I got a bad cold right at the beginning of 2016 also! I hope this pattern doesn't keep up otherwise I might start dreading the New Year. Anyways, now that I am mostly healthy again I couldn't wait to get back to work! Being sick really makes you … [Read more...]

Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp

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Happy second day of 2017!!!! Let's celebrate with this Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp, shall we? Here's the deal friends, I can't handle salads just yest because it's right after all of the yummy, heavy holiday foods. I need a transition period. I need to ease into the super healthy healing, veggie packed foods. First I eased into it with my Eggplant Green Curry with Chicken. Lots of veggies, with plenty of coconut milk for a little richness and brown rice noodles for carbs. with this … [Read more...]