Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Hibiscus Red Wine Sangria

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  Yup, that's right, we are combining tea and fruit and wine to make one festive sangria! Hibiscus Red Wine Sangria is packed with fresh oranges, fresh strawberries, a nice dry red wine (my fave is pinot noir) and some strongly brewed tart, flowery hibiscus tea! Are you even ready for this?! Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge tea drinker - coffee? No thank you! But give me all the tea that ever was and I am one happy girl. The idea for this recipe came to me at the end of last … [Read more...]

Mini Vegan Lemon Strawberry Cheesecakes (GF)

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As you are reading this post Paul and I are well into our Arizona trip. I bet we are enjoying the sunny warm weather, maybe the Grand Canyon, and maybe a margarita or two...or three. With all of that exciting stuff I am still looking forward to returning home to the last few of these Mini Vegan Lemon Strawberry Cheesecakes that I left in my freezer! Because they are sooo good!These cute little Mini Vegan Lemon Strawberry Cheesecakes were inspired by my Grain Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins I made … [Read more...]

Tropical Fruit Salsa

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Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!!! I hope you find some way to celebrate, even if it's by drinking some margaritas! That's exactly why I am sharing Tropical Fruit Salsa today. It's easy to make, pretty darn tasty, and can be served with just about anything - tortilla chips for dipping, on fish, on chicken, on pork! It's the perfect quick little recipe to celebrate Cinco de Mayo without a whole lot of effort. Okay, fruit salsa probably isn't authentic Mexican food, but hey it's served with tortilla … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Spicy Carnitas

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Today is our second day of Cinco De Mayo recipes and we are making Slow Cooker Spicy Carnitas! I love this holiday, mostly for the excuse to drink margaritas and eat Mexican food!!! Why can't every nationality have a holiday here in America? Makes sense, right? I mean America is a melting pot of heritages anyways. How amazing would it be to have an Italian day and eat all of the Italian food or an Indian day and stuff our faces with Indian food all day long, or a French day, maybe a Thai day?! … [Read more...]