Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Carrot Cake Banana Bread Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze (GF + DF)

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I've been having a moment with baked goods in muffin/cupcake form lately. First I made my Gluten Free Chocolate Beet Cupcakes, next I made my Grain Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and now these Carrot Cake Banana Bread Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze. I just can't seem to help myself. Spring time makes me want muffins! Honestly you could totally make this recipe into bread, just cook it a little longer. See, problem solved! These muffins find us that the perfect time, when we need something cozy and … [Read more...]

Healthy General Tso’s Chicken

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Welcome my friends, your big warm bowl of Healthy General Tso's Chicken awaits you. Please join me as we go on this journey of making our very own Asian food right at home, AKA take-out-fake-out. My love for Asian food runs deep, all of the fresh vegetables and intense, exotic flavors really gets me. Paul and I have our favorite restaurants around town: an Indian place that we literally start drooling over just at the thought of, a Chinese restaurant 3 blocks from our house - let's be real … [Read more...]

Grain Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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Who needs some bright yellow, lemon-y, tangy and sweet Grain Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins in their life?! The answer is you and everyone else forever and always, each and every day! Okay, maybe not each and every day but trust me when I say that you are going to crave these muffins! They are fluffy and tender and moist (<-- sorry for anyone who hates that word but sometimes it's the ONLY word to describe the texture of a muffin. Besides no one wants a dry muffin, amiright?!). ANYWAYS, they … [Read more...]

Chicken Fajita Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice

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I originally wanted this recipe to be burrito bowls - like inspired by Chipotle's burrito bowls but then I got carried away with the sauteed bell peppers and onions because I always ask for the fajita veggies on my burrito bowl and always want MORE of them - so then this bowl just seemed more like fajita bowls rather than burrito bowls. You know what, I'm okay with that! Chicken Fajita Bowls with Cilantro Lime Rice it is! Friends, are you ready for the deliciousness that is happening here?! … [Read more...]

Spicy Sausage and Shrimp Creole

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Do you know what the BEST recipes are? The ones that are a tradition, that you've been enjoying with your family for years or maybe even generations! Those meals, those recipes are the ones that are close to your heart. The ones that when taking the first few bites conjure up all the good good times you have spent with your family: laughing, catching up on life since the last time you were together. You're sharing a meal together that you all can't wait to dig into. It's food that's made with … [Read more...]

Super Green Pineapple Lime Cilantro Smoothie

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAAAAAAYYYYYY!!! Today I don't have a traditional Irish recipe, which is how I like to roll!!! Instead I have a GREEN recipe for you - Super Green Pineapple Lime Cilantro Smoothie to be exact! It's sweet, tangy from the lime, and pineapple-y with hints of cilantro and spicy ginger! Also, my Instagram is looking a little brown and orange lately. It's time my friends, for a bright green recipe! Cause Instagram says so! Smoothies, especially green ones are a great way to … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Beet Cupcakes

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Before you get freaked out by the beet part of these cupcakes let me tell you that I had several people try these cupcakes and not a single one of them guessed what the secret ingredient was when I asked them. AND Paul, my dear husband who despises beets (except for my Beet Basil Hummus), he won't touch the things with a 10 foot poll - even beet hating Paul liked these Gluten Free Chocolate Beet Cupcakes! I think it's safe to say that you CAN'T taste the beets in these cupcakes! Hidden veggies … [Read more...]

Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

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Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing....you know, like spinach salad with warm bacon dressing?! Like that salad only with crunchy shredded Brussels Sprouts!!!! YES PLEASE!!! I have always loved spinach salad with warm bacon dressing - the warm salty, smoky dressing, the creamy hard boiled eggs, the zesty red onions, the raw mushrooms sliced paper thin, and of course the crunchy bacon crumbled on top! BUT I never really enjoyed the slightly wilted spinach. I mean, I like spinach BUT … [Read more...]

Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Arugula Pesto

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Hi friends, I am having a moment with soup! First I shared my Slow Cooker Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, then my Dairy Free Zuppa Toscana Soup. Last Wednesday I shared a bonus post of 16 Gluten Free Soups for When You're Sick - a round up of simple, nourishing, comforting soups from food bloggers to help you feel better when you're under the weather. AND NOW my Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Arugula Pesto!!!! To be honest, I LOVE all of these soup recipes but it's a little hard to think about hot … [Read more...]

5 Minute Chai Spiced Golden Milk

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Golden milk AKA turmeric milk AKA the miracle drink that cures all ailments! Kidding. But really, there is a reason that it's a big food trend right now! Turmeric is mostly known to be used in curry dishes in Asian cooking.  It is very high in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, good for the liver, for digestion, for your skin and pretty much almost everything under the sun! So, I think you should go make yourself some of my 5 Minute Chai Spiced Golden Milk right now! If you're skeptical … [Read more...]