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
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...]
Eggplant Green Curry with Chicken
Hi, does anyone else feel like food right after Thanksgiving and Christmas is a challenge? Your body is telling you that you need something on the lighter side because have been eating so many of those yummy, heavy holiday foods, as you should. Yet your mind is telling you that you want something hearty and satisfying! Give me all the turkey and the gravy and mashed potatoes!!! I feel like everyone goes right into eating all of the salads right after Christmas and New Year's Eve - yes I love a … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Sage Hummus
It's the day after Christmas! Can you believe it?! I hope everyone had a magical and fun Christmas. As you read this I am flying to Texas to spend the remainder of our Christmas break with my extended family. I might be a little excited to see a little extra green than what I am used to - and also my family! Let's talk about hummus, shall we? You know that I can't go too long without sharing another hummus recipe idea with you, right?! I have literally shared a hummus recipe each month from … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Apple Cider + Boozy Bar
Christmas is literally two days away! Can you feel the magical excitement surrounding you during these days leading up to Christmas?! It's one of the best feelings there is! Drink it in as much as you can. Speaking of drinking I've got one for you that will make you feel all warm and cozy inside, hot apple cider!! Only we are making it ourselves, in a slow cooker because we like easy and not having to watch over something while it boils. I know what you are thinking: but cider is more of a fall … [Read more...]
Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Artichoke Dip
Do you know what you need?! You need a good, hearty dip to serve at your Christmas or New Year's Eve parties. This Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Artichoke Dip is exactly the one!! It's creamy, cheesy, and packed with spinach, onion, artichoke hearts, and of course Brussels sprouts and it is glorious! Spinach artichoke dip is one of my favorite things to find at a party or to order as an appetizer at a restaurant when we are with a big group of friends. Within the past couple of years Brussels … [Read more...]
Dark Chocolate Bark with Candied Oranges
You know those chocolate oranges that you whack to unleash the "orange" segments of chocolate, each little slice is rich in dark chocolate and laced with the most delicious orange flavor ever! Some of my best Christmas memories as a kid was reaching into my stocking and finding a chocolate orange. It was pretty much Christmas magic! Chocolate oranges have been harder and harder to find. I pretty much freaked out when I found them at our Walgreens store that's three blocks from … [Read more...]
Homemade Gluten Free Oreos
It's FINALLY here! Today is the day we've all been waiting for! It's Homemade Gluten Free Oreo day! See, I told you, best Monday EVER! I have been building up your excitement and anticipation for this post. First I made my Vegan Cashew Frosting and told you that we would be using it for a recipe coming soon. Then I made my Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies and told you to be prepared and excited and ready for what was to come on Monday!!! And now Monday is finally here! Yes, I could have shared … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies
December means one thing. It's cookie time!!! Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie time to be exact!!! Oh my, these cookies, where to even start....They are soft and fluffy and chocolate-y and rich and delicious fresh out of the oven - everything you always want in a chocolate cookie! It's snowing here in Iowa. Just little flurries, not much is sticking to the ground. The sky is soft and gray and the flurries are dancing around as they fall. The wind is bitterly cold out - trust me, I JUST came … [Read more...]
Roasted Veggie Salad with Skinny Jalapeno Ranch Dressing
Are you ready for a Roasted Veggie Salad with Skinny Jalapeno Ranch Dressing?! Soooo, it's like 10 degrees here in Iowa today and that temperature makes me want to never touch another cold salad or veggie for the rest of my days! Cold December weather makes me want to eat heavy comforting soups and stews and casseroles and dips and sip on hot chocolate all day long! I don't know about you, but I find it a challenge to eat all my veggies this time of year. In the summer it's no problem … [Read more...]
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