Robust Recipes

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Dairy Free Zuppa Toscana Soup

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes. I have re-photographed the pictures, tweaked the recipe, and updated the post to make it a better user experience for you. Enjoy! Zuppa toscana soup, you know the one. The one from Olive Garden. Zuppa toscana soup and I go way back. I used to eat at Olive Garden a lot growing up and this soup was always one of my favorite meals to order. I made a dairy free zuppa tozccana soup a few years ago and it has continued to fill me dreams … [Read more...]

Healthy Spinach Muffins with Apricots and Raisins

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We are just over here rocking a healthy January by blending spinach into our muffins. Yes!!! These green little muffins have 2 tightly packed cups of fresh baby spinach blended right into the batter, and you can't taste that spinach one tiny bit. All you can taste is a fluffy, moist, perfectly sweetened muffin that's studded with oats, and juicy dried apricots, and raisins. You're gonna love these spinach muffins! And you're gonna feel pretty amazing that you snuck some extra leafy … [Read more...]

Chipotle Lentil Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl

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Welcome to 2020, my friends! Having a healthy food blog has it's perks. Everyone is looking for clean, healthy recipes to kick start their new year and to unload from all of the Christmas indulgences. As much as I love creating desserts and rich Holiday foods, my soul is happiest when I get to share recipes that are as delicious as they are good for you. Today starts with none other than a chipotle lentil sweet potato buddha bowl that's packed with veggies, fiber, protein, healthy fats, … [Read more...]

Wild Rice Sweet Potato Soup (with Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey)

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It's one week after Thanksgiving and you've still got leftover turkey....as much as you loved the first 5 turkey sandwiches, you just can't handle another one. The turkey is drying out and there isn't enough mayonnaise on the planet to revive it. What do you do with it? Make soup, of course! Think about it, using dried out turkey meat in a brothy soup brings back life to the turkey. It adds moisture and salt back in, makes it juicy. Yes, even that dried out, boring turkey … [Read more...]

Gingerbread Pear Muffins (Gluten Free)

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes. I have updated the photos, recipe, and post for a better user experience. Enjoy! Happy December! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!! I have a lot of goodies for you this December. First up, gingerbread pear muffins!!! OMG so yum! These muffins are fluffy, tender, packed with warming spices that make it just a tiny bit spicy, filled with rich, sweet molasses and studded with ripe juicy pears. the top has a sprinkle of coarse, … [Read more...]

Roasted Carrots with Orange Honey Glaze

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Thanksgiving is next week! How crazy is that?! Are you ready? Do you have your stretchy pants on? These roasted carrots with orange honey glaze are just the side you need to add to your Thanksgiving menu. They are super simple and come together in only 30 minutes. Thanksgiving cooking extravaganza. We've got this!!! Sweet and tender whole roasted carrots are topped with a sticky sweet, tangy, slightly spicy orange honey glaze and crunchy toasted pine nuts. Did you ever think carrots … [Read more...]

Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (Gluten Free)

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes. It has been updated for a better user experience. Happy baking! We literally just ate the last two pumpkin muffins this morning with our breakfast. Immediately after Paul finished his last bite he said "so, when are you making these again?" My answer: as soon as I can. These healthy pumpkin muffins are so delicious. They are the perfect amount of sweet with that warming pumpkin pie spice that makes you feel all cozy. There is … [Read more...]

3 Ingredient Vanilla Cashew butter

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Move over peanut butter, there is a new nut butter in town....and it has vanilla! Cashew butter is kind of hard to come by in the store. If you can find it it's usually either super duper expensive or has additional oils. Since I usually only use cashew butter to spread on toast, I figured why not make my own? It's pretty easy to make, only requires 1 ingredient + 2 more if you want extra flavor, it's cheaper to make than to buy, it's creamy and delicious...and you know exactly what's in … [Read more...]

Coffee Roasted Sweet Potato Dessert Fries with Chocolate Sauce

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This post was previously published on Robust Recipes and has been updated for a better user experience. Enjoy. I know, I know sweet potato dessert fries sounds a little strange...but trust me, friends you won't want to miss this one. Tender sweet potato fries baked with a generous dusting of coffee grounds, then you dip it in a super delicious chocolate sauce. It's a mocha experience, with a sweet potato twist. And it is delightful. This post was originally published in November … [Read more...]

Date Sweetened Pumpkin Smoothie

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Who's ready for a smoothie that literally tastes like you're drinking pumpkin pie filling (in a good way)? Pumpkin recipes are everywhere! Give me all of the pumpkin spiced recipes all fall long please! The only problem I have with making a pumpkin recipe that a lot of them only use a portion of the can, so I always seem to have leftover pumpkin in my fridge from September - November. More often then not, it ends up getting moldy before I use it up. I have tried freezing it to use it … [Read more...]