Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Healthy Chocolate Black Bean Muffins

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Hello friends, today, we have some chocolate muffins. Not just any chocolate muffins though, chocolate muffins with black beans in them!!!! I know, I know, this sounds really weird. BUT, I promise they are very delicious. Fudgy, dark chocolate muffins that are studded with dark chocolate chips. It's the perfect balance of being moist, rich, while not being too heavy, or too sweet.  I created these muffins so that you could actually eat them as part of your breakfast, … [Read more...]

Irish Brown Soda Bread (No Rise)

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Do you ever want homemade bread for dipping into soups, stews, pasta sauces...or simply just to spread some butter onto? But, you don't want to go through the time it takes to allow a yeasted dough to rise? Or, you don't want to have to knead the dough for that arm workout? You just want a simple, easy bread that can be ready in about an hour, with minimal effort, and only a few ingredients. That's Irish brown soda bread.  It's a rustic, homemade bread that's so simple to make, you … [Read more...]

Salmon Rice Bowl (30 Minutes)

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Who else likes a good sushi moment?! This salmon rice bowl IS NOT SUSHI, but for me, it has those deconstructed sushi vibes to it. A similar idea to my smoked salmon sushi bowls - LOVE that recipe too! This salmon rice bowl is essentially cooked salmon and rice, combined with a spicy mayo sauce. The fun part is in the toppings. You use nori sheets, or those little seaweed snack packets (my fave), and add some of the salmon mixture to the seaweed, top it with a slice of avocado, and a few … [Read more...]

Gingerbread Cake (Gluten Free Option)

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Gingerbread!!! Does anything else scream Christmas more than gingerbread?! Of course, there are many different applications to use gingerbread. Gingerbread cookies, gingerbread loaf, and gingerbread cake.  Today, I am sharing an easy recipe for a classic, old fashioned style gingerbread cake! Soft, moist, bursting with molasses, and just a hint of spiciness from the ginger and other warming spices - topped with fresh, homemade whipped cream; this cake will satisfy any … [Read more...]

Thumbprint Cookies (Gluten Free)

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Christmas cookies!!!! So many good ones to choose from!! Thumbprint cookies have been on my list for a few years. This classic cookie has easily become one of our new favorites.  Buttery, melt-in-your mouth sugar cookie that has a center of fruit preserves baked right in. The center is fruity, sticky, and jam-y. So good! I used raspberry and apricot fruit preserves for my cookies. You could use any flavor of fruit preserves or jam that you like. Thumbprint cookies, or … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Are you ready for this?!?! PUMPKIN SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES!!! Sorry to yell at you, but these cuties are not to be missed. Also, I am a little excited about this recipe!!! You know snickerdoodle cookies, right?! Basically, they're sugar cookies that are rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture. They have a delightful soft center, that has crunchy cinnamon sugar on the outside. They're so, so good! I even included them in  my three Christmas cookies, from one simple dough, last … [Read more...]

Healthy Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal

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Raise your hand if you're ready for a super comforting fall breakfast?!?! Pumpkin spice style?! Now that it finally feels like fall, I am ALWAYS READY for a comforting breakfast.  The best part about this pumpkin baked oatmeal is that it's great for serving at brunch, or to any overnight guests you have...but, it's also perfect for meal prep. Hello, easy weekday mornings!!! Now we're talking! If you've never had baked oatmeal before, it's essentially oatmeal that's baked up into … [Read more...]

Healthy Apple Butter Muffins

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Last week I shared a recipe for slow cooker apple butter. It's easy to make, bursting with rich apple flavor, perfectly spiced, and ideal for spreading onto toast, English muffins, or biscuits.  Today, we are using some of that apple butter to bake with. We are making apple butter muffins!!!  OMG THEY ARE SO, SO GOOD! YES, ALL CAPS ARE NECESSARY FOR EXCITMENT!!! Soft, moist, muffins that are fluffy, perfectly sweet, and bursting with intense cinnamon, and apple flavor. We … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins (Healthy)

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Welcome to the land of fluffy muffins studded with juicy blueberries and topped with crunchy sugar. It's a lovely place to be. Sit. Stay a while. Muffins are one of my favorite things to bake. I think it's because I LOVE the idea of a muffin, but usually, they are pretty much cake trying to disguise itself as a healthy breakfast food.  What if I told you muffins don't have to be that way? That a muffin can be relatively healthy,  yet still taste delicious? Would you be on … [Read more...]

Healthy Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (Flourless)

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OMG!!! I so want a bite of that cookie. Don't you?! I am so obsessed with these healthy chocolate oatmeal cookies!!!  I could eat them multiple times a day, every day, and never get sick of them. They are soft, so chocolate-y and, fudgy, perfectly sweet, and studded with chocolate chips, and chewy oats. Even though they are a healthier cookie, they satisfy my sweet tooth and craving for baked goods like crazy. A few years ago I shared a recipe for banana peanut butter oatmeal snack … [Read more...]