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Simple Strawberry Avocado Salad

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I hope that wherever you are it is a beautiful sunny spring day. And if it's not, no worries, this simple strawberry avocado salad will certainly make your day brighter and sunnier. Because just look at those gorgeous dark greens an that pop of red strawberry. Almost too pretty to eat? Right! Wrong! You should so totally eat this salad right up because it's super delicious! Crisp, crunchy greens (spring mix or spinach) tossed with a fruity, tangy homemade balsamic vinaigrette. Balsamic … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Curried Trail Mix

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  You're instantly thinking, "What the heck is curried trail mix going to taste like?" It's going to taste like little crunchy savory-sweet, slightly spicy bits of heaven!!! That's what it's going to taste like! Yes, I know a curried trail mix doesn't sound like your typical flavor of trail mix - I fully agree. But, I know that you aren't sticking around this blog if you are looking for your typical flavor profile lol. Adventurous flavors is my expertise. And it's my job to … [Read more...]

Our Favorite Marinated 3 Bean Salad (Great for Meal Prep)

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This post was previously published on Robust Recipes. It has been updated for a better user experience. I shared this marinated 3 bean salad on the blog a few years ago and it has since become one of our favorite non-lettuce salads to make. It's packed with flavor, texture, and is super healthy. This marinated 3 bean salad is so good that it becomes the main portion of our meal. Forget all the other things. Just give me the bean salad, please and thank you! I have made this … [Read more...]

3 Ingredient Raspberry Chia Jam

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GUYS! I'M BACK! Did you miss me?! I ended up taking an unplanned break from posting because colds, and life happened. BUT I return with the perfect spring time recipe for you!!! 3 ingredient raspberry chia jam!!! AKA any berry flavored jam you love! (I will discuss later, hold tight). That's right, today we are making homemade raspberry chia jam. And it couldn't be any easier! Here is all you need: frozen raspberries (yes, you can use fresh but I always just want to eat … [Read more...]

The Best Gluten Free Carrot Cake

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It's Friday and your carrot cake recipe is here. As promised!! Now you can make good use of that cream cheese frosting we made on Monday. And with plenty of time to spare before Easter. You're welcome! You guys!!! I made a cake!!! One that has two layers!!!! I have been wanting to share a gluten free carrot cake recipe for years but chickened out. Guys, this is only the second cake I have shared on Robust Recipes. The first one was a caramel apple upside down cake. It was delicious, but … [Read more...]

Cream Cheese Frosting without Powdered Sugar

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If you don't know this already, Friday means CARROT CAKE!!! I mean, no, Friday does not actually translate to carrot cake lol. What I mean is that on Friday I am sharing a carrot cake recipe. Right here, on this very blog. Just in time for your Easter celebrations!! But first, before the carrot cake, I am here to talk about the frosting. Cream cheese frosting...without powdered sugar, to be exact. Yes, you read that right. A cream cheese frosting. Without. Powdered. Sugar. But, is … [Read more...]

10 Minute Curry Chicken Salad (Great for Meal Prep)

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YES, you read that right, 10 minute, I repeat, TEN MINUTE curry chicken salad!!!!!! This curry chicken salad is here for your busy weekday lunches, your lazy dinners, or your summer picnics, or pool side parties or potlucks. It's just here for you whenever you need a 10 minute meal that you know will be anything but boring. The secret to a chicken salad in 10 minutes?! Use a store bought rotisserie chicken. Yes, I am not above paying a little extra for someone else to cook me a chicken. … [Read more...]

Healthy Smoked Salmon Sushi Bowls

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Who else loves sushi?! We love sushi so much that we drive 30 minutes across town to the best sushi place we have found. Okay, we don't really know if it's actually the best but we never seem to want to venture away from it. I tried to make a vegetarian sushi once with my mom. We even used those bamboo sushi rolling mats that's supposed to make everything easier. Nope, not doing that again. It was a mess. Everything was falling apart. It stressed me out. Probably also the same reason I … [Read more...]

2 Healthy Sauerkraut Recipes

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Hello friends! Now that you know how to make sauerkraut  - the classic flavor where all you need is cabbage and salt and caraway seeds, if you'd like, let's mix things up shall we? Sometimes all cooking (or in this case fermenting) is is knowing the basics of how to make something and then adding different flavors to mix things up a bit, create your own signature flavor of a recipe.  That's exactly what I've done with this sauerkraut! We've got 2 healthy sauerkraut recipes: … [Read more...]

Easy Vegan Caramel (Made with Coconut Sugar)

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Hey friends...it's been a minute. I got the stomach flu last week...which is the WORST kind of sickness to have for anyone, but especially when you rely on your appetite for your job. I'll spare you the details lol. I'm glad to have my normal appetite back and get to some serious Christmas baking! How about you?! First up, this amazing easy vegan caramel! It's seriously so good! This vegan caramel is part one of a two part recipe...on Friday be prepared for some chocolate turtles. You … [Read more...]