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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...]

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...]

Favorite Black Bean Brownies (Gluten Free)

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes a long time ago! It has been updated to create a better brownie baking experience for you. Enjoy!!! Don't you just wish you were the one to take the bite out of that brownie?! It was a delicious, glorious moment.  Perks of being a food photographer!!!! I have been known to share a few brownie recipes here on ze blog - red wine brownies, fudgy olive olive brownies, and almond joy black bean brownies.... just to name a … [Read more...]

Pineapple Green Juice (Without a Juicer)

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This is a very exciting moment for me!!!! I finally found a green juice that I actually like! One that doesn't taste like I am drinking  a salad. It doesn't just sit there in my fridge barely touched until I finally dump it down the sink. This green juice I have been absolutely addicted to!! And it's all because of that pineapple! About a year ago I shared a recipe for fresh carrot juice, which is really tasty. Since that carrot juice I have wanted to start drinking green juices. I … [Read more...]

Chicken Fajita Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette

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guys. guys. YOU GUYS!!! There is a fajita on top of a salad! Chicken, sauteed onions and peppers, avocado, black beans - all the goods! That's what's happening right now!!! I can barely handle it! And it's topped with the most delicious cilantro vinaigrette! Be still my heart. I have always loved Mexican food, authentic or not, it's my jam. After traveling to San Antonio, Arizona, and most recently Cozumel for a day my taste buds for good Mexican food has really developed into … [Read more...]

Easiest Blender Lemonade

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Hey, hi, HELLO! How are you? I'm baaaaack!!!!! Did you miss me?! My vacations were fun - I spent a lot of time with family and friends. I intended to be back to work sooner but Paul and I had colds - ugh summer colds are THE WORST. All I wanna do is be outside doing fun stuff. Colds were followed by pretty much living out of a suitcase for 3 weeks. Oh well, such is life. It feels good to back to work!!! Sometimes it takes a break from the daily tasks to help realize how much you really … [Read more...]