Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Make Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches (with Pesto)

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Is there a better breakfast than a warm, egg sandwich, with melted cheese?  On a busy weekday?! Especially, because all you have to do was warm it up in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute, and it's piping hot, and ready to get your day started. Because, these aren't just any breakfast sandwiches. These are make ahead breakfast sandwiches.  That's right. These breakfast sandwiches are meant to be made ahead, on the weekends - and stored in your fridge so that a warm … [Read more...]

Healthy Rice Krispie Treats (No Marshmallows)

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Healthy rice krispie treats? Is such a thing even possible?! Yes it is!!! I have had this idea ever since I made my healthier scotcharoos. Which are pretty much a rice krispie treat, only with peanut butter, instead of marshmallows, and topped with a layer of melted chocolate and butterscotch chips. SO GOOD!!!! Anyways, I knew from that recipe that you don't actually need marshmallows to hold rice cereal together. All you need is a little nut butter, and honey. These healthier rice … [Read more...]

Healing Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup

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Allow me to offer you a bowl of healing, roasted tomato and red pepper soup. It warms the soul on the gloomiest fall evenings. This recipe was originally published in 2016. It has been a very popular recipe during the fall and winter months. It was finally time for a glow up. If you are a fan of this recipe, don't worry, I kept the recipe true to the original with the exception of a few additional ingredients that are listed as optional. Such as, heavy cream, smoked paprika, and an … [Read more...]

Healthy Pumpkin Bread (with Maple Butter)

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It's pumpkin season!!! How about some healthy pumpkin bread, with whipped maple butter to get us started?! This pumpkin bread is a real delight. It's soft, dense (in a good way), perfectly sweet, bursting with pumpkin, and warming pumpkin pie spice - so good! AND, it's got an optional - but, highly recommended, whipped maple butter to spread on top! You don't NEED the whipped maple butter, but it really makes this pumpkin bread extra special. The maple butter takes only a few minutes to … [Read more...]