Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sauce with Creamy Polenta

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Hey there my good friends. How is your 2017 going?! I started the New Year off with a nasty head cold. Yup, January 1st 2017 greeted me with generous amounts of tissues, soup, and much needed couch time. The worst part of this situation is that I got a bad cold right at the beginning of 2016 also! I hope this pattern doesn't keep up otherwise I might start dreading the New Year. Anyways, now that I am mostly healthy again I couldn't wait to get back to work! Being sick really makes you … [Read more...]

Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp

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Happy second day of 2017!!!! Let's celebrate with this Cauliflower Fried Rice with Shrimp, shall we? Here's the deal friends, I can't handle salads just yest because it's right after all of the yummy, heavy holiday foods. I need a transition period. I need to ease into the super healthy healing, veggie packed foods. First I eased into it with my Eggplant Green Curry with Chicken. Lots of veggies, with plenty of coconut milk for a little richness and brown rice noodles for carbs. with this … [Read more...]

December 2016 Recap

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Happy New Year's Eve everyone!!! Today is the last day of 2016! Can You believe it?! Tomorrow will be the first day of 2017!! How crazy is that?! I started these monthly recaps exactly one year ago today! I started them so that we could review the recipes that I made that month, and so that I could share with you what I was into that month. I have enjoyed the time to slow down and reflect each month. I hope you have found these posts helpful and inspiring. This month - since it's the last day of … [Read more...]

Eggplant Green Curry with Chicken

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Hi, does anyone else feel like food right after Thanksgiving and Christmas is a challenge? Your body is telling you that you need something on the lighter side because have been eating so many of those yummy, heavy holiday foods, as you should. Yet your mind is telling you that you want something hearty and satisfying! Give me all the turkey and the gravy and mashed potatoes!!! I feel like everyone goes right into eating all of the salads right after Christmas and New Year's Eve - yes I love a … [Read more...]