Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Healthy Taco Salad (GF)

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This Healthy Taco Salad makes the perfect summertime lunch or dinner. It's loaded with all your favorite taco toppings and dressed with an easy salsa lime vinaigrette. Who doesn't love a huge taco salad? I mean it's a taco made into a salad; what else could you need in life?! Here's the thing: I love the idea of taco salads, but I'm almost always disappointed when I order one in a restaurant: They are always made with shredded iceberg lettuce. Okay, I get it: iceberg is crunchy. But it's … [Read more...]

Beet Basil Hummus

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Beet Basil Hummus is a refreshing, slightly sweet and earthy variation of traditional hummus. It is loaded with fresh basil leaves to give it that summertime flavor! Hi, Friends. I hope you have been enjoying a wonderful summer so far. How is it July already? This week we returned from our second out of three family vacations of the summer. We spent a few short days in Minnesota on a lake with Paul's side of the family. We swam in the pool, waterskied, tubed, and jet-skied. We enjoyed … [Read more...]

Vegan Red White and Blue Popsicles

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Vegan Red White and Blue Popsicles are a festive, refreshing, and healthy sweet treat to enjoy on 4th of July or all summer long. They only require 15 minutes of hands on time to make. As well as being vegan they are refined-sugar-free and gluten-free! Next to Christmas and Thanksgiving the 4th of July is by far my favorite holiday! It gives us an excuse to be outside and enjoy the heat, an excuse to fire up the grill, to catch up with family and friends, and an excuse to enjoy a cocktail or … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Blackberry Sage Scones

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If you have been following this blog for awhile you will know that our house does not have central air and that our kitchen is on an end of the house that literally traps heat every time I turn on the oven, or even the burner. What I'm saying is in this hot weather all I want to eat is hummus and popsicles (not together of course). I have no desire to cook - this is a real problem when you're a food blogger. Here I am complaining about how hot our kitchen is and how my oven becomes the devil … [Read more...]

Blackberry Sage Red Wine Sangria

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Since summer has officially arrived, I believe we are in need of a cool, refreshing drink. How about some Blackberry Sage Red Wine Sangria? Blackberries, sage and red wine might sound like an odd combo but, trust me, it's pretty fantastic. This sangria was inspired by one of my new favorite chocolate bars that has blackberries and sage. I instantly fell in love with the flavor combo and just knew I had to experiment. Even though this sangria does not include any chocolate (don't worry, a … [Read more...]

Mango Black Bean Quinoa Salad (GF + V)

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Hi, Friends. Do you know those moments when you have just returned from a vacation, feeling refreshed and happy to be home, yet you forgot how to do life? What I mean is that even though you are ready to return home, you kind of forget how to get yourself moving the next morning, to be productive, to stick to a schedule and get work done. You're so used to being on vacation doing fun things or relaxing that when you return to reality you just temporarily forget how you used to do things before … [Read more...]

Chocolate Mint Energy Balls (GF)

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Chocolate Mint Energy Balls are here to save the day! They are these lovely little chocolaty, minty, slightly gooey balls that taste almost like dessert, but they are perfectly acceptable to have first thing in the morning, before breakfast. They are packed with ingredients that will give you plenty of lasting energy (as the name suggests). Guys, I get it: life is hectic. Weekday mornings are even more hectic as you try to get your workout in before you get yourself cleaned and dressed and … [Read more...]

Strawberry Rhubarb Compote

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Summer is on its way. Despite what the calendar says, I actually consider it to be summer from the moment the trees have fully bloomed and I can wear shorts and sandals. Either way, one thing is true: rhubarb is a spring vegetable. Yes, rhubarb is technically a vegetable, even though I, along with the rest of the world, tend to think of it as a fruit because it's usually baked into pies and crisps along with sugar and other fruits. My point is rhubarb is at its peak during spring; therefore you … [Read more...]

Pineapple and Ham Quinoa Stir Fry

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Happy Friday, friends. As you read this post I am in Colorado, in the mountains whitewater rafting! I have been going on this trip from the age of 16 up to the year I graduated college. After college it has been a little more sporatic, because LIFE! But, this is one of my favorite trips and I am grateful that I get to go on it with some of my favorite people. Once I return home I would love to share pictures and stories of our rafting trip with you - I know, I know this is a food blog, not a … [Read more...]

One Pan Apricot Chicken

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In two short days Paul and I will be celebrating our three year wedding anniversary (in an airport BTW on our way to Colorado for a whitewater rafting trip with family and friends - more on that later)! Seriously, how did we get to three years of marriage already?! With three years of dating (including our engagement), we've now been together for six years. Some people may be reading this and rolling their eyes because a six year relationship is nothing to them. But for me six years is a big … [Read more...]