Staying healthy and active during the winter with kids isn’t the easiest thing to do. It’s cold outside and that couch is looking pretty darned inviting, right? As tempting as this may seem, it’s so important to keep our bodies…
6 Ways to Stay Healthy & Active with Kids!
How to Beat the Odds and STICK to Your NY Resolutions!
We all have the best intentions when we clink the glasses to kick off the New Year. Let me guess, you want to lose weight, eat healthier, spend less or invest more into family and friends. How did I do?…
Kitchen Sink Salad
Isn’t it funny how January hits and all of a sudden salads look AMAZING?? I guess a person can only handle so many shortbread cookies before the body goes on strike. I ate a quinoa salad at the Cactus Club…
Marble Almond Bark
I have been making this marble almond bark for years, and am so happy to be passing on this easy and glamorous recipe to you! It is incredibly impressive to add to your cookie platters or to package up in…
Gift Guide for the Baker, Health Nut & Entertainer
Looking for the perfect gifts for the baker, health nut and entertainer on your list? I’ve got you covered with these fun and creative options!
Staub Tomato Cocotte Giveaway!
I’m so excited to announce my FIRST giveaway, just in time for the holidays! A Staub Tomato Cocotte! I am head-over-heels for anything French of course, so am so thrilled to be giving this GORGEOUS Staub Tomato Cocotte away in time for…
Gift Guides for the Host & Little Chef
I go into every holiday season with the best of intentions of being completely prepared, but something seems to happen as the weeks progress whereby I’m always scrambling! Not this year. No, I really mean it this time.
The Ultimate Power Salad
Everyone needs a go-to salad, this is ours. Loaded with vegetables and healthy vegetarian protein, this power salad is filling and PACKED with nutrition. This salad dressing is a staple in our house. We often add feta cheese, it adds…
Caramel Apples
You may know by now that I have an apple tree. Now, when you have a fruit tree, there is no such thing as moderation. Buckets of fruit come at you all at once, and your brain races with ways…
Butternut Squash Carbonara
Pasta – it has to be the ultimate comfort food. I’ve always loved a good carbonara: such perfect simplicity. But also SO rich. I created a lighter, healthier version here with a Butternut Squash Carbonara that is so satisfying and…
Spinach & Artichoke Dip {Swamp Dip} with Ghost Toasts
Who doesn’t love Halloween? It’s an ‘anything goes’ kind of holiday where we can all be a kid again (wait, I act like a kid on every holiday, never mind). I needed to think up a Halloween-appropriate appetizer for a…
Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Our family LOVES sweets, so I am continuously on a mission to give decadent family recipes a makeover and create treats that taste great but that are better for us. This oatmeal cookie recipe started with no flour and no…
Kale Chickpea Snack Mix (Gluten Free)
For those moments when you crave something salty and crispy, this kale chickpea snack mix does the trick! You can bake the chickpeas if you want, but they just don’t get as crispy. This is a great fall snack, and is…
