Homemade Fruit Gummies We’ve all been there…the snack aisle. The kids have identified all of their favorite characters on the boxes of those fruit chews. Ever pick up a box? Eeks. Luckily there are a few brands now who make their snacks out of 100% fruit, but they tend to be expensive and harder to…
Caramelized Onion Meatloaf
Caramelized Onion Meatloaf I love a good meatloaf and i love onions. so even if i am the only person pleased by this post, know that I am very happy when these onions and meatloaf joined forces. Luckily, I know my carnivorous family will scarf this down, so it will not be wasted! I always…
scrumptious snickerdoodles
i have already confessed to making a lot of chocolate based treats and i am working on variety, i promise. please accept these as a peace offering and a promise of more deliciousness to come! ps for more of a shortbread type snickerdoodle, omit egg. ingredients: 1 cup cashews 1/4 cup pecans 1/2 cup arrowroot…
flax seed muffins
after having several requests for a muffin, and realizing i really didn’t have a go-to muffin recipe, i developed this little treasure. they are very reminiscent of a whole wheat muffin, oh the irony! bake them plain or add chopped nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips! the possibilities are endless. ingredients: 1/4 cup flax seeds 1/4…
Paleo Vanilla Pudding
Paleo Vanilla Pudding Have you looked at some of the ingredients in store bough pudding? For such a simple delicious treat, they sure have figured out how to really botch it up and make it awful for you. Plus if you have difficulty tolerating cow’s milk like I do (yes even raw), then making your…
“Peanot” Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies {Nut free/Egg free Option}
My heart aches for all the kids who don’t get kid-friendly foods because of dietary restrictions, it really does. This is why this recipe gets me pumped! It feels like a “real” cookie, it tastes like a “real” cookie, but it is so much more than that! This “peanot” butter chocolate chip cookie is grain and…
easy zucchini noodles
nothing to it! these “noodles” can be ready in 5 minutes, maybe less if you have super human spiralizing powers. ingredients: 1-2 large zucchini squash 2 tablespoons olive oil garlic to taste sea salt to taste preheat olive oil on medium heat spiralize zucchini – i use this one place “noodles” into heated olive oil and…
Chocolate Spinach Cake
Very few people truly get enough plant based foods on any given day. It is something we all strive for but with busy schedules and other circumstances, most of us fall short. This chocolate spinach cake has TWO cups of fresh organic baby spinach leaves baked right into the moist chocolatey goodness. I’d say that…
Beef Bone Broth
Beef Bone Broth If you have not already made my homemade chicken broth, you should! and if you have not yet tried homemade beef bone broth, now is your chance! if you are new to bone broth, it is a heal all nutrient rich food, easy to digest and packed with magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulphur and…