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Summer in a Glass How many of you grew up on those frozen juice concentrate cans and thought that was as good as juice or lemonade or punch got!? Then, one day, you tried fresh squeezed lemonade made with real ingredients and your life changed …
In case you need a reason to enjoy this healthier HUGE Chocolate Chip Cookie… I have a few for you: The 2nd Week of March is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week This Cookie is Cake-Sized, so there is plenty to share Chocolate Chip Cookie made …
Cauliflower seems to be the “it” vegetable of the year! For most of my life, cauliflower was the leftover vegetable on a veggie tray, the soggy and lifeless when boiled, or just ignored on the grocery store shelves. Recently Kale and Heirloom Vegetables and Spinach and Broccoli have taken center stage – but the often overlooked Cauliflower is now here to stay! We can roast it, puree it into a soup for a healthy thickener, make a dairy-free alfredo sauce, or sautee it until caramelized.
Thick, Creamy and Filling Soups are exactly what we crave on cold days. The way that this snowy winter has been, it seems all we want are delicious soups. If we indulge in every creamy soup craving, one might think that all we are going …
Soup Season is my favorite! Soup is perfect all year long. We have slurp-able Spring Soups, light Summer Soups, filling Fall Soups, and hearty Winter Warming Soups. Going out to eat can often be a tough thing to do when you are trying to make …
This Fruit Salad is amazingly delicious whether you are trying to eat healthy or if you just need a sweet treat. Just look at those naturally beautiful colors – how amazing would this fruit salad be for the one you love on Valentines Day. Be different, break out of the typical “Chocolate and Flowers” mold & make something more healthy for the one you love this year! Seriously… if you really love the person, don’t you want them to be healthier & therefore be around for you to share your life/love with for even longer!?
The natural flavors of all these fruits are some of my favorites by themselves, so whenever I am trying to eat more healthy I come up with new ways to enjoy my favorite fruits so I don’t get too bored. Continue reading Red Fruit Salad: Grapefruit, Strawberries & Apples