Banana Cream Pie N’Oatmeal (and a Brief History of Breakfast)
Have you heard the phrase “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? Where did you hear it? Do you believe it? Why? Perhaps because your mother told you, who was doubtless quoting the words of highly-qualified, impartial nutritionists who publicized their findings after rigorous research?…
Building a Balanced Salad
More than a month ago I posted the strategy for Building A Balanced Breakfast, now it’s time for the second installment in the series: Building A Balanced Salad. I have included a recipe related to a balanced salad at the bottom of this post, but learning…
75 Healthy Kid-Friendly Snacks
Today I have a boatload of recipes for healthy kid-friendly snacks, which remind me: have you been following the drama between the FDA and Kind bars? The FDA is re-evaluating its definition of what counts as a “healthy” food, because healthy fats—such as the fats found in nuts…
Meet Your New Skill: Crafting a Seasonal Charcuterie Board
Meet your new skill, friends. Crafting a seasonal charcuteria board? Adulthood level 1,000,000 unlocked. Maybe you’ve eyed charcuterie boards on menus at restaurants, or raided them shamelessly at weddings (is that just me?) but now it’s time to level up and learn to craft your…
Pea Milk Review (Ripple) + Vegan Blackberry Banana Nice Cream
We need to talk about pea milk. Because a new non-dairy milk substitute made from yellow peas hit the grocery store shelves 15 days ago and while I didn’t sit down this morning with the intention of writing a pea milk review before day’s end, the product piqued…
Paleo Baking’s Fresh Raspberry French Silk Pie
Fresh Raspberry French Silk Pie? When I heard the name for this recipe, I couldn’t imagine a more decadent and luxurious one, and the recipe has turned out to live up to it in spades. (In spades: being the language nerd that I am, I…
Building a Balanced Breakfast
Something I’m probably going to be talking about a lot more here is the strategy behind building a healthy meal, rather than just one-off recipes for you to piece together for a healthy diet. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll still be posting recipes aplenty, but….
3 Ingredient Bacon Asparagus Frittata
Necessity is the mother of invention. When you have a bunch of beautiful, long-stemmed, slender asparagus waiting impatiently in your refrigerator to be the star or a lovely new recipe just as soon as you invent said recipe, well, there’s little time to waste. This…
One-Pan Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein (Grain-Free)
This Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein is just my latest tribute to a long-time love: the versatile, delicious, easy-going spaghetti squash. Once I tried cooking spaghetti squash in the microwave, it opened up a whole new world and I’ve never looked back. If you’re looking for…
Blueberry Baked N’Oatmeal
I made this Blueberry Baked N’Oatmeal on a Monday, and shamelessly ate it for far more meals in a row than I should have (not to mention straight from the pan!). I called it “N’Oatmeal” because it’s NOT OATMEAL. See what I did there? 😉…
Brown Butter Chocolate Pecan Bars
Here they are: BROWN BUTTER chocolate pecan bars (or BBCPB, according to my affectionate abbreviation for them). Brown butter and I are having quite the moment… I can’t get enough of creamy pastured butter from happy, healthy cows toasted to nutty perfection and finished with a dash…
Busy Baker’s Quick Apple Pie
I created this Quick Apple Pie recipe in honor of Pi Day. This year’s Pi Day was an extra-special occurrence… a once in a lifetime one, actually. March 14 (or 3/14) celebrates the mathematical constant of pi. Pi represents the ratio of circumference of a circle…
Sweet Potato Frittata
This sweet potato frittata creation rose from the ashes of a recipe failure. Several days ago I came across a gorgeous recipe series titled For the Love of Pie, in particular a beautiful entry by Mimi Thorisson. Potatoes, bacon, onions and herbs… it’s all very…
Real Talk Whole30 Survival Guide: Travel
No recipe today, dear reader. But sometimes “un-recipes” are even better. So stick around, because on a whim I decided to put together some cheeky Whole30 guides. Not just any cheeky Whole30 guides, but the survival kind. This series will address the challenges of the…
Cranberry Chicken Stuffed Squash
I have been playing a LOT with cranberries this holiday season, in many different ways, and have completely fallen in love with them as an ingredient. Such little bursts of color and flavor! This Cranberry Chicken Stuffed Squash is my favorite cranberry creation to date:…
Winter Wonderland Hot Milk Cake
I consider myself “team pie” when I think about it. . . but I never seem to bake pies. 😛 Is there a single pie on this site? I don’t think so. Cake, though. I’ve made some cakes: Pineapple Dreams Coconut Cake, Easy Chocolate Strawberry Cake,…
Duck Bacon Winter Hash
Sometimes I have a Grinch moment, and I think “healthy seasonal food in the winter is ugly, and boring, and difficult, and time-consuming to prepare.” But I know that’s not the truth. Many traditional favorites do rely on truckloads of sugar in various forms to liven them…
Fudgy Protein Mug Cake
Maybe you’ve heard of cakes that you make in a microwave? Can’t lie, the first time I saw a recipe for a mug cake I dismissed it immediately. How can you make anything with the taste and consistency of cake in just a few minutes? But I have…
Mealmade’s Spicy Cranberry Salsa
It’s 7:40pm in San Francisco, CA. It’s been dark for hours, and the wind has picked up in the South of Market district, where I’m racking my bar and weights after a CrossFit session—deadlifts tonight, plus my 20-rep back squat extra credit—and dreading 1) the solitary…
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll N’Oatmeal
Fact: cereal is my favorite unhealthy temptation. Do you remember the hullabaloo last month over the news that a surprising number of drunk vegetarians eat meat? Well, if I’m going to indulge after a night of fun… it’ll be cereal. So when I saw Recipes…
Pumpkin Swirl Cashew “Cheesecake” Bites
Attention friends and pumpkin enthusiasts: few times have I been more excited to share a recipe with you than I am today. If you’re looking to make a flock of festive little treats that tip their caps to the season while pleasing touchy tummies, these…
Green Pork Sliders + My 1st CrossFit Competition
Before we get to the lusciousness that is the Green Pork Sliders, may I say that earlier this month I competed in my first CrossFit competition ever! What an utter blast. Hosted by Alameda Crossfit just across the water from San Francisco, the day dawned…
Spicy Spaghetti Squash Beef Bowl
One of the most difficult aspects of a healthy lifestyle is the cost of nutritious ingredients, and the hassle of cooking. However, there are plenty of “hacks” that help when time and funds are both nowhere to be found. One of my favorite strategies that’s an utter…
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