I’m always an advocate for balance. I have been through the wringer with a variety of diets (you can read about my weight loss story here) but the only thing that has actually kept my mind in a good place with food but has kept the weight off was removing this pendulum shift of going to extremes in…
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Gluten-Free Cranberry Muffins
You know that face you make when you eat something tart and it hits you in the side of your cheek and sends shivers down your spine, makes you pucker your mouth, cringe your face, and roll your eyes? I wanted to name these gluten-free vegan cranberry muffins just that but I couldn’t find the…
Gluten Free Vegan Cranberry Orange Bagels
I teased you all on Facebook and Instagram earlier this week with a rough camera shot of these gluten free vegan cranberry orange bagels straight from the oven so I think it’s only fair that I don’t make you wait any longer. Friends, can we chat for a second? I want to be honest with you. I have…
Southwestern Quinoa Bites
If you juice at home have you ever wondered what in the world to do with the leftover vegetable pulp? I have all your problems solved with these incredible Southwestern Quinoa Bites–chock-full of quinoa and juicing pulp. (Side note: even if you don’t juice at home, I got you covered on how to still make…
Gluten-Free Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins
It’s chili weather here (click here for an awesome recipe) today so a cornmeal muffin stuffed with jalapenos seems like the perfect pairing. I quickly got busy this afternoon in the kitchen creating a recipe that well-suited my taste buds which inevitably got me to thinking. Being in the kitchen does that for me. It’s my…
Cranberry Walnut Vegan Cheeseball
I’m climbing out of this miserable stomach bug that had me down for almost a week. I traveled to Denver and got so sick during my stay that I wouldn’t even want my worst enemy to experience what I went through. I cannot recall ever feeling like that. Ever. Coming out of it, there are now a…
Healthy Ice Cream Sandwiches
It’s beginning to look a lot like SUMMER, despite it being only January (that is what you get when you live in Southern California). So to celebrate, I’m making everyone these gluten, egg, dairy, flour, and refined sugar-free (and everything else!) frozen treats. I shall call them Healthy Ice Cream Sandwiches! Can you believe that…
