Craving something sweet for breakfast that has fuel to get you going, but tastes like a chocolate shake? Whirl up this chocolate, almond and date smoothie full of nutrient dense supplements and whole foods. It all started one day after I played tennis in the Texas heat and I came home feeling like my face…
Breakfast and Brunch
Oatmeal Cranberry Energy Bites
These little nuggets are as good as stolen bits of cookie dough, serepticiously swiped from the bowl. Made from gluten-free oats, cinnamon, cranberries, maple syrup and crunchy almond butter, there’s also a little flaxseed for Omega-3s and cinnamon to stabilize the metabolism. Oatmeal cranberry energy bites are a bite size nutritional bomb. Basically, you just throw everything…
Deviled Green Eggs
After working on new spring recipes last week, I was left with a glut of hardboiled eggs. When life gives you lemons, right? So these deviled eggs were born, and boy am I happy they were. With Easter right around the corner, this recipe will come in handy to use up all those decorated eggs. And it’s pretty enough to serve for…
Gluten-Free and Nut-Free Granola
This tasty gluten-free and nut-free granola (and egg-free and dairy-free) is super simple to put together. It’s full of flavor and sweetness from vanilla, maple syrup, raw honey and cinnamon. Hemp hearts add protein, and gluten-free oats, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds add fiber and crunch. It’s adaptable — if you can eat nuts, add slivered almonds, walnuts or…
Gluten-free almond cake
I like to drum up excuses to make this almond cake for Sunday night dessert so I can slice away at it for the rest of the week. Morning coffee and a slice of almond cake to go? Yes! Lunchbox treat? Yes! Afternoon hangries? You get the picture… I like it best with two cups of ripe blackberries folded into…