Here it is! Our super simple Artichoke Chicken recipe now has a home on my blog. This recipe uses primarily Trader Joe’s ingredients but swaps can be made for any other grocery store. Enjoy! … More COOK | Artichoke Chicken
My friends 😉 over at MegaFood {the maker of my beloved pre-natal vitamin} are on a mission to make sure we all stay healthy this season. As a new mommy, I can’t argue that! I need more energy than ever before and I simply cannot afford to get sick! In addition to their 5 Tips … More HOPES & DREAMS | Wellness Giveaway with MegaFood
This post has been sitting as a draft for 146 days. 146 days is a really long time to hoard my favorite way to prepare Brussel sprouts from you. I’m sorry. Why bring it out now? Because as I am typing out my *new* favorite way to prepare brussel sprouts {read: time saving for these … More COOK | Perfect Roasted & Crispy Brussel Sprouts + The Best Sauce Ever!
COOK: rosemary mushroom quinoa ‘risotto’ with kale, chicken meatballs, dried cranberries and golden raisins After over-using salmon as the main protein in our weeknight meals, I believe even my friends on Instagram were relieved when I found Aidells ready-to-go meatballs! Their chicken meatballs are all-natural and antibiotic-free, plus they come in many different flavors from Spicy … More COOK: rosemary mushroom quinoa ‘risotto’ with kale, chicken meatballs, dried cranberries and golden raisins
COOK: Creamy Cauliflower Pasta Sauce by Pinch of Yum It’s no secret that while Josh and I tend to eat clean, lean, whole foods the majority of the time, we can’t escape the need for a giant warm bowl of pasta {or organic ice cream cone, or a giant bowl of stove popped popcorn}. In … More COOK: Creamy Cauliflower Pasta Sauce by Pinch of Yum
Green breakfast smoothies {M1 if you follow a 5-6 meal nutrition plan} have been a part of my routine for over 3 years – they taste great, are easy to digest in the morning, simple to create and easy to drink in the car on my way to work. I’ve been through many different recipes {see … More COOK: amazing grass smoothie // my breakfast every single day
Oh yummm! Inspired by milk/smoothie/shake drinks like this and this, I whipped up this tasty treat last night after my Yogalosophy session. // Side note: I am loving Mandy Ingber’s Yogalosophy program – check it out here for a “mind-body makeover” Just as good for the mind & body is this drink. The protein … More COOK | Date & Vanilla Chai Protein Shake
{ this coconut oil + this ashley brooke designs design mug } Last month I started an obsession with coconut oil. OBSESSION. I’m washing my face with it, cooking with it, slathering it on my skin, mixing it in my green smoothies, rubbing it on the dog, swishing it around in my mouth {read this} and … More CURRENTLY LOVING | coffee & coconut oil
Lately I have had my fill of failed healthy recipes found on Pinterest. Bland, mushy sweet potato fries followed by utterly disgusting buffalo cauliflower. Both promised to be life-changing and both proved to be just plain bad. Third time must be a charm because the popularly pinned ‘Mexican Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding‘ actually tastes quite … More guilt-free sweet treat | Mexican Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding Recipe
I am more of a salty snack lover than a sweet tooth but I struggle with battling the urge to down sleeves of Oreos just like the next person. {um. what?.} Last night {p.s. after this awesomeeee workout from the Tone It Up girls!} the ‘I need a cookie’ urge struck me between the … More Quick & Easy Guilt-Free Dessert: Cookie Dough Greek Yogurt
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken Clean Eating recipe from He and She Eat Clean {Full recipe from HSEC here} This recipe is intended to be made once a week and should make 5 lunches for 2 people. So far, so true. Ingredients:5-7 Chicken Breasts, Organic, Preservative Free, Perfect Chicks1 can Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes, with juice1.5 Cups … More slow cooker clean eating salsa chicken: review & recipe
Gelato for Breakfast! I wish… that Talenti stuff is the bomb {pistachio!!!}! Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oatmeal First you should know that I love oatmeal. Any kind really- Mom grew us up with Cream of Wheat or Quaker Oatmeal in the morning {and homemade egg mcmuffins, french toast, pancakes, fruit salad…I was spoiled, sooo good!}. … More Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oatmeal: review & recipe
Sometimes dessert calls your name. But what to do when you don’t stock your pantry with anything sweet?! And of course, you don’t want to completely kill all of your healthy eating. So…Josh and I came up with a tasty sweet snack! {p.s. I swear I have posted about this before- but I can’t find it anywhere, … More it’s the sweet stuff
Happy Friday! & Happy almost Cindo de Drinko Mayo! I hope everyone has a wonderful fiesta!!! We are off to the lake with some great friends to celebrate and soak up the sun {please don’t rain, please don’t rain} If you’re looking for some celebratory eats but don’t want to ruin your diet, check out the … More cinco de eat clean mayo
Protein PACKED Peppers We’ve all had stuffed peppers, but this “recipe that I made up and liked” is so much better {and#cleaner!}! Slice your peppers in half, clean them out and roast them in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. I used beautiful orange and yellow ones! While the peppers are roasting- you have … More #EatClean Protein PACKED Peppers
Great Gadget Pasta! An #EatClean recipe made with fun kitchen tools Remember the other day when I bought a spiral slicer thingamajig? Well, it came in and I tested it out! Zucchini Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash and Creamy Garlic Sauce {complete recipe here via Choosing Raw} The spiral slicer is super easy to use … More Great Gadget Pasta: Zucchini Pasta with Roasted Butternut Squash and Creamy Garlic Sauce
Thanks to a wonderful friend, this afternoon I have been hooked on two websites: “Eve Was Partially Right” and “Food Matters.”I just came across a post on EWPR that reminds me so much of the daily conversations that the girls and I have throughout the day at work. Had to share:{but I changed the pics…the others … More 7 new thoughts
I loooove cookbooks. I read them like novels, display them like awards and add more to my collection on the regular. The thing is…when I do my grocery list, I rarely have the books around. I am happy to have found many great #EatClean blogs jam packed with recipes as a solution. Some inspiring #EatClean recipes to … More cookblogs
If you’re like me and the majority of Americans…you probably woke up this morning with a tiny headache and a bloated belly. Don’t let that ruin your day or week. Let’s get back on track! Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries would make a great afternoon snack {via Clean Eating Magazine} Tofu Pad Thai for a quick … More halfway there
What have you cooked for me lately? ooooh oooooooh ooooh yeah! I had a long weekend and I feel like all I have done is cook, eat and run {all to the sounds of Ms Janet Jackson! hence my first sentence}. What have I cooked lately? Well, if you remember I am on this clean eating kick … More clean cooking
Still going strong with my Clean Eating 2012 resolution! It isn’t as strict as you may think- this video covers the basics of the lifestyle Healthiest Ways to Grocery Shop 5 SECRETS TO HEALTHY GROCERY SHOPPING {via fitsugar} See! Not so difficult! And..No Dad, it isn’t that organic mumbo jumbo. 🙂 So, what have I been eating … More secrets & snapshots of clean eating
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