Mint cacao shake

Hey hey hey 😀 How are you? I’m so glad you guys liked the Ugly Christmas Sweaters and agree that my husband looks like Bert 😉 Hope you’ve had a great day 😀 My day has erred on the side of lazy, with a side of some delicious raw eats Mint Cacao Shake – 1/2…

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili – 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced -1 small sweet onion, small diced -1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced -1 can organic black beans, rinsed and drained -1 14 oz can organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained -1.5 C organic veggie broth -3 garlic cloves, minced -1 T…

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Malted Chocolate Chia Pudding

Hello! Hope you’re having a wonderful day 😀 When I woke up this morning, the car bomb cupcakes and frosting were tempting me with their deliciousness. I withheld from diving in –the fact that they include alcohol and it was 7:30AM helped- and decided to make something equally decadent: Malted Chocolate Chia Pudding -1/4 cup…

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Brown rice lasagna with autumn salad

Hey! Happy Indian Food day! How’s your morning going?? So, last night was amazing! If you’ve been reading the bloggy for a while, ya’ll know how much I adore dinner parties and usually have one each week. I LOVE having people over to wine and dine 😀 Since I was gone a month for school…

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Sweet potato hash

with the Smell of Lasagna 😀 (Random fact: the Pilot has NEVER seen the Sound of Music!! Deprived child, haha. He does know most of the songs from watching Family Guy though) Here’s one of the layers of the goat cheese and butternut squash lasagna we’re having for Tuesday night’s girls night: The original plan…

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Southwestern stuffed sweet potato

Heyyyyyy 😀 How are ya? Hope your morning is treating you well! Thank you so so soooooo mucho for your sweet get well wishes for Bella. She had some food for the first time in a little over a day last night- I had to put the wet food from the vet on my finger…

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Eggplant Lasagna

Eggplant Lasagna Perfectly portioned for one – 1/2 eggplant (save the rest or if you’re feeling nice, make the husband/SO/friend one and double the recipe), thinly sliced -handful of fresh basil -3/4 cup organic marinara sauce (make your own if you’re feeling Betty Crocker-y or otherwise roll with some delicious organic marinara—look for one with…

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Raw Chocolate Chip Balls

Hey ya’ll 😀 Here is a guest post from the fabulous Angela on a topic that is very dear to my heart: raw desserts!! Enjoy! <3 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi everyone! Angela here from Oh She Glows, Green Monster Movement, and Glo Bakery. I was super excited to do a guest post for Gina this week as…

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Raw Peach Cobbler

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a great morning 😀 I’m so glad you’re enjoying the why I became a personal trainer post– not gonna lie, I felt a little weird putting everything out there, but as always, was glad I did 😉 Since I had a late bfast yesterday (and ran 5.5 miles in the…

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Pesto zucchini pasta with roasted veggies

Hey everyone! Happy Indian Food Wednesday! Who’s celebrating?! The pilot and I ended up staying awake until the wee hours of the morning, trying to get Viesa acclimated to her new muzzle. It proved unsuccessful.. she HATED it. We got one of the nice mesh ones, and even cut it in half so she could…

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Local Honey and Walnut Baklava

Local honey and walnut Baklava Phyllo Dough: -Meat of 2 young Thai coconuts -3/4 C. soaked cashews -2 T. Flax meal -Pinch salt -1/4 C. honey -1/2 C. water -1 T. vanilla Blend all ingredients until smooth. Spread onto Teflex sheets and dehydrate until dry but still pliable. Filling: -2 C. walnuts -2 t. cinnamon…

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Mediterranean Appetizer Trio

Yellow Almond-Flax Crackers -2 C. soaked almonds – ¾ C. water -1/2 t. sea salt -1 T. nutritional yeast -1/2 t. turmeric -1 t. chopped fresh oregano -1 T. ground flax seeds -2 T. lemon juice -1 T. cumin seed -salt and pepper to taste Blend all ingredients on high in the Vita-Mix until smooth.…

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