Brownie batter protein bites

(gluten-free and vegan!) Hi guys! Howโ€™s the day going? I’ve loved reading about your fitness resolutions for the new year. Keep ’em coming! Also, now is a great time to start working on those inspiration boards. I’ll be putting the call out to link to them (or email a pic) on Wednesday and would love…

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Double Chocolate Paleo Gooey Cake

As you can guess from the title, this recipe is all things good in the world: chocolate, gooey, cake, yes. Theyโ€™re also grain-free and accidentally egg-free. I went to add in the egg and we were OUT OF EGGS. Emergency crisis. I ended up giving them a whirl anyway, and the result is dense, fudge-y…

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Pumpkin Acai Bowls with Cranberry Crunch

The Christmas cop has arrived in our house. It happens every year. I get a little excited to break out the snowmen and twinkly lights and heโ€™s all โ€œhonor the birdโ€ and wonโ€™t let me touch the xmas supplies until weโ€™re eating day-after-Thanksgiving sandwiches. Humbug.  Even though I have to hold off on all Christmas…

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Italian Kale salad

You need this Italian kale salad in your life. Before you groan and think โ€œanother kale salad?โ€ I promise this one is different. It’s everything, really. Itโ€™s also a total copycat recipe from the new pizza place in Tucson: Falora. One night this weekend, Livi and I picked up a couple of pizzas and salad…

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the kale salad to my heart

(gluten and dairy-free, too!) Oh friends, do I have a salad for youuuuuuโ€ฆ. Soft kale with a creamy dressing, plus crunchy almonds, celery bites and savory scallions This one was very much inspired by a recent trip to the co-op. Usually when we go there, weโ€™ll just grab a couple of essentials, but lately, Iโ€™ve…

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Avocado Chocolate Chia Pudding + Healthy Late-Night Desserts for One

This chocolate avocado chia pudding is the perfect dessert for one. It’s a sweet treat that you can feel good about! Last nightโ€™s Zumba class was CRAZYAWESOME. I could tell there were a few professional dancers in class (and had a lot of fun shaking with them), and turns out that theyโ€™re part of the…

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The Best Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe

(Vegan and gluten-free pumpkin cornbread! This post is sponsored through my partnership with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze.) It can be difficult to think of an intro for a recipe when youโ€™re still in the process of eating and swooning over it. I thought about creating an air-tight defense for my arguably overeager use of canned…

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Vegan Maple Cinnamon Ice Cream

[This is sponsored by Pure Maple Syrup Canada, which is one of my favorite natural sweeteners. Read on for a simple yet decadent vegan ice cream recipe] The ice cream machine: We keep this stashed in the pantry of kitchen appliance wedding gifts. Many that were initially used with gusto, but now sit waiting to…

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Berry Lemon Chia Jam

I started a new thing where if weโ€™re out of something, Iโ€™ll try to make it from scratch. This doesnโ€™t work for the obvious staples (like eggs. We go through 172 each week), but little things like almond butter and jam. Berry Lemon Chia Seed Jam One night, I was packing Liviโ€™s lunch up for…

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Pineapple mint popsicles

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, my favorite almond milk. Read on for a refreshing and healthy summer treat idea ๐Ÿ™‚ Popsicles: one of the ultimate foods of summer. These popsicles are so refreshing, and the best part: only four ingredients! Arenโ€™t those the best types of recipes? You can blend four…

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Homemade Acai Bowls

Along with the handful of bases where weโ€™ve been stationed, thereโ€™s also a corresponding food that will bring back fond memories of that assignment. Despite the glorious Southern food that we were surrounded with, our Valdosta food was Indian cuisine: soaked up with fresh naan and enjoyed with our close friends. Our Tucson food was…

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Banana split smoothie

Hi! Happy Wednesday to ya ๐Ÿ™‚ How’s the day going so far? This week has already been a lot of fun. I took Livi to her yoga class and we planted some herbs in the garden. I might eat my words later, but I feel like you really have to work to kill plants here.…

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