Instead of buying those highly processed shortcake cups from the grocery store, make this lovely lemony pound cake. Made with clean-eating whole food ingredients like: whole wheat flour, butter and fresh squeezed lemon. This recipe makes two loafs or 1 loaf and 6-8 cupcakes. These would also be adorable made as mini muffins and topped with … Continue reading
Oh yes! It’s time for summer drinks. This is a twist on the classic Arnie Palmer. So good on a hot day to cool down. This is also a great use for the mint that may have taken over your garden. Ingredients 2/3 cup sugar (organic, or sucanat) 1 quart + 1/3 cup water 2 … Continue reading
Ever hear the philosophy that your “normal” diet is what’s served to you by your parents? Well, my parents never served brussel sprouts. Never. So I hadn’t had them until just over a year ago when friends ordered them while we were out for dinner. Oh my, were they amazing! They are now one of … Continue reading
Once again, Clean Eating magazine provides a winning recipe with this Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce. Honestly, I could drink the sauce. I roasted some artichokes for the side dish and it was a delicious dinner! Ingredients 4 artichokes 2 lemons, halved 4 garlic cloves 4 tsp olive oil Olive oil spray 1 lb chicken … Continue reading
Ok, you’re onto us. We clearly love BBQ chicken pizza. I think this is the fourth post about it. I’m hoping to share something that you’ll find valuable here, though. This post is all about how to get a homemade pizza (made with real food only) on the table in +- 40 minutes (including baking). … Continue reading
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my husband’s favorite. I wanted to make them for a special treat for the family, but knew that my old recipe would need some cleaning up. These cookies still have a fair amount of sugar, but they’re fine for one of our rare treats. These cookies are best baked only … Continue reading
My mom’s co-worker shared this recipe and it is beyond simple to make. I thought this side dish was delicious; the squash is very mild and you mostly taste the garlic and butter. Um, yum! It takes about 1 hr and 15 minutes from start to finish and that includes 1 hour baking time. Start … Continue reading
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo! Sopes are a traditional Mexican dish. They are a thicker version of a corn tortilla that you can load up with your favorite toppings. Yummy! The cut out sopes before they were put in the pan: The sopes browned and ready to be topped: Sopes (one veggie and … Continue reading
Remember the apple chip recipe I got from my daughter’s school? Well, they also sent home a recipe which they called CauliMash. I made it tonight and told my kids they’re mashed potatoes. We served it up with my husband’s turkey burgers and fruit (some had raspberries, some had oranges); dinner took less than 30 … Continue reading
I saw this Chicken and Cauliflower “Fried Rice” recipe on Deliciously Organic awhile back. I want to share it with you (with a few different proportions) because it was pretty tasty, the kids liked it, and it’s a great high-protein, low-fat meal. I will warn you, it makes a large dish so plan on using … Continue reading
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