Happy weekend. Did you know yesterday was mozzarella cheese pizza time? I went on a four mile work then celebrated by actually inhaling almost an entire margherita pizza chased down by way of a spicy grapefruit margarita from Burch in Minneapolis. Oh and I cannot forget about the carrot cake either.

Yes, my friday nights are my eat whatever I want nights. And I do take full advantage of it. If you follow any sort of diet or eat clean, you understand that it’s important to have your cheat meals! Those little cheats actually enable you to stay on monitor with your healthful eating habits sinceRead more

Spicy Butternut Squash Dark Bean Enchiladas with Chipotle Greek Yogurt Sauce

Healthy vegetarian butternut squash black bean enchiladas with a delicious chipotle greek yogurt sauce. These enchiladas are filled with proteins! Dare I say best vegetarian enchilada recipe ever? So you guys know I’m obsessed with baking, right? Basically all of my cupboards are stocked with every type of flour you can imagine. I always comeRead more

The Most Mouth watering Meatless Dark Bean Loaf with Creamy Avocado Verde Sauce (vegan, gluten free)

Oh hi. Last week I used to be in New Mexico due to an urgent family matter. While the circumstances were unfortunate, I used to be lucky enough to invest time with a lot of my family people which i hadn’t seen in over a yr. While down now there, I learned a handful ofRead more

Lightened up Nice Potato Pie with Nice and Salty Pecan Crust (gluten free, low carb!)

Brain will not compute. In fact, I recall learning my family’s faces, wondering in regards to what their reactions would be to this delicious chocolate dream pie. The very first bite made it appear that these were delightfully thrilled; yet once they got past the second bite, their encounters turned to distress. Turns out itRead more

Deep Dish French Silk Pie with Hazelnut Oreo Cookie Crust

Although that is a mostly healthy, clean eating focused food blog, my naughty side loves all things lovely. AND I am a believer in the art of moderation in delicious sweet and treats, that is why I started my regular Indulge! series, which focuses on bringing you tempting, decadent recipes which are perfect for parties,Read more

Dad, alternatively, was very much into comfort food. Each Weekend, we’d sit back and enjoy a big batch of Dad’s fried chicken, sugary corn, the creamiest mashed potatoes and if we were lucky, smooth rolls. Occasionally green beans were included as well. Oh and cake! There was constantly cake or pie for dessert; usually yellow wedding cake with rich, dense delicious chocolate buttercream or my Grandma’s preferred creamy lemon meringue pie. Yes we treasured, loved, enjoyed our sweets.

There are lots of days after i wonder what it might be like to cook and bake for him today. I bet his big blue eyes would light up with delight if I produced him this chicken tamale pie; I know it would remind him of Mom’s cooking food that he adored so quite definitely.Read more

What now ? when life hands you lemons?

I don’t know about you, but I make pie. I QUICKLY eat half of it, decide it’s too good to share, and state I forgot to take it over for Easter. Oops. Good thing my Mother produced a lemon meringue pie for the family or there would have been tears. Seriously, they’ve got mad likeRead more

It’s the third week of August. I’m not ready for Summer to end. You’re probably not either.

-I’m not ready for my hair to carefully turn a dingy blonde. Blah. -I want to keep sporting my swimsuit all day long and night over the weekends. -I just like the farmer’s market and all their delightful cheap produce. Anyway I’ve decided I have to make the others of this Summer months memorable. RightRead more

These cupcakes almost caused me to miss my flight yesterday.

I tried to resist cooking them, it didn’t function. I tried to make healthy meals and believe skinny thoughts. That didn’t function either. Ugh… do cravings for cupcakes ever disappear completely? The answer is no. Eating food, viewing food, making food… you may call it obsessive. I contact it a triple risk. I’m pleased toRead more

Could this be the best gluten-free chocolates chip cookie formula ever? Made with quinoa flour and coconut oil, this cookie will surprise you with taste and structure. They’re very easy to make and best of all, you’d never understand they’re gluten-free or produced without butter!

There should be an explanation for my absence from your blog. As with, why would I leave you this lengthy without a recipe? Shame on me. I really do that a lot. But hey, I’m back again now and I made you cookies! First, how was your weekend? I had developed a little mini vacaRead more