Did you know banana bread was probably the most searched meals on Google this past year? For reals. There’s something comforting in regards to a cut fresh from your oven and paired with your morning hours coffee. I favor mine served warm and pass on having a creamy nut butter. How about you?

Because of my obsession of cooking with pigs feet with bananas, I have quite a few recipes on AK specialized in banana bread. I made a decision to round up a few healthy banana loaf of bread favorites you need to include others I’ve been eyeing up from throughout the internets. Below you will discoverRead more

Have you guys seen every one of the new peanut butter tastes popping up? Just what a dream.

Did you know that today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day?! You think I would possess made you a cookie recipe but nope; you obtain good old healthful bran muffins. The truth is, they’re actually really, really good bran muffins! Seriously, you understand I wouldn’t rest to you. Last week I came across myself cravingRead more

I think I was born with a lovely tooth. A ravenous one which comes out past due at night and encourages me to go right to the cupboard. I can’t make it, I swear.

As I mentioned last week , I’m trying to lessen on my refined sweeteners so I am limiting my treat options down quite a bit. I’ve kind of been seeking to adapt a new mentality about actually nourishing my body; this implies I pick nutritious food over bare calorie or sugar-packed sweets. Seems easy, butRead more

I hope you had an excellent 4th of July together with your friends and family!

I did! Summertime cocktails were flowing, potato salad was piled high, burgers were chowed on, parmesan cheese and crackers were consumed, as well as the wedding cake was gone; it was a day filled with endless eating. In fact, I caught myself mindless munching all day. And today that my mind realizes what went down,Read more

Kidding… kinda.

Anyway this entire Zac Efron factor stemmed from viewing The Lucky One for the next time. I understand, poor film choice. The only real excuse I could produce is that ROMANTIC DAYS CELEBRATION is just about the corner and I simply so happen to be a sucker for anything passionate. Therefore sue me! Besides good-lookingRead more

Interview: Elizabeth Dehn of Beauty Bets + her greatest beauty recommendations!

I 1st met Elizabeth when I was interning for a newspaper in Minneapolis. She was the previous beauty editor who got recently began her own blog Beauty Bets I used to be intrigued, fascinated and admired Elizabeth (especially for our amazing beauty tricks.) Fast forwards four years later on and I found myself calling ElizabethRead more

Traveling is among the best points you can possibly do. It creates romantic relationships (it’s how Tony and I met), pushes you to understand an incredible amount about yourself, motivates you to definitely step out of the comfort zone and expands your knowledge.

Over the past year, I produced a commitment to visit more. To start to see the world, other cultures and also to simply relax and enjoy life. Everytime I keep coming back from a vacation, I am rejuvenated, filled with ideas and a little more ambitious. Lucky for me, my job allows me to travelRead more

My day starts off by waking up at 5:30am. I used to dread the first mornings but these days I find myself rather savoring peeling the addresses off, sleepily grinding coffees and making a pot, feeding the kitty and heading out the door for my workout.

The schedule keeps me motivated and encourages me to go to bed at a decent hour (more often than not anyway). I’ve also found that I enjoy getting the rest of my time free to function without the anticipation of exercising afterwards. Occasionally I do rest in until around 7am, but it’s becoming more rare.Read more

Jalapeno Chickpea Lentil Burgers with Sweet Mango Avocado Pico vegan, gluten-free

It really was feeling just like a Summery Cinco de Mayo weekend, didn’t it? We spent the spouse of it with my encounter inside a bowl of potato chips and guac… like you would expect anything much less from me. I’m just going to end up being honest and state that I’m hoping to doRead more

Hello from beautiful Napa Valley! I spent the greater part of the weekend over the Culinary Institute of America with the united states Dry out Pea & Lentil Council studying pulses, cooking within their gorgeous kitchen areas, and attaining some serious abilities in gluten free of charge/grain free cooking!

Before we enter the recipe, you might be curious about the term ‘pulses’. Basically, pulses are dry peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas and can be eaten a number of various ways. (Remember these black bean brownies ? SO EXCELLENT and you can’t even flavor the coffee beans!) This past weekend I learned that pulses canRead more