Caramel Apple Cupcakes (gluten-free + paleo)

Caramel Apple Cupcakes (gluten-free + paleo)

Congratulations, Liz! You’re the winner of the Natural Vitality $60 gift card! Thank you all for participating :) I remember hearing this for the first time (while studying holistic nutrition at CSNN) and being pretty upset about it… It is impossible to get all the nutrients your body needs from the food you eat. No…

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Easy Homemade Coconut Milk Using Shredded Coconut

Easy Homemade Coconut Milk Using Shredded Coconut

Kevin has turned into a dairy-free milk monster. He adds it to his ginormous bowls of protein oats, whips up 1-2 protein smoothies per day, and even drinks the stuff! Coming from a guy who used to live on frozen meals and Cherrios (with 2% milk)… we’ve come a far ways.

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Quinoa Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

Quinoa Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

I want to do something crazy awesome… and I need your help to do it. Here’s the deal: As many of you know, being told that you have to stop eating something because of an allergy, sensitivity or health concern, sucks. Especially if that something has been in your life for, like, as long as…

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A Super Powerful Snack + Giveaway

A Super Powerful Snack + Giveaway

I came really late to the seaweed snack party. Are you in on it? One of my close girlfriends introduced me to seaweed snacks about a year ago and I have to say, I was a bit skeptical at first. I’ll never pass on a batch of homemade Quinoa California Rolls but snacking on plain…

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Quinoa Breakfast Casserole

Pumpkin Spice Latte Quinoa Breakfast Casserole

I am in love with what I do and count my blessings every gosh darn day. I hustle, I bustle, and I don’t give up easily. I create recipes, share my ideas, partner up with amazing companies, learn, teach, connect… It’s what I was put on this earth to do.

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Going Grain-free: Tricks For Easy Grain-free Baking

Going Grain-free: Tricks For Easy Grain-free Baking

Power Posse Post by Ricki Heller, Author of Naturally Sweet and Gluten-free As someone who has spent most of her adult life either baking, eating, or selling decadent desserts, I’ve come to accept that I am (and always will be) an ardent dessert fiend. If it’s sweet, or if it’s a baked good, I love…

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Ain’t No Sugar In My Waffles…. Waffles

Ain’t No Sugar In My Waffles…. Waffles

This sugar-free, gluten-free waffle recipe was not intentional. Originally, I was aiming for a muffin recipe but the batter was too runny and my oven wasn’t cooperating with me. Not wanting to waste my hard work, I poured the batter into my waffle iron, waited 3 minutes, and out popped the most deliciously gorgeous, golden,…

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Mango Cream Smoothie

Mango Cream Smoothie

Check out the Banana Split Smoothie Recipe that I created yesterday using Silk Almond Milk! It’s a dairy-free, vegan smoothie with all the goodness of a banana split. Made healthy with fresh strawberries, pineapple, almond milk and dairy-free chocolate chunks. As soon as I understood the concept of marriage and being a bride, my life…

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Banana Split Smoothie

Banana Split Smoothie

Check out the Mango Cream Smoothie Recipe that I created yesterday using Silk Soy Milk! It is a creamy vegan smoothie made sweet with fresh grapes and frozen mango. The grapes sweeten the smoothie so there is no added sugar! The days are growing shorter, the wind gusts are getting stronger and 6am is a…

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No bake Paleo + Vegan Date Squares

No bake Paleo + Vegan Date Squares

Oh my gersh I’m so happy with the way this recipe came together. I’ve surrounded myself with oodles and oodles of vegan, paleo desserts in preparation for my Christmas dessert cookbook that’s set to launch November 5.

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