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5 Ingredient Strawberry Fudge Truffles

5 Ingredient Strawberry Fudge Truffles

Valentine’s Day obstacle #1: the box of chocolates. Valentine’s Day obstacle #2: my absolute love for all things truffles. Valentine’s Day obstacle #3: my habit (that I’m working on releasing) of reaching for food to deal with my feelings. Are you feelin’ me on this one?

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Vegan Chocolate Pudding (soy-free, nut-free)

Vegan Chocolate Pudding (soy-free, nut-free)

I had every intention of coming up with a bunch of Valentine’s Day recipes for you, but wouldn’t you know it, the big day is next week and I’m just getting my head into the Valentine’s Day dairy-free recipes zone. Since getting back from New York last week, I’ve been in a frenzy to finish…

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Thoughtful Gifts: 111 Kisses In A Jar

Thoughtful Gifts: 111 Kisses In A Jar

Yesterday I promised I was not going to be sharing any new recipes with you. I hold true to that promise. But, since I’ve posted a few Valentine’s recipes over the month, I thought it’d be fun to do a round up! [Writing this post has made me very, very hungry] Okay… now that I’m…

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Lovers Chocolate Raspberry Quinoa Cake

Lovers Chocolate Raspberry Quinoa Cake

I’ve never done this much Valentine’s Day baking in my life. This easily surpasses what I did at Christmas. Something you should know about me – I have a tendency to go overboard on everything, including themed events. But I can now say with 100% confidence, this is the last new 2011 Valentine’s recipe I’ll…

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Rosy Love Potion

Rosy Love Potion

Kevin gets back from his trip to the UK tomorrow. First thing I plan on doing is giving him a big hug and kiss [common’ we’re all adults here!]. Next, I’ll tell him I’ve renamed myself to Rosy Love Potion. Okay, maybe that’s a bit out there. But you have to agree it would make…

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Dipped Rose Shortbread Cookies

Dipped Rose Shortbread Cookies

I may or may not have gone overboard on Valentine’s Day recipes. It kinda just… happened. I lost myself for 5 hours baking on Saturday. When I bake, I taste, I experiment, I taste some more… I made over 6 different things 1-2 times each. That’s a lot of taste testing in 5 hours. I…

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Valentine’s Hot Chocolate Float

Valentine’s Hot Chocolate Float

I have to start off by thanking each one of you for the most successful month Healthful Pursuit has had so far! January was full of great conversations, questions, and a whole bunch of introductions. Thank you all for your continued support, love, and inspiration! HP would be nothing without you! Last week we enjoyed…

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Irresistible Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Irresistible Chocolate Truffle Cookies

I was going to begin today’s post by saying “I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day”, but I’d be lying. Although I say that I don’t celebrate, or care, year after year I find myself running to a craft store on February 13th getting supplies for a homemade present for Kevin. I just…

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