A Bacon Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Cookie that is perfect for all of your back-to-school cravings! I have been missing that sweet and salty combo like mad. Growing up, I always thought THE ultimate sweet and salty food combination was Wendy's french fries dipped into a creamy Frosty... or maybe vanilla ice cream topped with salted peanuts, if I [...]
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Chicken Bacon Ranch Meatballs are delightful on their own as an appetizer or paired with your favorite side for a meal! Does anyone else feel like lately ninety percent of their non-working time has been spent in front of the TV watching the Olympics? I have been sucked in big-time. I originally thought it was because [...]
These Beefy Beet Burgers with Sweet Peanut Butter Sauce are sure to be the Summertime burgers of your dreams. This recipe has been a loooong time coming. Granted, when I originally pictured how this post might go, I was a vegetarian eating a mostly vegan diet, so the addition of beef is a bit of a [...]
Can we all agree to just not talk about yesterday? Everyone knows that the Mondays are stinky. But they are especially vile after a four-day weekend filled with family time, baseball, ridiculously good food, and city living. Understandably, I never wanted Monday to rear her ugly head. Yet despite my kicking and screaming, our weekend [...]
Sausage and Veggie Cauliflower Rice is the epitome of the perfect Summertime dish... and it's totally customize-able with all of your favorite veggies! If there is one dish that epitomizes my Summer this year, this is it. And guess what? I can basically take zero credit for it! My friend Erin posted a "random" dinner [...]
Pesto Chicken Zucchini Noodles put all of your delicious Summer produce to good use in a gluten-free, Paleo-friendly way! You probably shouldn't classify me as the stereotypical "healthy living blogger." Why? While there are about a million reasons, today it is because I do not eat zucchini noodles (or "zoodles") likes its my job. In fact, I [...]
Today I'm sharing The Best Snack Pairings with Guacamole so that you'll never tire of eating it day after day after day... Guac and I are essentially BFF's. So much so that I am on a first name basis with it. You know, as opposed to calling it by it's full name, Guacamole. Ever since our [...]
These Loaded Taco French Fries with Roasted Chickpeas are gluten-free, vegan, and make for the perfect snacky lunch or dinner. Or, you know, as an appetizer! Today is the most perfect day. I'm writing up this post on Sunday and today is the epitome of what a Sunday should be like. In fact, I've been [...]
The perfect Homemade Nightshade-Free Taco Seasoning for all of your Mexican-inspired dreams. Happy Wednesday Thursday (yay!). With this whole three-day weekend thing, my days have been completely messed up. I'm definitely not complaining though. Being one day closer to Friday means we are just a wee bit away from the weekend. I don't have anything super [...]
Healthier Lemonade Recipes to help you keep cool and refreshed this Summer. Lemonade is just so Summery. It's sweet. It's refreshing. And when made right, it's ice-cold. Oh, and pretty. We cannot forget pretty! I happen to be a big fan of it because of that. And if you asked me what my favorite kind [...]