Category Archives: Breakfast

Double Chocolate Energy Bars, G-F, D-F, V

Want a whole foods, healthy, naturally sweetened, raw (except the chocolate chips), creation that tastes like a brownie?  Here is a delicious, and incredibly easy recipe to whip up and have as a portable snack.  These energy bars are even … Continue reading

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Sourdough French Toast, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Options

French Toast was one of the few things I could prepare from scratch when Jonathan and I got married 13 years ago.  Now that I have gone dairy-free and egg-free for medical reasons, I have had to modify my recipe … Continue reading

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Almond Flour Blueberry Muffins, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free

When you find out you have some kind of allergy, it can be very discouraging and it seems that EVERY food that you want to eat contains your body’s nemesis.  When I go to potlucks and the like, I often … Continue reading

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Sourdough Waffles, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free

Out of all of the recipes I have made this year, this recipe wins first prize under the category, “Made the Most”, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.  I could eat these sourdough waffles for breakfast, … Continue reading

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Basic Sorbet, or Whole Foods “Slurpee”

Since I stopped posting a different smoothie every week like I did last year, it’s given me the freedom to make just one whole foods frozen treat over and over since Christmas.  I started making sorbets.  I make one of … Continue reading

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Homemade & Healthified Pop Tart-Inspired Toaster Pastries

For my Abbie-girl’s 6th birthday she wanted me to make her homemade Pop Tarts.  I was excited to do so since I haven’t made them in months, although I only enjoyed the aesthetics of them this time.  This is definitely … Continue reading

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The Top Twelve Smoothies of the Year

Happy new year! We love making smoothies with whole foods!  When we started sharing our smoothie recipes, we didn’t think we were actually going to post a smoothie almost every week of the year, but we kind of fell into … Continue reading

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Gingerbread Smoothie Recipe

Want a cookie-inspired smoothie that comes with a few hidden veggies?  Are you like me and trying to get more fresh ginger in your diet?  Here is a fun whole foods smoothie sure to do just that! Recommend on Facebook … Continue reading

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Christmas with the Crock-pot: 22 Slow Cooker Recipes + a Few More Ideas for Feasting

Slow Cooker Saturdays Someone said to me they are having their big Christmas celebration this weekend and was talking about how it might get crazy for me in a couple of weeks.  Honestly, at this point, I don’t know if … Continue reading

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Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls, Dairy-Free Option, Egg-Free

The last couple of years for Christmas breakfast we have made it a tradition to eat cinnamon rolls.  Since I have been working with sourdough this year, it appeared seamless to transition my normal sourdough bread into sourdough cinnamon rolls.  … Continue reading

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