Healthy Pumpkin Donuts
Sweets play a huge role in my life, and I typically like to start my day off on a sweet note as well. This fall, I've been craving warm recipes constantly vs. my typical smoothie bowl or greek yogurt bowl. More specifically - PUMPKIN DONUTS! Something about the smell of pumpkin spice donuts through the house makes for an amazing start to the day. Call me basic with all of these pumpkin/fall themed recipes, but I just can't help it! Specifically, I remember always LOVING going pumpkin picking and getting the pumpkin spice donuts as a special treat. One thing I...
Gluten, Dairy & Refined Sugar Free Almond Butter Cookies!
You know that game that everyone plays, "if you had to choose one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?" If I'm being totally honest, mine would be almond butter. Without. A. Doubt! I literally could eat it by the spoonful, always - I'm obsessed - it's a problem (that I'm NOT willing to fix, ha!) Anyways, when Nick saw Rachael DeVaux whip up a classic, soft & chewy peanut butter cookie, he wanted me to make it for him INSTANTLY! I'm always one for improvisation with baking (which I know you're not supposed to, whoops!) This...
Rainbow Roasted Carrots with Spicy Tahini Drizzle
Take a stab at what my favorite veggie is and I bet you'll get it right. If you guessed roasted carrots -you're right! Something about the sweetness in carrots when they're roasted and a bit charred on the outside - perfection! It's actually my favorite dish that my mom makes every year for Thanksgiving, which inspired me to make my own rendition of the carrots. Considering time is freaking FLYING by and Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! This year will be the first year in a LONG time that I'm not spending actual Thanksgiving day with my mom...
Low-Carb, Veggie-Heavy Turkey Chili!
I don't know about you, but every Fall, I look forward to making Turkey Chili! It's such a heart warming dish that is so filling and decadent. It's like, you can't believe it's healthy - but it is!! This specific chili is LOADED with veggies, protein and fiber, so it will definitely keep you full and have you feeling satisfied through the colder months. [gallery size="full" columns="2" type="masonry" ids="2101,2104"] Typical Chili vs. Low Carb, Heavy Veggie Chili This veggie chili has a TON of goodies, including cauliflower rice. It helps with bone health and helps strength your immune system. Additionally, I chose to...
PurelyPope Bagel Recipe
Lately I've been a sweets FEEN - what's new, right? But yesterday morning, I woke up craving something savory. Specifically, a savory, yet healthy bagel. A PURELYPOPE BAGEL! HALLELUJAH! I was inspired the other day to buy a donut pan on Amazon, and it arrived just in time. For future - you can find the one I bought here, and it's so CUTE. Comes with two trays, one in bright orange and one in bright pink. SOLD! I already had the tray to do it, so I thought, why not whip up a quick bagel recipe? After all, I had...
Vegan Dark Chocolate Bark
Anyone else a sweets feen?! Recently, I've been indulging non-stop. Given this, I've been making it a point to have a healthy treat on hand at all times. Sometimes that may just simply be a piece of Lily's Dark Chocolate, while other times I decide to get fancy and make something like this Vegan Dark Chocolate Bark! Lily's Sweets also prides itself on being sweetened with Stevia in lieu of sugar. This is something I can get behind! The company itself has an amazing story and was actually named after a little girl, who was diagnosed with Brain Cancer. Since being...
Triple-C Cookies – Cinnamon, Collagen & Coconut Done Right!
For those of you that have been following me for a bit, or if you know me personally, you know I'm a sweets JUNKIE! No shame in that right?! I'm always brewing up ways to come up with treats each week that I can reach to when my cravings hit that include some of my favorite products. When I was browsing in my pantry, I came up with the FABULOUS idea of a Triple-C Cookie - Cinnamon, Collagen & Coconut Cookies! I'm obsessed with cinnamon, and who doesn't love collagen and coconut?! One product I've been absolutely loving lately has been...
Quick & Easy Banza Chickpea Pasta Salad
This weekend I spent my Friday night doing what you do best during #SummerTimeChi - rooftop BBQ-ing! It was my best friend Kylee’s birthday, so I wanted to put together something that I knew she would love (hint - it includes a healthy pasta swap - chickpea pasta!) Honestly, one of my absolute favorite parts about summer is grilling with the people I love, sipping on wine and diving into the delish dishes while enjoying the beautiful weather. I’m meant to be outside in the warmth ALWAYS! :) An ideal BBQ for me includes TONS of grilled veggies, chicken skewers with...
Thai Pineapple Cauliflower Fried Rice
Despite this whole cauliflower craze, I’m still NOT sick of it! To be honest, cauliflower is probably one of the best vegetables for ALL sorts of substitutions - fries, pizza, pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, etc. You name it, cauliflower can replace it - it’s a miracle worker! This dish is amazingly easy and will impress the hell out of your guests serving it this way! [gallery type="grid" columns="2" size="full" ids="1822,1821,1819,1823"] But why Cauliflower?! Not to mention the many benefits of cauliflower including that it is packed with Vitamin C and Vitamin K, aids in digestion, fights inflammation, helps your eye health and is...
Turmeric Chicken Salad Collard Wraps
Sundays are for meal prep, am I right? What better for lunches than a Turmeric Chicken Salad Collard Wrap?! It sounds UBER fancy, however these were surprisingly EASY to prepare (like most things I do food-wise, honestly.) I've been seeing these wraps for years, and always wanted to try them, but I was kind of intimidated to be honest - but you don't have to be! I can assure you, it was easy as 1,2,3 AND freaking delish. I decided to fill my wraps with a Turmeric Chicken Egg Salad concoction and it turned out absolutely delectable. Why the Turmeric?...