Chocolate Almond Butter Banana Cookies {Gluten-free} {Vegan}
Posted on May 12, 2016
These easy-to-make soft and chewy cookies are made with wholesome ingredients that make them the perfect kid-friendly snack! Before I tell you all about my new snack obsession these cookies, I need to tell you about the cookbook, Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Flight Inflammation, and Reset Your Body. Before you…
Easy Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Posted on February 8, 2016
Healthier banana chocolate chip muffins are easy to make and great for grab-and-go breakfasts. No mixer needed to make this muffin recipe! L’s appetite hasn’t been that great over the last week (teething? cold? toddler-itis? who knows!). But you better believe when I gave him one of these banana chocolate chip muffins that within minutes…
Healthy Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Posted on September 28, 2015
A kid-friendly breakfast or snack, these healthy apple muffins are made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened! When I think back to the first month after L was born, it comes back as a haze. Of course I remember the unbelievable sense of contentment I got when I’d snuggle on the couch with L…
Vegan Apple Cake
Posted on September 9, 2015
A healthier spin on the classic apple dessert, this cake does not disappoint. No mixer needed for this apple cake! I’m pretty lucky that any photos of this cake exist. I baked it one morning while L was napping and then was setting up my shoot that afternoon while he decided that an afternoon nap…
Healthy Blueberry Banana Bread
Posted on June 16, 2015
My go-to banana bread recipe loaded with blueberries is perfect for easy summer baking. There are a few basic recipes everyone should have in their back pocket. A chocolate chip cookie, a basic dependable chocolate cake, and fudgy brownies. You should also have a go-to banana bread recipe. Need something to bring to brunch? Banana…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies
Posted on March 2, 2015
Chewy chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal cookies that just so happen to be perfect for breastfeeding moms! Loaded with oats, brewer’s yeast, flax and whole wheat flour, these are a delicious way to get your milk supply up! If you had asked me a year ago if I’d ever make lactation cookies, I’d probably look…
Cinnamon Chip Whole Wheat Pumpkin Scones
Posted on September 15, 2014
Lightly sweetened pumpkin scones filled with rich and flavorful cinnamon chips. I haven't had many weird pregnancy cravings, but there were a few times that I could have killed for a scone from this bakery. I don't know what it is about them that is so good, but they are insanely addicting. I think it has…
Healthy Pumpkin Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bake {gluten-free, dairy-free}
Posted on October 28, 2013
This make-ahead breakfast bake is healthy, hearty and tasty! Full of pumpkin, bananas and oatmeal, you will feel good serving this to your family for breakfast. Confession: This recipe is already on the blog. But…. ouch! I realize that something like this is hard to photograph, but those pictures were just so bad. And the…
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Quinoa Banana Bread
Posted on October 7, 2013
This hearty but moist banana bread is healthy enough for breakfast while still being sweet enough to feel like a treat. I have so much good stuff for you. There was basically a three-day baking marathon to get ahead on blog posts. The problem is, whenever I build up some recipe inventory, I have the…
Homemade Peanut Butter & Fig Granola {Gluten-free}
Posted on September 3, 2013
Easy homemade granola with chunks of dried figs and a crunchy peanut butter base. I made a batch of this granola early in the summer. The first day I made myself a bowl with yogurt and blueberries then proceeded to eat most of the chunks out of the leftovers. Luckily the base was still good…
Vanilla Roasted Strawberry Banana Bread that is Low Fat and Whole Wheat
Posted on July 9, 2013
Healthy banana bread full of delicious vanilla roasted strawberries. It’s Tuesday but I feel like I am still recovering from the long weekend! I think it has something to do with 13+ hours of driving for a two-day trip, dancing all night long at my cousin’s wedding, and the hotel neighbors that found it necessary…
Cookie Butter Lava Whole Wheat Banana Muffins
Posted on October 19, 2012
Healthy banana muffins with a surprise cookie butter filling. I think I looked at about fifty different banana muffin and bread variations before finally deciding to make these muffins. My objective was to make something healthy but special. I didn’t want plain old banana bread and I sure didn’t want something that was boring and…
Whole Wheat Honey & Goat Cheese Drop Biscuits
Posted on February 22, 2012
Growing up, we didn't eat a lot of fast food, but I do remember a few occasions when my dad would pick up KFC on his way home from work. The thing is, I don't remember anything about those meals except for the biscuits. Buttery, flakey and light... they were so good. It has been…
Flaxseed and Cracked Pepper Crackers
Posted on February 16, 2012
Two weeks*. *someone please tell me I'm not jinxing myself I can do anything for two more weeks, right? Keep secrets, work around the clock, do the equivalent of fifteen** jobs... And in two weeks, I will finally be able to tell you what is going on. Share with you what I've been wanting to…
Gooey Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bars (Gluten-Free)
Posted on September 20, 2011
My busy schedule these days has been keeping me from as much time in the kitchen as I would like. There are so many recipes that I've been dying to try, but they keep getting put on the back-burner. Luckily, I found a really easy but tasty dessert to make this past weekend. These bars…
Whole Wheat Maple Walnut Spice Cookies
Posted on September 7, 2011
Along with pumpkin muffins the other night, I had these cookies going in and out of the oven. I have to admit, I don’t usually like walnuts in my desserts (keep them away from my fudgey brownies, please), but these Whole Wheat Maple Walnut Spice Cookies just sounded so appealing. Maybe it is the fact…
