Homemade almond butter cups, with no allergens- dairy, lecithin, soy, gluten, refined sugar or any of the other crap they fill with the store bought processed candy bars. I’m high-fiving myself 🙂 . Keeping it Real This almond butter cacao cup recipe is super sinch, with only a few basic ingredients. Because of this, use the best quality raw cacao,.. Read more
Health Shaming- yes its a thing, and I’m pretty sure I experienced it not once, but twice this past week from a coworker and a family member. Maybe you’ve had this happen too, so I wanted to explore why people react so defensively to those of us who choose to eat a whole, real foods kind of diet. It struck.. Read more
I can’t believe we are in late September already. I say it every year, but this year has by far gone the quickest. It was one year ago that I went back to school to obtain my certification as Culinary Nutrition Expert (CNE) at the Academy of Culinary Nutrition (ACN). Little did I know how my world would change. Not.. Read more
I love pizza. I mean who doesn’t?? The chewy, yet crispy crust, your fave toppings and that ooey gooey cheesy goodness. So imagine for a moment, that you think you can never eat pizza again. I thought pizza was out for good, and it was for a spell when I learned I had an auto-immune condition. This meant eliminating certain.. Read more
I’ve been totally jonesing for pie. I’ve never really been a big pie lover, but lately I’m obsessed since I’ve been playing with this gluten free pastry dough. This recipe has taken me quite some time to perfect, and to be honest, I still tweak it every time I make it. Initially it was like this rubbery, weird dough (hey,.. Read more
Ok, I know this is a pretty big claim, but trust me here peeps. If you think you don’t like kale, give this one a try. Here’s the secret, you have to give your kale a good old rub down. There is nothing that annoys me more (well, at least in the salad world anyway), than ordering a kale salad.. Read more