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Coconut Ginger Oat Balls (Vegan)

Coconut Ginger Oat Balls (Vegan)

Great healthy snacks for the kids, or post bedtime treats for the parents! As a nurse working in the cath lab I am often on call and need to have healthy snacks to grab on the go! These Coconut Ginger Oat Balls do the trick! 

Organic Oatmeal

Organic Oatmeal

I always use organic oats especially when cooking for my kids. Recent studies have found traces of pesticides make their way into oats! Yikes! The effects of these chemicals on our bodies is widely disputed, though a court recently ruled Monsanto was responsible for causing 

Orange Ginger Scones

Orange Ginger Scones

Orange zest, dark chocolate, ginger!? Ginger zap and orange zest zing play off the slight sweetness of the dark chocolate perfectly in these flaky, feed me more please! Scones have been around since the 1500’s and there is a reason we are still eating them 

Creamy Avocado Pesto Sauce

Creamy Avocado Pesto Sauce

•Creamy Pesto Sauce (vegan)• This sauce is so rich and creamy you would never believe there isn’t a hint of dairy in it! We love pesto and our kids do as well! It is always so rewarding to cook a clean healthy meal for your 

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Bars

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Bars

•Vegan Raspberry Dark Chocolate Bars• these easy to make chocolate bars have a pecan nut base with dark chocolate and  freeze dried raspberries on top! Ingredients: (for 5×7 dish, double for 9×9 dish) 1 cup pecans 1 tsp coconut oil 2 tbsp oats 1 tsp flour 

Garden Fresh Tomato Soup

Garden Fresh Tomato Soup

So many tomatoes!!! Our tomato bushes keep exploding with ripe tasty tomatoes, so we keep coming up with recipes to use them in! This fresh basil and tomato soup can be made on the stove or in a crockpot overnight. Hope you enjoy this soup 

Orange Pecan Yogurt Muffins

Orange Pecan Yogurt Muffins

These muffins are comforting with a nice citrus kick. Using Greek yogurt keeps them nice and moist, in fact I have to admit I have actually forgotten to add the coconut oil before and they still turned out great! 1 1/2 cup flour 2 tsp 

Easy Spanish Rice

Easy Spanish Rice

This time of year my heirloom tomatoes are ripening as fast as I can pick them! What a great problem to have right? The only issue is finding new ways to get them into our meals. Spanish rice recipes often call for canned tomatoes or 

Fruit Topped CinnaBreads

Fruit Topped CinnaBreads

Ever have surprise guest for the weekend? You get up early to brew coffee and make your guest a bite for breakfast, and you realize you have no time, and nothing prepared? Store this little cheat recipe away and wow your guests. Ingredients: •1 package 

Blueberry Coconut Chia Pudding

Blueberry Coconut Chia Pudding

Blueberry Coconut Chia Pudding! We love this recipe and think you will too! Chia pudding is simply amazing! Healthy smooth and delicious! These little seeds are amazing at taking on flavors and the opportunities are endless! We love playing with different flavors in our chia