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The concept of roasting garbanzo beans is certainly not a new one. There a hundreds of roasted garbanzo beans on the web to try, but I decided to make up my own today and the results were amazing! The garbanzo beans ended up with a great big crunch and a nice subtle pesto flavor with parmesan, basil, parsley, garlic, and onion. They reminded me of little crackers, but you could a
Quick post today I have lots of homework to get to... joy. I could help myself this morning I just had to share this delicious breakfast with you! This breakfast is super simple and easy to whip up in the morning. Might I also mention that it is packed with protein making it a great start to your day? :P Enjoy.REFINED SUGAR FREE APPLE PIE GREEK YOGURTSorry for the sad looking pic
Hi! I'm back! Miss me? I thought so. :P I can't believe we are already three weeks into the semester. It has gone so fast! Time can slow down any minute now... Well since I don't think time is actually going to slow down anytime soon, I better make this post quick. My to do list is growing long and longer by the minute, but I still wanted to take the time to share this super yummy recipe wit
Now that 2013 is here I think 2012 deserves a little recognition for being such an eventful and adventurous year. 2012 definitely had it's ups and downs, but for the most part it was a great year. Here's a look at a few (ok maybe more than a few) of my favorite memories: WINTER 2012I celebrated the new year with some amazing friends. What a night!Early on in the year, I changed m
Do you know what the one good thing about cold wintery day is? Warm soup/stew. When the weather keeps you inside (and when your house is as cold as the frozen tundra), there is no better way to warm up than making a big batch of fresh stew. Plus it makes the house smell wonderful! I choose to make the beef stew out of the Comfort Foods Fix cookbook my aunt and un
Isn't being home for Christmas great? I think it is. You learn to especially appreciate it when you don't live at home anymore. What could possibly be better than spending time with family and friends and holiday baking? Mmmm just thinking about it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! I'm such a sap when it comes to Christmas. Haha.I was FINALLY reunited with
Happy November everybody! Man I can't believe how fast this semester is going.... Only a few weeks until Thanksgiving, a couple more weeks until finals, and by then before you know it Christmas will have come and gone and it will be 2013!! Yikes. Ok I am getting ahead of myself, but I tend to do this a lot. This reminds me of my Wednesday morning runs with Alyse...Me: Hey! It's Wednesda
The Christmas decorations are out! It's that time a year again when everyone starts whining about the stores having all their Christmas stuff out already when it is not even time for Halloween, let alone Thanksgiving, yet. Personally, I love Christmas and wish we could celebrate all year round. If it wasn't for our society's taboo of listening to Christmas music in August al
This is going to have to be a really quick post, but I've been itching to get back to blogging! So here it goes!Today I was finally reunited with my bestie in the kitchen. The two of us in the kitchen is a dangerous thing sometimes... Exhibit A: Butter on cabinets on the opposite side of the kitchen.Exhibit B: Cucumber carvings. Exhibit C: Someone needed some discipline.Oh! And an
Man oh man do I miss blogging! Now that school has started again I have been crazy crazy busy as I am sure the rest of you are. It's not that I haven't had time to cook (a girls gotta eat ya know!)... it's just that I haven't had time to photograph and blog all my new creations. So sorry! Hopefully I'll be able to share at least a few of my latest picture-less cre
This past week my aunt and uncle happened to be in the area for an organic farming conference so we were able to hook up and have lunch together. We went to this cute little cafe and enjoyed a delicious lunch. It was so much fun to catch up with them and talk about our latest cooking creations and nutrition research. One of the best parts about the day (besides actually
Good morning everyone! I hope you are all waking up and enjoying a nice healthy breakfast this morning. I know I am! I love going to bed at night know I have a delicious breakfast waiting for me when I get up. Normally, I am not in the mood to make myself an extravagant meal in the morning. Takes too much effort when I'm still groggy from the last night's sleep... esp
I'm experiencing some major writers block today, so I don't have much to say today....except here's the recipes. Enjoy! P.S. These buns also make for some great BTLs with fresh tomatoes!GRAIN AND GLUTEN FREE BURGER WITH HOMEMADE KETCHUP Ingredients:1 cup Cauliflower, pureed1 Egg, whisked2 tbsp FlaxmealGarlic powderOnion powder1/2 tsp Baking powderDirections:1. Preheat the oven to 450 F.
Wouldn't it be awesome if you could boost your daily fiber and protein intake while eating dessert?! I sure think so! Chocolate Chia Pudding can do just that! One serving of this pudding has about 11 grams of fiber and protein... can you believe it?! That's a lot of fiber. If you are not sure your body can handle all that fiber at once, you can try adding le
Easy, creamy, and dreamy. Nutritious and delicious. That's all you need to know... Now go make these popsicles! Go now! I mean it go!MOCHACHINO POPSICLESDon't they look dreamy? I'm drooling. :PIngredients:2 very ripe Bananas1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder1/2 cup Coconut milk from a can2-3 tsp Instant coffee granules1/4 cup Coconut milk from a can1 packet SteviaDirections:1. Peel a
Did you know you can make cauliflower into rice?? I've been seeing recipes all over the Internet lately and have been itchin' to try it. Not being very picky, I had no worries about trying it, but if you are worried about your rice tasting like "nasty" cauliflower...STOP. No worries and no "nasty" cauliflower taste here. The vibrant flavors of everything else in this d
My latest addiction...Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream. I don't know why I got a huge craving for pumpkin in the middle of summer, but really I'm not complaining. :) I love pumpkin and I love fall so why not enjoy the flavors of pumpkin pie all year round? Plus pumpkin is super good for you and makes a great base for a delicious creamy ice cream. I used an ice cream maker to mak
Zucchini spaghetti is not necessarily something new to the culinary world, but I thought I would share this great recipe in case you've never tried it. The recipe itself couldn't be simpler! It takes a total of about 15 minutes to make and only about 5 of those minutes requires actual work. You can even use the zucchini noodles for other pasta dishes. The possibilities are
I've seen a few recipes lately for sweet omelets... meaning a sweet filling instead of the normal savory fillings like veggies, meat, and cheese. At first I was a little leery...Fruit in eggs? Uh...that just doesn't sound right. Anyone else with me on this one? But despite my reservations, I finally decided to give it a whorl and to my surprise it was actually really good!&n
Hey all! Sorry for going MIA this week. I know I haven't posted in awhile, but I've been pretty busy and I like to take a break every once in awhile anyways. I never want my blogging to feel like a job or a chore, so taking a break now and then is refreshing. It's not that I don't like blogging, cooking, and sharing my recipes with you because I love every minute of it
Love eggs? Love avocados? Try this heart healthy Avocado Fried Egg! After learning how to easily peel an avocado this recipe popped into my head and I made it for lunch. Quick, easy, nutritious, and delicious!AVOCADO FRIED EGGIngredients:1 large Egg1 medium Avocado sliced (Check out this blog for a super easy way to peel avocados!)SalsaDirections:1. Preheat a pan on the stove for 2-3 m
Can you guess my latest crazy surprise ingredient? I bet not! I'll give you 10 questions...1. Is it a bean?....Nope.2. Is it a type of seed?....Nu uh.3. Is it a vegetable?....Mhmmmmm.4. Is it green?....No.5. Is it squash?...Uh Uh.6. Is it orange?....Negative.7. Is it white?...Yep.8. Is it a vegetable that I know?...Sure is.9. Is it a potato?...Nooooo.10. Is it cauliflower?...YOU GUESSED IT!S
Get your taste buds ready! They're in for a treat! Cookie Dough for breakfast?! And it's healthy!? What?! Alright alright enough with the exclaimation marks, but seriously...cookie dough for breakfast? Yum. Between the cinnamon, molasses, oats, and protein powder this oatmeal is loaded with nutrition. What about the chocolate chips you say? Well... no they aren't
It all started late one night when I stumbled upon a movie titled Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead on Netflix. Being the nutrition freak I am I was glued to the movie from start to finish. Before watching, I had heard a little bit about juicing and green drinks here and there. I had made a few smoothies with spinach, but I'd never really gotten into the whole juicing thing. A
Get your taste buds ready! This is the healthiest fudge you'll ever eat and better yet it doesn't even taste healthy! How much better can it get!?!? I was so excited with the turn out of this recipe I just about gobbled the whole batch up in one sitting. Whoops... :P I couldn't get over how good it was without all the additional added sugar of regular fudge.
For some reason I'm not in the mood to blab on and on about the recipe I am about to share with you today...I guess the cat got my tongue! Ha. Bad joke...I know. Like I said, for some reason I have some sort of writer's block today... Lucky you! You don't have to listen to (or rather read) what I have to say and can get straight to the cookin'! Ready? Set. GO!PEAC
Happy Thanksgiving! ...I know it's technically the middle of the summer, but who says we can't celebrate Thanksgiving year round? It's not like we are only thankful in the month of November...right? Just go with me here for a second... I'm thankful for the beautiful sun, the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables available at the Farmer's Market, spending the day on the lak
Do you like runnning? I like running especially when I'm in a bad mood. Yet surprisingly I used to hate running...but I was in both track and cross country in high school. Track I didn't mind, but man did I dread each and every cross country race I ever ran. It's more of a love/hate relationship now. Reasons why I love running...1. The feeling after you are done is in
I don't have too much to say about this one except that if you love coffee and you love chocolate... this is to die for. Mmm so good! For those of you who are not too big on coffee try adding only 1 tsp of the instant coffee for a Brownie Butter. The coffee will then act as an enhancer to the cocoa help bring out the dreamy chocolate flavor. Like the Oatmeal Cooki
Soooo by now you've probably figured out that I love using sneaky ingredients in my recipes. There's nothing like a surprised face on one of my taste testers saying, "You put WHAT in this?!?!" That to me translates to SUCCESS. I don't know why it gets me so excited, but I just love sneaking healthy ingredients into ordinary recipes. Here's a few of my past sneaky
Being a huge fan of cookie dough, I've been wanting to find a way to healthify it. I'm not sure if healthify is even a word by the way, but its practically what this blog is all about so if it wasn't before it is now! :) Anyways... I love cookie dough. Maybe not as much as my friend from back home (you know who you are!), but I definitely do love it. One night I w
Who loves DQ Blizzards?! I do! I do! I think a better question is who doesn't? *cricket, cricket* Exactly. You'd be crazy not to like them. The only problem is one small blizzard can pack over 700 calories. That's almost half your daily allowance of calories. Crazy! A small blizzard can also pack over 70 grams of sugar and 20 grams of satur
Ok so these are definitely not the same as chicken nuggets, but they just might help you get through your next craving for chicken nuggets. Speaking of those golden little nuggets...do you know what's actually in those things?? They're practically the whole chicken (guts and all) minus the feathers!!! Don't believe me? Check out this video with Jamie Oliv
Tonight was my first experience cooking with a whole artichoke and I must say it was quite a success! They kind of intimidated me at first simply because most people don't even know how to eat them, but I conquered my fears and went for it. I was so excited to start this new cooking adventure I didn't even care if it was already 86 degrees in my house; I turned on the oven an
Have you heard of Biscoff Spread yet? I hadn't until about a week ago. Apparently it's the new Nutella. How could something replace such a delectable spread?! Just wait until you try it...or better yet try my Oatmeal Cookie Butter instead! It is a lot like Biscoff Spread (aka Cookie Butter), except of course much healthier. Biscoff Spread is made with Europ
Yes this is a vegan recipe, but no I am not vegan by any means. I do, however, think it is important to cut down on our red meat (primarily beef) consumption. Without going into a lot of details, the hamburgers, steaks, and roasts we all know and love are not exactly friendly to Mother Earth...nor our own health for that matter. I'm not saying you need to cut it out of
I was super excited to get some from my mom the last time I saw her because for some reason I've been craving it like a pregnant woman lately. Haha. Just kidding. My mom picked the rhubarb fresh from the neighbors backyard. Can't get any better than that right? :) I was super excited to create a new healthy recipe. However, I knew I faced a major chall
In the midst of my cleaning marathon yesterday, I decided I better whip up a quick dinner so I could get back to my cleaning. I was sick of my usual go to foods and I was in need of something new. In the spirit of my cleaning marathon, I decided to do a little bit of a fridge clean out. Some of the bazillion eggs cluttering up my fridge, a handful of
Being deprived of making anything all week, I jumped on the first chance I got to do some recipe creating this past weekend. I was thankful for the chance to get out of Winona away from work and the organic chemistry class I am taking this summer. I got to spend the weekend with my family and grandparents relaxing at "The Shed." For those of you don't know wha
This post goes out to my picky friend again. She is not a vegan by any means, but she's not too big on eating meat. I'm always nagging her about getting more protein in her diet (sorry!), so I've come up with a recipe to help her. I don't know how she will feel about the beans, but I hope she will at least give it a try. :) I have been craving fajitas for awhile now,
This post is dedicated to one of my favorite roommates and is part of my Birthday Cake Challenge. Ever since I began the challenge, my roommate has been dropping hints of what she wants for her birthday cake. Her one request was that it be some type of cheesecake. I went back and forth on what I wanted to do for her birthday for quite awhile. Should I make another Cottage c
Going home and cooking dinner for my family when they come home from work/school is one of my favorite things to do. I love to try new recipes on them and get their honest opinions (my sister being my biggest critic). More often than not, she will eat her own plain buttered noodles for dinner while my parents and I enjoy the delicious meal I cooked. This past week when I was home
*Pinch.*No you are not dreaming, you are actually about to read a recipe for nutritious and delicious chocolate chip cookies. No lack of flavor or nutrition here. These cookies are packed with the health benefits of flax seed, olive oil, and whole wheat.There are a lot of "healthy" chocolate chip recipes that sub applesauce for the butter or oil, but the end re
Being a busy college student, I know how it can be hard to eat a good breakfast in the morning when you are in a rush, but it is super important that you do. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it is what gets your body going. Think of it like this...You wouldn't hop in you car and go on a long road trip with the gas gage close to empty right? Running out
Good morning everyone! I know it's been a few days since I've posted. I have been cooking, but nothing has come out blog worthy in awhile. I only want to share the best of the best with you! Last night I was in need of some meals for the week, so I decided to make some sort of casserole that's super easy to reheat. I wanted to try something new and out of th
About a week ago I received an email from one of my good high school friends asking if i had any suggestions for a healthy dessert high in protein for some dinner she was in charge of making dessert for. I was super excited to be able help her. Helping people cook/bake and eat healthy is my favorite thing to do! If you ever have an recipe requests or nutrition questions plea
Fettuccine alfredo seems to be one of the most popular dishes at places like Olive Garden. My sister orders it wherever she goes and I know a lot of my friends do too. I am not exactly sure what it is about it that makes it so addicting, but I decided it was my turn to take a stab at turning it into something nutritious-n-delicious. I have tried making it with tofu in the past, b
Is is just me or are a ton of people born in April? I mean seriously I know 1...2...3...4...5...6...and I can keep going! Crazy I tell ya. I'm not complaining though! I love birthdays especially other people's birthdays. I think I get more excited to see other people open their presents than I do opening my own presents. It's so exciting! Haha. Plus
Growing up I was never a huge fan of pretzels. I don't know what it is about them. They are just not a snack I usually crave....unless there's peanut butter involved. :P Yum. Pretzels & Peanut Butter = Great Combo. Wanna know what an even better combo is? HONEY & Peanut Butter. Seriously. When my sister and I were little
I don't have too much to say about this recipe except that its super easy, quick, and of course nutritious-n-delicious! I quickly whipped up some Tofu Stir Fry after putting the finishing touches on my roommates birthday cake (recipe soon to come!) and enjoyed it as a nice dinner.Oh and one more thing before I share the recipe... I want to thank Nasoya for the Tweet the o
