Food is one of those things in life that can conjure up some really vivid memories. Certain foods take me back to specific places, events, and ages. Foods even remind me of specific people. It’s pretty fun to sit there eating bean pie, remembering how much fun you had a certain reggae festival year after year. One food that always floods my … [Read more...]
Breakfast Recipes
Homemade Healthy Granola
At our house we absolutely LOVE breakfast cereal! I will eat any variety of Honey Bunches of Oats and Cameron loves his Crispix. We used to eat a bowl every morning along with our skim milk. We thought that we were being healthy because we ate the "healthy" cereal that wasn't half sugar. Oh my how we have changed! I can't remember the last time … [Read more...]
Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins – Grain Free and Naturally Sweetened
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon links. The price is the same for you, but helps me provide for my family. Thanks for the support! I’m a huge muffin lover! In high school one of my favorite treats was a big, fat, cheesecake muffin from the local coffee shop. They were so sweet and moist, I didn’t even think about … [Read more...]
Savory Coconut Breakfast Muffins
When I think of breakfast muffins, I think of sweet, flaky, sweet, and fruit filled sweet cupcake like treats. Did I mention sweet? But who needs that? I need substance. I need good fats. I need something that'll keep me satiated for hours. Not sugar highs, weight gain, grains or gluten that will make me regret it hours later. So I took one … [Read more...]
Maple Bacon Waffles With Optional Cinnamon Apple Topping (Gluten Free, Grain Free, Nut Free, & Dairy Free Option)
Ever since I posted my Grain Free/Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Waffle recipe, my lovely readers have been requesting more waffle recipes. Apparently those waffles were a pretty big hit which is no shock to me. They are hands down, the best waffles I have ever consumed. Even those grain addicts I know and love have become addicted to my … [Read more...]
These Mini Eggnog Donut Muffins Are A Crowd Pleaser
What? What's that you say? You say you created some eggnog donut muffins and they are pretty darn nutritious? Why yes, yes I did and I promise you are going to adore these little nuggets of yum. These sweet mini eggnog donuts muffins are great for gatherings during the holiday season. They are bite-sized, easy to make in large quantities, and … [Read more...]
Eggnog Oatmeal – The Perfect Seasonal Breakfast
Oh eggnog. How I love thee! I especially love the for breakfast. There is just something so wonderful about starting the day with the rich flavors of eggnog. Let's not forget how nourishing it is for the body as well. The key to cooking and baking with eggnog is, drum roll please, the eggnog. Good thing I shared three incredible recipes for … [Read more...]
Cranberry Omlette – An Unlikely But Delicious Breakfast
Have you heard the news about cranberries? Cranberries contain a powerful cocktail of protective phytonutrients, plant chemicals that contain protective, disease-preventing compounds (flavonoids and phenolic acids) that act as antioxidants in the body. Cranberry extracts have been shown to inhibit the growth of oral, colon, and prostate … [Read more...]
The Best Gluten Free & Grain Free Waffle Recipe On Earth
You know that moment when you are scrolling through your Pinterest feed and you see the most amazing recipe on earth and you need to make it RIGHT NOW? Or maybe you open your email and find the weekly newsletter from your favorite blogger and it has THE recipe you have been hoping someone would create staring up at you from the screen. The thrill, … [Read more...]
Easy Coconut Milk Rice Pudding
We don’t eat a lot of grains in our house. White rice and millet are about the only two grains that sneak in once in a while. When I do make rice, I typically just serve it plain. But lately, Tiny has been asking for rice pudding. I have no idea where she learned about it but I decided to oblige and create my version of rice pudding using … [Read more...]
Oven-Baked Pancakes (Guest Recipe)
Welcome to my new mini-series - Real Food From Real Kitchens! This monthly series will take you into the kitchen of a real food enthusiast where you can learn to make the type of food she feeds her family. Real food! Real easy! Really loved! My first guest in this series is Erica from Edible Attitudes. Enjoy her Oven-Baked Pancakes … [Read more...]
Nut Butter Protein Breakfast Cookie Recipe
Breakfast is a tough time of day for a lot of families. Trying to get everyone ready and out the door is a chaotic norm in many households. Trying to create a nourishing breakfast is almost impossible. Breakfast has always been my most important meal of the day. Without it, I crumble. Like a cookie. Wait...did someone say breakfast cookie? Nut … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Tamales
Pumpkin season is in full effect. However, for this pumpkin-lover, it is a year round staple! Last month on Facebook, I mentioned that I was making pumpkin tamales. You all went wild for the idea! For some reason I thought that these were more well-known, but apparently not! Pumpkin tamales are super easy to make. Sort of. It takes a little … [Read more...]
Sweet Peachy Quinoa Recipe
I adore easy recipes that pack a nutritional punch! This is why I was pretty excited to see the Sweet Peachy Quinoa Recipe from Angela Montgomery and Real Whole Health. This recipe comes from her clever eBook - Real Food, Real Easy, Cook Once Eat Three Times. This book focuses on four different pantry staples that are healthy and fast! They are … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Bread Breakfast Bread Pudding
Remember when I told you how Udi's Gluten Free brand hooked me up in a huge way last month? Well, they did it again and this time, I received a box FULL of breakfast goodies. Tiny's eye got WIDE as she spied muffins, cinnamon rolls, two bags of granola, bagels, bread, tortillas, and her favorite – cinnamon bread! Everything in the box is gluten … [Read more...]
