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10 Quick & Healthy Oil Free Salad Dressing Recipes

10 Quick & Healthy Oil Free Salad Dressing Recipes

  10 Quick and Healthy Oil Free Salad Dressings So you’ve decided to ditch as much processed stuff as you can but are you still bringing bottled salad dressing home? It’s time to go homemade! The number of DIY salad dressing recipes on the internet is amazing and there are many, even for the pickiest eater. There are… Read More

“Better-Than-Noodle” Chicken Vegetable and Quinoa Soup

“Better-Than-Noodle” Chicken Vegetable and Quinoa Soup

  Noodles be gone, quinoa just replaced you in this better-than-noodle chicken vegetable and quinoa soup. Nothing beats a big pot of soup for dinner when it cold outside.This recipe beats chicken noodle with the boost of nutrition using quinoa instead of noodles plus it knocks it out of the park with it’s easiness and flavors. Quinoa… Read More

Liz’s Healthy Hot Cocoa Recipe

Liz’s Healthy Hot Cocoa Recipe

Liz’s Healthy Hot Cocoa Recipe After trying Elizabeth Rider’s healthy hot cocoa recipe, I’m in love! This is now my favorite!!! And it’s so easy too! Thanks Liz!!! Ingredients 1 14 or 16 oz can of coconut milk 1 ½ Tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder 2 Tblsp maple syrup ½ tsp vanilla extract Directions Heat over… Read More

{Recipe} Turkey Meatballs in Red Pepper Sauce

{Recipe} Turkey Meatballs in Red Pepper Sauce

(Recipe & photo from mariaushakova.com) TURKEY MEATBALLS IN RED PEPPER (BLOOD) SAUCE PREP TIME  25 mins | COOK TIME  40 mins | TOTAL TIME  1 hour 5 mins Makes: 24 meatballs This Turkey Meatballs in Red Pepper Sauce Recipe is very versatile. You can use the sauce recipe with other dishes or serve the meatballs with… Read More

French Green Lentil Vegetable Soup

French Green Lentil Vegetable Soup

Why Lentil Vegetable Soup Is So Good! My family loves a good bowl of soup for lunch or dinner, escially in the fall, winter or spring when it’s cooler out. It makes for a light but satisfying meal and the leftovers usually taste even better after it sits in the refrigerator overnight and the flavors meld… Read More

Easy Healthy French Onion Soup Recipe

Easy Healthy French Onion Soup Recipe

French onion soup is usually reserved for when you are eating out because it looks and tastes like it takes a chef to make it. The truth is, it’s pretty easy and much healthier for you to make at home. So give it a try and enjoy some homemade healthy french onion soup for dinner… Read More

Vegetable Lentil Salad

Vegetable Lentil Salad

Lentils may be the oldest cultivated legume in history. Archeological digs have produced artifacts dating lentils clear back to 8,000 to 7,000BC! Petite French Green Lentils are a bit spicy with a mottled, dark green appearance. They are the most intensely flavored of the lentil family and are prized by chefs for their rich, earthy… Read More

Fall Fresh Garden Vegetable Soup

Fall Fresh Garden Vegetable Soup

    Well it’s fall and daily temps are getting cooler and cooler!  🙂 Sarah Flinn has such a delicious recipe, I just had to share it with you all. Fall Fresh Garden Vegetable Soup Recipes from Sarah Flinn When I came across this recipe for Garden Vegetable Soup it sounded like the perfect way to… Read More

{Recipe} Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad

{Recipe} Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad

  This warming salad is easy and filled with foods I already love- lentils, sweet potatoes and spinach (+ arugula). I Love Lentils! The are a protein and fiber-rich food and they help with digestion, lowering cholesterol, balancing blood sugar and gives a little boost of energy. And the sweet potatos, I just can’t live without… Read More

(Recipe) Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread

(Recipe) Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread

My friend Paige Hunter whipped us some deliciousness in June and made gluten-free banana nut bread. I was just thinking about it a moment ago so I thought I would post her recipe (and get ready to make some myself this weekend). Thanks so much for this delicious recipe Paige!!!! Not Your Ordinary, Plain Banana… Read More

25 Minute Peanut Chicken Stir Fry With Healthy Substitutions

25 Minute Peanut Chicken Stir Fry With Healthy Substitutions

Making a healthy dinner during busy weeks can be challenging and a good stir-fry can be a super easy weeknight meal. With limited time after work or running kids arounds, its sometimes easy to turn to unhealthy fast food or pizza. Lucky for us, there is stir-fry. Stir-fried dishes use a wide range of ingredients and are… Read More

Cauliflower Tabouli

Cauliflower Tabouli

  Recipe and image from The New You Lifestyle with Lora Ulrich Cauliflower Tabouli is easy and a ‘cook-once-eat-twice (or more) recipe too. Plus it’s versatile. You can eat it as a side dish or as a meal.  Make it a main meal just by adding  your choice of protein. My favorites are black beans or grilled chicken breasts but you… Read More

Make a More Flavorful Vinaigrette

Make a More Flavorful Vinaigrette

COOKING TIP: How to Make a More Flavorful Vinaigrette (or Flavored Vinegar) I was making up some sliced cucumber with home-made vinaigrette last night and made the vinaigrette this way – definitely more flavor. When you usually make a simple vinaigrette (oil, vinegar, seasonings) you usually mix the o & v, seasonings all at once. This… Read More

Easy Grilled Avocados Recipe

Easy Grilled Avocados Recipe

Easy Grilled Avocados Recipe Fire up the grill and sear some ripe avocados for the unexpected with this grilled avocados recipe – an easy recipe + real treat during a summer cookout. (Not outside grilling right now, you can also use this for a baked avocado recipe too.) Ingredients 2 ripe, fresh Hass Avocados, seed removed 2 Tbsp. fresh lime… Read More

10 Healthy Properly Balanced Snacks

10 Healthy Properly Balanced Snacks

Eating healthy, good carbs (low-glycemic or slow metabolizing, higher fiber) balanced with higher protein & healthy fats is critical to weight-loss success; not only for shedding fat but keeping it off once you lose it.  It’s also good for overall health, more energy, mental clarity, and true vitality. Snacking is important because it keeps your… Read More

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