Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
We are in the full swing of fall lately and I love it. The trees are beautiful and it's crisp out, perfect for a big sweater. It is soup weather. And what is better than a soup that will be ready for you when you want it. A soup you can throw together in a few...
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Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza
I could eat squash for every meal of the fall. I love how it takes on so many different flavors and textures. To be prepared, I like to roast 1 or 2 butternut squashes and keep them in the fridge to add to salads, toss with other veggies, use as a side dish or in this...
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Healthy Toddler Meals: Lunch or Dinner
It's probably every parent's goal to make something simple, somewhat easy to clean up and healthy for their toddler. This meal fits two of those categories. It's simple. And it's healthy. It is not easy to clean up though. 🙂 Quinoa usually ends up all over the floor...
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Healthy Breakfast Burrito
It's fall. There is no denying it. It's cold in the morning, and the sun is barely up. If you don't have to be up to teach an early morning workout class, then stay in bed! Give yourself a few extra minutes under those cozy covers and still have time for a healthy +...
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Healthy Fried Rice with Shrimp
Who isn't on the look out for a healthy + complete one-dish meal? Plus, something you can easily reheat and eat again for lunch the next day or for dinner the following night? Here it is. Healthy Fried Rice - a.k.a (un)Fried Quinoa with Shrimp + Veggies...
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Chicken Caprese Bruschetta
Last weekend we had our neighbors, Faith + Jeff over for pizza on the grill and cocktails. We had a great time chatting about their upcoming wedding plans and playing cards. And as if great company and pizza on the grill weren't enough, they showed up with dessert and...
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Kale + Avocado Salad with Mango + Goat Cheese
So.... the title to this post kind of gives away the recipe, but it's worth it. This salad is a party in your mouth. It's packed with: chew from the kale crunch + salt from the roasted almonds creaminess from the goat cheese sweetness from the mango richness from the...
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Healthy Pumpkin Quinoa
I am in the mood for fall foods. Bring on the pumpkin. And the butternut squash. And the chili. And the warm cinnamon lattes. Bring on the cozy sweaters with jeans. Bring on the lazy football Sundays. Bring on the apple picking. With that comes comfort and there is...
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Mexican Bulgur with Cumin + Cilantro
I am always combining ingredients to come up with grain-salads that are flavorful and healthy. I love to take them to the lake for the weekend or to a picnic because then there is always something hearty that I enjoy eating. I usually toss them on top of spinach or...
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Thai Red Curry Chicken + Broccoli
This week has flown by. Lots of the usual going on which means busy days filled with teaching classes, cooking, playdates, playground time, laundry, dishes, cleaning and meal planning. An iphoto dump coming tomorrow. One dinner this week was a thrown together Thai...
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