Recipes

Dreamy Cacao Chocolate Cake

Forget fancy flowers, sappy cards and other trivial trinkets. To really wow your true love this Valentine’s Day, serve up a slice of the...

Vegan Spinach Pesto with Hemp Seeds

Thanks to its simplicity and versatility, this vegan pesto is one of my faves for snack or dinner time. I toss it with pasta or...

5 Naturally Energizing Foods

Most people’s energizer of choice turns out to be coffee. In fact, 54 percent of Americans over 18 drink coffee every day. It is...

Carrot Cake Pumpkin Pudding

Think dessert can’t be delicious and good for you? The proof is in this pudding. Close your eyes, and every bite is like a spoonful of...

Jewel Yam Protein Pancakes

Jewel yams, though in the same family, are actually sweeter than sweet potatoes. They also happen to peak during the fall and winter months....

4 Ways to Get More Greens in Winter

With winter here, hearty foods with belly-warming qualities – potatoes, squash, cooked vegetables and heavier protein dishes like chicken and turkey – are what...

Slow-Cooker Vanilla & Cinnamon Applesauce

Warm your home and someone’s heart with a wholesome version of a classic cold-weather favorite. Thanks to the mild, surrounding heat of your slow...

Chocolate-Coconut Protein Balls

Eat your “whey” to strong and sexy. You read that right. Drinking a whey protein shake is so last year!  These days, you don’t...

White Chocolate Blondies

You know when you really need something sweet? You don’t just crave it or kind of want it because you passed by a donut...

Easy Egg White Muffins, Two Ways

Quick, easy, nutritious: it’s the morning meal we all seek. Add hot and delicious, and it’s the ultimate breakfast fantasy for hungry, busy people. If...

Lemon-Zested Sugar Cookies

No one likes an empty cookie jar. And everyone loves a sugar cookie. So keep your countertop container full and the smiles coming with...

Vegan & Gluten-Free Banana Pancakes

Think vegan and gluten-free pancakes can’t be soft, fluffy and delicious? Think again! These wholesome flapjacks are deliciously crafted without added sugar, milk, butter or...