These cocoa-coconut bliss balls make a perfect lunchbox treat—both for your kids and you. They are dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free, and aside from the coconut, nut-free, making them very allergy-friendly. Nourishing Treats So while I have an array of nourishing dinner ideas lined up to feature on this blog, they need to be balanced out with […]

This slow-cooker black bean, sweet potato, and quinoa chili is perfect for cold winter days. It also makes delicious leftovers! Weekend Winter Lunches The start of January really delivered in terms of winter and snow. My kids are ecstatic about this weekend’s snowstorm and I’m thankful that we didn’t have to be out on the […]

Most people, including me, have a tendency to make similar New Years resolutions or goals, year after year. Often they involve exercising more and eating better… While it’s great that the New Year can kick off a few weeks health, it’s almost like we don’t expect our resolutions to last longer than that. Why not […]

This vegan blueberry banana soft serve combines coconut milk, wild blueberries, and bananas for a creamy, dreamy soft-serve like ice cream.  This month’s Recipe ReDux Challenge was to have a little cookbook fun: “Grab your nearest cookbook and ReDux the recipe on page 201, 16, 216 – or any combination of the number ‘2016.’” While […]

Between holiday shopping, holiday parties, cookie making, and the usual kid sports and activities, there isn’t much time to spare! So here are 10 tips to help you reduce holiday stress.