Don’t be scared away by its bright, green color — this smoothie is super tasty, I promise. Let me break it down for you:apple + banana = super sweet and tastyavocado = luciuos and creamygreen tea = a nice caffiene kick!spinach + kale = an insane amount of vitamins and minerals Even though I can’t […]
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lemon chicken quinoa salad
We don’t have a cafeteria at my school, but we are allowed to go out into the town for lunch to Chipotle, McDonalds, Papa Johns, Panera (a personal favorite!), and other fast-food places. However, going out to lunch can get quite expensive. That’s why I usually bring my lunch to school. Bringing my lunch doesn’t […]
low fat oatmeal banana bread
look at that cinnamon crumble topping I’ve gone bananas. Literally. This is my fifth banana bread this week {excluding banana bread granola }. I am eating a super ripe, splotchy banana as I type this post on my computer (some people find the brown, spotty one gross, I find them utterly delicious). This happy little […]
raisin bran muffins
I am a bit obsessed with breakfast — and you guys are used to me whipping up dishes like cinnamon cloudcakes swimming in pools of melted butter, and french toast casserole oozing with blueberry syrup. But let’s talk muffins. I pinned this recipe a few months ago, and it got overlooked in lieu of more […]
turkey avocado tartine
My mom and I both love Le Pain Quotidien — a wonderful, Belgian chain bakery and communal table emphasizing fresh, organic ingredients. One of their specialities are tartines, or open faced sandwiches. These open faced sandwiches are so fresh, elegant, simple and fun to eat! Tres francais! They are also much healthier than traditional sandwiches, […]
carrot cake lara bar copycat
Bars are one of my favorite snacks to pack myself during the day, they are compact, non-messy, and delicious! Lara bars are some of my favorite bars to carry around with me because of their simple, pure ingredients and delicious flavors (unlike the dreaded Power Bar!). The one downer about these bars is that they […]
carrot cake pancakes
So I told you about that huge bag of carrots sitting in my fridge? I’ve been going to town making all sorts of carrot treats, like carrot cake Lara bars, carrot muffins, carrot cake granola, and a big ol’ carrot cake. But I was forgetting about one of my favorite kinds of cake… pancakes. These […]
five seed almond bars
I love to decipher and reverse engineer recipes — whenever I taste something yummy out and about, I always say smugly to my friends “I bet I could make this at home for much cheaper.” This is exactly what happened when my mom brought home a bag of Five Seed Almond Bars from Trader Joes. […]
carrot cake granola
Yes, I’ve been going crazy for carrots lately — carrot Lara bars, carrot pancakes, some carrot muffins and a big moist carrot cake slathered with cream cheese frosting. I can say that my dad’s 5 pound bag of carrots was a blessing in disguise, as it left us with a ton of carrot flavored treats. […]
2 bean turkey chili
For the past two weeks, I have been on a service trip in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was a great, once-in-a-lifetime experience. I got to work in the public gardens, help clear trails at the National Parks, package food and hand out groceries at the food bank, and (my personal favorite) help at the […]