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Mango Orange Electrolyte Smoothie

Mango Orange Electrolyte Smoothie

Two things almost every endurance athlete drinks — coconut water and sports drinks.  Beware, they may not be good for you!  Coconut water has a slimy texture I can’t warm up to, but beside that most of them aren’t close to being ‘natural’.  Many sports drinks are full of artificial sweeteners, brominated vegetable oil  and colors, so make sure you read the labels closely.  With marathon training amping up and [...]

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Tagged as: gluten-free, raw, running, smoothie, vegan

Raw Caramel Dip

Raw Caramel Dip

Life is busy with a new puppy, but only two weeks after adopting I can’t imagine life without Ember.  She’s cuddly, playful and so smart!  She is half lab, so she’s wild at times and loves to chew, but there is already a lot of energy in this house, so she fits right in.  My parents told me about a labrador adoption / rescue group several months ago, so I [...]

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Tagged as: dip, gluten-free, kids, quick, raw, snack, vegan

Blueberry Almond Green Smoothie

Blueberry Almond Smoothie

During the holidays, I met lots of new faces.  I’m now introduced by name and “she blogs about food and health”.  It’s pretty awesome to have this attached to my name!  The first question I get when someone finds out I’m vegetarian is, “how do you get protein and calcium?”.  Actually, I’m mostly vegan – with the exception of raw honey and occasional Greek yogurt, but when people look at [...]

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Tagged as: breakfast, gluten-free, kids, quick, smoothie, snack, vegan

Black-Eyed Pea Soup {Lucky Bean Soup}

Black-eyed Pea Soup

Last year for New Year’s day I, along with millions of others, made black-eyed peas, and explained to my oldest daughter we eat them because they bring you luck for the new year.  Black-eyed peas instantly became known as lucky beans here, and the girls each enjoyed a large helping.  This year when we headed to the store to buy some lucky beans, I got the question every parent hears [...]

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Tagged as: freezer, gluten-free, soup, vegan

Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies {gluten-free}

Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip cookies

According to my five year old, Santa’s favorite cookie is a sugar cookie.  Hmmm, that’s funny…from what I recall it’s pecan chocolate chip, but she insist Santa told her it was sugar cookies.  I’ll be sure to have a chat with him about that next year.  ;)  Santa got his sugar cookies, but I thought we should also make some for Mrs. Claus.  Maybe she would enjoy some chocolate chip [...]

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Tagged as: dessert, gluten-free, quick, vegan

Vegan Eggnog Smoothie

Vegan Eggnog Smoothie

Setting holiday tradition within the family is something we all work towards.  This year we are starting a new tradition on Christmas eve at my house.  My family (parents, brothers and sis-in-law) is coming over, and we’ll bake cookies for Santa with the girls, snack on hors d’oeuvres,  sip on hot chocolate and wine, watch some classic Christmas movies and listen to Christmas music.  It will be a casual afternoon [...]

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Tagged as: gluten-free, holiday, smoothie, vegan

Pumpkin Granola

Pumpkin Granola

Not only did we just adopt a puppy (I’ll write more about Ember next week.  Her photo is on the Facebook page!), but my brother and his beautiful bride are days away from having their first baby!  I’M ABOUT TO BECOME AN AUNT!!  I have a lot to be thankful for and celebrate this holiday, and this is high on the list.  I have two brothers — one 11 months [...]

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Tagged as: breakfast, gluten-free, kids, school lunch, vegan

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