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Tag Archives: Desserts

Gluten Free Crepes

I grew up with my mom making crepes many weekends and for special occasions. Birthdays, sleep overs, family get togethers, my mom was making crepes.We ate them for special breakfast with butter and powdered sugar and she would often make strawberry blintzes to bring for special events. To this day she makes them whenever my [...]

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Healthified Chocolate Chunk Cookies And Ice Cream Sammies

Mmmmm…the healthier chocolate chunk cookie, perfected, in my opinion. And everyone else that has tried them. Give them a shot yourself! #REALFOOD. Find the recipe over on my guest post on the Mamabargains Blog, here. Moist and chewy, the perfect vehicle for an ice cream sammie! Oh, and did I mention, about 73 calories each?! Give [...]

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3 Ingredient Healthy Dessert – Strawberries Romanoff

This is a dessert I make that my 6 year old son gobbles up faster than anything else! Not ice cream, not cake, not cookies. This simple fruit dessert that is healthy! Traditional Strawberries Romanoff Recipes call for just sour cream, brown sugar and some add brandy. Not a bad idea. I swap out half [...]

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Hot N’ Healthy Snack #2: Big Beautiful Bowl Of Crunchy Goodness For Your Next Snack Attack!

My 5- day menu plan peeps will be familiar with my Hot n’ Healthy Nuts – a delicious, crunchy, warm and healthy snack to have once or twice per day. This is a variation of that snack. Perfect for watching a movie! Crunch away on your big bowl of warm goodies and you will have [...]

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Honey Cinnamon Custard with Spring Rhubarb Strawberry Compote – Celebrating the Farmers Market!

Yesterday was the opening day of the Sammamish Farmers Market. I’ve been waiting for this day since last October! I’ve had a few meetings with Juliana, the market manager and every time I got more excited! I moved to this area last summer and the market was where I met some of my first friends [...]

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Healthified Fit & Fab Drink Recipes for the Girl Power Hour 30 Day Challenge!

Do you enjoy a cocktail from time to time but don’t like the syrupy sweet mixes? Do you live a healthy lifestyle and want a few delicious tricks up your sleeve to enjoy a girls night out – or in? Check out these recipes and tips over on the Girl Power Hour blog! I created [...]

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Rich Fudgy Mocha Chocolate Cupcakes – Vegan!

These were shared over on the Hope Heart Institute website recently, I wanted to share the recipe with you also! I developed this recipe for a vegan personal chef client and when Carrie from Bella Cupcake Couture asked me for a healthy cupcake recipe I gave her the recipe! Bella Cupcake Couture is hosting  the [...]

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Healthified Chocolate Chip Cookies – Healthy cookies, gluten free, unprocessed, easy and AMAZING! Surprise ingredient :)

Finding a good healthy chocolate chip recipe..who knew this would require so much work! I’ve made chocolate chip cookies by substituting whole grain flour, using real butter, etc. That is easy, yes they are healthier but not by a whole lot. For those of us that can’t tolerate gluten finding a good recipe that isn’t [...]

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Healthified orange smoothie drink….you get at the mall..rhymes with Hulius ;)

My kids LOVE the orange smoothie you get at the mall and I admit before I knew anything about nutrition I would happily let my daughter have one often. This is not a healthy drink! I created  the same flavor with all natural ingredients, whole fruit and good-for-your-tummy yogurt. This is a yummy breakfast, snack [...]

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Gluten Free Banana Blueberry Pecan Muffins and Banana Pecan Bars

I’ve shared my recipes for my any-fruit whole grain muffins, but I know there are a lot of you following my recipes that have gluten free needs – including myself. There are a lot of gluten free baking recipes out there, just wanted to add the one I use for you to consider! I make [...]

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