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Tag Archives: Quick and Easy!

Creamy Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup…Or How Can I Stuff As Many Vegetables As Possible Into My Kids

I want to share with you one of my new favorite soups. I’ve made my traditional butternut squash soup hundreds of times, for my family as well as my personal chef clients. But this time I made it for my family and did a little something different: I was on a mission to cram as [...]

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Cranberry-Orange Quick Bread & Muffins Healthified! – Guest Post For Mamabargains.com

Do you love banana bread, apple bread and other quick breads but want a healthier, more “holiday” version? This recipe is perfect! Moist, so easy, full of amazing flavor and healthy enough for breakfast! Check out the recipe by clicking on any of the delicious pictures or head over to the Mamabargains.com/blog  and enjoy! Want [...]

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Chipotle Southwest Ranch Dressing & Dip – Healthy, Gluten Free, All Natural

Pin it! Source: mesadevida.com via Chef Kirsten on Pinterest   Love ranch? Then you will love this! A quick and easy Southwestern style version of my Healthified Homemade Ranch dressing. Take veggies for a dip, or take an ordinary salad to the next level!   Make a big beautiful salad, top with sauteed corn, chopped [...]

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Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna – Healthified!

Pumpkin recipes…’tis the season! I have a delicious recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna…healthified of course! Easy and quick, lots of vegetables (besides the pumpkin) to bump up the nutrition, gluten free brown rice noodles (you can use whole wheat noodles if you wish), there is even kale in here…great place to sneak it in! The [...]

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Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta In Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage – Yes, this is easy.

So easy in fact, and so good, you may want to make this every single day. I am going to have to not keep these ingredients in my kitchen often because I’m having a hard time resisting eating the other 2/3 of the recipe I just cooked.   I was out shopping today after being [...]

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Chicken And Black Bean Chili – Quick, Easy and Healthy!

This is one of those recipes I fall back on when I need to get a satisfying, healthy dinner on the table quick. It also happens to be one of my most requested meals from my personal chef clients. You would think the gourmet fare would be requested more, right? Nope, my clients seem to [...]

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Healthified Creamy Chicken Enchilada Recipe – Guest Post At Mamabargains!

Does your family love creamy, comforting, rich casseroles? Or, are you looking for a recipe that you can easily sneak in a serving of veggies? Head on over to check out my guest post on the Mamabargains.com blog and see how easy, delicious and satisfying this recipe is! You’ll want to make it soon, and [...]

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Blueberry Popper Toppers – from my guest post over at the Mamabargains blog!

Check out my guest post over at the Mamabargains blog where I’m sharing a great way to get your kids to enjoy a hot and healthy breakfast – and have some fun too! Click here for the recipe.   Click HERE to be a rock star in the kitchen and eat #REALFOOD that will bring life to [...]

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Searching for healthy eats at the Seattle Seahawks game

I’m lucky enough to be the domestic partner (aka almost 2 year girlfriend) to a season ticket older to the Seattle Seahawks games at Century Link Field here in Seattle. We love going to the games and almost more, tailgating. We usually bring our own food and pool together with our group of friends to munch before [...]

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Honey Cinnamon Vanilla Healthy Homemade Snack Mix – Great Use For Leftover Cereal!

I don’t let the kids eat cereal very often, I’d prefer them eat something unprocessed if I can help it. I do keep some in the house for quick breakfasts and occasional snacks though. I choose as unprocessed as possible, low-to-no sugar and gluten free varieties. A couple of cereals the kids like are Barbara’s [...]

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