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coconut water, green tea, whole fruit smoothie recipe

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This might be a great start to your Super Bowl Sunday. With all the overindulgence this day may bring, a good start might be in order. If not a today then Monday this is a sure bet. Because no matter which team you are rooting for, this is a no win day when it comes to your [...]

wild blackberry banana ice cream ~ it’s vegan

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Hello summer vacation.  It is hard to believe that it has been a week already. Yesterday my son wanted to make ice cream, banana ice cream, for his brother.  Isn’t that sweet?  His brother became a brace-face and now his mouth is very tender.  This recipe was a total accident.  I still am shocked at [...]

embrace the morning: green smoothie

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I was inspired by a segment I saw on the Today Show yesterday called Beating the Bloat.  I hate that feeling and according to Kimberly Snyder eating fruit on an empty stomach is a way to avoid that problem and to jump start weight loss. She reasons that fruit digests quickly and if you eat [...]

a healthier chocolate muffin

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The whole idea of a healthy chocolate muffin sounds ludicrous.  Doesn’t it? In my head the word muffin is synonymous with healthy, I know that isn’t true but cupcake is supposed to be the bad boy.  However the only chocolate muffins I have ever had are those ginormous Costco versions that must have more calories [...]

roadkill banana chocolate squirrel cakes

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don’t turn up your nose at the idea.  what do you think happens to all those poor things that end up alongside the road after a clear night and a full moon?  we make them into the most delicious cakes you have ever skunk sunk your teeth into. This tradition began years ago when the [...]

chocolate coconut cookie bars

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Sometimes I’m in the mood for cookies, but I hate to make cookies because of the batch process.  The scooping, into the oven, rotate pans, out of oven, cool, start over, etc.  I inevitably burn the last batch.  So bar cookies it is.  This is my version of a chocolate chip cookie.  Great homework helper, [...]

Ugliest, Healthiest Cookies

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Ugly but good. Today my baby boy, who is 10 years old, told me that when he grows up he wants to be like Snuggles.  He wants to be like Snuggles because Snuggles is big, buff and hairy.  Now Snuggles is a player on the University Rugby team that my husband coaches.  Snuggles is also [...]

Blueberry & Banana Smoothie

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What could be better than a bag of frozen blueberries in the freezer to make a winter day into summer? OK, so it isn’t exactly winter anymore but it sure isn’t summer either. Blueberries are indispensable in my house for anything from a quick smoothie to a smashingly speedy dessert. This is my favorite go [...]

baby banana loaves with coconut, flax & walnuts

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Blackening bananas on the counter = something delicious in the oven Warning: this will make your house smell heavenly! They took on a wonky look from the rise, I don’t know why, but I am assured that it does not affect the taste. I am not bothered by it, I think it looks cool. There [...]

Banana Oat Muffins

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If you’ve been reading along here you might think it was muffin season. It seems to be a reoccurring theme of late. So you’ve got your espresso, but need something to go with it… this is what you are looking for. I mix up the batter before bed and refrigerate either in the big electric [...]