Category: Healthy Living, Recipes & Info
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The BEST EVER Gluten Free Chocolate Quinoa Cake
I’ve been doing so much reading lately on the correct way to prepare quinoa and experimenting with recipes to help provide better quality ingredients to help improve the nutrition for my mother’s small meals. Like many others, quinoa is one of those grains that people have turned to because of its high nutritive value, and…
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Gluten Free Zucchini & Oat Flour Pizza
The last few months, I’ve been on a quest to help maximize the nutrition in my mother’s meals. One of her other favorite meals is pizza, but the traditional flour based pizza crusts are too bulky for her to digest. I knew that coming up with something she would be able to eat was going…
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Honey Ridge Farms Honey Almond Truffles
Honey…That little word plays so sweetly on your tongue…It’s the only word in the English language that describes a sweet food made from nectar AND a sweet term of endearment. Although I had first incorporated honey into my diet while I was in high school, it was not until I was in my early 30’s…
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The Honey Lovers Chocolate Cake
Recently, I was invited to a party where the host suffers from food allergies. Between the ingredients she can’t eat and those she would not eat, I found myself wondering what decadent dessert I could make and bring with me that she would consider trying. Of course I could have made a regular fruit salad…
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All About Coconut Water
A few years ago, drinking coconut water became all the rage in the USA, and many companies began bottling and canning this tropical delicacy that has been peddled by street vendors in southeast Asia and south America for decades. Historically, coconut water has been a popular drink in these countries where it is available fresh…
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Lenten & Totally Vegan German Chocolate Cake
You didn’t think I would let this Lenten season go by without a little chocolate did you? If you are looking for something decadent but totally vegan, I’ve got just the ticket for you. Vegan desserts are great to use during this time of the year, because they are free from any animal products which…
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Baked Strawberry Apple Crisp with Coconut Milk
Another easy and delicious dessert that seems sinful but really isn’t, is something called an Apple Crisp. This is different from the cobblers, crumbles and brown betty desserts we all know and love. Like the others, a fruit crisp is made with whatever fruits you have on hand. The most traditional ones are blueberries, blackberries,…
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Dessert Enchiladas: Flour Tortillas, Chocolate Cream & Strawberry Sauce
Developing dessert ideas to be enjoyed over the Lenten season is always a bit of a challenge. Other than the conventional items that people give up, others won’t eat butter or leavened bread, some exclude eggs, milk and cream and others simply remove anything sweet from their diet altogether. For those of you that still…
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Low Carb, Vegan Chocolate Coconut Cream Mousse
The popularity of low carb diet craze started ages ago with the Scarsdale diet. Initially, the diet itself received only moderate success when first released, and it was not until the unfortunate scandal resulting from the problems erupting in the life of the original creator of the program, that ultimately put the benefits of low…
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Low Carb Stuffed Peppers
I took on the low carb lifestyle about 2 years ago, and feel so much better since doing so. I cheat every now and then, but for the most part, I stick to a low carb meal plan. Like any type of meal planning, it’s always challenging to come up with unique and tasty dishes…