I Am Not A Granola Girl.

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My last post concluded my portion of the four part series entitled ‘Real Love.’ Today I am writing to you on a (very) sleepy morning in my favorite local café. I’d love for you to picture me with my hair done and makeup on and clothing styled just right, so I’ll spare you the details of my not-in-a-cute-way messy bun, lack of makeup, and sweatpants covered in a shade of blue I once … [Read more...]

Veggies Galore with Chicken & Parmesan

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Some days after I've had a hard work out- OK, or it's a certain time of the month, I just want to eat A LOT. It doesn't typically matter what, but I want QUANTITY.  Today, both of the afore mentioned issues happened to coincide on the same day and I came home ravenous for a very large plateful of ... well, I didn't have dorritos, chocolate cake or cheeseburgers quickly on hand so I decided … [Read more...]

“Hot Chocolate” Cake Balls (Gluten Free)

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YES REALLY!!! Browsing on Pinterest last month, (I have a Follow button on my side bar where you can link to my boards!), I stumbled across the most delectable pictures EVER! Take a look here at Be Different, Act Normal. Yes, you read my title right. Hot Chocolate and Cake Balls. Together. In a perfect matrimony of deliciousness. I decided that I HAD to make a gluten-free version for a … [Read more...]

Green Quinoa Pilaf (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

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I love quinoa- it is amazing. The cool thing about quinoa is that it's like oatmeal. You can make it with sugar; raisins & milk or cook it like rice and put in in a salad... or you can be like me and make a sort of quinoa pilaf. Pilaf meaning a grain cooked in a broth or seasoning. This is my favorite way to cook it because it re-heats so well and is actually pretty good cold. I like to use … [Read more...]