Pepitas

This nut free granola recipe is perfect for all dietary needs. Make this simple granola without any nuts at home and save money!

This paleo gingerbread granola is made with all the good stuff, just nuts, seeds and natural sweeteners with a wintertime twist perfect for the holidays. Gluten-free and grain-free! Last Wednesday I felt a tickle in one side of my throat. Just one side. It stayed that way for the next 48 hours, juuuuust long enough …

Maple syrup roasted cranberries and butternut squash are added to this fall inspired broccoli salad with toasted croutons, almonds and pepitas. This roasted cranberry broccoli salad has a long history. Knowing I wanted to create something with cranberries for this month’s health and wellness partnership with Udi’s (since they’re quite the fall/winter superfood) the ideas were ALL …

These power cookies are packed full of antioxidant rich tart cherries, oats, nuts and seeds. They’re perfect for healthy on the go snacking. I’ve never understood bird feeders. You spend money on a bunch of food that you have to pour into a contraption (you also have to spend money on) and hang somewhere (close …

This trail mix popcorn is filled with nuts, seeds, dried fruit and chocolate chips for a fun snack. The pantry door opens. She thinks nothing of it. The sound of plastic being torn open gets her attention though. Ears are now perked and the trademark tilted head expression now looks back at me. I open …

This blue cheese chicken potato and apple salad is a delicious fall meal with crisp apples, potatoes and creamy blue cheese dressing. Who here is guilty of ignoring salads as the weather gets cooler? (raises hand high) It’s true though, right? Fall’s cooler temps come along and your body instantly craves comfort food. That’s exactly …

This barley mango salad is a hearty yet refreshing and spring-like meal.  I’m wishing winter away with this salad. Seriously, I’ve had enough. As if the 3 feet of piled up snow outside weren’t bad enough, I had to shovel that much off our front walkway just so our new couch could be delivered today …

These {gluten free} granola bars are filled with apple chips and lots of a cinnamon for a delicious fall snack. A great, healthy way to fuel your workout or a good snack on the go! The other day I realized something. I must spend literally 80%+ of my day thinking about my workout or thinking …

These healthy grain free breakfast bars are made with nuts, seeds and fruit for a filling on the go breakfast. They’re low carb and packed with healthy fat. If you’d have seen the ingredients sprawled out all over my kitchen counter top while making these, you would’ve thought I was about to fill a bird …

This cashew quinoa granola is a protein packed version of a favorite snack. The quinoa is baked without precooking for a fun new take on granola. Usually my weeks go something like this…I wake up, stumble downstairs in pajamas, head straight to the coffee machine, make breakfast, sit down at the computer and work for …