About Laura Bruner

I am a Certified Nutrition Consultant and a Certified CrossFit Trainer. I have a passion for educating, and I absolutely love teaching others about nutrition, functional movement, and the power each has to set the foundation for health, wellness, and true quality of life. I LOVE to eat and fuel my body to live life to the utmost, and I wholeheartedly believe that sustainably sourced, nutrient dense foods can be the greatest form of medicine as well as the ingredients to create the most delicious, palate pleasing meals (it’s a win-win!)

Creamy lemon and thyme dressing

By | 2022-07-15T08:20:26-08:00 July 12th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

This recipe was a happy accident on our recent family vacation to a beach house down in California. I was on salad duty for our family's Fourth of July bbq, and we had leftover sour cream from sourdough tortilla tacos the evening before. I had some apricots and arugula, and I knew I wanted lemon [...]

Evie’s sourdough chocolate cake

By | 2024-02-20T17:05:18-08:00 June 21st, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

I am so excited to share one of my most special recipes to date with you. Our big girl turned five (and now 6 as I'm updating this recipe) this week, and she asked for a chocolate cake. And considering food made with care is one of my top love languages, I was so excited [...]

full moon cake!

By | 2022-12-04T06:44:52-08:00 June 7th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

I am so excited to share this very special recipe with you. We love to create special traditions in our family, especially ones that celebrate nature in all its glory, and even more so ones that coincide with cycles and transitions, like the solstices, equinoxes, and the MOON! We were visiting some dear friends in [...]

brussel sprouts and goat cheese pizza

By | 2022-05-28T10:01:44-08:00 May 28th, 2022|Health, Nutrition, Pastured Meat, Recipes|

If you've been here long, you know we have a Sunday family sourdough pizza ritual that we love. Every Sunday, after a day of outdoor adventure (usually with a sourdough sandwich picnic, of course), we come home to family time and a sourdough pizza dinner. I've grown to cherish this ritual so very much. I [...]

slow cooked simple spare ribs

By | 2022-05-10T06:19:45-08:00 May 10th, 2022|Health, Nutrition, Pastured Meat, Recipes|

We got a package of spare ribs from our friends at Butcher Box and I couldn't wait to get to work making them fall off the bone delicious. My goal these days is to keep things in the kitchen simple, but I never want to sacrifice flavor or nutrition. That said, these took moments of [...]

simple juicy round roast

By | 2022-12-11T07:21:05-08:00 May 3rd, 2022|Health, Nutrition, Pastured Meat, Recipes|

We've had a round roast from our friends at Wild Pastures sitting in the freezer for a few weeks now. To be honest, I had no idea what to do with it. But after asking some friends, doing a little light reading, and turning on the creative juices, I got over my hesitation, and put that [...]

simple strawberry compote

By | 2022-04-20T04:51:08-08:00 April 19th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Breakfast, Health, Marinades and Sauces, Nutrition, Recipes|

Spring is here! And as the weather gets warmer, and we move closer to summer solstice, we start getting extra excited for fresh berries! We've got a whole bunch of strawberry plants getting going, but in the meantime, I found a sweet deal on organic strawberries at our local market. So with a beautiful spring [...]

crunchy sea salted chickpeas

By | 2022-04-12T06:21:40-08:00 April 12th, 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Soups, Salads, Sides|

This is another fun unexpected creation in an effort to simplify life. I love sharing these ones with you because I know life is full, but nourishment and flavor shouldn't need to be pushed aside. I was going to make a batch of my hummus, but short on time (and craving a crunch), I decided [...]

honey nut butter drizzle

By | 2022-03-28T06:08:58-08:00 March 29th, 2022|Breakfast, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

This is another Sunday off-line unexpected recipe creation! Every Sunday, we make either sourdough pancakes or sourdough waffles using the recipe from my Sourdough Sisterhood Recipe book (the waffles get a couple small tweaks: add 2x butter and 2x eggs). This past Sunday, I wanted to top mine with nut butter and banana, but wanted [...]

easy and delicious oatmeal bake

By | 2022-03-23T05:13:33-08:00 March 22nd, 2022|Breakfast, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

It's oatmeal bake time! Many of you know that we're finding a new rhythm over here as of late. We have a newborn, my husband got a new full-time job, and Evie girl is off to forest school bright and early. All that said, I am enjoying finding ways to simplify our mornings without sacrificing [...]