morning glory muffins

By | 2015-03-31T13:40:24-08:00 September 15th, 2014|Breakfast, Nutrition, Recipes|

Next weekend, my husband and I will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary, which means I have been having flashbacks to our beautiful wedding and the Kauai honeymoon that followed. I will never forget the mornings when we woke up at 5:30 am, walked along the beach to watch the sunrise, and ended up at the most [...]

paleo vanilla ice cream (no ice cream maker needed)

By | 2016-06-27T11:19:20-08:00 September 8th, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Autoimmune Paleo, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

Because I refuse to admit that summer is coming to a close just yet (even though I LOVE everything about Fall), I decided to finally take the leap and try making my own homemade ice cream. I do not have an ice cream maker, so I knew it was going to be a challenge, but [...]

banana sweetened cocoa-nut truffles

By | 2015-04-01T08:41:29-08:00 August 31st, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Recipes|

Ask and you shall receive! After posting my chocolate chip chewies (which are sweetened with coconut sugar), many of you who are currently doing a sugar detox or the NorCal CrossFit Summer Challenge asked for a "treat" that you could enjoy without going off plan. I'll tell you what, treats without sweetener are hard to [...]

banana nut “bread” pudding…. and keeping things fun

By | 2015-04-01T08:41:31-08:00 August 11th, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes, The Mind|

This past week, Rusty and I took a trip down to Southern California to catch up with great friends at Deuce Gym in Venice, stay with my amazing cousin in the Cactus Casa, and have a blast celebrating our wonderful friends’ wedding. It was a treat to say the least! This trip reminded me of [...]

no-cook coconut cocoa truffles… and the importance of your people

By | 2015-04-01T08:41:31-08:00 August 7th, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes, The Mind|

It'll be no surprise to anyone when I say this... People spend too much damn time with their noses in their phones (while not everyone is guilty of this, I'm speaking of the majority... At least here in the Silicon Valley). I think it's gotten too easy to forget about living and loving actual life [...]

fluffy fudgey brownies and why the ones you love most are the hardest to help

By | 2015-04-01T08:41:32-08:00 July 17th, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes, The Mind|

I have been blessed with a pretty outstanding family. My parents are just the best, and I couldn’t have asked for a better childhood, or adulthood for that matter. My mom is the most selfless person I know, and my dad comes over just to hang out with my husband, which makes my heart so [...]

the joy of food, fourth fun, and a guest dessert recipe!

By | 2015-04-01T09:16:58-08:00 July 6th, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes, The Mind|

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July! Holidays like yesterday are such a wonderful opportunity to spend time with the ones we love and to truly appreciate all of the blessings in our lives. In my opinion, one of the most important aspects of any holiday or celebration is sharing delicious food [...]

paleo butter shortbread cookies and the benefits of ghee

By | 2015-04-01T09:21:18-08:00 June 21st, 2014|A Little Sweet Tooth, Health, Nutrition, Recipes|

So I had the opportunity to try out a new clarified butter product called PALEO BUTTER, and oh boy was I impressed. As you guys know by now, I only post about products that I really believe in, and this is one of those products. This stuff tastes like the best butter you''ll ever try (the [...]