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 [...]

super moist carrot cake (egg free)

By | 2021-11-01T14:30:37-08:00 November 1st, 2021|A Little Sweet Tooth, Recipes|

Still on the theme of craving warming spices (I love the shift to Fall), and carrot cake has been on the mind. Fortunately, the whole family loves carrot cake, including my favorite tiny baker, and so we got to work last weekend creating a moist, delicious, nourishing carrot cake we could all enjoy. We found [...]

beef and bacon chunky pumpkin chili

By | 2024-01-07T07:35:23-08:00 January 28th, 2016|Pastured Meat, Recipes, Soups, Salads, Sides|

For me, preparing food truly is a love language. This recipe is a perfect example of that. Making a meal at home for yourself and/or the ones you love goes beyond saving money or eating clean; it allows the opportunity to nourish on a deeper level, no matter how fancy the meal we make. This [...]

egg-free, nut-free cocoa fudge brownies and the power of movement

By | 2016-04-10T10:09:12-08:00 March 20th, 2015|A Little Sweet Tooth, Autoimmune Paleo, CrossFit, Health, Movement Tips, Recipes|

Brownies, oh brownies, how I love brownies. You know what else I love (something that I haven't written much about recently, but practice every single day)? CrossFit and movement in general, really. Nutrition is the basis of health, yes, but movement, well that's what makes us human. It's something we all share a need for, [...]

grain-free pumpkin granola

By | 2015-03-31T13:40:21-08:00 October 20th, 2014|Breakfast, Recipes|

I don't know about you guys, but sometimes, I Just. Want. Cereal. Especially crunchy, delicious granola. This is coming from a girl who literally lived off of granola in college. I had it in yogurt with fresh berries in the warm months (and because I went to Cal Poly, that means about 10 months of [...]

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 [...]