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!)

honey lemon tahini dressing

By | 2023-01-15T06:43:09-08:00 January 15th, 2023|Marinades and Sauces, Recipes, Soups, Salads, Sides|

There's something about tahini that I just love. Who's with me? Tahini is a paste of crushed sesame seeds that is widely used in Middle Eastern cooking (and in our kitchen). It's versatile, flavor-packed, and makes such a great base for all kinds of dressings, sauces, and even baked goods. YUM. See our favorite homemade [...]

creamy balsamic dressing

By | 2022-11-20T12:15:39-08:00 November 20th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Breakfast, Grab and Go, Recipes|

Something about the fall into winter season has me craving arugula salads with warm roasted squash and winter fruit (persimmons, pomegranate, or apple) filled salads with goat cheese, avocado, and leftover roasted chicken. YUM. See my favorite autumn-inspired salad HERE. I never host a holiday dinner without a salad. It's nice to have something fresh [...]

buckwheat cinnamon banana muffins

By | 2022-11-06T07:01:03-08:00 November 8th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Breakfast, Grab and Go, Recipes|

I had a few super ripe bananas staring me down for almost a week, getting riper and riper... Have you been there? Well, no need to worry; you now have a super simple recipe to use those bananas, while nourishing yourself and your family too! Plus, bonus points for a way to use sourdough discard [...]

sage butter delicata sauce

By | 2022-10-16T18:20:16-08:00 October 16th, 2022|Marinades and Sauces, Recipes|

We enjoyed a delicious autumn-inspired pizza made by our friends at Ulivo Pizza (an awesome local sourdough authentic Italian pizza truck) last weekend, and it was so good that I was inspired to immediately try my own version. I love how food and flavor can be so inspiring and the many ways that we can [...]

sourdough graham crackers

By | 2022-09-27T04:56:54-08:00 September 25th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Recipes|

We love campfires, we love chocolate, we love homemade mallows, and now more than ever before, we love graham crackers... sourdough graham crackers, to be exact. We celebrated the Fall Equinox with a big backyard bonfire (as we do every seasonal transition), and I decided to take this one up a notch with homemade graham [...]

herb butter pâté

By | 2023-03-12T11:35:22-08:00 September 13th, 2022|Offal, Pastured Meat, Recipes|

Liver is a superfood; yep, I said it. One of our favorite things to get from US Wellness Meats is their pasture-raised chicken livers. When our last delivery arrived, I went to work making this delicious, herbaceous, buttery liver pâté. Not only is it delicious, but it's also a super nourishing food for the whole [...]

einkorn sourdough shortbread cookies

By | 2022-09-08T05:50:48-08:00 September 8th, 2022|A Little Sweet Tooth, Recipes|

It's cookie time! Einkorn sourdough shortbread cookie time, to be exact. Our favorite local-ish coffee shop makes an incredible einkorn shortbread cookie, and I decided to try to recreate the recipe to enjoy at home, but with fermented for easier digestion and a fun new sourdough recipe to share with you. Not baking sourdough yet? [...]

Favorite kids’ podcasts!

By | 2023-03-05T06:06:01-08:00 September 7th, 2022|Health, Motherhood, Movement and Play|

We've been traveling A LOT this summer, and that, on top of constant local adventures too, has created a need for something to give Evie space to rest her body, entertain during long trips, and find space to let her mind grow while getting some downtime. Enter podcasts for kiddos (that are enjoyable for grownups [...]

the spicy summer burger

By | 2022-08-16T11:52:10-08:00 August 16th, 2022|Health, Marinades and Sauces, Nutrition, Pastured Meat, Recipes|

We returned from a super fun summer trip to Central Oregon with a bag of brioche buns from one of our favorite spots, Sparrow Bakery. And I knew exactly what we'd use them for (see our favorite stops here). We also returned with delicious turmeric jalapeño kraut from our friends Jake and Kali, gifted during [...]

grilled (or roasted) nectarine and carrot summer salad

By | 2022-07-15T08:37:09-08:00 July 15th, 2022|Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Soups, Salads, Sides|

Our garden is booming this year! And I am having fun finding way to put the fruits (and veggies) of our labor to good use. Evie is having so much fun helping her dad and me in the garden, and I love seeing her pick produce straight from the ground to eat right then and [...]