Our Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies are not only gluten-free and dairy-free but include a jam center made with fresh, organic cranberries and chia seeds. Sounds intense but these lightly sweetened and slightly tart cookies were ready to pop in the oven in under 15 minutes. Super easy and include the benefits of cranberries and chia –…
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Roasted Winter Vegetables
As we begin to sink into the wonderment of winter, I’m reminded of the hustle and bustle of the holidays, warm tea, soup on the stove, and the delight of my whole family being together. Although winter has a beauty of its own, it also brings with it the occasional cold, flu, lingering cough, and…
Gluten Free Blueberry Breakfast Cake
When I find a little extra time in the morning, I typically try to create something special for my girls. With Megan’s need for a completely gluten-free and diary-free diet, it’s not always easy to create a tasty substitute for my old stand-by recipes of days past. Today I’m sharing an updated version of my Gluten…
Salsa Verde
Today we’re sharing this simple recipe for Salsa Verde using only six easy-to-find ingredients. Tomatillos are the base for this tasty salsa and are a bit unusual if you’ve never used them before. A member of the nightshade family (along side eggplant, tomatoes, and potatoes), tomatillos resemble a green tomato with a thin outer husk….
Fall Millet Salad
Fall is a time of beautiful balance in preparation for the coming winter. We’re still enjoying some very hot weather here in Encinitas (it was 91 degrees yesterday) but the cool ocean breeze inevitably returns at night and we awaken to a light blanket of dew each morning, a definite sign the heat will soon be gone. Fall festivals…
Purple Sweet Potato Fries
You can’t be a “Kelly” without the desire for potatoes. We love them baked, fried, mashed, and on occasion, thrown in a smoothie. This simple staple in our house has gotten a makeover lately with the discovery of purple sweet potatoes at Jimbo’s Naturally. These deep purple gems are not only nutritious with an abundance of anthocyanin…
Carrot Cardamom Ginger Soup
What’s a girl to do with a big bag of colorful organic carrots? Today I’m sharing one of my favorite uses for these beta-carotene rich vegetables, Carrot Cardamom Ginger Soup. Amazingly, there are over 100 species of carrots, however, most found in our local markets are typically orange, white, yellow, red, or maroon. Carrots are one of the…
Perfect Pistachio Smoothie
Okay, so no one ever said this would be easy! Living with a chronic illness is a nagging reminder to stay present, knowing that where you are today can, and often does, change overnight. Staying in the moment and appreciating the small stuff seems easy, but when things go south we’re challenged to dig deep,…
Boosted Protein Power Smoothie
How to increase protein in a plant-based diet: Start with the understanding that getting enough protein from a vegan diet requires eating from the rainbow of foods Mother Nature has given us. No single source of protein, plant or animal, is perfect. Beyond offering a variety of beans, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, I…
Baked Pear and Ginger Oatmeal
Happy fall everyone! Today marks the Autumn Equinox, a time of beautiful balance. Fall in San Diego may not have the dazzling display of leaves changing color, but the heat has lifted and once again the cool ocean breeze returns. Many of the beach visitors have gone home leaving a stillness of appreciation for the playfulness of…