Snacks

Dairy Free Strawberry Orange Green Smoothie

March 25, 2020 by Jen Leave a Comment

A dairy free strawberry orange green smoothie perfect for breakfast on the go or a sneaky veggie infused side dish for kids at meal time.

If your kids are like mine, they turn their noses up at vegetables. Every chance I get, I sneak veggies to them without their knowledge. My favorite, most liked way to do that is with a smoothie. This strawberry orange smoothie recipe (much like all smoothie recipes on this site) came to me during hot dog dinner night. I needed something as a quick side dish that would be received with happiness….

Quick Nightshade Free Guacamole

March 23, 2020 by Jen Leave a Comment

This quick nightshade free guacamole comes together fast and gives your tacos the right dose of fat and spice. It’s the perfect cheese substitute in tacos and enchiladas.

Without tolerating dairy, I’ve leaned on avocados as the fatty sub for cheese when eating tacos (basically daily) and salads. Adding guacamole to tacos adds a necessary element of flavor. Having a nightshade free guacamole you can throw together quickly makes eating tacos on a nightshade and dairy free diet much more bearable….

Pumpkin Spice Almond Pulp Freezer Fudge Balls

October 16, 2019 by Jen 1 Comment

These pumpkin spice almond pulp freezer fudge balls deliver a bite sized amount of pumpkin spice flavor that resembles a cheesecake bite. Keep a batch stashed in the freezer to enjoy for dessert or as a quick sweet snack.

It’s fall and I have gone a bit pumpkin mad. Give me all the pumpkin recipes. Have you had almond pulp freezer fudge? I hadn’t until I decided it was necessary to have an easy sweet treat to keep on hand for sweet munchies. I’m always fiddling around with what to do with leftover almond pulp. This week was a perfect collision of almond pulp from almond milk and pumpkin spice latte creamer. The result is this delicious pumpkin spice almond pulp freezer fudge….

Nightshade Free Salsa Verde

April 10, 2019 by Jen 24 Comments

A simple nightshade free salsa verde that tastes so delicious, you won’t miss the tomatillos.

Who loves tacos, chips, salsa and basically all Mexican food? Everyone. Everyone loves Mexican food. Who wants to give it up because they can’t have nightshades? No one. This nightshade free salsa verde will make your taste buds do a happy dance. Nightshade free’ers and nightshade eaters will all love it….

Paleo Pumpkin Spice Muffins

September 26, 2018 by Jen Leave a Comment

Here in southern California, getting into the fall spirit isn’t when you see leaves falling. That’s not a thing here (and it’s one of the things I miss most about living on the east coast). When it goes from over 100 degrees everyday to the mid 90s, that’s when fall is approaching. And what’s better than pumpkin in the fall? Nothing. There is nothing better than pumpkin. …

Dairy Free Paleo Queso

August 22, 2018 by Jen Leave a Comment

With football season just around the corner, I am trying to prepare myself for all the junk food cravings that come with that. I grew up watching football with my dad. And when I went to college, I didn’t stop loving football. I carried on the football watching spirit with my best friends and indulged in all the game day food.

It’s hard to pick a favorite junky game day treat, but at the top of the list is queso dip. I mean, the name itself means cheese dip. You can’t go wrong with cheese or dip….

Paleo Banana Blender Muffins

August 15, 2018 by Jen Leave a Comment

Growing up, I remember any time we had bananas that were too brown, I would beg my dad to make banana bread. We would get out that red and white checkered Betty Crocker cookbook, gather all the ingredients and make banana bread together. It had that special sugary sweet taste with a little bit of “we didn’t use a box to bake this” pride added in. It was the only thing I enjoyed cooking with my dad (who cooked everything, all the time).

The first time I made these muffins, I was instantly brought back to that Betty Crocker Banana Bread. All the feels came with it. While I haven’t had that bread in years, these taste just like I remember it. Actually, The Dad in this house said “these taste just like banana bread” when he first had one….

Dairy Free Blueberry Pineapple Green Smoothie

August 1, 2018 by Jen Leave a Comment

There’s put together moms and there’s me-unshowered, tired mom. Generally my day job has me frazzled and by dinner time, and a lot of times I don’t have a dinner plan. But I always have a back up meal as well as a stockpile of frozen fruit in the freezer for smoothies.

We drink a lot of smoothies around here and I try to keep all kinds of fruit on hand to switch it up often….

Creamy Strawberry Ginger Green Smoothie

July 18, 2018 by Jen Leave a Comment

I’ve been on a ginger kick lately. I’m recovering from a gluten/sugar bender that has sent my body into full autoimmune flare mode. I have been doing all the things to try to recover as fast as possible, including drinking ginger tea-despite the 110 degree temperature outside.

Not being one to waste some perfectly good ginger pieces used in tea, I have been adding them to smoothies. I think I have discovered a new family favorite around here.

Ginger + strawberry = <3…

5 Ingredient Paleo Chocolate Sun Granola

July 15, 2018 by Jen 2 Comments

Last week I was frantically trying to get the kids and myself ready to tackle the busy day. 30 minutes before I was supposed to start work, I got a call that my childcare plans fell through for the day. This also meant I had to figure out breakfast.

All the kids wanted was cereal. The Dad loves to buy an organic gluten-free cereal that’s really good, but full of sugar. I’m not down to load the kids up with refined sugar for health reasons of course (we save those times for donuts!), but my kids literally turn into Tasmanian Devils when they have sugary cereal for breakfast. I’m not talking the cute Tasmanian Devil animal, I’m talking the Looney tunes character (did I just age myself?). They get nuts….

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