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Healthy recipes for two people. Easy healthy dinners for two, and lighter healthy desserts enjoyed in moderation.
Healthy oatmeal cookies made with quinoa, flax, oats, and naturally sweetened with honey. Cookies for my family, not made of my family. Just to be clear. Cookies every member of my family can eat, and Mama won’t get mad. Even…
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Pineapple milkshake for two, made with grilled pineapple, coconut sorbet, and rum. So much rum! I should clarify: grilled or roasted pineapple milkshakes. My house is bursting at the seams with fruit lately, thanks to the arrival of Spring. We have…
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Best bran muffin recipe; and I really mean the best! Made with bran cereal, melted butter, Greek yogurt, and wheat germ. So good, yet so healthy! It’s time for another round of me gushing about how much I love someone…
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Chia pudding with coconut milk and a simple mango puree. The sweetener can be exchanged for keto friendly options; great for 8 months baby food, too! My name is Christina, and I have texture issues. Phew! It feels good to…
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Back when Camille was a wee babe (which somehow simultaneously feels like forever ago and yesterday), I ate a lot of cookies. To be specific, these cookies by Mel. I loved them. While I should have been napping when the…
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Crockpot cranberry sauce, small batch style! Welcome to the second-only recipe using a slow cooker on this site! You didn’t miss my first one, Creme Brûlée in the Slow Cooker, did you? Because that would be sad. So, I love…
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I tend to think of biscotti as a hall pass dessert. No butter, no oil, no calories. Right? To this day, I scoff at biscotti recipes that call for butter. It’s just so not necessary for delicious biscotti! I’ve been making…
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Homemade peanut butter cups made healthy with real ingredients! This is about as Halloween-y as I get. Did someone say weenie? Moving on; it’s not that I’m above spooky homemade baked goods for Halloween. It’s the homemade part that gets me….
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Nectarine salad with butter braised nectarines, arugula, almonds, cheddar, and a lemon-cinnamon vinaigrette. Add butter and aged cheddar chunks to your nectarine arugula salad, and finally enjoy a salad! All my life, I’ve been looking for a way to get…
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Did I say we were taking a break from desserts for two? Who let me say that? What’s wrong with you guys? You know I can’t keep my mind away from sweets! I do have more fun dinner for two recipes…
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Let’s make a deal. For every naughty treat I post, I’ll post a nice one, ok? I might have made you Gooey Butter Cake Cookies that will single-handedly be responsible for some holiday weight gain, but then I made you…
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People like to say that life isn’t fair. French fries have more calories than salad. Paris is all the way across the ocean. Neither of the Property Brothers will ever propose to me. But, in some cases life is totally…
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We are not going to say the ‘p’ word. Nope, we are not. We all know what a dried plum is, but every time you call it by its other name, somewhere, a vegetarian gets invited to another dinner party…
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Sugar free carrot cake made with apple juice concentrate and pineapple, plus a honey cream cheese frosting. Because sugar free week can’t be all cold and creamy ice cream, I made us miniature sugar free carrot cake bites! They’re naturally…
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Let’s get real for a sec. Ever since January, I’ve been eating dessert every single day. I had the best excuse in the world—I was writing my cookbook and developing all the miniature desserts for you! But, um, it’s not…
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