It’s too good of a recipe to share with you again this summer. Enjoy! Original: It actually got hot here, like seriously HOT! It hit over 100 a few days last week, which it has not done in a few years. That is a big deal around here in the Pacific Northwest. There were heat warnings, cooling centers, free water, and the lot. Did I mention it got to 87 degrees in the kitchen at school? Not cool man, not cool at all! I figure they…

How to Make Overnight Oats? It’s so simple and easy you’ll hopefully never buy sugary cereal again! These are a great alternative, have way less sugar, and taste so good. Add fresh or dried fruits, nuts and seeds, or peanut butter to make it your favorite. Honestly I know I am super late to the overnight oats party. I saw them everywhere last year on social media and had every intention of making them. But I was on a serious…

This beautiful Brown Rice Spring Salad with Asparagus and Dried Cranberries is vegan, healthy, gluten free, and perfect for all of your lunching and brunching needs! It’s officially Spring for me when I find asparagus at the farmers market! Gorgeous, crispy, healthy and lovely Spring vegetables with my favorite brown rice and dried fruit is my salad jam right now. I’ve been recipe testing Spring salads with Graceland Dried Fruits…

This beautiful Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato is perfect for two for lunch or dinner. It’s easy to make and packed full of awesome nutrients, vegan, and gluten free! I finally made a stuffed sweet potato! I’ve made them for us for dinner time and time again but never made it for the blog. Obviously I am super happy to share with you something we eat for dinner! You can make these so many different ways, even with what’s just in…

Craving something sweet but not quite full of sugar? Try this Baked Apples with Oatmeal! Baked Apples with Oatmeal is a cross between good old baked apples and an apple crisp. I didn’t use any flour, brown sugar, or tons of butter. Instead I used maple syrup to sweeten as a dessert, plus it gives this a great flavor with the apples and orange zest, so yummy! I wanted something warming and sweet but healthier too, which was really the most…

I’ve said it over and over, it’s easy to make beautiful food when you start with good ingredients. This is one if those belly warming, cold morning, gets you ready for anything coming you way kind of breakfast. It’s like the oatmeal cookies cousin that came from a yoga retreat with knowledge of health and wellness. I’d almost call it an oatmeal cake, but I wouldn’t want you to think anything unhealthy here because…

Oxo will be donating $100 to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer for each blog post, which is exactly why I’m sharing this recipe using Oxo products with you! And a super plus, it is so good. Oxo sent me the recipe to Dorie Greenspan’s newest cookbook and some glass baking pans made from BPA-free borosilicate glass, OXO Good Grips Glass Bakeware which are good with extreme temperature changes. Plus an Illuminating Digital Hand Mixer…