Yay! The first few days of the challenge have gone wonderfully thus far! Justin and I made a big grocery trip this week and stocked up on everything we needed. I’ll admit, the bill was pretty hefty BUT this food will last us at least a month, and we will save money on NOT eating
Desserts
Frozen Pumpkin Pie Dessert (Vegan & Gluten Free)
A Little Prelude: Ok, so I have to be honest, not all things that are attempted in the “Kitch” turn out as hoped. Yup, I’ll admit it, I have a failure now and then…. “le sigh”. Pumpkin pie was not my initial idea for this post, I was thinking pumpkin, but I attempted some cream
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Dinner
Sweet Potato & Tofu Thai Curry Stew
I’ve been on a major sweet potato kick lately – I’ve been making sweet potato for salads, mashed sweet potato, putting it as a side, or just eating it by itself! This root vegetable is just so delicious, and super healthy too! Not only are they inexpensive which is a bonus, they are high in
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Desserts
Chocolate Coated Gingerbread Bliss Balls
Nothing screams Christmas treats more to me than gingerbread, and gingersnaps, and the whole taste and smell of gingerbread goodness!! I was trying to think of how I could make a treat/snack that had this amazing flavor yet wasn’t full of refined sugars, flours, or other junky ingredients. Then it came to me… BLISS BALLS!
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Desserts
Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
I bet you never thought you would see rich, decadent, chocolate cupcakes on a Nutritionists’ blog. I did it! I created healthy, delicious, don’t-feel-too-guilty-about-eating-these cupcakes, and I made them festive too, perfect for the Christmas season! There’s a secret about these melt in your mouth, rich cupcakes, they are made with a typical pantry ingredient
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Dairy Free
Meatless Monday: Roasted Spaghetti Squash & Veggie Bolognese
Shockingly I am somewhat new to the world of spaghetti squash! I can’t say I have it a lot, and I have no idea why!! It’s so delicious, and such a perfect pasta substitute! I ate this for dinner last night, and I have to say – my serving of 1 cup of spaghetti
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Desserts
Healthy Eatmore Fudge Squares
“Mmmmmm… they totally taste like Eatmore Bars!!” said my hubby, and the name was born. Healthy ‘Eatmore’ Fudge Squares, because that describes them perfectly. A chewy, yet crunchy, sweet, chocolaty bottom, topped with a rich, fudgey (is that a word?!), decadent, chocolaty layer, cut into a perfect little four bite square. YUM. This recipe is
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Dinner
Meatless Monday: ‘Clean Eating’ Fried Rice
Fried rice is always a delicious and filling dish.. but not always the healthiest. Most often, it is overloaded with sodium, high in fat and calories, and made with refined white rice.. booooo! This fried rice recipe is adapted from the Clean Eating Magazine. This magazine is always a great read. Recently a friend,
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Gluten Free
Half-Hour Veggie Chili
This was not originally going to be today’s Meatless Monday recipe as I was planning on something different, but yesterday the hubby and I were running around doing errands, it was freezing cold and we both simultaneously said “I’m craving chili!!” …and thus, the plans were changed! We also made a quick stop at Ikea