Beet Fig Salad in Annecy, France

This beet fig salad is topped with walnuts and a spicy garlic dressing. Make it fast before figs are gone for the summer! There is this cute lake town in France near the Swiss border called Annecy. In less than a year, I’ve been there twice and it already holds a special place in my […]
Butternut Squash Kale Salad

Thank goodness my husband isn’t a very picky eater. He may not be any help with menu planning (all he ever requests are tacos and enchiladas) but he does eat whatever I put in front of him. Because he is easy, I give him a break on things I know he really doesn’t like. Quinoa. […]
Cranberry Cashew Protein Bites

I should probably just call these the “let’s get back on track and stop eating so much chocolate” bites. But, I wouldn’t want to get your hopes up by including chocolate in the title. With the discovery of all my food intolerances, I’ve been finding comfort in the fact that I am not allergic to dark […]
Lisa’s Nainamo Bars {Holiday Cookie Swap}

On the morning of my first cookie swap of the season, I was gearing up to make a mere 6 dozen cookies. I quickly realized that I already had an abundance of dessert from my birthday week and needed to get them out of the house, so I got an idea. My friend Lisa gave […]
Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies {Holiday Cookie Swap}
This is a guest post by my baking and book club friend, Lisa! She is one of the few that actually reads the books with me… For a slightly healthier, but still rich and decadent holiday treat, my family likes to add at least one flourless treat into the mix. This year, I went for […]
