Breakfast
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal
I’m a weird breakfast food eater. As in, I’m the kind of person who doesn’t mind eating leftover Chinese food for breakfast. In fact, my breakfast on most mornings is a cheese quesadilla melted to perfection in the toaster oven. If you’re a regular reader, I’m sure you’re not surprised (see: Dietitian Eats). Thus, today…
Read MoreGluten-Free Pumpkin Bars
While in search of a different, delicious breakfast one morning this fall, I accidentally created a new breakfast bar recipe. And because it’s fall – and because I’m a white middle class millennial woman – this means it includes pumpkin. Despite my love for breaking clichés, I have to admit that I, too, succumb to the…
Read MoreEasy Coconut Cranberry Granola
January is a weird month. It’s the I-know-I-need-to-get-back-on-track month, but also the I’m-still-craving-all-things-sugar. What a bother. In my constant effort to balance my love of food with my love of health and nutrition, I often transform my favorite foods into a slightly-more-healthy (but still delicious!) dish. Cases in point: All-Natural Broccoli Rice Casserole One-Dish Grown-up…
Read MoreOoey-Gooey Chewy Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe for decadent, chewy sourdough cinnamon rolls uses only wild yeast from your sourdough starter and is dairy-free, egg-free, and vegan! Make sure to pin this recipe to make when you’re ready to cook! If you have a sourdough starter, you MUST give this recipe a try. These cinnamon rolls are ooey, gooey, and…
Read MoreSavory Oatmeal
It snowed this week for the first time this season! And of course, as the weather gets colder, my breakfasts heat up. Last year around this time, I introduced you to Pumpkin Steel-Cut Oats. This year I’m changing up this long-time breakfast favorite and rather than sweet oatmeal (as we’re accustomed to here in the ‘States),…
Read MoreSavory Granola Bars
One of the best things about living in Colorado is that the mountains are (for all intents and purposes) in my backyard. For a girl who grew up in Kansas, I still can’t get over this fact. Three days a week I drive west on my commute home and I gaze upon the splendor of…
Read MorePumpkin Porridge
Baby, it’s cold outside! With almost a foot of snow outside, all I really want to do is to curl up on the couch with a good book and cup of hot tea. Unfortunately, working full-time puts a bit of a damper on those plans during the week. So what’s the next best thing to staying…
Read MorePumpkin Spice Granola Recipe
Jump to Recipe Pumpkin is a nutritious, delicious fall seasonal vegetable and lends perfect flavor and nutritional benefits to this easy homemade granola recipe. Fall is in the air. Which, as you know, means pumpkin everything. If you’ve taken my advice to stock up on these 5 winter squash, you might now be wondering A)…
Read MoreOvernight Oatmeal Jars
We’ve all heard the old adage breakfast is the most important meal of the day! (or is it?) But when it comes to catching a few more winks or getting up early to start your day off with a hearty meal… well, let’s just say that for many people, sleep trumps nutrition in the early…
Read MoreBreakfast for Dinner
I love eggs! From my head down to myyy legs! I don’t remember how the rest of the jingle goes, but the American Egg Board’s marketing really worked on me. But perhaps you’re a little suspicious of these pre-chickens. Perhaps you’re wondering the same question I’m often asked: Will eating eggs raise my cholesterol? Delicious scramble… The…
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