Orange Chai Baked Donuts
Orange Chai Baked Donuts It’s snowing in Colorado and a little chai spiced donut with all the orange flavor you can have, is warming me right now. Brew a cup of tea and mix in with the batter. Pipe into donut molds and in 8 minutes they are ready. Glaze and enjoy. These really are […]
Classic Gluten Free Coffee Cake Muffins
Classic Gluten Free Coffee Cake Muffins These little nuggets…or muffins, in this case are the best. It’s your favorite coffee shop variety but made healthier and even more delicious. I mean moist cake center with all the brown sugar streusel topping you could want. Classics don’t die. They live on. And can be altered just […]
Classic Baked Glazed Pumpkin + Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Classic Baked Pumpkin + Cinnamon Sugar Glazed Donuts If this picture doesn’t stop you in your tracks…I guess I’m trying too hard. BECAUSE holy smokes, these are good! I’m going to be making these A LOT this Fall. The simple batter, comes together quickly – no surprises or super fancy ingredients here. Just pure organic […]
Pumpkin Spice Gluten Free Granola
Pumpkin Spice Gluten Free Granola Tis the season to make something pumpkin spice, I mean seriously. I had to jump on the wagon and use the delicious spice blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, mace and cloves. Simply stir together thick oats and quick cooking oats (the combination is a good one – I use […]
Chocolate Chunk Baked Donuts with Peanut Glaze
Chocolate Chunk Baked Donuts with Peanut Glaze Happy Halloween! Ok, these little bites of goodness are just that. GOODNESS! And with this being Halloween week, I just couldn’t resist decorating them with themed sprinkles. Peanut Butter + Chocolate are a great combination…and in donuts even better. The chocolate donut is tender, perfectly filled with cacao and […]
Blender Banana + Cottage Cheese Muffins
Blender Banana + Cottage Cheese Muffins Basically the tastiest banana bread in muffin form with crunchy walnuts and spongy muffin goodness. What more do you want? These are good. Call them what you want – banana bread muffins, banana muffins, or my crazy title of Blender Banana and Cottage Cheese Muffins. And one of my […]
Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins Mouthful’s of cinnamon, brown sugar and crispy apples. It’s basically Fall in your mouth. Your house will smell amazing and your stomach will be happy too. Following my basic muffin recipe, similar to my Lemon Blueberry Muffins and my Classic Gluten Free Coffee Cake Muffins, I changed it up slightly by […]
Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bagels
Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bagels I used to eat bagels everyday and at any chance I could get. All those carbs. And let’s talk about the mountain of cream cheese. I would have them for breakfast, snacks and any other chance I could get. Making these gluten free and even paleo friendly was a vast important – for my […]
Sugar Free Morning Glory Muffins
Sugar Free Morning Glory Muffins If you need a muffin in the morning, these are the ones for you. Filled with carrots, apples, apple sauce, raw honey, ginger and cinnamon. They won’t give you that sugar rush or crash. They will give you a little bit of flax, whole wheat and coconut oil to start […]
Blueberry Coconut Granola
Blueberry Coconut Granola Pour the milk over some crunchy and crispy oats with coconut flakes, sweet maple syrup and wild blueberries. Basically the perfect healthy breakfast or snack on the go. I love adding in raw pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and slivered almonds too. Forget the bowl of milk…I can’t stop snacking on this. Store […]
Paleo Everything Bagels
Paleo Everything Bagels During high school and college, my favorite breakfast and snack was a toasted bagel with a mountain of cream cheese. Talk about a totally gut, carb and sugar bomb. But hey, my young body handled it…but not so much now. I love the idea of a bagel but with dairy free cream […]
The Best Gluten Free Blueberry Vanilla Bean Coffee Cake
The Best Blueberry Vanilla Bean Coffee Cake I know, I know – everyone says there coffee cake is the BEST…well, this is seriously the BEST Gluten free version I have EVER enjoyed. It’s perfectly balanced with blueberries and cake – sweetened with brown sugar and lots of vanilla. Then that crumb topping – more brown […]
Gluten Free Apple Pie Granola
Gluten Free Apple Pie Granola It’s basically the scents of apple picking, a cinnamon stick and a cookie in your mouth at the same time. Pile on the apple pie seasoning, fresh honey crisp apple, gluten free oats and all that maple syrup. Who cares about breakfast!?!?! This is a great snack. Homemade food gift […]
Almond Hazelnut Spread Gluten Free Zucchini Bread
Gluten Free Zucchini Bread with Hazelnut Spread I know, another zucchini recipe. Don’t roll your eyes. This one is gluten free (you can’t even tell) and has the most amazing ribbon of almond and hazelnut spread within it. Yes, it has chocolate in it and less sugar than you would believe BUT won’t miss. Use […]
Raspberry Cream Biscuit Scones
Raspberry Cream Biscuit Scones I will never turn down a scone plus raspberry cream just sounds good. The tangy and sweet fruit folding into a sweet cream dough. You will have bites of whole fruit and then ribbons of it throughout. They are flakey, tender and gluten free. I used my basic scone recipe which […]
Simple Spring Asparagus + Caramelized Onion Quiche
Simple Spring Asparagus + Caramelized Onion Quiche It’s a classic quiche with all the rich onions, crunchy asparagus and creamy goat cheese. All in the easiest egg base with lots of black pepper and thyme. Use a frozen gluten free crust to make the steps even quicker. Give me all the quiche. When a restaurant […]
Sweet Potato + Chorizo Hash
Sweet Potato + Chorizo Hash Tender bites of sweet potato, zucchini and all the chorizo I can handle. Simply spiced with smoked paprika, garlic and onion powder. Serve with an easy scrambled or fried egg (poached for extra points) and top with the fastest guacamole around. I love how rustic this dish is, how the colors […]
Banana Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Banana Cinnamon Coffee Cake My kids are going bananas over this cake. I think it’s the crumble topping but they say they love everything about it. The most tender and perfectly moist banana cake with a sugary crumble topping. Adding ripe bananas, creamy buttermilk, and maple syrup take your regular coffee cake up a notch. […]
Gluten Free Blueberry Coffeecake
Gluten Free Blueberry Coffee Cake It’s snowing in Colorado…has been since yesterday afternoon and this is just the perfect snack to sit back and enjoy while sipping on my hot coffee. I mean, coffee cake has to go with coffee. This cake is moist and tender with the right amount of sugary topping spiced with […]
Mini Wild Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Bean Drizzle
Mini Wild Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Bean Drizzle I just feel like someone is looking at me?!?! Aren’t these so cute and fun. They are tender, moist and with just the right amount of blueberries and purple swirl throughout. These scones are my BEST gluten free version YET. Using frozen wild blueberries, cold salted butter, a […]
Roasted Garlic Mushroom + Spinach Quiche
Roasted Garlic Mushroom + Spinach Quiche Tender and hearty roasted gourmet mushrooms with buttery herbs, roasted garlic and fresh spinach all baked together with eggs and coconut milk. I just love quiche. I love how versatile it is. Breakfast or lunch – serve with a side of mixed greens and it can be dinner too. […]
Healthy Morning Banana Blueberry Oat Muffins
Healthy Gluten Free Morning Banana Blueberry Oat Muffins With my simple staple muffin recipe – I just had to change it up with some flax, oats, minimal sugar and gluten free flour. I just love muffins. Cut them in half, grill the sides, slather some butter and sip your coffee. So good. I over filled […]
Lemon Raspberry + White Chocolate Baked Donut Muffins
Lemon Raspberry + White Chocolate Baked Donut Muffins It’s always a good idea to change up your breakfast routine, mid morning snack or on the go afternoon pick me up. These baked donuts, did the trick. Hints of fresh lemon, with seasonally ripe raspberries and melted white chocolate – in a simple cake like donut […]
Gluten Free Strawberry Yogurt Cake with Lemon + Coconut Sugar Topping
Gluten Free Strawberry Yogurt Cake with Lemon and Coconut Sugar Topping Have you ever had cake for breakfast? Or cake for a snack? If your answer is NO, then HOP on the train of CAKE ALL DAY LONG! This has strawberries and yogurt in it SO it’s healthy and needs to be eaten at all […]
Tomato and Spinach Quiche
Easy Sun-Dried Tomato and Fresh Spinach Quiche Just back from a workout and I’m starving. Instead of grabbing a sugar filled muffin at a coffee shop or even a “healthy” egg sandwich at the drive through – I knew that this was waiting for me. Speaking of the crust, I bought it. Yes, you read […]
My Ultimate Paleo Breakfast Tacos with Cilantro Cashew Vegan Crema
My Ultimate Paleo Breakfast Tacos with Cilantro Cashew Vegan Crema Tacos don’t have to be just for dinner. Changing my normal breakfast routine up with these – has turned my cloudy gloomy mornings INTO bright and sunny…I feel like I can concur the world after this flavor combination. Simple salt and pepper eggs with toasted […]
Homemade Gluten Free Nutty Granola
Homemade Gluten Free Nutty Granola Salty and sweet – filled with nuts, dried fruit and maple syrup and honey glazed oats. The perfect snack, or breakfast with yogurt or milk. Add in some fresh fruit and it’s perfection. No added white sugar…just real maple syrup and raw honey. It’s the perfect combination of sweet, salty […]
