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Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

TL/DR – Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake. This version is dense like a pound cake, buttery, tangy, sweet and orangey. Cranberries explode in high heat and prove quite festive in this bundt with orange icing. – My neighbor friend made an excellent point when chiming in …[read more]

Easy Cheesy Bean Dip

Easy Cheesy Bean Dip

TL/DR – Easy Cheesy Bean Dip. Use a food processor and the oven to turn beans, sour cream, monterey jack cheese, ranch seasoning and lemon juice into a smooth, warm baked dip that will be gone as soon as it’s cool enough to eat. – …[read more]

Pumpkin Flax Bread

TL/DR – Pumpkin Flax Bread. A super moist, high-fiber version of pumpkin bread, this recipe uses flaxseed meal, whole wheat flour, coconut sugar and avocado oil to achieve a delightfully moist and tender sweet treat that you won’t feel terrible about eating. – If you …[read more]

Corn Queso Dip

Corn Queso Dip

TL/DR – Corn Queso Dip. This dip is delicious cold, but even better baked! Fresh corn, tomatoes and jalapeño, queso quesadilla, lime juice, chives and spices are a great combination. – In the summer, there are days when the idea of turning on the oven …[read more]

Peanut Butter Banana Flax Waffles

Peanut Butter Banana Flax Waffles

TL/DR – Peanut Butter Banana Flax Waffles. High protein, high fiber and high flavor, these healthy waffles have banana, powdered peanut butter, flaxseed meal, coconut sugar, avocado oil and whole wheat flour… and they taste amazing. – It’s nearing back-to-school season and one of my …[read more]

Blueberry Blender Muffins

TL/DR – An easy and flavorful blueberry muffin recipe made mostly in a blender, sweetened with agave nectar and with added protein and fiber from white whole wheat flour. – If you’ve ever tried to feed blueberry muffins to a child who picks the blueberries …[read more]

Roasted Carrots and Radishes with Feta

Roasted Carrots and Radishes with Feta

TL/DR – This easy side dish is packed with the perfectly compatible flavors of fresh thyme and an orange juice white balsamic honey reduction drizzled over roasted carrots, radishes and feta chunks. – If I had to choose one vinegar to use for eternity, it …[read more]

Zucchini Brownies

TL/DR – Made with whole wheat flour, butter and unsweetened chocolate and sweetened with agave nectar, these zucchini brownies are moist and chocolatey with only 65 % of the guilt. – When it comes to the amount of zucchini in our local gardens during the …[read more]

Orange Chai Gingerbread Muffins

Orange Chai Gingerbread Muffins

TL/DR – Chai tea bags steeped in milk, lots of orange zest, warm spices and coconut sugar make this whole wheat muffin a great way to start a cool fall morning. – Orange zest marries perfectly with the flavors of black tea, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger …[read more]

Lemon Agave Cheesecake

TL/DR – Lemon Agave Cheesecake. This is a simple cheesecake recipe with a standard graham cracker crust, sour cream, ricotta cheese, plenty of lemon and sweetened with agave nectar. Creamy, dense and so pleasing to the palette! – The method for making cheesecake in this …[read more]