These refreshing Chewy Mint Chocolate Granola Bars are full of whole oats, flax seeds, nut butter, coconut oil and a touch of honey. They are a fun and refreshing snack for you and the kids! Growing up, my brother would always always always get mint chocolate chip ice cream whenever we were lucky enough to go down to the BR 31 Flavors in our neighborhood. When he ordered, I would just stand there and look at him like he was crazy. Every-single-time! Green ice cream??.. with chocolate?? What was he thinking? No way. It was pink bubble gum ice cream for me. Which at the time, I thought was sooooo much more sophisticated;) Turns out, big bro was right all along. Mint + Chocolate were meant for each other. It only took me 20+ years to catch on to his smart thinking. Since this realization, I can't get enough of this combo - in ice cream, candy, and even as a healthy breakfast smoothie. So last week, as I was about to make some healthy granola bars to take to Ellie's class ...
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Cherry + Almond Chia Seed Jam
This 4-ingredient Cherry + Almond Chia Seed Jam is full of flavor without using refined-sugar or any fancy canning equipment! Get ready, it's so good you will be spooning it onto everything you eat this week! Someone asked me recently how and when do I write my posts while I watch Parker (and Ellie if she isn't in school) all day? The answer is that I write most of the posts on this blog in an extremely frantic manner in the 2 precious hours that Parker takes an afternoon nap. First I eat lunch at mach-speed, then I pour myself my afternoon cup of coffee and enjoy a whole 3 minutes of Pinterest or Instagram scrolling before I hustle to my desk to write up a post <------- and yes, I am going to blame this fast pace writing for all of my spelling and grammatical errors;) That is on a good day, when Parker actually naps! Other days, I sit and listen to her talk the big talk for an hour before giving up and getting her from her room. Nothing gets done on those days. And boy, does ...
Spiced Seed Butter
This creamy and smooth Spiced Seed Butter is the perfect alternative to any peanut or almond butter! Cinnamon, cloves and ginger are added to roasted sunflower seeds and quickly blended together for a seed butter you won't believe is nut free! A must have seed butter for any nut-free school or kiddo with a nut allergy. It's Friday! Let's get crazy!! And by crazy, I mean let's drink as much coffee as we possibly can so after the kids go to bed, we can stay up late and watch an entire movie without falling asleep! Since hubby has a big deadline tonight, I'm thinking about making some popcorn and watching this movie while snuggled under 3 blankets. If you live in the Denver area, you are welcomed to join me. But be warned that pj's, messy hair and a bottle of wine are all requirements for hanging at my movie night:) While I had a delicious salmon puree planned for today, I decided that just wasn't cutting my crazy vibe I am feeling today. Salmon puree can wait for a Monday or ...
Wild Birds Trail Mix
This Wild Birds Trail Mix for your kiddo has it all - pretzels, dried cranberries, yogurt covered pretzels, cashews, sunflower seeds and best of all chocolate sunflower seeds! It's the perfect mixture of salty, sweet, fruity and crunchy, and is a winning combination for any back to school lunch! It's back-to-school time and since you know me, you know I am already getting a bit crazy about the whole thing - this is my first time at this dog and pony show after all. Grammy and I took Ellie shopping where she picked out a new backpack, new lunch containers, a new outfit and of course some new shoes! Okay, you are right, I picked out the lunch containers, Ellie could care less about those! She's only going to 3 year old preschool and I know that it isn't that big of a deal, but it feels like a huuuuugggggge deal to me! MY FRIST BABY IS GOING TO SCHOOL! I simultaneously want to high-five everyone around because I am pumped for the extra free time and I also want to cry on ...