Updated - Let's talk sweet tooth. I love sweet things. If I had to choose sweet, salty or savory - sweet will always win out. When I think of creating balance with my sweet tooth sometimes it's incorporating it into my typical routine like having dessert most nights. Sometimes it's finding ways to change up… Continue reading Recipe: No-Bake Protein Cheesecake Filling
Category: Recipes
Not Really A Recipe: Salad Combinations
If you follow my Instagram page for my food posts, you know that I have no issue throwing things in a bowl and calling it a meal. I'm a believer in the Food Network, a subscriber to their magazine, a Pinner and I think that above all food should be fun and work for you.… Continue reading Not Really A Recipe: Salad Combinations
Recipe: Food Network Gingerbread Pancakes
Updated - I'm a subscriber to Food Network magazine and I also stalk their web site for ideas... way too much. When I was looking for cookies to experiment with I found gingerbread pancakes. I say this every year when I get into seasonable posts - I've probably been eating and drinking and breathing fall… Continue reading Recipe: Food Network Gingerbread Pancakes
Recipe: Mini Sweet Potato Pie
What do you do when you have left over sweet potato that you don't think you'll finish before they go bad? Make pie. Sweet potatoes and pumpkin are pretty similar in taste and you can prepare them pretty much the same way. The main differences between the two are the nutritional make up. Sweet potato… Continue reading Recipe: Mini Sweet Potato Pie
Recipe: Peanut Butter Banana Protein Bread
This morning as I noticed that the bananas were getting soft I made the executive decision that I wanted to make banana bread. I also know that I'm trying to be mindful about consumption, so that immediately meant I wanted something that would be one or two servings. After flipping through my cookbooks, I decided… Continue reading Recipe: Peanut Butter Banana Protein Bread
Recipe: Single Serving Protein Cream Cheese Icing
What You'll Need 2 tablespoon Fat free cream cheese 1 tablespoon or about a third of a scoop of a basic protein powder (I used cookie dough) 1 tablespoon Milk (I used cashew milk) Vanilla extract Splenda Directions In a microwavable bowl, add 2 tablespoons of fat free cream cheese and microwave for about 10… Continue reading Recipe: Single Serving Protein Cream Cheese Icing
Recipe: Triple Chocolate Brownie Muffins
Because my co-worker is a fantastic lady who can appreciate my ability to track macros while she doesn't understand it fully, she notified me the other day that she would be making her triple chocolate brownie muffins. They're mostly vegan with the except of the chocolate chips that she used, but were 100% delicious. This… Continue reading Recipe: Triple Chocolate Brownie Muffins
Recipe: Berry Reduction
Berries are a staple in my nutrition plan. They are low in carbohydrates, high in fiber and I can eat them in volume. I love volume food. I eat pretty much all berries and these are the ones that I keep in my house at all times, in order of importance: blueberries strawberries raspberries blackberries… Continue reading Recipe: Berry Reduction
Recipe: goat cheese stuffed baked apricots
I had the best time yesterday at the market in Boston. It was the coolest thing I have ever seen. It was also the cheapest produce I have ever purchased! I grabbed some necessities like green peppers and asparagus, but I also bought some things that sounded like a good time, such as apricots and… Continue reading Recipe: goat cheese stuffed baked apricots
Recipe: sweet pumpkin spice butternut squash
Sweet potatoes, pumpkins and squash are essentially relatives, so why not treat them similarly? I understand that many squashes have distinct flavors such as acorn squash being a little more nutty, but butternut squash I believe has a lot of diversity. I'm going out on a limb to say that I think there are two… Continue reading Recipe: sweet pumpkin spice butternut squash