Category Archives: Recipes

In honor of the robin family…

Mama robin is spending a lot of time in the nest tending to her eggs these days.  Every time I walk outside I check on her, and she’s usually sitting there keeping her babies warm.  In honor of our little robin family (and because Yohannes has an Easter party at school today), I made these...

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{very berry smoothie}

We recently purchased a Ninja (1/2 price at Big Lots!) and have been making LOTS of smoothies.  The boys like to have them for an after-school snack & sometimes I drink one for breakfast.  As the temperatures have gone up, smoothies have sounded better and better!  My favorite is what I call the “Very Berry...

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{Recipe: Spinach Noodle Bowl with Basil & Ginger}

I tried a new recipe at lunch today.  I found it in one of our local health and fitness papers.  The flavors are pretty strong, but I liked it okay.  It’s got a combination of heat from the red pepper flakes and sweetness from the ginger root.  If you try it, let me know what...

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{Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps}

Recently I’ve been having a lot of fun trying some new recipes that use fresh, healthy, natural ingredients.  Since the beginning of 2012, I’ve started running (I’m currently in week 7 of a Couch to 5K program – running almost 2.5 miles when I started out running 60 seconds at a time….whoo hoo!).  I’ve also...

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recipe: cheese & vegetable quinoa bites

I think I mentioned before on here that I’m trying to eat healthier – and by that I mean more whole foods and less processed stuff.  I’ve tried several new recipes and even a few totally new foods since the beginning of the year.  One of those is quinoa – which I just realized I’ve...

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