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Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Salted Caramel Oats

Salted Caramel Oats

Avocado, Corn and Tomato

Avocado, Corn and Tomato

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Raw Strawberry Oat Balls

Raw Strawberry Oat Balls

Yes, I am the mom that fed my babies and had to have a bit of whatever they were having…just to taste it. I was also that 3 foot tall toddler that stood by my grandpa’s chair at the dinner table basically begging for a bite of what he was having. LOL!

Rainbow Fruit with Pineapple Dip

Rainbow Fruit with Pineapple Dip

When I was asked by Whole Foods Market to share my most favorite healthy and allergy friendly kids snacks for Back to School I could not have been happier. Why? The “whole” idea of working with “Whole Foods” is

Loaded Red Skin Potato Salad

Loaded Red Skin Potato Salad

Who doesn’t love a potato? As a child, I remember eating french fries for lunch, french fries for dinner…and french fries any other time I could get my hands on them. Bottom line…I loved those little night shades. I also have fond memories of my  sweet neighbor lady,

Sweet Pea + Savory Mushroom Salad

Sweet Pea + Savory Mushroom Salad

If a “salad” doesn’t contain lettuce is it really a salad? From one foodie to another we all know the answer is “yes”. Truth is I have never been much of a lettuce fan but throw a bowl of fresh cut veggies in a bowl with some oil, vinegar and salt and that is what I call a salad. Since I can remember my mother has made such salads and there was never one

Balance Bowl with Blackberry Maple Tahini

Balance Bowl with Blackberry Maple Tahini

It’s official, summer is knocking and it is blackberry month. Technically, every month is blackberry month in our home wether they come fresh or frozen.  It would suffice for me to say that our family of four will eat 3 clamshells of berries per day. Usually the berries are mixed but blackberries,

Protein Bowls with Salted Maple Tahini Sauce

Protein Bowls with Salted Maple Tahini Sauce

Last week I spent a day at Avalon, an outdoor entertainment, dining and shopping experience that is so well planted right off the freeway that it doesn’t feel like you are a shopping center in the city. It’s like a sweet neighborhood with beautifully manicured lawns, landscaping and curved sidewalks with smiling faces and neighborly conversation it as a place we visit frequently.