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Recipe Rewind: Light and Healthy Quiche

Posted in: Breakfast, Entrees, Recipes ♦ Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012, 9:56 am ♦ 2 Comments

Did you know...eggs were shunned for several decades by practitioners, due to the incorrect belief that they are a high-cholesterol food that causes heart disease? Even my Dad has been urged by his doctors to stay away from eggs in fear that they may raise his cholesterol more...yet research in the [...]

Granola Bars

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes, Snacks ♦ Tuesday, August 7th, 2012, 7:44 pm ♦ 2 Comments

Remember my recipe for homeade granola? Well last week I got a request for a healthy granola bar recipe. My immediate thought?Why not make my favorite granola into bars that can serve as a great snack on the run? [...]

Blueberry Granola Protein Pancakes

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Wednesday, July 25th, 2012, 9:03 am ♦ No Comments

A few weeks back, the husband and I took a trip down to Naples. While there, I was told to try a breakfast place called First Watch, and that their pancakes are to die for. (more... [...]

Green Chile Breakfast Burrito

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, 12:31 pm ♦ No Comments

I'm always looking for ways to spice up the normal breakfast foods. And although I'm not very good about eating breakfast myself, the husband cannot function without breakfast. (more...) [...]

Recipe Recycle: Protein Pancakes

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 9:50 am ♦ No Comments

The other day, towards the end of my long Sunday morning run, I started thinking about what I wanted for breakfast (which leads me to wonder whether I run to eat, or eat to run?) I started thinking through some of the usuals: protein shake, eggs, yogurt and granola, but nothing seemed too exciting. [...]

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 11:35 am ♦ No Comments

I just got back from an amazing week in Jamaica, and just as I had hoped, when we got back, we were greeted with gorgeous fall weather! (more...) [...]

Mini Frittatas

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, 5:13 pm ♦ 15 Comments

In eating low-carb, paleo “ish”, the hardest meal of the day for me is often breakfast. This may be because there’s only really one “breakfast” food, that is low-carb and a whole food…the egg. [...]

Jamba Juice Withdrawals

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 3:25 pm ♦ 1 Comment

Want to know a secret? Ok its not really a secret, but the husband and I dream about starting a smoothie shop.Call us dorky, nerdy, or foodie, but we do. In our opinion, they are never in convenient locations, like on your way to the beach. [...]

Avocado Smoothie (heaven in a glass?)

Posted in: Breakfast, Snacks ♦ Friday, March 25th, 2011, 3:05 pm ♦ No Comments

The hubby and I are constantly on the run right now. Last night? Got home from work at 8:30, crashed by 11, gym this morning at 5:30, then back to work for another long day. (more.. [...]

Winter is here.

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, October 26th, 2010, 6:13 pm ♦ 2 Comments

I would say fall is in the air...but evidently I either 1) missed fall, or 2) have mistaken the temperature for what seems like it should be winter. Either way, winter is in fulllll swing here in Wenatchee in my opinion. I woke up yesterday morning to snow on the tips of the mountains, and this morn [...]

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