Homemade Gummy Worms (only 3 ingredients!)

If you’re like me, you’d like to keep as much processed junk away as possible. Sometimes it can be harder than you think. A fun solution for sweet treats can be to make your own candy. Not only are these slimy and sour homemade gummy worms super-duper easy to make, they are made with only three real food ingredients. Kids …

Intolerant to gluten and dairy? No worries! Here are some deliciously moist gluten and dairy free peanut butter and oatmeal cookies.

Gluten and Dairy Free Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies

We love a good, homemade cookie in this house and my husband delivered…again. Yes, these gluten and dairy free peanut butter and oatmeal cookies are another one of my husband’s creations. He loves creating great, from-scratch treat for the kids. Of course,they are always more than happy to help sample them. So why gluten and dairy free? Well, our daughter …

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread

I am back. You may have noticed that I took a brief two week hiatus from blogging and Facebooking, as I was out of town and spending time with my family. On Father’s Day last week my Papaw, who would’ve been 93 years old this week, peacefully passed away. He led a brilliant life. My Papaw (Ray) served in the United …

Quinoa Blueberry Bread - Quinoa Blueberry Mini Loaves - Delicious & Nutritious!

Quinoa Blueberry Mini Loaf Bread (nutrient dense & delicious!)

We love bread in this house. Like, love it. Like…really, really, really love it. Lucky for my husband (and son…and me), I realized that in order for us to continue eating bread, I had to learn to make it. This recipe has quickly become a favorite in our home. It is rich, tender, packed full of flavor (and never mind the fact that …

Carob Chocolate Chip Recipe

Homemade “Chocolate” Chips

For my loyal readers, you know that I just love chocolate (you may remember learning this in my Quinoa Carob Mini Loaves recipe). For my new or not so loyal readers, you may not know my love. Well, it’s pretty simple…I love it. I crave it. I need it in my life. When I found out that I needed to …

Cooking with Cocoa Butter: Why it isn't just for skincare!

Cooking with Cocoa Butter + Sprouted Hazelnut Cocoa Butter Recipe

I could not be more excited about writing this post! Why? Cocoa butter is suuuper healthy and yet under-utilized in the cooking world. Perhaps many of you have used cocoa butter in DIY skin care products. Yes, it’s a nourishing butter for our bodies. But not just for our external bodies. Internally, too, cocoa butter has a delicious nutritional profile! When …

Paleo Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll in a Mug Recipe

Grain-Free Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll in a Mug Recipe (Paleo, Gluten-free)

It’s fall, y’all! The bewitching time of year when we pumpkin spice all the things and grocery stores and shopping malls turn into autumn wonderlands, smelling of cinnamon sticks and cider with glittering pumpkins and country apple candles bamboozling their shelves. It’s glorious, isn’t it? Being from Charleston, SC, I never really experienced the changing of seasons and, more times …

Allergy-Friendly Fruit Pizza Recipe {Dairy-Free, Grain-Free, Nut Free, No Refined Sugar}

Allergy Friendly Fruit Pizza Recipe {NO: grains, dairy, refined sugar, nuts!}

At this very moment, while I type this blog post, there are crumbs on my keyboard and blueberry juices on my face. Why? Because I can’t stop myself from eating every last bite of my latest yummy #fromscratch concoction- a delicious grain-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free AND nut-free Fruit Pizza. You’ve all had the classic fruit pizza, right? The one that’s …

Raw Brownie Bites Recipe (Featuring Coconut Manna)

I absolutely LOVE all things chocolate. On the day I was born I was given a box of chocolates and a teddy bear. True story. My mom of course got the chocolate, but it’s always been my favorite candy for as long as I can remember. These raw brownie bites may just take the cake though. Chocolate cake, of course. A few …