Recipes

Green Lemonade Smoothie

December 30, 2011
Green Lemonade Smoothie

Feeling too lazy to make and chew a big salad for lunch. Don’t have any soup made or thawed so decided on a Green Lemonade smoothie for lunch. It’s closer to Christmas green, but I’ll try even more Kale next time. I think this will be a good one for the 5th anniversary of...

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Glass Straw Inspired Coconut Mango Green Smoothie

December 26, 2011
Glass Straw Inspired Coconut Mango Green Smoothie

My husband gifted me with a set of these amazing glass straws from Glass Dharma. This is the “Beautiful Bend Smoothie” style. Perfect. They are my favorite Christmas gift this year. I was so excited to try them out that I added mango green smoothie to our brunch menu. Our guests tried and loved...

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Christmas French Toast

December 24, 2011
Christmas French Toast

Christmas morning, 2004 I climbed out of bed, brewed coffee and warmed two homemade orange chocolate muffins. My husband, Brian, popped in a DVD of a Vermont snowstorm and a CD of the Carpenters Christmas album. We sat on our couch with Christmas mugs and muffins to open presents. He handed me an oddly shaped...

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Healthy Cookies for the Holidays

December 16, 2011
Healthy Cookies for the Holidays

A few months ago, Alexis Swanson Traina, creative director of Swanson Vineyards, and I bonded over conversation about gluten free baking while sipping Anjelica topped with a splash of San Pelegrino and a squeeze of lime. One of her favorite Saturday rituals is baking chocolate chip cookies with her family; however she was still seeking...

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Pumpkin Muffins

December 8, 2011
Pumpkin Muffins

When I became a nutritarian nearly five years ago I missed baked goods the most. Especially around the holidays. It became even worse when I discovered I was sensitive to wheat and gluten because then I couldn’t even have whole wheat bread or pita. But two years ago, after much searching, I discovered gluten...

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