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Immune Boosting Chicken Noodle Soup

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A warm bowl of comfort. That’s exactly what this is. But it’s not only that! It’s also healing, delicious and packed with nutrient dense veggies and plenty of immune-boosting ingredients such as turmeric, lemon, onion, garlic and bone broth, to help you fight, or fight off,  winter colds and flu naturally! But don’t save this for when you’re feeling funky. It’s a warm and cozy winter meal any night of the week!

The bone broth makes this soup extra healing (and great for your gut!), but you can also use regular chicken broth or…

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Pasta with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce

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With the first glimpse of those little pie pumpkins at the farmer’s market, my mind starts prepping those little pumpkins for this recipe.

This is my one of my very favorite fall comfort dishes. The sauce has a very delicate flavor and is unlike any other sauce I’ve ever used on pasta. I guess it would come closest to resembling an Alfredo sauce, although I’ve never been able to eat more than about two bites of Alfredo sauce without feeling comatose due to it’s overpowering richness. Not so with this healthy pumpkin sauce! The creamy richness comes from nutrient dense…

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Dairy Free Kale Caesar Salad

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Ah, the ever popular Caesar salad. Always a favorite due to it’s creamy, garlicky, parmesan cheesy, bread crumb-y calorie dense goodness. So tasty, but not exactly the healthiest choice as far as salads go, and forget it if you’re ditching the gluten, dairy or have an egg allergy! Unlike a traditional Caesar, which can quickly weigh you down and trigger inflammation, this Caesar salad is perfect for cleansing the body, boosting vitality and also happens to be delicious!

I love creating healthier versions of traditional favorites that I know will fuel my body in all the good ways. This recipe…

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Easy Chicken Tikka Masala with Spinach

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So, I happened to post a pic of my dinner simmering away on the stove on social media the other night and have been receiving requests for the recipe ever since. Apparently, it looked really good ?It did turn out delicious, so, I’m happy to share the recipe with you, while it is still fresh in my mind! I adapted this from a slow cooker recipe I found online, but since I didn’t have time to slow cook as it was already 6pm, I made quite a few changes to the recipe. Plus, I think this way is probably…

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Healthy Vegetarian Burrito Bowl

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Who doesn’t love a burrito bowl? They are quick, easy, filling and tasty! One of the great things about a burrito bowl is you can throw one together without a recipe, but you may risk ending up with just an average burrito bowl… Try this one! This bowl is bursting with flavor and includes my all-time favorite addition to any recipe to ramp up nutrition…greens! I try to include a few vegetarian meals in our weekly meal rotation, to keep our focus on veggies, not meat. If you’re looking for quick weeknight vegetarian dinners, add this one to the rotation!…

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Improve Your Meal Planning to Save Money and Time

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I saved at least $200 this month by improving my meal planning. It’s true, maybe even more! And it didn’t take a lot of extra effort. I was simply more organized in planning our meals, shopped on the right days, reviewed the food I still had at the end of the week before buying more, and shopped only once a week.

Planning healthy meals has never been my issue, and we eat really well, but I’m trying to get better at the time and money part. I’m trying to simply shop less, buy less, waste less. It’s like the minimalist…

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Kale and White Bean Soup with Lemon

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I made this soup for the first time in a while the other night and was immediately reminded why I love it. My body was craving a quick healthy boost, and it was craving this soup. Soups are one of the easiest (and delicious) ways to get a lot of fresh, nutrient dense vegetables into your diet, quickly, easily and all in one bowl! This one is absolutely bursting with health (thanks, kale!). It is such a gift to your body. Tell me you don’t feel healthier just looking at the picture (and it’s not even a great picture, but you get the…

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Hearty Pumpkin Chili

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It’s October, so pumpkin everything! Yes, even chili.  ‘Tis the season, and in the effort to eat seasonal we’re going all pumpkin, all the time. I’m making pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, so why not chili too?

Chili is one of those meals that has endless adaptations and still always seems to turn out just right, even with pumpkin. Especially with pumpkin! Pumpkin is the ultimate fall flavor and works deliciously in a chili! It adds a creamy richness, and just a hint of flavor. It’s also a great source of fiber and nutrients like vitamins A and C…

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Weeknight Shrimp and Chicken Quinoa Paella

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I have always thought of paella as “special occasion food”. I typically only make it if friends are coming over and I really go all out, making it in the more traditional way, including all the expensive ingredients. Traditional paellas are delicious and honestly don’t need improvement. However, weeknights that we get to sit down together as a family are special too, and this paella comes together quick enough for a beautiful weeknight dinner. I still don’t think my kids appreciate that they get to eat meals like paella on say, a Tuesday night after baseball practice, but I…

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Summer Slaw with Chicken, Pineapple and Cashews

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Summer Slaw with Chicken, Pineapple and Cashews

Main course: Serves 4

Side dish: Serves 8

Ingredients:

Hot Saucy Lime Dressing

¼ cup fresh lime juice

¼ cup olive oil

2-3 teaspoons hot sauce (according to your taste for spice!)

1 tablespoon honey

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

Salad

2 large chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

1 small head green cabbage, finely shredded

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 cup fresh pineapple, diced

½ cup cilantro, chopped

1/2 cup raw cashew pieces

Cook chicken by bringing 4 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan and add the chicken breasts. Bring water back to a simmer and…

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