Motivation and inspiration for everyday living.
What Do I Do With My Fresh Produce Bounty?!! Way to go! You signed up for a CSA this year! Most likely you have started getting your boxes of beautiful produce. If you are like many people you have gotten a few mystery items. Maybe you you pick all your produce out at the local farmer’s market [Read On]
The sun is shining, the days are long and the fresh produce is plentiful! What are you planning on doing with your veggies this summer? Our recent trip to California gave me some great ideas on what to do with mine! The friends we stayed with showed me how you can toss anything on to [Read On]
Today I am showing you the amateur way to sprout! The sprouting process is so easy! Here is how I sprout, if I can do this you can too! Sprouts are amazing little power houses! Easier then a full fledged garden especially in the winter, these little guys will give you all kinds of nutrients! Check out this video from the [Read On]
I found this recipe at www.elanaspantry.com, all the recipes I have tried of Elana’s have been fabulous! I also recommend her recipe book even if you are not trying to be gluten or grain free, her food is super tasty! You can find Elana’s book, “The Gluten Free Almond Flour Cookbook” in my “Books I [Read On]
Mae’s Coconut Cinnamon Rolls… I have been searching for the perfect cinnamon roll for years. UM WOWWYYY! These were the best I have made yet! The dough was perfectly moist and amazingly flavorful! I give credit to the honey and the coconut oil! You MUST try these rolls!!! These rolls are DAIRY FREE with the option [Read On]
Coconut is my all time FAVORITE flavor! I can’t get enough of the smooth, creamy tropical taste! My favorite drink is a Piña Colada, I only indulge in these once a year, until now! I created a healthy smoothy that gives me my Piña Colada fix, I even splash a lil coconut rum into once [Read On]
This week you might start to think I am turning Strive For Progress into a recipe blog! Well I love cooking and recipes but that is not my plans! My family loved last weeks beach meal plan SOOO much I couldn’t help but share all the yummy flavors and recipes with you! Next week I [Read On]
SMOOTHIES!! You asked and now I am delivering! You want smoothie recipes and I have them! Apparently my smoothies are so good that my kids made up a new word for them, “Tastalicious” (say taste - delicious really fast!) I am going to start a small smoothie series, I’ll post 2-4 new smoothies recipes a month. It will end when I either run out of [Read On]
Late one evening as I was doing some reading I felt a grumble below. I try to refrain from late night snacking but this grumble was quickly becoming an angry roar. My instincts lead me to the kitchen were I do not keep snacky foods around so I either had to make something or eat leftover meatloaf. [Read On]
Cake Love… Okay I had a craving, it started out as a chocolate chip cookie craving. As I was thinking about my craving I noticed a cake on Pinterest. I then went to my “Recipes To Try” pin board and saw the whipped coconut cream pin. My brain quickly put the three together, CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE [Read On]
As I was cooking one day I started thinking about some of my favorite tools that I use in my kitchen. I tried to think of a few tools that I use on a regular basis that everyone might not have. I am going to share what tools I came up with and the many [Read On]
For a few years I went gluten free. My oldest kiddo has had eczema issues, which we are taking care of naturally (more of that to come at a later date in the blog). After a few years of dealing with her issues I started trying a gluten free diet and she had good results. I am sure [Read On]
I was thinking today that it might be fun to give you recipe reviews. Tell you about recipes that I have tried and how they turned out for me when I made them! Every year during the superbowl I crave brownies and buffalo or BBQ chicken wings. I am 100% positive it is not my own hankering that gets [Read On]
You can certainly use canned beans, I just find more flavor in dry beans! Mae’s Chicken Chili 1/4 pepper 4 split chicken breasts, bone in, skin on 4 garlic cloves 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 2 cups cooked pinto beans 8 oz. tomato sauce [Read On]
Most people I know in the summer and autumn pick up some veggies from their own garden, a local farmers market or a box from a local CSA. Sometimes we end up with an over abundance and no recipes! I have had that happen a few times! Here is a recipe I created one day when I ended up in [Read On]
Food is fun! We love to cook it, bake it, eat it! I want to inspire my kid’s love of food. I know that making food fun and exciting will help them develop a positive and healthy relationship with it. Here are a few fun ideas for you to try with the kids in your life… My sister [Read On]
I made this in my “scatter brained” moment last night. MMmmm! It is so good! It is perfectly moist, a perfect crust (I give kudos to my stone cookware for that) and it was just the right sweetness so that I could add a little whip cream on top and it wasn’t too sweet, just [Read On]
I found these cute little herb pots in a small store one day while we were out shopping. I do not think you need to buy a complete herb set pot to start a windowsill herb garden. I am showing you what I did. I believe you can do this with whatever you want. It [Read On]
Spiced Avocado Sandwich Recipe and Picture from www.wholeliving.com Use green Tabasco sauce, which is made with jalapenos.It has a kick like red Tabasco, but doesn’t taste quite as vinegary. Per serving: 353 calories; 9 g protein; 17 g fat; 48 g carbs; 13 g fiber. Prep: 20 Minutes Total: 20 Minutes Ingredients Serves 2 1 ripe avocado 1 tablespoon [Read On]
Today I made a fun smoothie for my family. I call it the “St. Patrick’s Day Smoothie” it’s my version of a green smoothie. Below is the recipie. I added the Greek yogert for probiotic benefit, the white toned down the dark green to make it a perfect green. The kids loved it so much, [Read On]
Here is a sweet treat to share with your Valentine on Valentines Day morning! Old-Fashioned Cream Scones View recipe at plantoeat.com Source: find.myrecipes.com Course: Breakfast Ingredients 2 cups cake flour 1/4 cup sugar plus 1 Tbsp. for sprinkling 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 [Read On]
