I had so much fun with this soup. I have made traditional black bean soup a few times but with Autumn arriving with force this year I was in the mood to do something pumpkin. I live in a fairly small town but am usually impressed with the produce and food selection at our local grocery store. I do have a Whole Foods that isn’t too far away (about 30 miles) but it was rainy and foggy, and there was no way I was driving over the mountain.
Not Your Grandma’s Brownies
Secretly, we were so incredibly skeptical of these brownies. We bought a 100% cacao dark chocolate bar and felt so good for being “clean.” Then we both took a bite….OH MY. Bleh. It was terrible. So, we decided to cut it with an organic 60% cacao chocolate bar. You still get all the benefits and…
Frozen Fruit Skewers
When we were first dreaming up this recipe we were trying to come up with a healthy fun dessert kids would love. We wanted it to be sweet….but we still wanted it to be healthy. In the past both Sara and myself had eaten fruit skewers in various forms…so we thought hey….why not freeze them!…
Ultimate Clean Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Today is one of the first days where it actually feels like fall. There is a crispness in the air and the leaves are starting to change colors here in the Virginia Mountains where Sara lives. This type is weather typically puts us in a baking mood. Personally I, Jessica, in the past would…
Kale Chips
This afternoon we decided to try our hand at making kale chips. They are such a healthy alternative to traditional snack food and something we hadn’t tried before!