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As we settle into a back-to-school rhythm, a favorite way to integrate a healthy form of carbohydrates is with roasted sweet potato. They are a vegetable full of Vitamin A and provide a steady release of energy throughout the day. Roasted sweet potato is versatile and delicious served on a salad or with eggs.    Roasted Sweet Potato Chop into 2 inch cubes, toss in avocado oil, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Roast at 405 degrees for 20 mins, flip and bake for another 18 mins.  Using a silicone baking mat is a great non-stick roasting surface that is easy for...

With a gin lover in the family, we started the search for a gin cocktail to serve for a ladies brunch-in. Using Pinterest as a go-to for recipes the top three that caught our eye, mainly for the fresh and in-season fruits that were the ingredients to make drinks. Here were the top 3 contenders:  Strawberry Gin Smash - sweetened with honey, mixed with ginger beer, lemon and mint.  Watermelon Gin Punch - make your own watermelon juice for this fresh and sweet punch, great for serving to a group.  Raspberry Gin Smash - make a simple syrup and add lime for some citrus. The highlight...

There are so many uses for silicone muffin cups. Here are some of our fav's:  Baking! Of course. Depending on the thickness of the silicone it can be a bit of trial and error at first as a thicker silicone can bake more quickly than paper or a greased pan.  Serving kiddos snacks. It is the perfect holder for cheese, fruits, vegetables and more! Great to put multiple options in a container and keeps everything separate so foods do not touch one another.  Mold for making fat bombs or homemade gummy's.  To have big ice cubes on-hand for cocktails or the...

As we are getting into the routine with back to school, granola was on the list for a healthy snack that is easy to prepare in a big batch. This is the perfect healthy baked good to have on-hand for making a yogurt parfait, topping on salads, using as trail mix or adding to oatmeal for added crunch. We love recipes that sweeten with honey or maple syrup and use coconut oil to keep nuts, seeds and oats together. Great healthy ingredients to add to any recipe include ground flax, chia seeds and hemp hearts. For different types of sweetness swap between with dried figs,...

One of life’s simple pleasures is a piece of homemade banana bread with a cup of coffee or tea. The other day I pulled some frozen bananas out of the freezer with good intentions of baking that night, but life happened and they sat on the counter getting swarmed with fruit flies. After thawed, I removed the peel's and placed the bananas in a sealed bowl in the fridge… to then question two days later if they were still okay to baked with. Google said they were safe to be in the fridge for up to 7 days! So took...