Peanut butter and jelly granola… really, what’s not to love? The fun thing about this little recipe is that it’s sweetened by your favorite jelly or preserves, so it doesn’t need any added sweeteners. Which is a blessing if you’ve noticed how many granola recipes out there require huge amounts of very pricey maple syrup […]
Fig Tahini Seed Cycling Energy Balls
It’s contradictory, but: when you’re the only person who cooks, even in a home for two, you never make anything just the way you like it. My earliest food memories took place in various kitchens. There was the flour-dredged wooden table of Nanny D where we greased baking sheets with butter papers she’d hoarded for […]
Fudgy Chocolate Cherry Seed Cycling Balls (nut & coconut free)
I fumble the glue pot, so the spreader stays inexplicably wedged between my chubby fingers while the sticky mass of PVA travels towards my toes. And worse, the classroom’s corner story-time carpet. My eyes screw up so that I can’t see the inevitable: the pot explodes child-safe adhesive all over the butt-worn carpeting, like a […]
Strawberry Sunflower Seed Cycling Smoothie
Hands up if the whole concept of seed cycling for hormone health sounded great until you realized that… you never eat seeds?! I liked the idea of such a simple addition to my day for a nutritional boost, but seeds aren’t really something I’ve ever included in my diet as much more than a garnish. […]
Dairy Free Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)
If you hadn’t already noticed, then perhaps this Mexican street corn salad will be the first clue that things have been changing around here. I made a decision a while ago to start broadening out the range of recipes that I share, both to free up some creativity and to better reflect the way that […]
Watermelon Salad with Yogurt, Dukkah & Olive Oil
If you go wandering through the internet looking for watermelon salad recipes, you will inevitably find that 109% of them are that classic, delicious yet predictable pairing of watermelon and feta cheese. But I say, why does feta get to have all the fun? Watermelon does absolutely benefit from having some lightly savory accompaniments. The […]