Dairy-Free Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
It’s Christmas! Let the Christmas cookie baking begin! Listen, even before I was trying to make our food a little healthier, I loved baking homemade…
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Naturally-Sweetened Sweet Potato Casserole With Maple Syrup
It’s the holiday baking season! Literally my favorite food of the year. I’ve been cooking real food holiday dishes for over a decade now, and…
Grain-Free Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Bites Recipe | Refined Sugar-Free and Kid-Friendly!
How many servings of vegetables do your kids eat on a regular basis? Two? Three on a good day? Do you ever wish you could…
Whole Wheat Spelt Banana Bread Recipe | Low-Gluten, Egg-Free, and Dairy-Free Options!
Do you love banana bread? It’s one of those desserts/breakfasts/snacks/whatever that tastes exactly like my childhood. We always made banana bread. Not only was it…
Dairy-Free Chocolate Cake Recipe (No Weird Ingredients!)
Question: Do you like chocolate cake? What about healthy chocolate cake? I know some of us are all about making real food desserts that taste…
Healthy Holiday Breakfast Banana Split Recipe
Christmas morning is often a flurry of excitement, giggles, and presents. But what about those hungry bellies? Shouldn’t the morning excitement include good food? Shouldn’t…
Five Minute Dairy-Free Caramel Sauce – Perfect for Dipping Apples!
Living on an 80-tree apple orchard, we eat a lot of apples! Thankfully my kids are on board with my love of keeping Real Food…
How to Make Sheet Pan Pancakes (Dairy-free Real Food Recipe)
Need a nourishing, budget-friendly, real food breakfast for school mornings? Or do you just hate flipping pancakes? We got you covered in this recipe. First,…
Is Real Maple Syrup Healthy? Maple Syrup Nutrition and Uses
Maple syrup has been a healthy sweetener for centuries. Find out how maple syrup is made, maple syrup nutrition, and how to use maple syrup.…
Not Just a Sweet Treat: How Sugar Causes Disease on a Root Level
Does sugar cause inflammation? What is the link between inflammation and sugar? White sugar has plenty of reasons to be on the “bad for you”…
Healthy Pumpkin Pie Recipe {with a secret, ahem, twist}
Finding a healthier pumpkin pie with the perfect texture has been my mission. Making sugar free pumpkin pie with maple syrup has been my secret…
Nutrient Packed Blueberry Spinach Smoothie Recipe That Kids Love!
School is under way. That means two things. Mornings are busy.The germs are spreading. That doesn’t mean throw in the towel, buy boxes of cereal…
Bake and Serve: Garlic Maple Chicken Recipe
I’ve always been someone who wants to have a signature dish. You know, the kind you become famous for – and maybe even have people beg…
Homemade No-Cook Chocolate Chia Pudding Recipe (Dairy-Free Options)
I get a little cynical when it comes to single-serve cups of “food” that I see in kids’ school lunches. If you read the ingredients,…
10 Alternative First Birthday Cakes {Pumpkin Fudge Recipe}
When is a cake not a cake? I don’t know the real answer to what surely sounds like an 8-year-old boy’s favorite joke, but my…
Three Ingredient No Cook Banana Custard Recipe
A huge welcome to our newest writer and my local colleague, Mary Voogt of Just Take A Bite! I’m thrilled to have Mary on the…
The Secret to the Most Amazing Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Ever
Sometimes I don’t even read the ingredients. That’s right, you heard me. I love ice cream soooo much, that it’s one of the few things…
Maple Roasted Acorn Squash Soup Recipe {GUEST POST}
This is a guest post from Renee Kohley of Raising Generation Nourished. It’s easy to roast acorn squash soup for a quick dinner. Learn how…
Maple Roasted Pears, a Dessert from The Nourished Kitchen Cookbook
In the “normal world,” desserts without gluten or sugar are pretty hard to find. I get stuck in normal mentality sometimes, so when Jenny McGruther…
Make a Silly Meal: Pancakes, Pancakes, and More Pancakes
Q: “Mom, what’s for dinner?” A: “Pancakes.” “What else?” “A side of pancakes. Oh, and we’re starting with pancakes. Did I mention there will be…