Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie
Ingredients:
Directions:
BLEND – add more almond milk to reach desired texture
stir in 1 tbs chia seeds + serve!!
ps if you have spinach add a handful 🙂
Eggplant Caponata AHP 029
Springtime means a bounty of new ingredients coming into season and one recipe I look forward to once spring arrives each year is my eggplant caponata. A hearty combination of eggplant, bell pepper and spinach with sweet, chewy raisins and tangy red wine vinegar piled atop a crusty baguette smeared with goat cheese. Each bite is full of flavor and oh so satisfying. I love packing eggplant caponata for a picnic by wrapping each sandwich in parchment paper and serving it alongside fresh fruit, some cut up veggies and of course, wine!
Cucumber Mint Spritz
The second the weather gets warm and I open the windows to a fresh breeze blowing through the house I immediately think cocktails on the patio. Anyone else? It’s crazy how the weather shifts not only my mood but also what my body craves. Bare feet, lighter meals, lots of walking, and oh yea – cocktails. While I am a total margarita (freshly squeezed with extra jalapeno – of course) or muddled mint mojito (extra lime and light simple syrup), those are more special occasion cocktails in my mind. So when it’s Monday and I’m in my bare feet with Brazilian Soul Radio blaring on Pandora and the breeze blowing through my house I want something a little simpler to take out and sip on the patio at promptly 5 pm (I like to think of it as a little mini work-break-happy-hour).
Perfect Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti squash is one of those things that when done correctly can be amazing. But it can also be mushy and gross or totally intimidating. So today I’m sharing my method for perfectly roasted spaghetti squash + 5 of my favorite recipes that use perfectly roasted spaghetti squash!
Chia Pudding
One of the struggles I see so often with ladies, especially when carb-cycling (and especially on low carb days) is not getting enough fiber! And while veggies are my favorite source of fiber it’s amazing when you cut out the whole grains how many veggies you have to consume to get that 25 + grams of fiber a day. Enter chia pudding. It’s easy to make, super low carb and super high fiber. It’s basically a low carb day lifesaver!
A Healthy Passion Salad Round Up
Who doesn’t love a good salad? So often we can fall into the trap of making the same thing over an over again to the point of total boredom. Well, we’re quite the salad fans around here and figured it would be fun to share with you our favorite AHP salad recipes! So let’s get started.
Cabbage and Noodles
With St. Patrick’s Day less than a week away I figured I would share my go-to tradition of Haluski or cabbage + noodles. Haluski is a traditional Polish dish made of fried cabbage and egg noodles. It bakes up into a dish of buttery comfort food. Why I make it for St Paddy’s Day? No idea haha. Maybe because of the cabbage?? Regardless, it’s a comfort meal in my house and it couldn’t be easier. If I am getting fancy I make it with fresh egg noodles (either homemade or storebought) but you can also use dried fettuccine. And if you’re cooking up the whole pound follow the same instructions just pick up a large cabbage instead of a small one and use a little extra butter. This dish also reheats extremely well so I always make extra! Give it a try and let me know what you think. Come Sunday you’ll most likely find me with a big ole’ bowl of this stuff + a Jameson cocktail (still trying to figure out what that might be).. stay tuned!
Almond Flour Banana Bread
Is there anything better than the smell of a warm loaf of banana bread sitting on the countertop fresh out of the oven? Yea, I can’t think of a single thing. And to be honest, it’s really the main reason I buy bananas at the grocery store. While I enjoy a slice of classic banana bread on occasion I prefer something that won’t make my energy crash on most days, so this almond flour variation has become a new go-to. If you didn’t know what was in it you totally wouldn’t even know. If you end up with extra almond flour I definitely recommend trying almond flour pancakes, swapping almond flour in salmon cakes and I’ll do my best to get my almond flour thumbprint cookie recipe posted asap – promise!
Super Bowl Recipe Round Up
Super bowl Sunday is just around the corner (how is it Feb 1st tomorrow) and I have had a lot of questions from you all on some dishes you recommend for your Super Bowl viewing so you can stay on track with your healthy lifestyle but still enjoy the fun! So here are a few of my go-to A Healthy Passion recipes to take to a super bowl party (or any party really)! Don’t forget you can easily track your recipes in my fitness pal using the ahp # – just search ahp {space } xxx.
Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos AHP206
Perfect for Super Bowl Sunday, these loaded sweet potato nachos are topped with fajita stewed beef with peppers and onion, quick-pickled jalapenos, creamy avocado, fresh cilantro and lime juice for serving. If you want to get crazy throw a little sour cream and cheese right on top! Continue reading “Super Bowl Recipe Round Up”
Batch Cook This !
A lot of you have reached out since signing up for TRIM and told me that your biggest struggle with healthy eating is that you’re busy and don’t always have time to cook. My tip for that, batch cook. Pick 2-3 recipes per week and double or triple them to have simple meals to reheat all week long. Here are a few of my go-to A Healthy Passion recipes to batch cook !