No time for dessert? Is that really possible? This creamy easy chocolate mousse is dark chocolate bliss infused with tangy orange whizzed up in mere seconds. Bright flavors of summer served up fast! I nearly engaged our overstuffed lounge chair in a full-frontal attack as I dived for the phone, ringing endlessly during….NAPTIME. (Cue horror…
5 Family-Friendly Breakfast Ideas to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Fitness Goals
Abandoned your 2017 healthy resolutions? It’s never too late to get back on track and start off the year re-committing to a healthy lifestyle of fitness and nutritious meals. Creating healthy breakfast habits will make you feel energized and empowered to keep making healthy food choices all day long. Not required: hours of meal prep…
Chocolate Energy Balls
For many of us, school is back in full-swing! Chocolate energy balls are the perfect snack to pop into our kids lunch boxes and are also a mega-hit among moms too. This chocolate energy balls recipe is packed with nutrition, protein, and natural energy boosters to help kids dodge the afternoon energy slump and keep…
Raw Dark Chocolate Brownies
Smooth, sultry dark chocolate-topped raw dark chocolate brownies were never meant to be shared- with you or especially not with my husband. Hoard them away, tucked deeply into the back nook of the refrigerator buried behind outdated leftovers no one would dare slide. That’s what I did, and even that didn’t work.Ladies, please tell me…
Almond Joy Green Smoothie
Hi friends! This week my family flew stateside to visit my relatives for the first time in two years. They’re snuggling the little ones and trying to shove all the sugar they can into my little girl while Husband and I take evening bike rides and enjoy the local ice cream parlours. That’s a recipe…
Make-Ahead Soaked Chia Oats
Most mornings I get up before 6 a.m. My kids wake up before the sun even realizes it’s dawn. Since we start our days early I want to spend as little time on breakfast prep as possible. That’s why my toddler and I eat make-ahead soaked chia oats or a nutritious smoothie almost every morning….
Life-Changing Skinny Avocado Brownies
I roll with the “made from scratch” club 99% of the time, but today’s life-changing skinny avocado brownies are a shortcut to brownie bliss. Crave-worthy at only a fraction of the calories. You’ll never look at brownies the same way again. These are ultra-simple TWO ingredient avocado brownies… or should I say three? Nah, water doesn’t…
Mango Coconut Chia Pudding
Remember Chia Pets? As a kid, I always wanted one of those sprouting pottery animals. Who knew that the chia “fur” they were growing was actually nutritious? I checked out Amazon today and sure enough, found my new Chia Pet crush. Chia pudding is made from those same chia seeds. When the chia seeds are…
Tropical Green Smoothie Recipes
I only recently jumped on the green smoothie bandwagon and was deliciously surprised.The abundance of tropical fruits here in Costa Rica lend lots of flavor options for tropical green smoothie recipes. I’ve always chowed down on fruits and vegetables, but childhood V8 Juice-related traumas meant that until recently, veggies weren’t invited to the elite fruits-only…
Our Favorite Breakfast Smoothie
Summerbeth and I are generally awake shortly after the roosters crow. Yes, we really do hear roosters even in an urban neighborhood here in Costa Rica. Since I’m hardly able brew my cup of coffee with both eyes open at this ridiculously early hour, the last thing I want to do most days is cook…
