Posting this while waiting for a fire drill to happen in my building. Making these for the first time. Banana bread energy bites. They just taste like banana bread. Not make like banana bread. Dates, bananas, almonds, flax seeds, and maca powder. Every time I open my maca powder jar it makes me think of…

Food combining. A area where I lose people when I talk about it. I am not a registered anything. I have read plenty about nutrition. I played sports for the majority of my life so I was around trainers and coaches who worked on helping you understand how to treat your body. I know/talk to/…

dinanicola: it’s hot outside, suck on deeez pops. berry + coconut popsiclescooking time: 5 minutes servings: 6 grocery list: 1 pint blueberries 2 pinches lavender honey or other natural sweetener 1 c boxed vanilla coconut milk (or make your own with coconut meat, water, sweetener + vanilla) 1 c strawberries 5 – 6 basil leaves…

dinanicola: dip this. spicy pepper + harissa cauliflower hummus cooking time: 35 minutes servings: 6 grocery list: 1 small cauliflower head, broken into florets olive oil sea salt 2 – 3 tsp harissa 2 tbsp tahini 1 lemon, juiced 1 clove garlic water vegetables for dipping 1. preheat oven to 400 degrees. line a baking…

dinanicola: dunk this. pumpkin spice baked doughnuts vegan + gluten free version: 1¼ cup dates (i used golden dates) 1 cup coconut milk ½ cup coconut oil 6 tbsp apple sauce 1½ cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh) 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp pumpkin spice ½ tsp sea salt 2 cups gluten free flour mix…

dinanicola: how to fend off vampires. garlic green beans prep time: 5 mins cooking time: 3 mins 1 lb green beans 6 cloves garlic (more if you like it spicy!), roughly chopped sea salt olive oil 1. bring a large saucepan of water to a boil + add in green beans + 1 tsp sea salt…

dinanicola: the hipster-est of salads walk into any all-the-rage, farm-to-table restaurant these days + and spoiler alert, you are guaranteed to find two things on the menu: kale and brussel sprouts. so, why not marry the two? kale, brussel sprout + apple salad cooking time: 15 minutes serves: 4 1 head kale, stems removed +…

dinanicola: prime for the pickin’ heirloom tomato salad serves: 2 – 4 cooking time: 10 mins 4 heirloom tomatoes, sliced 1 cucumber, peeled + sliced 2 green onions, cleaned + sliced avocado (optional) olive oil sea salt 1. place all vegetables in a large salad bowl 2. drizzle with olive oil + sea salt to…

Crazy to think that that two-thirds of produce samples in recent tests had pesticide residues. In my house we moved to primarily organic about 6 years ago. In the recent years I have paid much more attention to the dirty dozen and clean fifteen. Health wise I have seen a difference for sure. Also with…

birdwillbirdwont: Isn’t this How To Summer list from You Are My Fave brilliant? It’s like a little mini bucket list of things to do during the summer. A great way to keep track of all those things you say you’re going to do, but then forget about it a couple weeks later. Really want to…

A post from Detoxinista came through my newsfeed on FB today. It has the words kale and peaches in it. That sold me. This is such a simple salad. I skipped all the rubbing of the kale and letting the salad sit. I came back from a workout and wanted to eat. Mama gots to…