Weeknight Shrimp and Chicken Quinoa Paella

I have always thought of paella as “special occasion food”. I typically only make it if friends are coming over and I really go all out, making it in the more traditional way, including all the expensive ingredients. Traditional paellas are delicious and honestly don’t need improvement. However, weeknights that we get to sit down together as a family are special too, and this paella comes together quick enough for a beautiful weeknight dinner. I still don’t think my kids appreciate that they get to eat meals like paella on say, a Tuesday night after baseball practice, but I…

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No Carrot Sticks: My Top 10 Healthy Snacks

Oh how virtuous it feels to snack on carrot sticks…and how unsatisfying. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against carrot sticks and I eat them often, but only paired with something decadent like guacamole! Otherwise, they just don’t do it for me.

So many times we think of snacking as a negative thing, but it really doesn’t have to be. And that’s good news, because as much as we may try to avoid it, snacking is a way of life now. We are on-the-go, running around and in need of energy!

There are pros and cons to snacking, but when…

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Healthy Maple Pecan Blueberry Crisp

This has been, hands down, my favorite sweet to make all summer. It has been my go-to dessert, not only because I love it (and so does everyone else), but because (if) there are leftovers, it makes a delicious breakfast the next day! I’m all about cooking once, eating twice and healthy indulgence!

This is just about the easiest dessert to throw together and did I mention, it doesn’t have butter, refined sugar, gluten or dairy (unless you top it with vanilla ice cream, yum!)? Yes, it’s healthy!! It gets it’s delicious sweetness from maple syrup, coconut oil and cinnamon,…

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