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Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

July 17, 2018 By Alyssa 26 Comments

These healthy peanut butter cookies couldn’t be easier! Rich and tender, these gluten-free peanut butter cookies are made without oil or butter and with (very) minimal natural sweetener. Just one bowl and six ingredients are required!

While I haven’t calculated it exactly, I’m betting that cookies are one of the most extensive categories on this blog. There’s a lot of variety, from rainbow cookies to pizzelles to palmiers, but there’s a common theme — these cookies qualify as desserts.

As a big fan of everything in moderation, cookies definitely have their rightful place in my diet. In fact I’m eating a chocolate chip cookie as I type this. 😉

Sourdough Havarti Grilled Cheese with Peppers and Onions

July 14, 2018 By Alyssa Leave a Comment

This sourdough havarti grilled cheese is filled with strips of roasted poblano peppers and caramelized onions for an ultra satisfying vegetarian grilled cheese sandwich. Easy comfort food perfect for lunch or dinner! This havarti grilled cheese sandwich was inevitable given my quest to use caramelized onions in ev-ery-thing lately. They’re probably one of the easiest […]

Italian Sausage Soup with Orzo and Spinach

July 10, 2018 By Alyssa Leave a Comment

Italian sausage soup with orzo and spinach is a healthy and filling soup recipe perfect for year round! Serve with a crusty piece of bread and a salad for a well-balanced meal. I know it’s July. Yes, it’s sweltering. And yes, this is a hot soup recipe. But when something is this good, it would […]

Easy Instant Pot Sauerkraut

July 5, 2018 By Alyssa 3 Comments

$Instant Pot Sauerkraut is SO easy to make in a fraction of the time of traditional from-scratch versions. Just a handful of ingredients and a half hour are all you need to make this hearty side dish recipe.$

Instant Pot Sauerkraut is SO easy to make in a fraction of the time of traditional from-scratch versions. Just a handful of ingredients (including bacon and caraway seeds) and a half hour are all you need to make this hearty side dish recipe. While I’m Italian, we never did the Feast of the Seven Fishes […]

Lemon Herb Quinoa Salad with Parmesan

June 30, 2018 By Alyssa 39 Comments

Lemon herb quinoa salad is a hearty side dish that’s bursting with bold flavors. Parmesan, onion, and garlic pair well with bright lemon notes and herbs in this healthy flavored quinoa recipe. Sometimes people ask me if my blog is all healthy food, and sometimes other people will ask if I get sick of “all […]