Today, without fail, I got down to my last banana and of course it was too ripe for my liking. I pondered a bit and considered making a small banana bread loaf but I didn’t feel like I had enough banana to do that. Then I thought I might make some banana pancakes but I…

Somehow I will justify my pickings as breakfast and by the time lunch rolls around I’m starving while sitting at my computer editing and wondering why heck I’m hungry, hits me—oh yeah, I forgot to actually eat a real meal so I quickly slap some almond butter on a piece of paleo toast, top it…

A few of my favorite summer fruits are apricots, cherries, strawberries, kiwi…I could go on but I won’t bore you with my seasonal favorites but I will say that I have some good news about these blueberry pie energy bites. Although, blueberries are the sweetest (and probably less expensive) in the summertime, you can still…

Fall can’t come soon enough. Alas, I will just have to find a way to enjoy what’s left of the summer. And with that being said, I am going straight to the grocery store and buying a bag of lemons. Nothing says summer like a tarty lemon treat and to be honest, I really didn’t…

This glorious nut and dried fruit section is where I get a lot of inspiration for my recipes. When making raw, nut based recipes, it’s easy to pick out a few things and toss them into a food processor and see what happens. My usual go to combo is almonds, dark chocolate and dates—simple and…

Completely aside from the joy of not having to be blasted with heat from the oven, I think raw desserts have a deeper and more decadent flavor. For example, using cinnamon in a recipe. It tastes more prominent when it’s not baked and it’s still in raw form. This is all speculation and I might…

She told me that she adds molasses to give it that specific taste. She brought the bottle out for me to dip my finger in and try the molasses… all by itself… And let me tell you it was not what I was expecting. My mom laughed as I choked on the earthy, bitterness of…

I got so pumped when I took my first bite of these little strawberry delights because I have such a passion for creating mouth-watering recipes that are actually good for your body and don’t taste like cardboard. I know I’m probably not the only one that has had a “healthy” food that tastes like plastic….

So almonds and apricots…what the heck can I make with that? The first thing that popped into my mind was energy balls. Easy-peasy and almost always a no-fail creation. Toss the almonds and apricots into a food processor with a couple other ingredients and call it a day. The easiest instructions ever award goes to:…