With the summer produce starting to pop up in markets around town, I've been loving all of the fruit lately. Sweet cherries, strawberries, and peaches have been my favorite. Nature's candy is the best! So naturally with all of my fruit consumption in recent weeks, I had to make fruit dip. Dipping fruit into a decadent tasting dip is one of my favorite desserts, especially when it's healthy like today's recipe! I've been making a lot of cake batter recipes lately, including a few batches of energy bites, smoothies, and now, this fruit dip. I also think that cake batter cookies may be in my baking future. To get that cake batter flavor, I combined cashew butter with shredded coconut, maple syrup, vanilla dairy-free yogurt, vanilla extract and cashew milk. ... [Read More]
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Lemon Cashew Cranberry Date Bars
Yesterday was one of those days when everything just goes well. First, I got a lot of things checked off my to-do list for work. Then my time at the gym was a tough, sweaty workout. I switched it up and tried the rowing machine for the first time to get more of an arm workout in and really liked it! I'm definitely going to add rowing into my repertoire of cardio exercises, especially when my legs are sore and need a bit of a break. Have I mentioned lately how I love trying out new types of exercise?! Last night I had a dinner date with a girlfriend of mine that I met living in San Diego, Tiffany. She was in town for work, so we had dinner together. I was excited to have see her and have some girl time -- I've been missing that since moving to the Bay Area and not having any good ... [Read More]
Cashew Crazed: Chocolate Banana Cashew + Honey Cashew Smoothie Combos
Hi there! It's shaping up to be a nice Friday so far. After getting some work done and having a conference call, I took a break to go for a hike with Harley at the park down the street. It felt good to be outside! Today is a bit cooler and sunny - and by cooler, I mean that it felt like a lower 60 degree temp, because ya know, I've turned into a spoiled San Diegan... Hey, anything between 60-85 degrees is a-okay with me. ;-) Onto food.... I used to shy away from eating things with high amounts of fat, but then I learned to differentiate between ''good" fats (monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and omega-3s) and ''bad" fats (saturated & trans fats). Nowadays I'm not afraid of using a tablespoon of olive oil, and I eat a serving of nuts, avocado, and peanut butter all the ... [Read More]