Made with just 6 ingredients, this chocolate cashew butter fruit dip is the perfect easy dessert for Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, or really, any night of any week! Hi, friends! It's been a minute since I've shared a recipe with you, but I'm back today with my first blog recipe of 2020. Say hello to this chocolate cashew butter fruit dip! This dip is easy to whip up, requires only 6 ingredients, and is a decadent but healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth. Pair it with your favorite fruits, like berries, banana, pineapple and apple. The base of this dip is homemade cashew butter, which is easy peasy to whip up. All you need are salted & roasted cashews - you could use raw cashews, but I love a bit of the sweet + salty contrast, and I also like the roasted flavor - a bit ... [Read More]
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10 Recipes to Try This Memorial Day Weekend
Who else is looking forward to their holiday weekend? Today's post shares some healthy summery recipe ideas to try! If you're a blogger that shares a lot of your personal life and adventures, having a blog is like having an online diary of travels and fun (...ya know, a diary that other people read that is!), and sometimes it's neat to look back at what I was doing at this time in another year. Looking back at past Memorial Day weekends, I went on vacation to Mexico last year (surprised my love for his 30th with the trip!), spent the weekend with friends during a deployment of my hubby's another year, and went on a wine tasting getaway to Napa and hiked around at Muir Woods when I was living in the Bay Area. This year, I have some fun things planned for Memorial Day ... [Read More]
Cashew Cake Batter Fruit Dip {Vegan + Gluten Free}
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]
Chocolate Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip + Labor Day Weekend Recap
Oh, how I love 3-day weekends! It seems like there's so much more time to have fun, relax, and also get a couple of productive things done than during a regular weekend. That extra day really makes a difference, don't you agree? I spent a ton of time outside over the weekend -- just how Labor Day weekend should be. Inspired from watching all of the U.S. Open action, I kicked my long weekend off with a tennis session with my hubby... ...and then we headed over to the beach for a sunset picnic: We also had a chance to stroll around the farmers' market and pick up some local goodness.... ...grill a margherita pizza for dinner one night... ...and go on a hike with our dingo at our nearby favorite park: Something we spent a lot of time doing over Labor Day weekend was ... [Read More]
5-Ingredient Creamy Honey Fruit Dip
Happy weekend everyone! I'm looking forward to a few days being home with my hubby. Last week he was away training for the Marine Corps Reserves, and then I left for Vegas for my work trip before he got back last weekend, so this weekend we're excited to get some time together. On our agenda is finishing up our bathroom revamp, repainting part of the exterior of our house, and also having some fun outdoors and relaxing. Any fun plans for your weekend? Speaking of weekends, last Friday night I got together with my friend Tiffany for a wine night. We see each other pretty often, but usually we make workout dates, so it was nice to chill, talk, drink wine, and munch on snacks together (and not be sweating while I was with her for once!). For our wine night I whipped up a few healthy ... [Read More]