Healthy Carrot Cake

  Each year for their birthday, I let each of my kids choose their birthday cakes. I know this isn’t anything new or exciting – it’s usually it’s chocolate or vanilla or an ice cream cake. But when I asked my daughter and she wanted a...

Refreshing Green Detox Smoothie

  I’m so bummed! I’ve been under the weather lately, dealing with a virus that surfaces from time to time. It is usually dormant, but comes to life every once in awhile. Ugh. I hate being sick. As you know, as a mom life goes on even when we’re sick! I’ve been...

Loaded Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes! I’ve been adding them more and more to my diet this year, choosing them more and more over the white ones. They’re so tasty and easy to cook. I love roasting them, but when I came across a recipe for sweet potatoes with some toppings, I had to...

Seared Ahi Tuna

This is one of my absolute favorite dishes. Whenever I eat out, this is the first thing I look for on the menu. It’s usually an appetizer, but I love to eat it as an entree. I’m fortunate enough to live in Southern California, and I surprisingly find it often....

Almond Butter Brownies

  If you were to ask me, in my pre-health coach days, whether I preferred cake, cookies or brownies, brownies were always my top choice. They were probably one of my most favorite treats (next to dark chocolate, that is). They’re ooey, gooey deliciousness....