Carbs are great. I love carbs. I know they get a bad rap sometimes, but I genuinely think they're wonderful. I am also well aware that healthy living is all about balance. So for every dozen cookies I eat, I have to throw a vegetable or too into my diet. See? Balance, people! This is my new go-to veggie packed, low-carb, SUPER DUPER easy to make vegan "pasta." More like im-pasta, because it's made with butternut squash noodles. It's packed with flavor! You still get a bunch p

As long as I can remember, Pop tarts have been part of my daily diet. Brown Sugar, Smore's, Blueberry -- I ain't got no type! My tastebuds love them all. Except unfrosted... what kind of monster do you think I am?! I have to admit, the thought to bake my own had never crossed my mind until this weekend. Late one night, I ventured downstairs to the vending machine in my apartment to get a lil snack. To my utter dismay, the vending machine was fresh outta Pop tarts. WTF buildin

I've been getting a lot of requests for more vegan recipes, and this one will warm you right up from the cold! Vegan recipes sometimes get a bad rap for being boring, but definitely not this one. It's healthy, delicious, and has just enough chili powder to clear out your sinuses! I don't know about you but I love a good hearty chili. One that's a full meal. All you need to add is some bread for dunking and your favorite toppings -- cheese! sour cream! avocado chunks! more che

This is the best thing you can do with your Halloween candy. Believe me. Friends don't lie. Decoration inspired by Delish, this Stranger Things layer cake is complete with cream cheese frosting, M&Ms ands 3 Musketeers Bars. It's guaranteed to be a hit with any Demogorgons you may encounter -- excuse me Demodogs -- as well as any Netflix/chocolate enthusiasts. I didn't have as much time to bake/decorate as I would have liked, and I always feel like I'm cheating when I use a pr

Usually, the healthy versions of food totally suck! But this one totally does not. Seriously! Zucchini pizza crust is where it's at!!!! Like it's regular pizza counterpart, it is extremely delicious. BUT has way less calories and WAY way less carbs. Something this good should be illegal. As long as you've got a food processor or magic bullet, and a vegetable peeler or cheese grater, it's pretty easy too! Yields: One 8 inch pizza Prep Time: 25 min Bake Time: 25 min Total time:

After a couple weeks of eating non-stop donuts and french fries and everything unhealthy I could get my hands on, my body has been in need of a reset. Traveling hasn't helped, but the second I got home, I started craving these babies: Blueberry Protein Pancakes! When I'm at home, my typical breakfast is either a morning peanut butter and banana smoothie, that I can take on-the-go, ORRRR when I have a little more time, these protein pancakes are a morning staple. They satisfy

Yeah. Chicken. And. Waffle. Cupcakes. Let that sink in for a second. And I haven't even mentioned the Maple Buttercream frosting yet!!! One of my very best friends, is visiting this week and she has a slight (drastic understatement) fried chicken obsession. Last time she came, I took her to get Chicken and Waffles at Sweet Chick (next to Roscoe's, maybe the best on the planet). And I HAD to make these in honor of her visit. I've only attempted this recipe once before, and not

Pumpkin season has clearly commenced!! Does anyone else feel like you can't even walk out of your house without being attacked by Pumpkin Spice everything? Pumpkin spice candles, cool. Pumpkin spice lattes, not my fave, but I get it. Pumpkin spice bath bombs, weird. Pumpkin spice gum. Pumpkin spice protein powder. They even make a pumpkin spice hummus! And pumpkin spice Pringles. Google it if you don't believe me. But I will admit, amongst allllll of that, I am an absolute su

This is what fall is all about!! Butternut squash soup. And buying half-priced Halloween candy on November 1st (but I don't need to do a whole blog post on that). I cannot describe how happy I was, two weeks ago, when I walked into the local market and saw butternut squash stacked up in the produce section for the first time since hmm January maybe. Butternut squash ravioli was one of the first recipes I learned to make as a semi-adult and maybe I'll share that one if enough

This is my favorite make-on-the-weekend-bring-to-work-during-the-week recipe. That is, if it lasts until Monday. It's a light enough pasta dish, where it leaves me energized rather than sleepy and maybe I'm weird, but I think it makes a great side dish for an at-home breakfast or brunch! I am a very recent fan of putting blueberries in everything (I hated them most of my life), but now I can't get enough! Along with the taste it adds to the salad, blueberries have crazy healt