Tag Archive: healthy

Whole Wheat Pancake Mix (Ten in 10 – Week 9)

As promised, for today’s Ten in 10 update post, I will be announcing the winner of the FlaxMatters.com giveaway.  But first, I thought I’d share another recipe that uses the milled golden flax that the winner will be receiving!
Saturday’s are a great day for a nice homemade breakfast. Most mornings I eat yogurt and fruit [...]

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Chai Spiced Roasted Almonds

I really enjoyed my spicy cocoa roasted almonds a few weeks ago.  They were a great, relatively healthy chocolatey snack… Better than the other chocolate alternatives around the house!
So, I stocked up on a bunch of almonds again this week to make another batch of roasted almonds.  This time around, I wasn’t in the mood [...]

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Ten in 10 – Week 8 Update

Thank you all for the encouraging words last week… I’m gradually get out of my blogging slump, and along with that, I have been making healthier meals!  I’ve managed to get back on track this week and made quite a few healthy meals and snacks. I’ve managed to stay on track with my workouts, too!
Instead [...]

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Healthy (Vegan) Chai Spiced Pumpkin Muffins

You may think that pumpkin is only for the fall, but I could eat pumpkin all year long. I made lots of my own pumpkin puree with the fresh pumpkins from our CSA this fall, and stocked up on a few extra cans, too… Just in case!
I’ve been on a bit of a quest to [...]

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Ten in 10 – Weeks 6 and 7 Update

I have to be honest and say that I’m still not really in the mood to write… I considered skipping this Ten in 10 update entirely when I remembered that I had skipped last week’s update.  #10in10 FAIL!  So, it is under self-inflicted duress that I am writing this post. How’s that for an intro? [...]

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Ten in 10 – Week 5 Update

Can you believe we are five weeks into 2010 already? It’s amazing how fast the time goes by.
I’m feeling a bit more upbeat for this week’s Ten in 10 update. I’m still not seeing the results that I would like as quickly as I would like, but when I am really honest with myself, I [...]

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Cranberry Relish… Not Just for Thanksgiving!

You’re probably thinking that I’ve lost it… “What is she doing posting cranberry relish in February?!”
Well, I’m posting my cranberry relish recipe because it’s a part of one of my favorite #10in10 breakfasts.  You see, when I started the #10in10 challenge a few weeks ago, I still had some cranberry relish hanging out in my [...]

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Spicy Garbanzo Dip

If you’re looking for some healthy alternatives for your Super Bowl party this weekend, look no further!
As I mentioned in my last #10in10 post, one of my goals this week was to try to plan some healthy snacks to help me avoid the sweets in between meals. So, on Sunday afternoon, I whipped up this [...]

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Ten in 10 – Week 4 Update

I must admit, I have been dreading this week’s Ten in 10 update, but nevertheless, here it is…
You see, on paper, it looks like I have been doing really well with my Ten in 10 goals. I have done a fantastic job at exercising regularly and making some pretty healthy meals.  I have even done [...]

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Ten in 10 – Week 3 Update

It’s time for my update on the third week of the Ten in 10 (#10in10) Challenge!  Fortunately, this week wasn’t nearly as busy for me as last week was.  Even though I baked a red velvet cake last weekend (and I’m working on a chocolate peanut butter cake right now…), I feel like I have [...]

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