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The Trouble with Being a Stay at Home Parent

I’ve always wanted to be a stay at home mom. I think the idea of it spun into a fairytale in my head. Spending lazy days with my beautiful children, creating a warm and relaxing home for my family, cooking and baking delicious treats in the kitchen and doing clever crafts with the kids. It all sounded like something that I’d love. And [read more]

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Carrot Cake Muffins

Carrot cake has always been one of my favorites. Its moist, spicy and densely flavorful! So what could be wrong with adding more carrot cake to my everyday life? Traditional recipes have eggs, lots of oil and lots of sugar. These muffins give me the flavor fix I want without the extras I don’t need. I use whole wheat flour instead of [read more]

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Vegan Flan

If you have never tried Flan before, it's a creamy delicious custard swimming in caramel sugar syrup. If you love Flan, but are Vegan now... time to meet my Vegan Flan! [read more]

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Ingredient Spotlight: Agar

If you haven’t heard of Agar, then let me be the first to introduce you! For vegans it is an absolute must-have ingredient in your cooking toolbox, and for non-vegans, its a way to replace gelatin in your diet. Agar, also referred to as Agar-Agar or kanten, is a gelling agent that comes from seaweed. It can also be used in fruit preserves, [read more]

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My Kids’ Vegan Mac and Cheese

I offer you my families vegan mac and cheese. There are no fake ingredients, and it’s a version that can fit in right next to your lineup of other mac and cheese interpretations. Its warm, creamy, comforting and even has that classic orange color! [read more]

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Getting Back on Track

When I moved to California after living in New York for 8 years, I was thrown way off-balance. The people I had talked to on a daily basis…the familiar streets and scenes… were all gone in the blink of an eye. It had taken me 8 years to figure out how I worked in New York. I had no idea how I worked in California. To be fair, [read more]

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Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthier

I know a few things about what my kids like and don’t like to eat. My daughter doesn’t like the veggie breakfast sausages, only the bacon. She doesn’t like cheese….unless its on pizza, shredded, or mixed into something. I know my son will have 4 helpings of something he’s into, but I’ll have to work for [read more]

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30 minute Chili

I put together this recipe for the days I just…CAN’T! It uses ingredients that I always have on hand, and it makes all kinds of easy meals. I’m talking chili with cornbread and greens, chili dogs, chili fries, chili with tortilla chips, chili mac and cheese! I know, I know, chili is supposed to be slow cooked, and it gets [read more]

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Orange Miso Rice Wraps

By Kristin Fraser Orange Miso Rice Wraps Yields 6 rolls. 2-3 Rolls per person is suitable Ingredients: 6 Rice Wraps 1 Carrots, Julienned (2 ½-3” long strips, approx. 1/8” thick) 1/4 Small Head of Purple Cabbage 1⁄2 Cucumber, Julienned 1 Container Sunflower Sprouts 1⁄4 Cup Cashews, Crushed 1⁄3 Cup Fresh Cilantro, Chopped Procedure: [read more]

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Stop Dieting, Start Living!

By Kristin Fraser “Don’t start a diet that has an expiration date. Focus on a lifestyle that will last forever.” A lack of optimal health seems to be an ongoing struggle for not just some, but most people. “After this weekend… After next…” But it’s not about finding the right time to ‘diet’. It’s about [read more]

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