Spicy Little Beans

You guessed it!  I cooked these babies up with a healthy dose of coconut oil and, of course, plenty of spices.  I must admit that I was pretty pleased with the results both nutritionally and flavor-wise.
Lately, I’ve been turning to beans quite a bit to stretch our dollar and provide some healthy protein.  I almost [...]

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Coconut Bars of your Dreams

Lest you think that I’m a fairweather coconut fan and only like the oil, let me reassure that is not the case.  In fact, I love almost everything made with coconut.  I put coconut milk in my coffee and tea, go crazy for coconut tapioca pudding, and drool over coconut shreds on my oatmeal.
But I [...]

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Coconut Curry Cauliflower

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m doing a series of coconut oil recipes this week thanks to the fine folks at Tropical Traditions. As my luck would have it, they shared two quart-sized jars of their oil with me and wanted to know my thoughts.
Based on the fact that I’m a coconut lover, [...]

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A Celebration and a Treat

It was a big weekend for me!  I graduated from my culinary program and am now officially a trained Natural Chef.  I can hardly believe it.  The weekend went by in a whirlwind of a big catered event (more on that later), another catered brunch, a surprise from my family, and of course tons of [...]

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A Little Here, A Little There

What a fabulous weekend we had. I mean, the best!  There was good food, good friends, and it was Greg’s birthday!  We had so much fun celebrating and hanging out, which in a cruel twist of fate has made Monday arrive much sooner.
This week Monday is not only a return to work, but a return [...]

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