If you loved those sweet chocolate cereals as a kid, you’re going to love this grown up version. Adding cocoa, maple syrup and almond butter to oatmeal is a beautiful way to start our day. Top it with some berries or banana slices and you’ve got a fast and easy, nutrient-balanced, weekday breakfast that will…
Category: Whole grains
No-Knead Whole Grain Beer Batter Bread
If you have flour in your pantry and beer in your fridge, you can make this bread! This recipe is a no-knead, no yeast, whole grain bread you can make in under an hour! Start your day with a toasted slice, serve it alongside your salads and soups, or spread a slice with some nut…
Refrigerator Bran Muffins (bake them fresh each morning)!
Warm muffins, right out of your oven, on a weekday morning? Yes, please! Make the batter over the weekend, put it in your fridge, then bake the muffins later in the week (or even 2 weeks later). Sometimes I only want to bake 6 muffins, not 12, and this recipe gives you the flexibility to…
Light and Easy Mac and Cheese
Macaroni and cheese is delicious but we all know how rich and energy dense it can be. Not to mention the time commitment of making a cream sauce and precooking the pasta. Well, with this just as delicious recipe, there is no need to make a sauce, no need to precook the pasta and it’s…
Whole Grain Soda Bread
Many of us were baking bread in the early days of Covid but now that we are fully back into life again, finding the time to bake bread from scratch is likely a distant memory. Not if you’re making soda bread. Soda bread gets its rise from baking soda, not yeast, so there’s no kneading…
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chickpea Energy Bites
These no-bake energy bites are a satisfying between-meal snack or can even fill in for a quick, on-the-go breakfast. All the ingredients are blended in a food processor, then rolled into bite size balls. Store them in the fridge or freezer.
Beans and Greens on Toast
This British inspired dish makes for a very easy breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s a meal that is well balanced, extremely satisfying, simple to prepare, and delicious to eat!
A Few Hour Oats (Better known as Overnight Oats)
Overnight oats have been a food trend for several years and for good reason. They are easy to make for a quick grab and go breakfast (or lunch), they are filled with fiber, protein and healthy fat so you don’t get hungry between meals, and they have just the right balance of nutrient dense ingredients….
Whole Wheat Fig Bars
If you’re a fan of the traditional Fig Newton cookie, you will LOVE these bars! They are soft, not too sweet, with a jammy fig filling made from either fresh or dried figs. For this recipe, I used fresh figs because our fig trees were full of figs this year. Whenever I can, I like…
Lemon Rosemary Olive Oil Cake
If you are looking for a Mediterranean-inspired dessert, here you go! I was pleasantly surprised how well the flavors of rosemary and lemon compliment each other in a dessert. This cake is light and not too sweet so it’s a wonderful choice for an afternoon treat or a light, after dinner dessert. The heart-healthy olive…
Breakfast Cookies (Yum)!
These yummy “cookies” are filled with whole grains, fruit, and nuts so they qualify as a satisfying breakfast and have just the right amount of sweetness for a cookieish treat! The recipe does have a long list of ingredients (most of which you likely have on hand) but they are quick to mix up and…
Anchovy Pasta with Garlic, Lemon and Arugula
Don’t be worried that this simple dish will be overpowered by the strong flavor of anchovies. It packs a powerful flavor punch. But not in a fishy way. The anchovies are present but not overwhelming. The addition of olive oil, lemon and herbs helps to balance their flavor so the anchovies are in the background,…