Category Archives: Recipe

Zucchini Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Mozzarella, & Pesto Sauce

For those of you who have been following my blog for some time, you know I am obsessed with the Veggetti.  For those of you who are new to the blog, you can learn all about the Veggetti and why I love it here.  And here is another post with a Veggetti recipe.

I swear I am not a Veggetti rep.  It’s just that it has really opened up my world to healthy recipes with zucchini spaghetti and I truly want to share the love.

SOOO….I am giving away FIVE Veggetti’s!  Yup!  5 lucky winners will win the best kitchen tool ever.

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Strawberry Oat Muffins (Gluten & Dairy Free)

I don’t know what I was thinking.

Yesterday I bought a 2 pound container of strawberries.  Two pounds!  We rarely get through a 1 pound container without some of them going bad!

But I couldn’t help it.  I got so excited when I saw a 2 pound package of ORGANIC strawberries being sold at Trader Joe’s!  How could I NOT buy them?  Deal of the century!

So I decided to make a preemptive strike against wasted fruit by figuring out a way to use some of the strawberries right away.

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Zucchini Spaghetti with Eggplant Garlic Spread

I live for the Veggetti.  It’s this cute little gadget that makes veggies turn into spaghetti!  It is so easy to use and takes less than one minute to spiralize one zucchini.

Once I spiralize it, I saute it up with some olive oil and sea salt, and add some type of pre made sauce.   EASY.  QUICK.  HEALTHY.  Right up my alley.

Today I want to share my newest discovery from Trader Joe’s.  (Click here to see how I feel about Trader Joe’s.)

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3 Ingredient Creamy Peanut Butter Mousse

Sometimes I have to state the obvious.  So here goes:  most store bought desserts are filled with crap.  Preservatives, food dye, harmful oils, soy lecithin…you name it – they’ve got it!

But really – who has time to make sure homemade desserts are available in their house at all times?!  

Enter 3 ingredient creamy peanut butter mousse.  

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