• Chocolate Cake That Can’t Be Beet!

    Beet Cakes 2

    100% that witch who turned beets into cake. Basic witches, this beaut is for you. Beets put the red in this red devil cake made with a ruby red puree and chocolatey cacao that will knock you right off your broom. Witches bonus: it’s gluten-free, paleo and doubly delicious. Trick or treat? Keep on reading to see if this cake will put a spell on you…and your kiddos.
  • Sweet Swaps

    Would you rather: give up avocados or chocolate for life? Thank gawd we live in a world where both can co-exist in this mousse. Because if I had to make a choice, it would be a choice to live without the joy of guacamole and what a sad, sad world that would be. Betcha also didn’t know that avocado could also replicate the creamy texture of a chocolate mousse. Or that chia pudding can sub for the base of a dirt cake and that cashews can be cream cheese. What a wildly wonderful world we live in! For more sweet swaps and the recipes for this avocado chocolate mousse, a healthier version of dirt cake and a dairy-free cashew cheesecake, read on.

  • Good Mood Food

    gut health

    Coffee in one hand, confidence in the other. And when you make it MOCHA OVERNIGHT OATS amped with ingredients to improve gut health, that’s winning breakfast AND the week.

    It’s officially week two in the new city and new job. Moving across the country from Chicago to Austin is kinda a big deal. And stress is sorta an everyday occurrence these days with moments of, “OMG my GPS isn’t working and I have no idea how to get home from work!” and, “where did we put ANY of our frying pans?”. Stress isn’t just impacting me though, it’s at an all-time high in the U.S. And I’m going to let you in on a little secret: the right foods, can improve your mood. Yup, there’s increasing evidence that there is a direct link between food and mood – specifically, gut health and mental health. Get the dEATs on gut health and find recipes for some sweet treats to boost that mood.

  • Sugar Dragons, Be Gone

    no added sugar

    Yes, I will accept the final rose and yes, these raspberry cacao “truffles” are here for all the right reasons. See, this week is both Valentine’s Day and my birthday, so in honor of a week that is inevitably going to be sweet central, I’m taking on 5 days of no added sugar. Read on for my not-so-secret sugar fighting tips along with the recipes that will have you swearing off added sugar, too.