recipes

Death Cube, I Mean, Spinach Smoothie Recipe

Spinach Smoothie Recipe

You drink death cube smoothies, right? Oh… you don’t call them that in your house? I guess you would probably appreciate the back story, then. I buy the big containers of fresh spinach and baby kale at Costco, and being the only person in the house who drinks green smoothies I never finish the greens [...]

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Watermelon Margaritas with Heart of Haiti and Macy’s Culinary Council

Macy’s Culinary Council is teaming up with Heart of Haiti to bring you a seasonal selection of pairings between cocktails and serving trays. I have a wonderful Watermelon Margarita recipe to share with you from Chef Tom Douglas. My watermelon wasn’t quite ripe yet, so it’s a lighter pink than Tom’s is (he’s the chef [...]

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Put Coconut Oil In Coffee? Yes! It’s A Coconut Oil Latte!

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Coconut oil in coffee? Are you crazy?! It doesn’t taste like coconut. It doesn’t smell like coconut. But… it has all of the health benefits of coconut oil. I should mention quick that coconut oil and coconut milk are completely different. And to confuse you even more, there are two kinds of coconut milk – [...]

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Five Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe {You’re Welcome}

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 You know that we I love peanut butter, right? LOVE. Peanut butter cookies are our my favorite. The only thing I don’t care for is the floury taste that sometimes accompanies even the very best peanut butter cookies. I found an amazing recipe on Joy The Baker‘s site when I began having gluten issues and [...]

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Chicken Enchilada Recipe – Back To School With Tillamook

chicken enchilada recipe, tillmook cheese

We are all about easy dinners during the school week. The kids want something filling, I want something healthy, and chicken enchiladas are a great way to combine the two. Tillamook is spreading the word about healthy eating and asked me to share my favorite recipe that I make their Tillamook cheese. For every recipe [...]

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What Is A Bronchoscopy? {And A Recipe For Grilled Corn}

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I couldn’t even make this up if I wanted to. Last night, Steve made some really great grilled corn on the cob with dinner. We were eating, and talking, and maybe even laughing – and a piece of corn went down the “wrong pipe.” It has happened to us all. I started coughing. I breathed [...]

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Blended Peanut Butter Mocha Recipe

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Let’s get this out of the way first: You’re welcome. When I was pregnant with Jack, there was an amazing coffee shop about 3 minutes from my house. If you ordered a Mocharita, you were served a blended mocha in a huge margarita glass. Fun, right? My sister-in-law Jen stopped at the coffee shop every [...]

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Five Ingredient Guacamole! {A Recipe}

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Crazy Mom’s Kitchen is about to get a makeover (and a little more attention), but I wanted to make sure you all knew it was still there! I posted my favorite guacamole recipe and with summer here, wanted to make sure everyone saw it!

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My Freak Accident (and a great chicken recipe)

Spring break started out awesome. Knowing that we would be at wrestling practice every night this week, I even thought I would make a big batch of chicken for tacos and quesadillas during the week. 4 organic chicken breasts? Check. 1 cup of fresh roasted green chiles? Check. 1 cup of fresh salsa? Check. All [...]

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