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That’s It Fruit bars
Bars. They’re everywhere! Protein bars, fruit and nut bars, raw bars, gluten-free bars, chocolate-coated bars. I’ve tasted my fair share of bars, both good and not-so-good ones. Fortunately, I’ve...
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Mexican Stuffed Peppers
Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, and that meant a weekend full of kicked-up Mexican food! If you think that Mexican food is fatty, greasy, and high in calories, then you’d be right. That’s especially...
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Mini Chocolate Peanut Butter cupcakes
Let’s get the facts out of the way right off the bat. They’re flourless. They’re Gluten Free. They’re delicious! I mean, who doesn’t love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter? There’s a...
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Glorious Gazpacho Soup!
With summer in full swing, it’s the perfect time to pay a visit to your local farmers market. Stalls are brimming with seasonal, local, and organic vegetables (think eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes,...
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Spiced Salmon with Roasted Vegetables
I love salmon. It’s moist, rich, and so full of flavor. Even better now that we’re in the middle of wild Alaskan salmon season. But the season will be over before we know it (usually beginning of...
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Kale Salad with Miso-Tahini Dressing
Well, summer is officially over, but it doesn’t yet feel like it here in Southern California. We still have temps in the 90s and they’re prediciting another warm week ahead. When the weather is warm,...
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White Chicken Chili for halloween dinner
Before you send your ninjas and princesses, ghosts and goblins, and butterflies and littlest lions out for some fun trick-or-treating, make sure they fill up on some nutritious and delicious food. A...
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Smokey Stuffed Mushrooms
I love mushrooms. There, I said it. And I’m proud of it. In fact, they’re one of my top 5 favorite vegetables. Now, anyone who knows me from childhood would probably be falling over laughing at my...
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Amazing Dark Chocolate Date Truffles
Who loves chocolate? Dumb question. It really should read, Who doesn’t love chocolate? If you are not a chocolate lover, then stop right now and find another delcious recipe to read. Chocolate...
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CocoaVia Giveaway!
CocoaVia Giveaway! Chocolate is so sweet and delicious, that we think it should be its own food group. Unfortunately, too much chocolate can spell a diet disaster. To reap the benefits of chocolate...
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Our Super Bowl Menu
Hey football fans! We have a question for you – what are you planning on serving or eating during the big game? And please don’t bore us with talk of pizza and nachos. Been there, done that! Why not...
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Smokey Red Lentil Soup
In the middle of winter, when the temperature outside is screaming “brrrr” there’s nothing better than a big bowl of soup. Warm. Comforting. Mmmmmm good. Now, I have many go-to soup recipes (thank...
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Gluten-free Pumpkin Pancakes
On any given weekend morning, we usually have the time to make a more elaborate breakfast. There’s no hurrying the kids to get ready for school. There’s no rush to get out the door to work. The more...
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Healthy Passover Lasagna
Monday at sundown marks the beginning of the 8-day celebration of Passover for Jews all over the world. Passover is the holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt and their...
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Easter Salmon Salad with Spring Veggies
Spring is in the air and Easter is right around the corner. Most people associate this time of year with cleaning up their lives – spring cleaning their homes, cleaning up their diets by including...
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Mexican Chorizo Hash with Eggs
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, so we here at U Rock Girl are getting ready to celebrate with some kicked up recipes. No basic tacos, nachos, and burritos here. We’ve dug into the spice...
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Pomegranate Blueberry Smoothie
Baby, it’s hot outside! It’s the beginning of May and we are sizzling out here in the west. Three days of 90-plus degrees. Dry and windy. We’re thirsty and in desperate need of something to cool us...
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Mushroom Mania!
We love mushrooms! Shiitake, portabella, oyster, King oyster, chanterelle, morel, maitake, enoki, crimini. And spring is mushroom season. Have you been to your local farmer’s market yet to check them...
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MIXIM yogurt giveaway!
Who loves Greek yogurt? It seems like the country has been having a love affair with the stuff for the past few years. Just look at the yogurt section of your local supermarket – more space is taken...
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The ABC’s of a Healthy School Lunch
As school bells ring all over the country, mom’s breathe a collective sigh of relief (and do the happy dance) to have their children back in the classroom. But with this happiness also comes the...
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