Fennel and Citrus Spring Salad
I'll admit when I saw all the fennel in this week's CSA farm box, I was a little unsure of just what to do with it. Fennel, has a deep...
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Valerie
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Second Chakra Balancing
How to tell if you have an imbalance in your second chakra.. Firstly, what is the second chakra? The second chakra, aka pleasure chakra,...
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Valerie
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Gluten- Free Key Lime Sandwich Cookies
Too many cloudy days in a row has me craving sunshine and beach time. When spring is a little stingy on the sunshine you can make your...
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Valerie
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Chicken-Less Salad
Admittedly, chicken salad was never a favorite of mine, even in my meat-eating years. BUT hey, when a craving strikes, you gotta listen....
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Valerie
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Mustardy Beet Salad
Sometimes ya just want some beets, ya know?! Seriously though, I woke up this morning and all I could think of was beets. I try to...
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Valerie
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Chia Seed Chocolate Truffles
Coming in hot! Clean, protein rich truffles to treat yourself on Valentine’s Day. These truffles are loaded up with heart healthy fats,...
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Valerie
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Enjoy The Process
We often glamorize the end result of a goal we’ve set but we miss celebrating the little steps were taking day to day to achieve our...
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Valerie
- Jan 29
- 2 min
Winterizing (The Salad Edition)
Let’s talk about winterizing. More specifically, let’s talk about winterizing salads. A lot of times we are drawn to salads when we are...
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Valerie
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Gluten-Free Vanilla Banana Bread
It’s a little sad when bananas turn brown, but it’s a little less sad when you turn them into a super vanilla-y, gluten-free banana...
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Valerie
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Atmospheric Energy Mixed Messaging
Do you find it challenging to create time and space for a meditation practice? The atmospheric energy of your space can have a lot to do...
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Valerie
- Aug 28, 2020
- 5 min
My Clean Beauty Faves
Let’s talk about clean beauty. First off, what is clean beauty? Simply put (no pun intended) clean beauty products, are beauty products...
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Valerie
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
Honey Freezer Fudge
Who else is obsessed with Honey Mamas?? The way the melt in your mouth! The light airy texture married with heavy intensity of chocolate!...
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Valerie
- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
Raw Lemony Apricot Squares
More summer foods coming at ya! I love anything lemon but its the apricots that really make these bars unique. In addition to being high...
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Valerie
- Aug 11, 2020
- 4 min
My Favorite Meditation Techniques
Let’s get real now. Sometimes mediation can be difficult. When your mind has been trained to habitually multitask, sitting in stillness...
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Valerie
- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
Strawberry Pie Bars
What do you do when Whole Foods delivers you too many strawberries? You make Strawberry Pie Bars, duh. Clean strawberry pie bars that...
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Valerie
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Hard Kombucha. Yay or Nay?
Hard kombucha seems to be everywhere right now. (Including my fridge). But are they truly the purveyor of health and wellness that they...
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Valerie
- Jul 22, 2020
- 5 min
Kodiak Alaska
To say I was under prepared for the beauty that is Kodiak, Alaska is an understatement. Though I only got to see a relatively small...
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Valerie
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
Detox Juice - 3 Ways
After a big holiday or celebration, it seems there is always this desire to do a little internal deep cleanse. These three juices will...
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Valerie
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Nourishing Massaged Kale and Arugula Salad
This salad happens to be one of my weekly staples. Its just so good, and I never seem to get sick of it. Kale is super nutrient dense...
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Valerie
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
Home Brew Cold Brew
Its hard to talk about sustainability without analyzing our single use item habits. Namely, our single use coffee cup habit. ...
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