Chicken Apple Kale Power Bowl

Chicken Apple Kale Power Bowl is a great fuel for your lunch hour (or dinner for that matter)! Wholesome, nutrient-dense ingredients like kale, apple, chicken, dates, almonds and whole grains are tossed together into one mega-nutritious, mega-satisfying salad.   

Plus, it’s mega-crunch and fun to eat, crunch-crunch-crunch! Read on to get this easy kale salad bowl recipe:

Carrot Cake Wonton Bites with Lemon Cream Cheese Dip

This post is sponsored by JSL foods as part of Twin Dragon Blogger Recipe Challenge Contest — however, all opinions, content and enthusiasm remain my own.

I come from a family who loves carrot cake and nobody made it quite like my Grandma. I took the yummiest, most wholesome ingredients from her secret carrot cake recipe to create delicious little bite-sized treats baked up in wonton wrappers and ready to be dunked into (or drizzled with) easy lemon cream cheese dip.

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Don’t Let Seeds Stop You from Enjoying the Whole Watermelon – My 2021 Mindset & Healthy Watermelon Recipes

This post is sponsored by Watermelon.org However, all opinions, comments and enthusiasm remain my own.

Hello 2021, feeling good like I should thanks to a healthy lifestyle and positive mindset fueled in part by watermelon. Yeah, there have been a few bumps in the road over the last year, but I’m standing firm in my positive attitude – “Don’t let seeds stop you from enjoying the whole watermelon.” It’s Watermelon 2021~

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It’s not just a cute quote, it’s a life metaphor that we should be taken to heart and put into action daily. I’m not going to let the trials and tribulations that many of us have been experiencing keep me from having my best year yet. AND, actually, you may be surprised to discover that watermelon seeds are actually not the nuisance people make them out to be. They are edible and nutritious, just like any other seed and should be considered an asset in your whole fruit experience!  Read on to learn more about watermelon seeds and find out my favorite watermelon seed recipes.

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Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchilada Casserole | Vegetarian, Anti-Inflammatory

Kicking off January with a batch of comforting enchiladas – creative, delicious and healthy enchiladas at that!  Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchilada Casserole is great for meal-prep (can be cut into squares and frozen) and suitable for vegetarian diets, gluten-free diets and those following an anti-inflammatory diet.

Butternut Black Bean Enchilada Bake

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Things I’m Doing to Better Take Care of Myself in 2021 (and you can too)!

Wow, 2020 may actually be over by the time you are reading this. What a weird, disheveled, frustrating and sad year it was. Some have lost so much – lives, family members, loved ones, businesses, jobs, justice, hope. . .

Despite the it all, 2020 has also provided shining moments of kindness, support, patience, understanding and love.  So, I plan to kick off 2021 with focus on the shining moments and ways I can be part of the collective positive vibe, not the negative. Positivity starts with self-love and self-care – so I’m sharing a few things I’m in January to take care of myself (so I can better take care of others). Continue reading