Happiness Through Health & Sustainable Living
I was talking with my older sister the other day, and she mentioned how her and her fiance recently decided to start meal-prepping at the beginning of the week. She was interested in trying recipes that were easy and healthy… Read More
Why is this called superfood pesto pasta? Eh, because I felt like it. 🙂 Ok, ok, there is a small story behind this dish. When Cody and I returned from Norway we had an 11 hour layover in the Orlando… Read More
I love making fresh salsa. It’s so simple to do, and it stores really well in the refridgerator to be used all week. Today’s post is for 2 easy homemade salsa recipes that I make often. A roasted tomato &… Read More
Now that I’m back from my trip to Norway, I’m in my kitchen and inventing new recipes again. It feels so good! Obviously I ate out at restaurants quite a bit on vacation, so getting back into my normal healthy… Read More
It’s been awhile since I wrote a Lifestyle post on Spartan Life, so I thought I would take this week to do so! Today’s topic: Why I don’t cook with olive oil. But olive oil is healthy! It contains the… Read More
Easy whole wheat bread is something I’ve been searching for, for a long time now. I loooove bread, especially fresh baked bread, hot out of the oven, warm and soft on the inside, with a nice hard crust on the… Read More
I’ve been so excited lately because the weather has slowly been transitioning into fall. Not only is it my favorite season for all of the beautiful colors outside, and fun outdoor activities, but also for the food! This white &… Read More
Salad inspiration time! I decided, for some reason, that I wanted to make a bunch of different kinds of salads this week. This is salad idea #1 I had: Spinach Quinoa Salad With Creamy Tahini Dressing. There’s a lot more… Read More
This week’s recipe is for whole wheat calzones! I’m really excited to share this recipe one, because of how easy and quick these were to make, and two, because I think I’ve finally found a great go-to dough recipes for… Read More
I’ve been doing quite a bit of baking lately, and I have to say, it’s been a lot of fun inventing new bread, muffin, and biscuit recipes! This one was a definite winner, I dub them my fat free pumpkin… Read More
fla Did someone say sugar free oil free chocolate chip banana bread?! I have been trying to create a recipe like this for some time now, and I am SO excited to be sharing this one. This banana bread is… Read More
Here’s a really simple sugar free dessert recipe that can be made in under 5 minutes: Butternut squash pudding Now, I know what you may be thinking. Butternut squash? In a dessert? But trust me! This pudding was soooo good,… Read More