Browsing Category FOODIE FAVS

Flaxseed 1 carb crackers


Friday, June 24, 2022

It's no secret that i'm watching my carb intake these days. It started as a challenge with myself and then progressed to an elimination experiment. When I started a little over a year ago what ...

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Chocolate Covered Kiwis🥝🥝🥝


Wednesday, April 28, 2021

  3 Ingredients, all the flavor. I am in a constant struggle with sugar, good and bad. I can avoid processed sugars for the most part, but sugary natural fruits call to me. Most of my favorites ...

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Peanut ButterBerta Gingerbread cookies


Friday, December 18, 2020

  Gingerbread Everything! Is my motto during the holiday season. Also, it’s the only time adding icing or frosting to everything seems acceptable. I created these amazing Peanut Butter – Gingerbread cookie sandwiches to set off ...

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CranBertaberry – Holiday Brie Crostini Recipe


Thursday, December 10, 2020

It is known that members of my family still prefer cranberry sauce from the can as opposed to my tangy homemade sauce. I can only attribute this to nostalgia. So now there are now always ...

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Peanut Butter & CranBertaBerry Jelly Cookies


Tuesday, December 8, 2020

  Each Holiday season, I make a bunch of cranberry sauce and can half of it for another day. I scoop heaps of it in small mason jars and eventually find them in the back of ...

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Roasted Sweet-Salty Pumpkin Seeds


Sunday, September 27, 2020

Halloween is this week. I've painted a pumpkin and consulted my nieces and nephews on the correct way to carve one creatively. I'm not a pumpkin spice latte or pumpkin pie lover so all that ...

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Perfect Picnicking + Blistered Shishitos🌱


Sunday, July 12, 2020

Summer weather is finally here and it's time for some picnicking! I love a good picnic, paired with fresh foods, chilled prosecco, and warm sun. Forget prepackaged foods that may be a little easier to ...

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Misfits Markets 🍊🥒🥕🥬


Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Last year I subscribed to a produce delivery box service. Initially, I began researching a service for my parents, in an effort to force them to eat more fresh produce. I realize it's not so ...

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The Lokal Post: The EASY Spice


Thursday, August 8, 2019

I love bold spice, and I love my friends and I'm extra particular about both. Happily, this post contains the best of each world. Lokal Artisan Foods is a brand created by a high school ...

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Blueberry-Berta Smoothie Bowl


Thursday, August 9, 2018

We're in the middle of a heatwave here in NYC, and I've been doing double workouts for a few weeks now. When I get home from work I want something easy and filling - but ALSO ...

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Date cookies = Tabbalicious 🍪


Monday, April 30, 2018

I'm obsessed with dates - see the previous post! I'm finding all sorts of interesting ways to use dates as a sugar substitute. I came across this recipe and tweaked it slightly to make it Tabbalicious. These tasty ...

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Roberta-Roasted Okra


Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Growing up the mention of okra was always followed by a prompt "EWWWWW!" from my sisters and I. My mom and grandma made something called okra pie (sounds even grosser) essentially, it was layered okra, ...

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Simple Snacking: Cantaloupe


Thursday, April 5, 2018

1 cup of cantaloupe has about 60 energy calories and only 3 from fat. Not only is it like eating a big bowl of nothing in the fat department it's soft, sweet and satisfying. Though honeydew ...

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Little BAE-sil Pizza 🍕


Tuesday, March 27, 2018

I love bread and I love cheese, unfortunately, these things work against me in the game of life. The easiest way to assure I'm not doing the most damage to my stomach and my waist-line is ...

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Mason Jar Noodle Soup 🥄


Thursday, March 8, 2018

Another EASY, layering recipe. And once again there is nothing to cook, just add hot water! Soup is a wonderful lunch or dinner idea in the colder months. I refuse to eat those processed "cup ...

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