Healthy Recipes & Food for Better Health, Balanced Hormones & Great Skin

Healthy eating leads to better overall health and better skin!

These are my personally tested recipes and solutions for healthier eating habits. A balanced diet leads to better, balanced hormones for me. I try to adhere to a nutrient rich, lower-glycemic diet. I feel best when I reduce or eliminate processed foods. I’m not a certified nutritionist – these are just food solutions that have worked for me to manage my endocrine issues.

Don’t forget to read my review of The Autoimmune Pale Cookbook! I wasn’t sure which section of the site to categorize it in :)

Review and picture of First Aid Beauty instant oatmeal mask and recipe for my delicious (yet vegan, gluten-free and no sugar added) Chia Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

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Delicious Healthy Chia Oatmeal Blueberry Muffin Bites Recipe (Vegan, Gluten-Free & No Sugar Added)

Seems too good to be true right? Healthy blueberry oat chia MUFFINS that are vegan, gluten-free, no sugar added and still taste good?? Also, they are easy to make them with organic ingredients! I didn’t think it would be more possible to become more hungry but breastfeeding has taken my appetite over the edge, so…

Pictures of ingredients for my cheese free and potentially gluten free enchiladas using Siete almond flour or cassava and coconut gluten free tortillas with a cumin sweet potato or white bean puree, caramelized onions, spinach and organic chicken.

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Cheese Free (and Potentially Gluten / Dairy Free) Delicious Healthy Enchiladas Recipes

So here’s the deal: enchiladas are just delicious. Fact. And they taste great with cheese – that’s just science. Buuut, I’m trying to eat less cheese. How do I make delicious, satisfying enchiladas without cheese? For the last year before I was pregnant I was eating maybe 1 or 2 very small servings of cheese a…

Picture of my gluten-free organic version of Mendocino Farms Curried Couscous on the left, and their original version on the right. Mine is less oily and has better nutrition with more added veggies and no veganaise.

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Organic, Gluten-Free Copycat Recipe of Mendocino Farms’ Curried “Couscous”

We recently had a Mendocino Farms open near us and with just one catered event at our office, my whole department is hooked in their curried couscous. This yellow goodness is so delectable – highly addictive but also VERY OILY, I’m guessing from the veganaise? Many of us vowed to make it ourselves to save…

Image of my vegan, organic and no sugar added coconut banana chia pudding with almond milk and culinary coconut milk. This is a no-sugar added copycat recipe for True Food Kitchen's banana coconut chia pudding.

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Organic, No Sugar Added True Food Kitchen Banana Coconut Chia Seed Pudding Copycat Recipe

When I’m not too full from True Food Kitchen charred cauliflower, my husband and I leave a little room for dessert – specifically their chia seed pudding with banana and toasted coconut. It’s so creamy and decadent- but emphasis on the decadent. Sometimes I want to live a little and have something sweet, but without…

Picture of my current low-glycemic breakfast: organic lentils and avocado with wild caught smoked salmon.

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Currently: My Low-Glycemic Adrenal Reset Diet-Friendly Breakfast

I’m obsessed with breakfast – mostly about getting it right – because when I get it wrong, I get my whole day wrong. And my whole day being wrong often affects the next day (at least), and my husband’s day, because of my resulting erratic energy levels and moods (at best). I just want a…

Picture of ingredients for healthy paleo grilled cauliflower recipe: tahini, redi peppers, lemon, dates and harissa.

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The Best (Paleo) Cauliflower Ever: My True Food Kitchen Charred Cauliflower Copycat Recipe

I didn’t eat cauliflower growing up and I never really got into it until about 7 or 8 years ago. My good friend Claire taught me a warm salad hack: frozen carrots / broccoli / cauliflower florets + MorningStar Crumbles + lettuce + balsamic vinegar / Dijon mustard. I was hooked! And then inevitably a…

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Warm Organic Lentil Salad Recipe

I’ve never met a lentil I didn’t like! I’m obsessed with lentils. I have them most days a week. My parents never fed us lentils when I was growing up (shame on them!) and I never tried a single lentil until about 10 years ago. Now I’m hooked! Over the past few months I’ve been crafting…

Picture of healthy no sugar added based organic wild blueberry crisp

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No Sugar Added Wild Blueberry Crisp Recipe

My “sweet-tooth” is luckily not as strong as it used to be, but every now and then I a treat and I need it to be baked! What’s a crisp? It’s like a cobbler but healthier! I can’t really do baked goods and even some fruits are too sweet-tasting for me. This blueberry crisp recipe is…

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Organic Black Bean Mango Salsa Recipe

I LOVE black beans. And mango is delicious…obvi. This salsa does them both justice. I make this organic black bean salsa recipe – or my cheat version of it – about once a week. I’ll eat this for my mid-morning snack with celery while at work, or it’s a great snack when I end my day….

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Healthy eating leads to better overall health and better skin!