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Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins

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These healthy carrot cake muffins are made in a blender with rolled oats, apple, carrots, and maple syrup: no flour, just cozy wholesome flavor! They’re naturally gluten-free and perfect to meal prep for healthy breakfast and snacks. A reader recently told me, “I love your healthy oatmeal muffins and I make them every week!” It inspired me to make a new flavor, and it turned out that this one is might be my new favorite: healthy carrot cake muffins! The warm spices combined with sweet pops from raisins and moisture from the carrots makes them absolutely irresistible! This version of my muffins also uses a real, whole apple, skin and all, which adds natural sweetness, moisture, and body without needing added dairy or banana. Like all my healthy muffins recipes, these carrot muffins have no flour at all: just oats whizzed up in a blender! I cannot wait for you to taste this magic . Why You’ll Love These Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins These muffins hit a sweet spot: they tast...
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Top 10 Strawberry Cocktails

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Here are the best strawberry cocktails I’ve tested, from frozen daiquiris to zingy margaritas! They’re packed with pure berry flavor using both fresh and frozen berries. There’s nothing better than the pop of vibrant, fruity flavor from a ripe strawberry. When it’s the season, Alex and I want to make everything with this bright red ripe berry, cocktails included. Turns out, strawberries have a versatile flavor that goes with just about any liquor: from rum to tequila , vodka , and champagne ! As a cocktail expert with over 300 cocktail recipes in our library, I’ve reviewed all my recipes and these are my top favorite strawberry cocktails and alcoholic drinks. My Top Strawberry Cocktails Strawberry Margarita This is the strawberry cocktail I make the most often! The berries give you a slushy drink with a brilliant color and sweet-tart balance of lime and tequila. It comes together in a blender in five minutes, and it doubles (or triples) easily for a crow...
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Easy Black Bean Tacos

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This delicious black bean tacos recipe takes just 15 minutes, a fast and easy dinner idea that pleases everyone! Customize your toppings for loads of variations. Works for gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, and vegetarian diets. On the lookout for those elusive recipes that are healthy, easy and delicious? Our new favorite is these easy black bean tacos ! We created this recipe to be totally customizable based on your diet and available time. It stars our 5 minutes black beans , a quick taco filling idea that’s bursting with flavor in just a few minutes. Top it with all the best taco toppings: corn, avocado, pickled onions: and a sprinkling of feta cheese. If you have time, we love it with bright green cilantro lime sauce or avocado sauce ! 5 Star Reader Reviews “This was so easy and just delicious! The perfect hot, summer night meal. I used the box of black beans from 365 Whole Foods brand and they were very soft.” -Lauren “These are so good! We made it with the cilantro...
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Spring Soup

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This vibrant spring soup is packed with peas, spinach, new potatoes, and fresh mint for a bowl that tastes exactly like the season. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and exactly what you need when the world starts turning green again! March 1 is spring, right? Alex and I are dying for spring weather, so we’re starting with some spring food to usher in the season. This vibrant spring soup is the perfect way to do it, with its bright color and fresh flavors. What might surprise you about this recipe is the depth in flavor. Cumin and coriander give the soup an almost meaty quality, and the potatoes make it hearty in a way that goes beyond just “pea soup.” This recipe was shared with us by Anya and Masha of the blog Golubka Kitchen from their cookbook, Simply Vibrant ! 5 Star Reader Review “The spices in this soup are perfect! Greens soup is usually a little flat; but this recipe kicked a usually boring soup into something elegant and wonderfully satisfying. I used a mixture of sor...
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