Fill Up on These Fat-Burning Lunch Ideas When it comes time for lunch, you want to keep that metabolism up by choosing ingredients that will help you to keep burning more fat for the rest of the day. These lunches provide a good balance of nutrients that are going to help you stay on track around midday. Lunch ideas: Grilled… View Post
NOOO! I am not kidding. “Clean Cocktails, Righteous Recipes or the Modern Mixologist” was in OPRAH MAGAZINE! It’s just unbelievable. They asked if we could re-tool a recipe for the magazine. Here it is in print! The Berry Jamboree Loaded with antioxidants and refreshing flavors, this drink is quite simply the jam! Recommended Barware: Rocks Glass or Highball Ingredients: 3-5… View Post
Burn More Fat with These Smoothies Burning fat includes a good balance of diet and exercise. In terms of your nutrition, smoothies are a great place to burn fat. They often include fruits and other ingredients that help to give you energy and boost your metabolism. Give some of these smoothie recipes a try. Mango Smoothie If you like mango… View Post
It happens to everyone. Suddenly your head feels tight, your stomach feels hollow and you realize you are way too hungry to function. All you can think of is that you want to close your eyes, put your head down and take a nap. So, you drag yourself into the kitchen to find…. something. Healthy eating goes out the window,… View Post
Are you having a summer soiree’? You will need to have a few go-to EASY hors d’oeuvres that are fun, delicious and covertly healthy. Try of few of my favorites from around the healthy internet, like cucumber hummus bites, brownies or even jalapeno poppers, yes even poppers! Happy Clean Entertaining! Plus my favorite cocktail is at the very end! Cucumber Hummus… View Post
Whenever I see anyone in the armed forces I honestly get choked up, I say “thank you”, to them for their service or buy their coffee/meal. I feel like it means something, it shows them that they do make a difference and those of us at home care about them. My grandfather served in WW2 and every year he would… View Post
Truly Healthy Shopping and Cooking – For Those Who Don’t Care to Do Either! I’m sure this is true: when you read blogs and cookbooks written by culinary health gurus about how to prepare healthy, it can be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. But we are different, the videos are easy to understand and recreate. And perhaps it’s also true… View Post
Blue Barn Kitchen Bars were born out of the need for feeding my newly diagnosed gluten-free son something after he came home from Lacrosse practice. I know millions of moms can relate to the question – WHAT DO I FEED MY KIDS? My son, is gluten intolerant, though we did not always know. Months of inexplicable headaches and fatigue led… View Post
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I’ve just needed to put together a fun little gift guide for the day of love! I love holidays, even the cheesy/sappy ones…so here’s a roundup of some Valentine’s favorites to gift your lover, sister or friend. From yummy decadent but healthy recipes to beauty product with a cause – I’ve made sure there is… View Post
