I could eat quinoa til the cows come home. And I don’t just eat it plain—I make it into salads, granola, or burgers and eat it alongside chicken, fish, veggie dishes…the possibilities are endless. For those of you who don’t know, quinoa is a seed-like grain that has been used for thousands of years and can be used in place of rice in many dishes. Quinoa is also a great source of iron, protein, and fiber.
I can’t be the only one who constantly struggles with low energy and random hunger strikes. And when I’m hungry, I want to just be able to open the fridge, grab something, and eat it without having to cook for 20 minutes. So these healthy peanut butter chocolate energy bites are a quick way to get some much-needed energy. Besides, everyone knows peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven.
When I was younger, there used to be a container of bleached white sugar sitting in my cabinet that I would use in every recipe that called for sugar. I didn’t know that it was bad for me at all. I only knew two things: it was sweet and it was cheap. Nowadays, I look into my cabinet and see a wide variety of sweeteners—honey, maple syrup, unbleached pure cane sugar, rapadura, and molasses.
So what has changed?
Well, for starters, I did my research. And it wasn’t easy either. Many of the resources and websites I looked at were contradictory to each other and for a long time, I didn’t know what to think! So I went with my gut and delved into the world of natural sweeteners.
Not every muffin I’ve ever made tasted like it was fresh out of a bakery. In fact, in the past, there have been quite a few mornings of “Um, these muffins don’t taste good so let’s just feed them to the birds and have granola for breakfast.” But there have been times when I felt like I was on the top of the world because I created a genuinely delicious, soft, delicate-crumbed muffin that was easy to make. This is one of those times.
I’ve shared all kinds of things relating to essential oils recently like 10 Uses for Lavender Essential Oil, how I use them to help me wash dishes, an all-natural air freshener recipe, and more! By now, you’ve probably figured out that I love essential oils. Maybe even a little obsessed. But for good reason. Lemon essential oil is one of my favorite oils, next to Peppermint and Lavender. Essential oils can lift the mood, calm the senses, and elicit powerful emotional responses.
