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Delicata Squash with Maple Tahini. [NYC Dig Inn copycat recipe]

Posted on January 15, 2021

A drizzle of maple and a dash of Tahini makes for a very delicately delectable Delicata:) Lately, all of my hopes and dreams of food come from the places I eat. I then want to go home and re-create what I just experienced. And then I make it for days on end. My poor family. This Delicata squash is one of those instances. There is a place called Dig Inn in Manhattan where it serves seasonal, HEALTHY sides on top…

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tuesday tip: HOW TO MAKE COCONUT HOT CHOCOLATE {dairy free + refined sugar free}

Posted on December 22, 2020

By knowing the right proportions of coconut milk + water + honey + vanilla + cocoa powder you can have your HOT CHOCOLATE and feel great about enjoying it this Holiday Season! If you have been reading any prior posts, you probably are well informed that, we the Clifford’s, suffer from “gassy dairy intolerance”! To put it lightly, if we all [or any of us] were to down a large glass of hot chocolate we would be up all night…

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Tuesday TIp: How to Make Thanksgiving Dried Corn!

Posted on November 25, 2020

This beautiful Dried Corn is a unique way to Thanksgiving up your table AND provide a good snack at the same time! Looks pretty and tastes great! Double win. I grew up with my grandmother making “Indian Corn”. And thus that it how I knew it. However, after just a little research, turns out Indian Corn is actually something different ha! Indian corn is a TYPE of corn and is not classified by the way corn [as we know it]…

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tuesday tip: Easy Coconut Pecan Granola

Posted on November 18, 2020

This homemade healthy Coconut Pecan Granola is made with Pecans, unsweetened coconut and sweetened with maple syrup. It’s a great alternative to the store bought version AND healthier for you! In theory eating granola seems like a great ‘healthy’ move! It’s loaded with oats, nuts, good oils packed with omega 3 fatty acids etc…but in reality, finding a good store bought granola that is ACTUALLY good for you is quite difficult. Most are loaded with uneeded sugar and preservatives. Thereby…

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tuesday tip: How to make Healthier Candied Pecans [with maple syrup/honey]

Posted on November 3, 2020

These Healthier Candied Pecans made with maple syrup/honey + egg white + vanilla + pecans [NO refined sugar] are a perfect snack for all of your fall snacking needs! Jude has been having school via Zoom from New York and for the past few weeks they have been talking about Fall leaves and all things fall. I caught him googling fall leaves because he forgot. Yikes. We haven’t been here that long– But its true, there is NO fall on…

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Pumpkin Spice Cream of WHeat [high in iron]

Posted on October 28, 2020

This is a Iron Rich Fall Pumpkin Spice breakfast made with Cream of Wheat + real pumpkin puree. Dairy free and refined sugar free. Whether because of my incessant ice eating addiction or because of the blood test I recently received the results of….both point to me being “iron deficient anemic”. And it’s tricky because I don’t typically choose to eat “fortified cereals OR breads” and don’t really love meat NOR eat it often. So, I’ve been tying to eat…

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Tuesday Tip: HOW TO CUT A HAWAIIAN PAPAYA

Posted on October 20, 2020

Although papaya’s may look intimidating from the outside…cutting one of these beauties is actually easy! And it yields a very delicious fruit. As many of you may know, my little family of 4 have been graciously living with my parents in Utah since April 2020. We have had a really great time. My children have been able to live by cousins, live WITH grandparents, experience the joys of having a backyard, enjoying the luxury of having ma cook all meals…

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tuesday tip: HOW TO MAKE HONEY’ED PICKLES AND RED ONIONS

Posted on October 6, 2020

{recipe updated 5/2024} These delicious homemade pickles made with honey + apple cider vinegar + cucumbers + red onions + garlic are an easy and healthy replacement for the store bought version. My mom and I visited my dear aunt Judy just a few weeks ago and I have been thinking of her ever since. She is my mom’s older sister and has always been known to bring the best treats and side dishes to every family party. One of…

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Garden Tomato + Peach Salad with Ricotta Cheese

Posted on October 5, 2020

Vine ripe garden tomatoes + farm peaches + ricotta cheese + fresh harbs = a garden fresh salad to please any crowd. Tis the season for vine ripe tomatoes and the perfect peach! Together with ricotta cheese and fresh basil leaves, the ideal fall garden salad is created! While living in utah, my mother has this great garden…mostly full of tomato plants AND herbs. It is a newer garden you could say so–we are so happy with the many tomatoes…

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TUESDAY TIP: how to make sweet potato steak fries in an air fryer

Posted on September 29, 2020

Sweet Potato Steak fries in an Air Fryer takes just 15 min and with the warm fall spices, its an easy crowd pleaser for any occasion. Sweet Potato Steak Fries. Those 4 words can mean a world of happiness to most people. Including my husband, who usually might think of the orange ‘not as good regular fry’ when he hears sweet potato fries. However, when you add the word STEAK into the mix. All of a sudden those wimpy sweet…

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