Category Archives: Breakfast

Homemade Fruit and Nut Granola with Chia Seeds and Coconut

Making your own granola at home is so easy. My hubby love cereal and eats it almost daily as an evening snack. I refuse to buy commercial cereal, even organic, anymore because (a) it’s expensive, and (b) it doesn’t fall into my definition of “real food“. So, I had to find a substitute to keepContinue Reading

Pumpkin Bread Recipe (Gluten and Grain Free)

Winter means pumpkin season. I love anything and everything pumpkin, but one of my most favorite pumpkin things is pumpkin bread. This recipe was inspired by Elana’s Pantry Paleo Pumpkin Bread. This bread is very dense, yet very tender. It makes a great, hearty breakfast slathered with pastured butter. Because it has no gluten, the texture can be aContinue Reading

Apple “Muesli” (grain free)

This is actually a recipe from my childhood. My mother used to make this for me for breakfast or an afternoon snack. I had completely forgotten about it until she reminded me about it and I was so excited to make it again. It’s a delicious and healthy breakfast or snack and can be madeContinue Reading

Tropical Quinoa Breakfast Cereal

This recipe was inspired by the 10 Cent Diet’s Piña Colada Quinoa recipe that I came across a couple months ago. I made one batch of this right after I found the recipe and ate it all week for breakfast. I then decided to experiment with some additional ingredients to see if I could up the nutritionalContinue Reading

Comfort Food – Easy Bread Pudding Recipe

Even though I don’t eat a lot of bread, I still end up with enough scraps to make this a couple times a year. We all end up with scraps of bread – heels, stale slices, broken pieces, etc. What do we usually do with them? They probably get tossed in the trash or fedContinue Reading

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

I love pumpkin and could eat it pretty much year round. These are really hearty muffins and they make a great breakfast or a midday snack. Usually, just one muffin and some fresh fruit is enough for my breakfast. Pumpkin Spice Muffins 2 1/2 cups almond flour 1/2 cup coconut flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2Continue Reading

Broccoli Cheese Quiche Recipe (Gluten and Grain Free)

This was a recipe that I whipped up really fast one evening when I needed a quick dinner. I just used what veggies I had on hand, which happened to be broccoli and onions, but you could substitute  whatever vegetables you have. That’s the beauty of quiche – it is extremely versatile and you can add pretty much whateverContinue Reading

Dried Fruit Cereal Topping

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