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The Friday 5

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Hi, happy Friday and happy first official day of Summer – wahoo!! It’s been a very fun birthday week over here. I’m officially 39 and the final year of my thirties is off to a great start! 🙂 We’ve had such a great week, and we are looking forward to celebrating the first weekend of summer with a Dave Matthews Band concert (we have friends visiting from NYC), spectating a CrossFit competition, and my cousin’s baby shower. It’s going to be a busy one for sure! Today’s Friday 5 is all about food and beauty, including my newest dairy-free protein powder obsession, an easy gluten-free mug cake recipe, and a Counterman product Mal loves (and I use, too!). I hope you have a fabulous summer weekend! 1. Nuzest Smooth Vanilla Vegan Protein – I feel like I’m constantly on the hunt for a good plant-based protein powder . Ever since I discovered that I’m sensitive to beef, I haven’t been using beef collagen in my morning iced coffee and have been experimenting with other options. (I use mari...

21 Keto Bread Recipes

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Thanks to Courtney Hamilton at Paleohacks.com for today’s keto recipe roundup. One of the biggest challenges on the keto diet is curbing your cravings for carbs. We’re used to filling up on bready things to feel satiated, so it makes sense that we reach for a sandwich when we’re low on energy. Going keto typically means that you need to give these foods up, but luckily, it is possible to whip up keto-approved loafs, rolls, and more that cut carbs while delivering the same chewy crumb you crave. This recipe list has everything from fluffy almond flour sandwich bread to low-carb and keto-friendly snacks , like buttery garlic bread. On the sweeter side, there’s moist zucchini bread dripping with gooey, sugar-free dark chocolate, or a quick and easy blender batter blueberry-studded sweet loaf. Sate your bread cravings with these keto-friendly recipes, and cut the carbs while doing it. #1 PaleoHacks | 3-Ingredient Keto Cloud Bread This fluffy keto bread is lighter than air because ...

Birthday Cake Peanut Butter Cups

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Last week while Mazen was home we did several small kitchen projects. Earlier in the year we enjoyed making snack balls together, so Mazen asked to make something similar. I’ve been reading about “protein fudge” on the internet for years, and so we decided to give that a try. I used this recipe by Julie as inspiration. We went with a birthday cake flavor profile while still sticking with peanut butter as the main ingredient. Birthday Ingredients Our birthday ingredients included sprinkles (naturally), butter extract (something I bought years ago but rarely use!), oat flour, and vanilla protein powder instead of chocolate. I will say that Arbonne’s protein is made with Stevia and I think the fudge came out with a detectable Stevia aftertaste, so your type of protein powder might change the flavor one way or another. Please note! A Kid Friendly Recipe Mazen needed a little help measuring, but this recipe otherwise is almost 100% 6-year-old approved! Obviously adding the sprin...

Chicken Apple Salad Recipe

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This chicken apple salad recipe is a wonderful salad to take for lunch! There are few things I enjoy more than a fabulous salad. And it’s been my experience that the simpler you keep things, the… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://bit.ly/2WWxl5d