Snacks

{recipe redux} Tarragon Berry Smoothie

March 21, 2013
Norah

It’s recipe redux time again.  You know we post on the 21st of each month?  It seems like  just yesterday I was writing about my Oscar-inspired meal. This month’s theme kinda snuck up on me.  We are tasked to use herbs in a new and interesting (and healthy) way.  I cook with fresh herbs all [...]

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{recipe} Avocado & Pomegranate Salsa

December 27, 2012
guacamole

I love a dish that transforms a familiar taste into something amazing….like this sweet and savory salsa.  It’s like guacamole kicked up a few notches. Which is tough, since  guac is quite perfect on it’s own.  But let me tell you, I could have eaten the entire bowl of this delicious salsa. For one, it’s gorgeous! [...]

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Energy Bar Review:: A Few Fabulous Finds

September 26, 2012

I went to the Natural Foods Expo East last weekend.  All I can say is…wow.  What an amazing experience speaking with the developers and creators of so many different products.  I could have spent the entire day on the exhibitor floor but had only three short hours to get it all done. Needless to say, [...]

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{snack recipe} Healthy Chocolate Mint Squares

September 7, 2012

Last night I experimented with a new bar.  Not that I’ve fallen out of love with my cookie dough bar, I just got inspired by a peppermint patty delight I came across from Oh She Glows.  For those of you not familiar, Angela is pretty much the goddess of no-bake.  I adapted her recipe to [...]

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{snack recipe} Homemade Chocolate Cookie Dough Lärabar

July 26, 2012

I’m writing this post due to popular demand. You are demanding it of me. I showed you these before here on the Washingtonian blog and I’ve since been bombarded for the recipe.  I’m also begging my clients to make them all the time.  So, here goes…. chocolate chip cookie dough Lara bars   My deliciously addictive [...]

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{recipe} Chocolate Quinoa Snack Balls

May 23, 2012
snack-balls

What do you get when you mix quinoa with chocolate? You get people going crazy! For Meatless Monday this week I posted a recipe and photo on my Facebook page of these “snack balls” I had made the day before. Well, this post went as “viral” as I’m probably ever going to get in this [...]

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NatureBox: My New Favorite Snacks

March 27, 2012

I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first.  When the folks at NatureBox offered to send me some samples of their snacks, I thought to myself…what could they possibly send me that would knock my socks off?  The first image that came to mind was Veggie Straws…and I figured it was just another food company trying [...]

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{recipe} March Madness Snack

March 17, 2012

My husband is watching basketball today and asked me for a snack. Not much in the house snack-wise, I whipped up a batch of these tasty roasted chick peas.  They were super simple to make.  I just used a can of chick peas and spices I have on hand.  Very tasty…if not slightly addictive. He [...]

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