Saturday, March 2, 2013


Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

2 cups natural peanut butter
2 cups honey
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Combine all ingredients and spoon onto cookie sheet.

3. Bake for 12-15 minutes.


Kale, roasted beet and sweet potato salad

3 peeled and diced sweet potatoes
1 peeled and diced beet
olive oil
maple syrup
cinnamon 
nutmeg
5 garlic cloves
pinch sea salt
pinch black pepper
1 bunch kale
2 avocados
4 diced carrots
1 can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained

Dressing:
1 avocado
1/2 cup olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
pepper
2 tsp. honey, or to taste
roasted garlic
4 scallions

1. Place diced sweet potatoes, beets and garlic on rimmed oven sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and maple syrup. Sprinkle with cinnamon, fresh nutmeg, pepper and salt. Roast in a 425 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.

2. While that is cooling, mix all the ingredients for the dressing with a hand mixer or food processor or blender.

3. Chop kale into fine strips, place in bowl and massage with a little olive oil.

4. Add chickpeas, carrots, avocado, cooled sweet potatoes and beets. Toss with dressing and serve!

My whole family LOVED this salad!!