As a mom, I don’t think I need to spend a lot of time explaining why I love my slow cooker. It makes insanely delicious meals with little to no prep time or clean up and makes my kitchen smell amazing. Plus, by cooking the food low and slow it really allows the flavors to take their time together and create a lot of depth with very little work. Yeah. We’re buds. Even better about this particular recipe is that you can easily chop, slice, mince and juice everything the night before so on cooking day, you can dump everything in the slow cooker at the start of the day and you’re good to go.
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Whole30 Snack: Almond Butter and Jam Power Bars
Happy Friday! We’ve come to the final recipe of almond week and I truly believe I’ve saved the best for last. One of my favorite pre-Whole30 snacks was a good almond butter and cherry jam sandwich on honey whole wheat bread with a nice glass of chocolate almond milk. Yum City. Except the majority of those items are on the no-no list for Whole30. So, I had to get creative to get my fix. Technically, you’re not supposed to snack while you’re on Whole30. So, if you’re doing this thing by the book, these are better added to a full meal to account for your fat and fruit. Continue reading
Almond Butter
Almond week continues with another super yummy and surprisingly easy recipe. For those of you who’ve never made your own nut butters, you’re going to gag when you see how easy this is. Continue reading