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Coconut Obsession

May 3, 2013Josie Girl 9 Comments

Call me obsessed, but I am a sucker for anything with coconut in it. Remember this and this, well now, I have three MORE coconut products that I can’t live without! All three are delicious, flavorful, coco-nutty goodness!

Decadent, coconut, deliciousness!

1. Health Warrior Chia Bars, Coconut flavor

These little itty bitty bars are stacked with more than just taste, as they have antioxidants, omega 3’s, fiber and plant-based protein. Amazing, right? Chia seeds are the new goji berries! Sold at Whole Foods, health food stores or online.

Favorite flavor BY FAR is coconut. YUM.

The size of my hand

These bars are gluten, dairy and soy free. 100% vegan. 100% natural.”Grab a bar and find your warrior.”

Unwrapped.

2. Emmy’s Macaroons

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Sun Cups

April 5, 2013Josie Girl 8 Comments

Allergic to nuts? Gluten-free? BUT STILL CRAVE REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS (who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate together)? Well then, Sun Cups to the rescue!

Inspired by people with nut-allergies, Sun Cups was created in 2009 to make a peanut butter cup for EVERYONE! Made with sunflower butter and chocolate, Sun Cups are nut-free, gluten-free, certified kosher and organic (cacao is from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms) deliciousness.

Sun Cups come in four different flavors: Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Mint Cups, and Milk Chocolate Caramel Cups. So many choices to choose from. Now, those with peanut allergies, gluten intolerance or just a persnickety sweet tooth can live the dream for themselves!!

Four different flavors to enjoy!

YUMMY in the tummy! True dat! My favorite flavor.

Ooey-gooey. Second favorite.

MINE! Hands off!

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Passover Traditions

March 26, 2013Josie Girl 11 Comments

Morning! For those of you who celebrated Passover last night — or who are celebrating it again tonight (and even for you NON Jews who want a special treat!), my lovely friend Heidi-ho (nickname) made an AMAZING treat for all us Josie Girls (Jews, Christians, and all religions alike)! Since I am solo in Florida with the kids, and therefore being a bad Jew and eating bread, more bread, and MORE bread, AND not having a seder or two or ten to attend….. I am thrilled Heidi-ho is riding to the rescue with a great post on the tradition of Passover .and the food that comes with it! (And come back for another guest blog on Friday on Easter traditions from Georgia Frasch). Without further ado, my lovely friend and guest blogger Heidi will take it from here:

Heidi. Don't you just LOVE her already? So fitting (jew special post) that we met each other in 1996 on an Israel Team Tour. She didn't know Oregon had jews, and I had no idea someone could be so fun. (Good trade off, huh?)

Heidi. Don’t you just LOVE her already? So fitting that we met each other in 1996 on an Israel Team Tour. She didn’t know Oregon had Jews, and I had no idea someone could be so fun. (Good trade off, huh?)

Does your kitchen smell like brisket today? Ah, mine does! The sweet celebration of Passover is upon us and, while we may lose out on bread and some other fun carbs for eight days, we do okay with some Passover specialties. Favorites like matzo ball soup (this is the version simmering on my stove this year!), matzo brie (trust me), matzo bark (the kosher-for-passover version of this) and I haven’t even started on the real desserts yet. Stay with me – it’s coming.

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Magical Marvelous Cookies

January 11, 2013Josie Girl 6 Comments

Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean that cookies and sweets are. Far from it! It is the New Year, so time to live in the present moment and eat sweets after every meal!!! This cookie is perfect because it has anything and everything in it. This recipe was taken from the food blog, food52, which is one of my favorite places to visit on the web.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour (or almond flour)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 sticks of room temperature butter (KEY!)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups of granola
1/2 cup crushed salted pretzel pieces
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped chocolate candies, or any kind of chocolate goodness

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Best Muffins Ever!

December 14, 2012Josie Girl 8 Comments

So, I get it. I know I am all about making new “healthy” concoctions and swearing that they are delicious. And then, most people are turned off because they are “too healthy.” But let me tell you, if there is only ONE recipe you make from this blog, then MAKE THIS ONE. I promise that this recipe will give you the most delicious, edible, easy, amazing, scrumptious, and crowd pleasing “healthy dessert” of them all. And get this — low fat, no gluten, vegan, BUT AMAZING.

Ingredients

Make sure that you have these ingredients stocked in your fridge/cabinets from here on out. You will want to make these every week. I promise.

* 3 tablespoons of coconut oil
* 1 cup applesauce
* 1/4 cup of maple syrup
* 1 tablespoon of vanilla
* 1/2 cup of almond milk
* 2 cups of spelt flour
* 1 cup cocoa powder (I used raw cocoa)
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
* 2 cups of chocolate chips

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Pretzel Kisses

November 30, 2012Josie Girl 10 Comments

An uber easy recipe for a colorful and delicious dessert/snack/pick-me-up. Pretzel kisses with m&ms!

Ingredients:

Basically, this is just like eating pretzels, m&ms, and a Hershey’s kiss at the same time.

* a package of (salted) pretzels

* a package of kisses (or hugs)

* M&Ms of any sort (original, peanut, peanut butter, or even pretzel)

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

November 16, 2012Josie Girl 4 Comments

Thanksgiving is right around the corner (??????), so there is nothing like a pumpkin pie dessert to get you in the mood! And pumpkin pie smoothies have a bit of everything I like: blended texture, pumpkin flavor, healthy ingredients, and a sweet aftertaste. Pumpkin Pie Smoothie! Watch out Starbucks, your Pumpkin Spice Lattes have a competitor.

Ingredients:

Household ingredients

* 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin

* 1 scoop of protein powder (you want to get more muscular, right?)

* a dash of pumpkin pie spice (or some nutmeg and cinnamon combo)

* 1 banana (frozen preferably, but fresh is fine)

* 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup (depending on your sweet tooth)

* 1 cup of milk (almond, soy, real)

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“Ice Cream”

February 17, 2012Josie Girl 4 Comments

Here I go again with another one of my weird concoctions. And once again, trust me…it is delicious. Ice cream — but made with (shocker) NO MILK, NO DAIRY, NO ADDED SUGAR (minus chocolate bits), NO GUILT.

Warning: You have to like baby food and/or mushy textures to really enjoy this recipe. Otherwise, you will hate this. Stating the obvious, but you also have to like bananas. Finally, as delicious as this is, it is not really ice cream. I am just saying…..

Ingredients:

All three of these items are always in the kitchen, so this treat makes an easy go to snack!

* 2 frozen bananas

* Several splashes of almond/soy/coconut/rice milk

* some added party favors: chocolate bits, fresh fruit, chocolate sauce… the world is your oyster.

Directions:

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