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Family-Style Chicken Adobo Recipe - theflexiblechef.com

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Your New Favorite Make-Ahead Dinner Recipe In my cookbook, Food You Want: For the Life You Crave, I share an amazing island-style chicken adobo recipe that’s perfect for any occasion, from casual weeknight dinner with the fam to a dressed-up dinner party with your girlfriends. But I also love this family-style version, which is a […]

Family-Style Chicken Adobo

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Who doesn’t love a good crisp? I used to make a lot of pies but have recently switched to crisps as they’re easier to make and healthier: under a fine layer of crisp is rich, fruity goodness! My Gluten Free Apple Maple Blueberry Crisp is an irresistible combination of a melt-in-your-mouth apple and blueberry filling, […]

Gluten Free Apple Maple Blueberry Crisp

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frozen bananas covered in chocolate, sprinkled with coconut and nuts, and served with chopsticks — how good does that sound? I tell you what, it tastes even better. This unique dessert a favorite of mine. Not only is it easy to make, it also keeps well in the freezer, making it the perfect “emergency dessert” […]

Banana Chocolate Sushi

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When your kids wake up, do they immediately crave something sweet and heavy – like a sugary, cakey donut? Join the club! While donuts may sound like the best breakfast ever to our kids, they rarely earn a spot on my breakfast table. I use the word “rarely” because I don’t believe in denying my family of […]

Healthified Pancake Donuts

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Let’s get real for a second. If you put a kale salad on one side of a table and a big tray of chocolate brownies on the other, it’s pretty obvious which side kids will gravitate to. While I try my best to teach my four kiddos the importance of eating good-for-you foods, I still […]

3 Healthified Chocolate Treats for Kids (You’ll Want To Sneak a Bite Too!)

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I always like to be prepared. My wonderfully hospitable husband came home one night with nine extra dinner guests on a Friday night (we already had a full house!). No really, nine extra people. After I took a moment to freak out (it was an all out freak out), I got busy whipping up a […]

Chunky Monkey Ice Cream

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Frozen Banana Pops

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Growing up, nothing tasted like after-school fun as much as ice pops. In the summer, it was a race against the sun: could you lick them fast enough or would the sunshine melt away the sweet goo? These dairy-free frozen banana pops are the perfect after school treat for kids (and adults too!). The recipe is […]

Frozen Banana Pops

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Life’s little pleasures lie in the simplest of things, like chocolate. These raw chocolate macaroons are a great kids party food, after school snack, or a sneaky treat when you’re craving something sweet. I am even filing these goodies for my Passover menu plans! Karin, mom and nutritionist, uses coconut sugar which ranks lower on the […]

Healthy Raw Chocolate Macaroons

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peanut butter energy bites

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When gearing up for holiday travel, I always search for smart, packable treats for the kids. These Peanut Butter Energy Bites come to you straight from the kitchen of the most naturally sassy blogger out there, Saskia Gregson-Williams of Naturally Sassy. Her recipes are appealingly simple and delicious. The key to eating well — Saskia and I both agree — is […]

Peanut Butter Energy Bites from Naturally Sassy

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Gluten Free Doughnuts

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When I first saw these on Lisa’s website I knew I had to make them and share them with you. Because who doesn’t love a doughnut? This week, as we celebrate Chanukah, I am baking up a doughnut storm but you certainly don’t need a holiday excuse to whip up a batch of these gluten-free […]

Gluten-Free Doughnuts with Salted Caramel

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pumpkin cookies

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What is the one ingredient that you think of when you hear the perfect fall treat? Pumpkin! Everywhere you turn there is a new pumpkin-flavored version of just about everything from drinks to pies and more. So why not get creative in the kitchen because creating your own healthified gluten-free version is fun! Here are […]

Does 5:00 pm ever roll around and you still have no clue what to make for dinner? Here are my fallback dinner meals that take 20 minutes or less!

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Despite all the best laid out plans, sometimes 5:00 pm rolls around and I have no ideas for dinner. I may not even have my usually fully stocked fridge, forcing me to rely on just a few staples. Here are my fallback dinner meal ideas for when you have no idea what to cook… plus […]

gluten free banana bread

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Gooey, flavorful, light and satisfying. Need I say more? The original inspiration for this recipe came from one of my visits to Canyon Ranch. They serve their version of this bread every morning at their rocking breakfast buffet (I don’t recommend eating this daily, it’s extremely hard to resist). Here is my spiced up gluten-free […]

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