This week I was craving new flavors on my food and wanted to surprise my fam with dips with their veggies for lunch so I decided to whip up both my avocado hummus (inspired by Hapy) and black bean dip. I LOVE dipping my protein (turkey, chicken, salmon), my vegetables and also topping my salads with a …
For a couple of decades I have been making my own lotion so I thought I would share my recipe. Everyone in my family loves it and our skin responds really well to it. I use my vita-mix to make it creamy but you could also hand mix it. The measurements below are very rough …
This past weekend “we” (IE Ben Harper 🙂) cooked a 15 pound turkey then made 6 jars of liquid gold bone broth! Homemade is so much more nutritious, flavorful and free! The next time you cook a whole organic chicken, turkey or whip up something with grass fed beef bones make your own broth. After …
In my home you will always find a full cookie jar. A part of my love language for my family and friends is food. Preparing quality, whole, REAL food is something I spend a lot of time, resources and energy doing. The kids know that “mama Amy’s” cookie jar is always open and my husband …
Peanut Dressing:¼ cup creamy peanut butter (peanuts & salt ONLY)2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar2 Tbsp fresh lime juice, from one lime3 Tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp coconut aminos2 Tbsp honey (we are skipping the white sugar so if you want it sweeter add 3 Tbsp)2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped1-inch square piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped …
These frozen banana bites have been a hit in my house this past week! They provide a quick sweet treat after lunch 🙂 The first batch we put dye free sprinkles but they are not necessary. Ingredients:2 bananasNut butter of your choice (peanut, raw almond or raw cashew)Whole food chocolate chips Slice bananas and lay …
Below is a short circuit to keep you feeling STRONG! 20 min cardio ((5 min easy, 10 min of 30 seconds “hard” / 30 seconds “easy”), 5 min easy) Windmill x 10Hamstring Prep x 10Down-dog Wall Sit w/ DB Overhead Shoulder Press x 15Single Legged Step-up (use a stable chair) x 10ea legPlank “Rocks” x …
Ingredients:4 organic chicken breasts (non-organic is OK)Juice of 6-8 oranges2 tablespoons coconut aminos1/4 cup honeySalt / pepper2 tablespoons corn starch Chop your chicken breasts into bite size pieces. In a bowl whisk together the juice from the oranges, coconut aminos, honey, salt and pepper. Pour the liquid into your saute pan and heat for a …
When life gets cancelled we bake 🙂 I voted for pan of brownies but lost to cupcakes! I was determined to make them as homemade and Amy Approved as possible. We had flour, sugar, frosting and sprinkles EVERYWHERE!!! Ingredients (12 cupakes):1 cup gf flour blend (we used Namaste)1/4 cup gf oat flour1/4 cup rice flour1/2 …
Today is a VERY rainy day and I have 6 butternut squash sitting on my counter so I decided to whip up a soup! It came out creamy and delicious!!! Ingredients:3 butternut squash1 cup bone broth (any stock will work)Olive oilSalt / pepper as desired Cut squash in half, scoop out the seeds, coat them …
