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Chris' Instant Pot Leg of Lamb
"FastHealthy" Meets Comfort Food! With just 30 minutes of prep, the Instant Pot does the work while you go back to your desk, your family, or outside to play. Perfect for Easter Sunday or any day you want a deeply nourishing, hands-off meal that tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen. PRO TIP: To optimize recipe deliciousness, your health, and feeling your best, ALWAYS use the freshest, highest-quality ingredients. Organic whenever possible. Ingredients. • Boneless leg
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3 days ago3 min read


Chris' Organic Fennel and Orange Spring Salad!
TALK ABOUT A FRESH, VIBRANT TAKE ON SPRING! Creative Culinary Inspiration from Mom. My mom was an amazing force in the kitchen. Salads were not necessarily her thing, but she knew I loved them. And in her later years before she passed, she dazzled me--oh how I loved and still love my mom!--with not only her creativity but with the pure deliciousness of a fresh, flavorful fennel and orange salad she conjured seemingly so easily and lightly out of thin air. I had never had an
carnholt63
Mar 174 min read


Spring Forward!
Startling Stats. The Empowering Power of Healthy Lifestyle. Hope and Optimism for YOU! Spring is in the Air! With it comes something I absolutely love: that unmistakable feeling of possibility. Hope is one of my greatest personal character strengths, and I lean into it fully this time of year. New growth. A spirited sense of optimism and anticipation. And overall a season of fresh starts (I see you, Spring Cleaning!) when the days are longer, life feels happier, and somethi
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Mar 173 min read


Chris' "Healthy-ish" No-Bake Organic Date Dessert Turtles!
THIS SIMPLE AND VERY DELICIOUS RECIPE IS THE HANDS-DOWN FAVORITE DESSERT EVERY TIME! AND TALK ABOUT SATISFYING YOUR SWEET TOOTH, WITHOUT THE GUILT SPIRAL SHENANIGANS!
carnholt63
Feb 183 min read


Chris' Organic Stuffed Peppers with Ground Bison!
This is one of my go-to recipes when I want something nourishing, delicious, light-yet-hearty, and comfort food-inspired.
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Feb 183 min read


Chris' "Detoxifying Morning Elixir"!
YOUR DAILY DOSE OF SUNSHINE--THE DETOXIFYING MORNING ELIXIR AKA "MAGIC POTION" THAT CHANGED MY MORNINGS! There's something almost magical about that first sip of the day—the one that tells your body, "Good morning, beautiful. Let's do this." For me, that moment comes in the form of my Detoxifying Morning Elixir. It's my latte before the latte. My liquid sunshine. My daily green hug that says yes to hydration, yes to detoxification, and yes to starting the day from a place of
carnholt63
Jan 216 min read


G'ma's German Gingerbread (Spekulatius) Cookies
LOVE-INFUSED MEMORIES AND RECIPE FROM MY MOM THAT I WILL TREASURE FOREVER! My mom was from Germany and always made beautiful homemade Christmas cookies. This gingerbread recipe is one of my faves, and my mom loved it, too. It's modified from a vintage 1963 (my birth year!) Dr. Oetker "Backbuch" ("Baking Book") called, "Backen macht Freude" ("Baking is Fun" or "Baking Makes Joy"). The recipe is on page 172 is for "Spekulatius" ("Spiced Cookies"). She so enjoyed decorating the
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Dec 21, 20252 min read


Elsie's Roast Turkey!
A delicious, healthful, and heart-warming recipe for the best roast turkey ever!
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Nov 23, 20256 min read


Chris' Organic Butternut Squash Soup!
SUCH AN EASY-TO-MAKE AND ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS SOUP! I love soup but didn't naturally gravitate to making soup. This one inspires me to get in the soup game--it is really so easy to make and so good! The nourishing richness and vibrant phytonutrients-infused color creates a beautiful-yet-unpretentious, simple-yet-sophisticated fall or winter meal. And it's great for a little Thanksgiving amuse-bouche to tide everyone over while waiting for turkey dinner! My 10.21.25 batch of O
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Oct 23, 20253 min read


Chris' Game Day Chili Recipe!
Perfect for fall and winter family football weekends or as a clean, healthy chili option to enjoy all week long!
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Sep 23, 20252 min read


The Best Birthday Cake Ever!
The Best Birthday Cake Ever!
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Jul 19, 20254 min read


Healthy Eating-Happy YOU Power Principles SM: A Realistic Lifelong Approach to the Power of Food
Did you know that 60% of adult Americans are walking around with at least one chronic disease? And 40% are burdened with managing two or...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
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