While preparing at home for a fun cooking night with my family, I felt something was missing from our dinner plans. Ah, yes of course! I needed a tasty baked dessert that would bring a deliciously sweet conclusion to our family night. This sweet conclusion should probably pair well with a cup of coffee too :). I decided that a freshly baked cake would be a perfect dessert to have at the end of our family night of cooking! One of the great things about this cake recipe is that you will most likely have all of the ingredients already in your kitchen. This is the main reason why I choose to bake this cake. I wanted a recipe with simple ingredients, so I didn't have to get my big butt up to drive to the grocery store. So I asked myself, "What kind of cake can I make with the foods I already have in my fridge and pantry?" After searching through my favorite cook books and my go-to healthy food blogs, I finally came across this Lemon Olive Oil Cake recipe on Christina's food blog, theblissfulbalance.com. If you haven't checked out her healthy food blog, please visit and explore her fun and healthy recipes! This recipe only needed 6 ingredients, lemons, olive oil, sugar, flour, eggs and salt. How easy is that! I have slightly changed her recipe to fit my preferences, I swapped honey to replace granulated sugar, chose organic whole wheat flour, and also added a simple sweet lemony glaze to drizzle on top. Yum! While honey doesn't have a ton of nutritional value, it does offer some great antioxidant benefits! It's also sweeter to taste than granulated sugar, and typically makes baked goods more moist, chewy and flavorful. The lemony glaze is a simple and clean recipe, and can be prepared while your cake is baking! I hope you enjoy this delicious, nutritious, and very moist Honey Lemon Cake with a Lemony Glaze! Honey Lemon Cake Ingredients:
Lemony Glaze
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Always craving good food, Jillian
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The word "meatloaf" isn't the most appetizing meal to hear. But, before you judge this meatloaf recipe, there is a new twist on the classic beef meatloaf we are all used to eating. Instead of using ground beef you use ground chicken breast, and instead of using breadcrumbs you use whole grain rolled oats to bind all the ingredients together. With a few healthy substitutions you will transform the usual boring beef meatloaf into a nutritious and gorgeous meatloaf! But don't take my word for it. Give it a try and see what your family and friends think. A friend of mine who said she never liked eating meatloaf, said she wanted this recipe right after she ate a huge slice! It's a healthy dinner winner if you ask me. The Beautiful Chicken Meatloaf Ingredients:
This meatloaf pairs well with mac and cheese and some green veggies on the side. I hope you enjoy eating this dish at home with family and friends.
Personalize your healthy habits! Much love, Jillian This delicious creamy dressing uses a unique ingredient, tahini, to give veggies a delicious and nutritious taste! Tahini is a sesame paste, made up from sesame seeds. It is the main component of hummus, with a peanut butter-like consistency that can coat kale and other vegetables completely. Tahini's relatively high levels of calcium and protein make it a fantastic addition to your diet when eaten in its unroasted form. Compared to peanut butter, tahini has higher levels of fiber and calcium, as well as lower levels of sugar and saturated fats. Let's chop up some kale, carrots, peppers and any other veggie you may have on hand, and put them all in a large mixing bowl. Now that you know a little more about the nutritious ingredient that is in this creamy dressing, let's get started! Creamy Sweet Tahini Dressing
1. Whisk together all ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl. 2. Add more honey if you prefer the dressing to be a little sweeter. Pour this dressing and mix together with a raw salad or even cooked veggies, like green beans, to give a tasty coating to your meal! Much love, Jillian bacon makes it better.These are the perfect appetizer/side dish to make for any party or feast! The combination of the honey-dijon sauce and the bacon pieces are RIDICULOUSSSS. Don't believe me? Try it out friend! ROASTED HONEY DIJON BACON BRUSSELS SPROUTSIngredients:
Honey- Dijon Dressing
Much love, Jillian Happy National Donut Day!! Celebrate today by either eating a delicious homemade donut from your local bakery, or by making these simple Delightful Donut-Pancakes!
Unfortunately I do not own a donut pan of any kind. But, I didn't want that to stop me from having a delicious homemade donut or donut-like food to celebrate today! This recipe is Simple & Clean (go figure- haha), and only takes about 10 minutes! It's a great way to get that donut taste you crave while treating your body kindly. Delicious and nutritious! But DONUT take my word for it, try this simple recipe today! Delightful Donut-Pancakes makes about 10 Ingredients:
No matter how you eat them, they will be delightfully delicious- Yum! Much love, Jillian |
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