Healthy Snack Recipe: Crispy Kale Chips

I finally decided to try the kale chips that I’ve been seeing all over the internet for a while now. Let me tell you, they did not disappoint. They aren’t just a snack that you eat because you should- they are a snack you eat because you want to. They actually get crispy (not chewy), and seriously, they melt in your mouth. I never thought I’d say that about kale, but it’s true.

Quick & Easy Homemade Coconut Milk Ice Cream

This coconut milk ice cream is definitely in the running for quickest and easiest recipe I’ve ever made. There are two total ingredients: light coconut milk and  frozen 100% juice concentrate. No measuring cups needed. However, it does require the use of an ice cream maker, so I apologize to those who didn’t receive what they (mistakenly) thought was a useless wedding gift… (who? me?)

Plan the Best Snacks and Meals for your Grand Canyon Backpacking Trip

This is an article that I recently published on Associated Content

If you are an avid backpacker, you probably already have a system for planning snacks and meals for your trips. But, if you are like me, you have done plenty of day hikes and camping, but only a little backpacking. You may benefit from what my husband and I learned about food and food prep on our recent backpacking trip down Hermit Trail to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (and back up)!

Tortilla Soup Recipe

This soup is something that I cook for dinner a lot. Thanks to my crockpot, I can put it together in a few minutes when I get home from work in the morning, let it cook all day while I sleep, and then wake up to delicious soup in the evening. Tim loves it too, so that’s even better. I don’t always use the same ingredients, but here’s the basic recipe:

Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls

I’d been wanting to make these for the looooongest time, and I finally made my way to the Asian grocery store to get some ingredients that I couldn’t find anywhere else. I’m glad I did, because they were fast, easy, and oh so good. You can fill them with different ingredients, but here’s what I chose…