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Maca Fertility Fudge
Every ingredient in this maca fertility fudge has been added for its fertility boosting properties. These tasty treats are stored in the freezer and help to balance blood sugar, stabilize energy, and provide lasting satiation.
These fudge squares are little bombs of healthy saturated and monounsaturated fat to nourish and support fertility. With the fat-free fad thankfully mostly behind us, many people are starting to embrace the fact that we really need healthy fat to function optimally. Nothing else that we eat (or don’t eat) has a bigger impact on our reproductive capabilities, but unfortunately, there’s still some confusion around what fats are good for us. I’d like to write a long post about this subject soon, but for now, I’ll try to simplify things as much as possible.
What We Ate: Thanksgiving Dinner Roasted On An Open Fire
We spent Thanksgiving at our off-the-grid cabin, a few hours north of Whistler, Canada. It’s such a magical place to be this time of year. The air is crisp, but still mild and the trees are bursting with colour. Friends of ours built a cabin on a nearby property and hosted an outdoor Thanksgiving feast, roasted over an open fire.
Chewy Coconut Bars
In my last recipe post I admitted that when I bake sweets, which is rare, I like to keep things simple. The Coconut Macaroons were shamefully easy. So easy in fact I thought even I, a self-proclaimed “lazy baker” could step up my game a little.
That led me to make these… Chewy Coconut Bars. These bars aren’t quite as simple to prepare, but they’re good. Like -woah- good. The base of the bars is almost exactly the same as the recipe for the Coconut Macaroons, but then these bars are taken to the next level. I may be biased though because apparently I really love coconut. I just put together a recipe page for this blog and realized that the three desserts I’ve posted so far are all based on coconut. Yup, I’m into it.
Coconut Macaroons in the Snowy Mountains
This past weekend my husband and I headed up to our cabin in the woods with a few of our dearest friends. The property is located 3.5 hours north of Vancouver and it can get pretty cold up there this time of year. During the day we bundled up and took long walks, and in the evenings we sat around a roaring bonfire. I knew that the snow and frosty temperature outside would put us all in the holiday spirit.
The winter holidays are often a time of baked goods and sweets, but I wanted to bring something healthier to share. I’m not really a baker. If I do make a sweet treat, which is rare, it has to be easy to make. These coconut macaroons are just that. They don’t have to be baked, they're free of grain flour, gluten and sugar, but best of all… they are shamefully easy to prepare.
Eat More Greens Smoothie
I hadn’t thought about writing a recipe blog post for a smoothie. I mean… you can just throw anything you like in a blender and boom! Instant healthy snack or meal.
Although, I’ve been noticing that the smoothies sold in restaurants and coffee shops aren’t quite the quick and healthy meal they seemed to be.