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Frozen Sangria Lemonade and Other Summer Drinks

Here’s a light refreshing drink fit for combating any summer heat made from organic fruit and juices plus a little creativity.

At the beginning of the year, I started taking 4 tablespoons of collagen powder everyday to help heal leaky gut. It has also improved my tendon and muscle elasticity, according to my chiropractor. He says I’m easier to adjust and I hold the adjustments longer since I started taking the collagen. read more

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Lemon Mousse Tart – Corn-free, GF, Refined SF

I loved the lemon star sandwich cookies I made last December so much that I couldn’t stop playing with the recipe. I’ve tweaked the lemon curd recipe into a fluffy cloud of lemon mousse to make this very elegant but easy lemon tart recipe. The addition of whipped coconut cream mellows out the tart lemon curd bite. I like both flavors but in this instance too much tart flavor would ruin this…dessert. ( Ha! Thought I’d go with the obvious pun, didn’t you?) read more

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Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich – RSF, GF, Corn-free

I’ve been playing around with some old recipes making them into something brand new for Summer! I took the lemon butter cookies I gave out at Christmas and filled them with a lemon ice cream instead. That’s right—a Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich. Yum! read more

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Gazpacho Green Smoothie – Corn-free, SF, GF

Not long after I started making green smoothies, I discovered the need for a non-sweet smoothie. I’m all for a purple berry explosion of a smoothie but not every day. I still have a sweet tooth, but what I consider to be too sweet has changed drastically since I went paleo-ish. read more

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Party Hummus Bites GF/CF/SF/DF/EF

Hummus bites are great vegan and allergy-friendly appetizers. They’re free of gluten, corn, dairy and eggs. It’s also completely sugar-free. Now you have something to give those troublesome guests (like me) that you never know what to feed. LOL. read more

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Small Batch Mayonnaise – 5 Ingredients!

I found that one of the most difficult things to make on my own was mayonnaise. Every recipe I found had raw eggs in it, called for ingredients I can’t have, or just made a ton of it! Then I found a recipe online that called for cooking the mayonnaise. read more

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