This Shrimp, Asparagus and Avocado Salad is a delicious summer dish that can be shared with friends or enjoyed as a light dinner. It’s packed with fresh vegetables and herbs and finished with a lemon dijon vinaigrette. I made this Shrimp, Asparagus and Avocado salad a few weeks ago for our teacher training graduation party. I [...]
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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Chili Garlic Vinaigrette
April 26, 2016 { 13 comments }I think it’s safe to say I’ve been on a big sweet potato kick this year. Mashed, roasted, baked…breakfast, lunch, dinner. I love that sweet potatoes taste amazing, are simple to prepare and pack a nutritional punch. Did you know that one medium sweet potato only has around 100 calories and contains nearly four times [...]
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Homemade Tahini Turmeric Dressing
March 31, 2016 { 20 comments }This homemade tahini turmeric dressing is a delicious way to break away from bottled dressings when you’re making salads at home. Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds and turmeric is a spice well-known for it’s anti-inflammatory properties. The bright yellow color of the dressing is reminiscent of honey mustard thanks to the turmeric [...]
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Braised Red Cabbage with Red Onion, Apples and Balsamic
March 22, 2016 { 38 comments }I’m happy to finally share the recipe for one of my favorite side dishes, braised red cabbage with apples. It’s a delicious, slow-cooked mix of red cabbage, red onions, balsamic vinegar and paper thin apples. I think I got hooked on braised red cabbage back in college after dining at Houston’s in Atlanta. Has anyone [...]
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Four Healthy and Delicious New Salad Ideas {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30 Compliant}
March 3, 2016 { 9 comments }I’m happy to be typing this post while sitting at my desk with a sleeping golden retriever next to me. After an amazing week in Punta Cana at Zoetry and AlSol Tiara Cap Cana, we bid the Dominican Republic farewell and headed back to Charlotte yesterday afternoon. Our trip was the perfect length. We definitely [...]
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Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls {Paleo + Whole30 Approved}
February 16, 2016 { 62 comments }This post features a recipe for sweet potato breakfast bowls. This delicious breakfast is Paleo and Whole30 friendly and also gluten-free. Sweet potato breakfast bowls are a great grain-free alternative to oatmeal. Embarking on a Whole30 when a big plate of eggs and vegetables isn’t quite your cup of tea first thing in the morning can [...]
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Homemade Almond Milk {Video Tutorial}
February 4, 2016 { 26 comments }When I was in the initial planning stages of my Whole30, making my own almond milk was honestly not something that really interested me. I assumed it would be a cumbersome process that wasn’t really worth the time or effort. Was I ever wrong! I did a lot of research and reading online about making [...]
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Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili (Beanless, Whole30 & Paleo)
January 27, 2016 { 197 comments }If you’re looking for a “set it and forget it” recipe for a delicious beanless chili, then do I ever have the recipe for you! This chili is packed with hunks of sweet potato and carrot along with ground lamb or beef and lots of warm, comforting spices. I guarantee that you won’t miss the [...]
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Overnight Banana Chia Pudding
January 12, 2016 { 52 comments }A recipe for banana chia pudding that is gluten-free, Paleo and Whole30-compliant. A great option for a healthy make ahead breakfast! I owe chia pudding an apology. Two years ago I tried it, hated it and bashed it right here in this very same space. Luckily, one food mantra I’ve always adhered to is, “always [...]
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The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2015 (All-Time)
December 30, 2015 { 6 comments }Yesterday I shared the the 10 most popular posts of 2015 that were actually written in 2015. Today I’m sharing the top 10 posts of 2015 for all-time. These 10 posts got the more views than any other posts on Peanut Butter Runner and 9 of the 10 were not even written this year! For [...]
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The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2015 (Written in 2015)
December 29, 2015 { 14 comments }Time for the annual round up of the year’s most popular posts! It’s always fun to run a report in Google Analytics for the entire year to see what posts made the list. It’s typically pretty heavy on recipes and workouts since those types of posts tend to stand the test of time. I was [...]
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Pear & Cranberry Cream of Wheat & Oatmeal Bowl
November 24, 2015 { 6 comments }There’s nothing like a big bowl of oatmeal to warm you up on a cold morning. Temperatures in Charlotte have been dropping down into the 20s overnight so breakfast has been all about warm foods. After spending last winter drinking green smoothies while shivering in front of a space heater I decided that while smoothies [...]
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Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
November 5, 2015 { 32 comments }I mentioned a month or so ago that I was going to start embracing my slow cooker more this fall to help with dinner on long days and so far I’m on a good roll! First I made Chicken Tikka Masala, then Balsamic Pork Tenderloin and this week was White Chicken Chili. SLOW COOKER WHITE [...]
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5 Favorite Fall Recipes
November 3, 2015 { 14 comments }I am always a little sad to bid farewell to long summer days and all of the amazing fresh summer produce but this year I found myself eagerly welcoming fall. I am loving everything from the cooler days to the stunning foliage to warm and hearty meals. It seems like fall is the season that [...]
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Pumpkin Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Cream Cheese Swirl
October 28, 2015 { 6 comments }This recipe is sponsored by Chiquita. If there’s something I love, it’s a good challenge! Especially when it comes to cooking and being in the kitchen. I really enjoy creating my own recipes whether it’s for a simple dinner using what I have in the fridge/pantry or something more involved to share publicly that involves [...]
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Warm Brussels Sprout Salad with a Poached Egg
October 21, 2015 { 14 comments }Hold on to your hats because I’m about to write something that’s going to make you wonder if you’re reading the right blog. This fall I am testing out some changes to my diet. I’m swapping smoothies for oatmeal and salads for soup and warm veggies. I know, I know. Totally goes against everything you’ve [...]
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15-Minute Prosciutto & Goat Cheese Pasta
October 8, 2015 { 16 comments }I get asked all the time how I find the motivation to cook dinner after long days when dinner prep usually starts after 8 p.m. Three secrets. I love it. It’s my creative outlet and helps me unwind and feel like I’m doing something to nurture myself. A well stocked pantry and fridge. Make it [...]
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Recent Eats: The Breakfast, Lunch & Snack Edition (Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe!)
October 2, 2015 { 31 comments }Happy Friday! I got almost 9 hours of sleep last night which was so nice. I woke up naturally around 7:20 and invited Sullie up for some cuddles. It’s a cold, rainy day so I’m now camped out at my desk with a space heater and french pressed coffee. Perfect Friday morning. While I don’t [...]
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Spinach, Mushroom and Black Bean Enchiladas
September 17, 2015 { 16 comments }September brings the arrival of so many fall things…apples, pumpkin, crisp mornings, changing leaves and FOOTBALL! I am a Georgia girl and one thing we don’t mess around with is our football! I spent every Friday night cheering on the field at home and away with my high school team. When I went off to [...]
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Southern-Style Tomato Pie
September 14, 2015 { 24 comments }One of the saddest things about the end of summer is the end of tomatoes that are bursting with flavor. I can hardly bring myself to buy grocery store tomatoes during the off-season because they are so far removed from the real thing. We have enjoyed a great tomato season here in Charlotte and my [...]
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Tuscan Kale Salad with Golden Beets, Figs and Feta
August 21, 2015 { 9 comments }For a long time I was not on the kale salad bandwagon. I didn’t understand what people found so appealing about eating raw, chewy, bitter, hard to digest kale. I much preferred it the way my Mema has been making it for as long as I can remember, cooked in a flavorful broth (that usually [...]
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The Best Flank Steak Marinade
July 29, 2015 { 8 comments }One of my most prized kitchen possessions is this old, beat up notebook stuffed full of recipes. You see, back before the era of Pinterest recipe organization was a little more old school. I would spend hours upon hours going through cooking magazines and cutting out recipes and going through online sites and blogs and [...]
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Honey Almond & Coconut Granola
July 7, 2015 { 28 comments }For the last year I have been so hooked on granola! I love it for snacking and for topping my smoothies. The granola gives my smoothies serious staying power and keeps me full considerably longer than when I leave it off. After trying just about every granola brand and variety offered at Whole Foods (and [...]
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Watermelon, Feta and Arugula Salad with Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette
June 6, 2015 { 9 comments }I have a wonderful summer salad to share with you today! Remember how I wrote in my last post that I have been loving watermelon lately? Well, I decided to try it out in salad form. A friend of mine hosted a pot luck last night and asked me to bring a salad. As I [...]
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Banana Egg White Oatmeal Recipe + Tons of Recent Eats
June 4, 2015 { 33 comments }How is it already Thursday? This week has flown by but in a blur of many things I love…teaching, training, friend dates, marketing and social media…but not much blogging (or working out). Everything ebbs and flows so I’m not stressed about it. It all evens out in the end. I’m here today to catch you [...]
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The Most Adventurous Thing I’ve Ever Cooked {Provencal Braised Octopus Recipe}
May 21, 2015 { 24 comments }This dinner looks pretty delicious, right? It was actually the most adventurous thing I’ve ever cooked! Last week I received a text from my fiance that there was no need to go to the grocery because he’d already been shopping at Whole Foods. I arrived home to a fridge that looked like it had been [...]
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Chocolate & Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl
May 15, 2015 { 8 comments }I have a non-green smoothie recipe to share with you featuring two of my favorite flavor combinations. 1) Chocolate and peanut butter 2) Strawberry and banana It’s also my first time sharing a smoothie bowl recipe with you so it’s like a whole new smoothie game today! :) For the last nine months or so [...]
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The Best Easy Homemade Pad Thai Recipe
April 30, 2015 { 133 comments }A recipe for easy homemade pad thai featuring a delicious homemade pad thai sauce. Whether you’re a lover of all things Thai and ethnic food related or you’ve never tried your hand at this kind of thing before, this recipe is accessible and easy. After years of making homemade pad thai and being asked for [...]
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Quinoa Breakfast Bake with Blueberries, Bananas and Vanilla Soymilk
April 23, 2015 { 20 comments }This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine. I train the majority of my clients first thing in the morning. As we’re wrapping up their sessions, I frequently ask them “what’s for breakfast?” or encourage them to go home and eat a good breakfast before they head to work. Eating [...]
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Boost Your Brainpower Spinach, Quinoa and Berry Salad
March 16, 2015 { 72 comments }This post is sponsored by Dole Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Dole provided me with compensation for my time and recipe development. As always, all opinions expressed in this post are mine. March 16-22 is Brain Awareness Week. This annual event is a global celebration of the brain that brings attention to brain science advances and promotes brain [...]
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Perfect Pressed Wrap Tutorial
March 11, 2015 { 24 comments }Hi everyone! Happiest of Wednesdays. My day started with a 5:30 a.m. wake up call to teach my 6 a.m. hot vinyasa class at Charlotte Yoga. It was a SERIOUS struggle to get out of bed this morning (the time change is kicking my butt in the mornings) but the second I started class I [...]
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Peanut Butter Chia Seed Granola
March 9, 2015 { 49 comments }I have a recipe to share with you today that might be the best recipe I’ve shared in a long time! Let me introduce you to homemade Peanut Butter Chia Seed Granola! I wish I could say I’m exaggerating but I’ve made this granola FOUR times in the past eight days. It’s that good. (And [...]
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Fig, Cherry & Berry Smoothie + Recent (Lots of Out To) Eats
March 5, 2015 { 16 comments }This is the first week that I’ve truly felt “in the swing of things” in over a month. Between traveling in February and the weird snow/ice days we had, my schedule has been all over the place. This week it’s been 100% business as usual and it’s one of those magical weeks where none of [...]
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Healthy-ish Peanut Butter & Coconut Banana Bread
March 4, 2015 { 21 comments }After going five days without peanut butter last week while I was away on the yoga retreat, it’s been all peanut butter, all the time since getting back. The first thing I ate when I arrived home was an apple with peanut butter and since then it’s been a steady stream of peanut butter smoothies, peanut [...]
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Healthier Super Bowl Snack Ideas: Sweet Potato Nachos and Loaded Hummus Plate
January 26, 2015 { 15 comments }Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just in it when your team is winning or when it serves as a fun social outlet, Super Bowl Sunday brings a day of eating, drinking and parties. When I was growing up we ate dinner every night at the table but on Super Bowl Sunday we ordered pizza and were [...]
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Armenian Lentil Soup with Eggplant and Apricots
January 21, 2015 { 24 comments }This recipe for Armenian Lentil Soup is vegan and gluten-free. It’s full of tomatoes, eggplant, apricots, peppers, onions and lentils along with some really fantastic spices like cayenne pepper, cinnamon and cumin. For the last few weeks I have been making soups to have on hand to eat throughout the week. It’s such a treat [...]
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Three Ingredient Pot Roast {Recipe}
January 13, 2015 { 40 comments }It’s comfort food season here in Charlotte. Last week we endured a stretch of arctic air and this week it’s a four days of rain and 40 degree temperatures. The weather, coupled with the sadness of taking all the holiday prettiness down and the realization we have a few more months of this weather, has left [...]
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Healthier Holiday Dessert: Vanilla Pomegranate Parfait
December 16, 2014 { 6 comments }To wrap up my “healthier holiday” series with ALDI I have a beautiful, festive and lighter dessert to share with you. But first…let’s remember the appetizer and main courses. For the appetizer we had four bite-sized skewer combinations. The main course was pork loin stuffed with butternut squash, apples, cranberries and topped with a cider gravy. [...]
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Cider Brined Pork Loin Stuffed with Butternut Squash, Apples and Cranberries
December 11, 2014 { 5 comments }This post is sponsored by ALDI as a part of the Healthier Holiday series. Check out my first post featuring healthy holiday appetizer ideas. It’s the season of holiday parties, family feasts and indulgent meals. The good news is that indulgent doesn’t have to be synonymous with diet-breaking butter, cream and cheese. Indulgent can mean [...]
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Healthier Holidays Series: 4 Bite-Sized Appetizers for Holiday Entertaining
November 25, 2014 { 4 comments }This post is sponsored by ALDI as part of the Healthier Holidays Series. I am excited about the holidays this year. I’m staying in Charlotte for Thanksgiving where I’ll spend the day with a big group of friends and going home for Christmas to be with my family in Georgia. I’m also looking forward to all of the holiday [...]
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How to Make Homemade Plain Yogurt
November 12, 2014 { 19 comments }Today is a pretty epic day for PBR. It’s my dad’s first recipe post! I can’t even begin to tell you how happy it makes me that he’s going to be regularly contributing around here. Let me back up and tell you the story of me + my dad + my love for cooking. My [...]
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Must Try Smoothie and Salad Combinations
October 23, 2014 { 12 comments }Hey, hey! I hope you’ve all had a great week. I wanted to pop in quickly to share a new smoothie and salad combo that I’m loving this week. The star ingredients of the smoothie are pumpkin, almond butter and chocolate coconut granola. The team at Cascadian Farm sent me two different flavors of their [...]
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Southwestern Shrimp Taco Salad {Recipe}
October 13, 2014 { 7 comments }One of my favorite things about visiting my family is being in my dad’s kitchen. There is always something good in the works and on this trip it’s been homemade sourdough bread, homemade yogurt (tutorial coming soon!) and an awesome taco salad. Last night we cooked a Southwestern Shrimp Taco Salad that my dad has [...]
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Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal {Recipe}
October 9, 2014 { 30 comments }Good morning! I promised the apple cinnamon oatmeal recipe yesterday but then I got distracted. By babies! Two of my best friends just had babies within a week of each other. They are 3 and 4 weeks old. I met one friend for lunch and another for a walk and visit. This baby is like, [...]
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Roasted Okra with Sriracha Aioli {Recipe}
September 25, 2014 { 10 comments }Growing up in the south has given me quite an appreciation for some of our regional specialties including grits, greens, cornbread (my favorite recipe here), banana pudding, pimento cheese, pulled pork and okra just to name a few. Today we’re going to talk about okra. What exactly is okra? Well, it’s edible green seed pods that grow [...]
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Lemon Feta Potato Salad {Recipe}
September 12, 2014 { 12 comments }This lemon feta potato salad is light, bright, simple and packs a punch of flavor. Potato salad is one of those foods that tends to put people in opposing camps. You’re either a fan or it’s not your thing. One of the things that can turn people off of potato salad is the mayonnaise, as [...]
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In My Kitchen: Green Smoothie Video Tutorial
September 5, 2014 { 28 comments }I know that I blog about green smoothies A LOT but over the last year I’ve gone from being an occasional smoothie drinker to having one almost every day. I used to find smoothies to be unsatisfying because I thought I needed something to “chew” and I always felt hungry after I ate them. I [...]
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Salted Fudge Brownies (The Best Brownie Recipe Ever!)
September 3, 2014 { 33 comments }If you’ve been on the search for the perfect brownie recipe…look no further because it’s right here in this post. These salted fudge brownies are a home run for anyone who likes a gooey, fudgy brownie texture and also for those who love a good salted baked good like I do! When it comes to [...]
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Fresh Peach Greek Frozen Yogurt
August 21, 2014 { 5 comments }I have been soaking up peach season and stocking up on fresh South Carolina peaches weekly. My favorite way to eat peaches is peel, slice and enjoy them plain (I’m not a peach fuzz lover…I need that off my peach before eating it!) But I also love to get creative with them…grilled peaches with ice [...]
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Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars {Recipe}
August 16, 2014 { 12 comments }I have the best neighbors. They’ve lived on my street for 20+ years and are always looking out for me and Sullie. They help me take care of her on crazy days, check in with me on a regular basis, watch out for the house while I’m gone all day or away on trips and are [...]