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grilled chicken bacon pasta salad in a bowl

Lunch

Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

tahini coffee date smoothie in a glass with a straw

Smoothies + Shakes

Tahini Chocolate Coffee Date Shake

frozen strawberry margarita in a glass

Healthy Cocktails

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

dipping a chip into Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

seasonal favorites

delish dinners

bbq chicken quinoa bowl with avocado, black beans, corn and cabbage

BBQ Ranch Chicken Quinoa Bowls

Salmon tacos with black rice and guacamole

Blackened Salmon Tacos with Forbidden Rice & Mango Guacamole

healthy chopped chicken salad in a bowl

Spicy Ranch Chopped Chicken Cabbage Salad

vegan black bean burgers

Ultimate Vegan Black Bean Burgers with Creamy Tahini Garlic Sauce

easy chicken taco salad on a platter

Gaby’s Chicken Taco Salad

easy sides

healthy coleslaw in a bowl with a fork

Best Healthy Coleslaw Ever (no mayo!)

roasted garlic fingerling potatoes drizzled with green sauce on a platter

Garlic Fingerling Potatoes (roasted or grilled!)

green rice in a bowl with a spoon

How to Make Green Rice

vegan caesar salad on a platter

Vegan Caesar Salad

dipping a gluten free cauliflower tot in ketchup

Cauliflower Tots

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Strawberry Crumble Bars

Gorgeous bars with the sweet taste of strawberry pie!

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it's berry season

stack of lemon blueberry pancakes on a plate

Gluten Free Breakfast

The Fluffiest Lemon Blueberry Poppy Seed Pancakes (high in protein, gluten free!)

avocado blueberry salad in a bowl with a spoon

Vegetarian Lunch

Avocado Blueberry Quinoa Salad

strawberry lemonade smoothie in a glass topped with strawberry slices

Smoothies + Shakes

Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie

almond flour blueberry bread sliced

Baked Goods

Good Morning Almond Flour Blueberry Muffin Bread

avocado strawberry spinach salad in a bowl with red onion, feta, almonds and pistachios

Vegetarian Lunch

Summer Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado

healthy lemon blueberry zucchini cake cut into nine slices topped with frosting

Gluten Free Dessert

Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Frosting

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grilled chicken bacon pasta salad in a bowl

Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

tahini coffee date smoothie in a glass with a straw

Tahini Chocolate Coffee Date Shake

frozen strawberry margarita in a glass

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

dipping a chip into Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

greek chickpea salad in a bowl with a fork

The Easiest Chopped Greek Chickpea Salad

chicken burger topped with lettuce, cheese, and bbq sauce

Seriously Good Sweet Potato Cheddar BBQ Chicken Burgers

peanut butter strawberry banana smoothie in a glass

Knock You Naked Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Smoothie

blueberry pie bars in a stack on a plate

Blueberry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble (vegan & gluten free)

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tahini coffee date smoothie in a glass with a straw

Tahini Chocolate Coffee Date Shake

frozen strawberry margarita in a glass

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

dipping a chip into Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

peanut butter strawberry banana smoothie in a glass

Knock You Naked Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Smoothie

blueberry pie bars in a stack on a plate

Blueberry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble (vegan & gluten free)

berry baked oatmeal in a baking dish with a slice cut out

Triple Berries & Cream Baked Oatmeal

healthy lemon poppy seed bread cut into slices

Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

roasted cauliflower quinoa salad on a platter

Roasted Carrot Cauliflower Quinoa Salad with Sunshine Dressing

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tahini coffee date smoothie in a glass with a straw

Tahini Chocolate Coffee Date Shake

frozen strawberry margarita in a glass

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

dipping a chip into Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

peanut butter strawberry banana smoothie in a glass

Knock You Naked Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Smoothie

blueberry pie bars in a stack on a plate

Blueberry Pie Bars with Oatmeal Crumble (vegan & gluten free)

roasted cauliflower quinoa salad on a platter

Roasted Carrot Cauliflower Quinoa Salad with Sunshine Dressing

healthy peanut butter eggs in a stack

Healthy 4 Ingredient Reese’s Eggs

peanut butter cookie energy bites in a bowl

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookie Energy Bites with Chia + Cacao Nibs

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tahini coffee date smoothie in a glass with a straw

Tahini Chocolate Coffee Date Shake

frozen strawberry margarita in a glass

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

dipping a chip into Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

greek chickpea salad in a bowl with a fork

The Easiest Chopped Greek Chickpea Salad

peanut butter strawberry banana smoothie in a glass

Knock You Naked Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Smoothie

lemon garlic salmon on a baking sheet

Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon

italian chopped salad with brussels sprouts in a bowl

Italian Chopped Brussels Sprouts Salad

healthy buffalo chickpea salad wraps halved on a plate

Avocado Buffalo Chickpea Salad Wraps

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lemon garlic salmon on a baking sheet

Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon

healthy peanut butter eggs in a stack

Healthy 4 Ingredient Reese’s Eggs

tuna stuffed peppers on a plate

Buffalo Tuna Melt Stuffed Peppers

spinach artichoke dip with jalapeño in a skillet

Creamy Jalapeño Spinach Artichoke Dip

turkey sausage breakfast patties

Maple Blueberry Turkey Sausage Breakfast Patties

slow cooker chicken tikka masala in a bowl

Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

paleo cranberry orange bread on a serving tray

Paleo Cranberry Orange Bread

soft cut out sugar cookies made with almond flour on a baking sheet

Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies (gluten free, grain free, paleo friendly)

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tahini coffee date smoothie in a glass with a straw

Tahini Chocolate Coffee Date Shake

dipping a chip into Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

Avocado Strawberry Mango Salsa

healthy gluten free carrot cake on a cake stand

The Best Healthy Carrot Cake You’ll Ever Eat (gluten free & paleo-friendly!)

lemon blueberry smoothie in a glass topped with blueberries

Lemon Blueberry Smoothie

chocolate tahini banana muffins on a wire rack

Paleo Double Chocolate Tahini Banana Muffins

almond flour banana bread

Nourishing Almond Flour Banana Bread

grain free tahini chocolate chip cookie with a bite taken out

Damn Good Paleo Chocolate Chunk Tahini Cookies

turkey sausage breakfast patties

Maple Blueberry Turkey Sausage Breakfast Patties

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if you had to pick just ONE dessert of mine, which

if you had to pick just ONE dessert of mine, which one would it be?! 👇 comment the emoji or lmk if your fav AK dessert is missing!⠀
🍪 flourless chocolate chip chickpea blondies⠀
🍰 almond lemon raspberry poppy seed cake⠀
🍫 grain free tahini brownies⠀
🍓 drunken strawberries⠀
🥕 the best healthy carrot cake you'll ever eat⠀
🥜 peanut butter rice krispie treats⠀
🍌 soft grain free banana bread cookies⠀
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get all my dessert recipes at the link in my bio!⠀
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https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/dessert/

say hello to these FAT JUICY DADDIES aka sweet pot

say hello to these FAT JUICY DADDIES aka sweet potato cheddar bbq chicken burgers 🥵😍⠀
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they're made with grated sweet potato + bbq sauce mixed right into the patties to keep them extra moist.⠀
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top em with sharp cheddar, more bbq sauce and your fav burger toppings for the PERFECT memorial day meal.⠀
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tap the link in my bio for the recipe. love ya!!⠀
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https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/cheddar-bbq-chicken-burgers/

plain and simple: I just love being their mama 💛 #sidneyjude #viggojames

hiiii have you tried my scrumptious lil blueberry

hiiii have you tried my scrumptious lil blueberry pie bars?! they're gf, vegan & easily nut free.⠀
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made with a delish buttery oat crust & crumble and a saucy blueberry filling that's naturally sweetened with maple syrup. feel free to add lemon for a bright kick!⠀
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such a great one to keep on your summer dessert roster. recipe's in my prof!⠀
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https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/blueberry-pie-bars/

loving seeing you guys make this month's #AKDinner

loving seeing you guys make this month's #AKDinnerParty recipe: damn good salmon taco bowls 🔥⠀
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SO EASY to make — literally just 3 steps:⠀
1️⃣ make the sofrito rice with sauteed onions, peppers, garlic, cilantro & tomato sauce. YUM.⠀
2️⃣ rub the salmon with homemade taco seasoning and bake⠀
3️⃣ add everything to a bowl with your fav taco toppings. I love avocado, salsa, greek yogurt, cilantro, green onion & a squeeze of lime!⠀
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make it & share a pic on IG or in our FB group anytime this month, tagging @ambitiouskitchen + #AKDinnerParty, to enter to win a $100 Target gift card! also, each entry = $1 to the @nationalabortionfederation hotline fund this month 💗 recipe link in prof!
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https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/salmon-taco-bowls/

hasselback-style chicken breasts stuffed with spin

hasselback-style chicken breasts stuffed with spinach & goat cheese, nestled in a bed of caramelized onions + mushrooms. OH MY!!⠀
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this is the fancy-ish (but totally easy) dinner you need this spring! the whole fam will love it.⠀
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tap the link in my bio for the full recipe ❤️⠀
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https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/spinach-stuffed-chicken-breast/

if I could bottle up motherhood into a little pill

if I could bottle up motherhood into a little pill, I’d still choose to take it every single day. the love that I’ve come to know is something I never could encapsulate or even fathom until I met my sons.

it’s the kind of love you could never quit, even on the most difficult of days. you can’t fall out of it. you can only fall deeper in it because it’s so purely engrained into every single cell of your being.

motherhood takes strength, patience, selflessness, compassion and a willingness to lose yourself, because once you become a mother you’re never quite the same. your priorities shift, your meaning of life changes, your entire identity is now someone new. she’s who you were meant to be even if you don’t know it yet. even if you haven’t fully embraced her yet. she is a choice.

somehow motherhood is everything you’d want it to be and nothing you could have ever have expected it to be, no matter how many books you read or other mamas you seek advice from. motherhood is unique and each experience is its own.

motherhood humbles you, crushes you and then picks you back up and wraps its arms around you with so much love, joy and all of the intimate, most beautiful moments that make you appreciate the meaning of life.

motherhood is a indeed million things and yet at the end of the day, it is one thing: love ❤️

happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas, mother figures, mamas to be and those who desire to be mothers — you are so very loved 💛

say helloooo to the May #AKDinnerParty recipe: DAM

say helloooo to the May #AKDinnerParty recipe: DAMN GOOD salmon taco bowls!!⠀
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made with homemade taco seasoned salmon, flavorful sofrito rice and any toppings your lil heart desires like avocado, salsa, green onion, cilantro, hot sauce, yogurt... you name it!⠀
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join us + hundreds of AK readers to make it anytime this month, and share a photo on social or review on the blog to enter the giveaway: a $100 Target gift card!⠀
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we're also donating $1 per entry this month to @nationalabortionfederation to help connect patients with consultation, referrals, and travel-related expenses so that they can receive safe abortion care ❤️⠀
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get the giveaway deets + recipe at the link in my bio!⠀
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https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/ak-cooking-party/⠀
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#dinnerrecipe #dinnerideas #salmon #healthyrecipe