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Gluten free granola bars on parchment paper

Chewy Coconut Cashew Almond Granola Bars (gluten free!)

Vegan Lemon Blueberry Loaf on a blue plate

Vegan Lemon Blueberry Loaf

monique and a cookie

Year in Review: 2014, you were wonderful.

Peanut butter caramel corn in a bowl

Chocolate Drizzled Bacon Peanut Butter Caramel Corn {no corn syrup!}

Healthy Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Oat Breakfast Bars - no flour, butter, eggs or dairy!

Top 10 Recipes from 2014

Oatmeal yogurt pancakes with blueberries on a plate with a fork

Oatmeal Blueberry Yogurt Pancakes (gluten free, high protein!)

1. No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies by Two Peas and Their Pod 2. White Chocolate Stuffed Molasses Cookies by Oh Sweet Basil 3. Nutella-Stuffed + Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies by Ambitious Kitchen 4. Easy Homemade Thin Mints by Averie Cooks 5. Florentine Lace Cookies by An Edible Mosaic 6. Healthy Peanut Butter Buckeyes by A Couple Cooks (GF) 7. Gingerbread Caramel Thumbprints by Healthy Delicious 8. Grain Free and Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies by Texanerin Baking (GF) 9. Brown Butter Snickerdoodles by Ambitious Kitchen 10. Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies by The BakerMama 11. Sugar Cookie Cutouts by The Lemon Bowl 12. 5-Ingredient Fudgy Nutella Cookies with Sea Salt by Ambitious Kitchen 13. Peanut Butter M&M Monster Cookies by Sugar Plum Blog 14. Frosted Chai-Spiced Snickerdoodles by Sally’s Baking Addiction 15. Easy Salted Oat Fudge by Cookie and Kate (GF) 16. Salted Brown Sugar Toffee Cookies by Wit and Vinegar 17. Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies by Back to Her Roots 18. Pistachio Black and White Cookies by Cooking Classy 19. The Best Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies by Ambitious Kitchen (GF) 20. Homemade Turtles by Averie Cooks

20 Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes (let’s get baking!)

Black Bean, Corn and Quinoa Enchilada Bake - made with a homemade enchilada sauce! Gluten free and so good.

Black Bean, Corn and Quinoa Enchilada Bake (or dip!)

Gluten free banana sugar cookies

Gluten Free Banana Sugar Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting

Byron Bay, Australia - via ambitiouskitchen.com

Fun Weekend Favorite Links + a quick survey ($100 Visa gift card giveaway!)

Peanut butter banana chocolate chip chickpea blondies

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies {gluten free & vegan-friendly}

Johnny Iuzzini's killer chocolate chip cookies with a few unique ingredients are truly one of the best! Crispy edges, puddles of chocolate and a little sea salt.

Johnny Iuzzini’s Killer Chocolate Chip Cookies

Two butternut squash quinoa patties topped with cranberry sauce on a plate

Butternut Squash Quinoa Patties with Cranberry Orange Sauce

Bar of dark chocolate

Weekend Favorite Things + life lately in photos

Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies

Whole Wheat Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies

Wellness Wednesday: A trip to Hilton Head Health and Tips on Portion Control

Wellness Wednesday: A Trip to Hilton Head Health + Tips for Portion Control

Smashed Avocado, Roasted Bell Pepper and Pepper Jack Quesadillas

Smashed Avocado, Roasted Bell Pepper & Pepper Jack Quesadillas

Roasted butternut squash and brussels sprouts with pomegranate and gorgonzola on a baking tray

Garlic Chili-Maple Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate + Gorgonzola

Soft ginger cookies dipped in white chocolate and pistachios on a baking tray

White Chocolate-Dipped Brown Butter Ginger Cookies with Pistachios

Sloppy joe stuffed bell peppers in a glass baking tray

Cheesy Quinoa and Turkey Sloppy Joe Stuffed Bell Peppers

Lightened up sweet potato pie with whipped cream on a plate

Lightened up Sweet Potato Pie with Sweet and Salty Pecan Crust (gluten free, low carb!)

Flourless pumpkin bars stacked up

Flourless Pumpkin Almond Butter Bars with Dark Chocolate + Coconut

Cooke in the air in front of Mud Pie

A blogging and baking trip to Kansas City!

Healthy turkey quinoa chili in a bowl with tortilla chips

Clean Eating Chipotle Turkey Quinoa Chili

Three gluten free pumpkin pie bars stacked

Pumpkin Pie Bars with Brown Sugar Oatmeal Crust (gluten free & dairy free!)

Delicious Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins - made with greek yogurt, no butter and sweetened naturally with honey!

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (made with greek yogurt!)

Banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies - made with coconut oil instead of butter. These hearty cookies are made with whole grains and SO delicious!

Whole Wheat Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (made with coconut oil!)

Monique on a hike

OMG I’m moving to Chicago + photos of my life lately (LOTS OF FOOD)

Vegan cookie dough bites on a baking tray

4-Ingredient Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites (vegan & gluten-free)

The warm cinnamon sweet acorn squash paired with creamy cool greek yogurt, a drizzle of honey and some crunchy pecans is simply sensational. Best breakfast I've had in quite sometime!

Breakfast Baked Acorn Squash with Greek Yogurt, Honey & Pecans

Maple pecan apple crisp in a bowl topped with ice cream

Healthier Maple-Pecan Apple Crisp

Nutella-stuffed pumpkin chocolate chip cookie

Brown Butter Nutella-Stuffed Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

This salad is so good! Packed with kale, brussels sprouts, cranberries, toasted almonds and parm! And the dressing is yummy, too!

Kale and Brussels Sprout Salad with Cranberries & Toasted Almonds

Baked sweet potato fries on a baking tray

Parmesan and Garlic Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Coconut oatmeal bars in a glass baking pan

Whole Wheat Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bars

Breaking a gluten free oatmeal cookie in half

Salted Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies (gluten free!)

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