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The Last Banana Nut Bread Recipe You’ll Ever Need

Perfectly nutty with a touch of sweetness- this is the banana nut bread recipe will be the last one you ever need. Slice it up warm and serve with a pat of butter and tall glass of milk.

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I hesitated shooting this banana bread recipe for the blog.

Why?

Well, there are thousands of banana bread recipes out there. There’s ones with chocolate chips, ones with blueberries, gluten free ones, paleo ones, you name it. I’m sure there’s banana bread that’s dog-friendly, too.

Here’s the thing.

You won’t look for another banana bread recipe after you try this one. Bananas want to grow up and be made into this bread. [Read more…]

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Easy Paleo Banana Carrot Bread

Banana bread is my comfort food.

It’s something my grandmother used to cook when I was little. Getting picked up after school by her meant I got to taste test whatever goodness she had baked for my after school snack. She would warm up a slice in the microwave, top it with a pat of butter (of course) and pour me a cold glass of milk.

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Paleo Sweet Potato and Kale Hash Skillet

A quick, easy breakfast hash featuring sweet potato, red onion, kale and chicken sausage.

One afternoon when I was a baby, my mother noticed that my skin had changed color. No, it wasn’t jaundice and no, it wasn’t a sunburn. The palms of my hands had turned yellow. As first time mom, my mother called the doctor immediately, surely terrified that something was wrong.

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Clean Eating Blueberry Muffins

We all have our go-to at a coffee shop. That one bakery item that your eyes narrow and scan for in the glass display case. The one that pairs perfectly with that iced coffee. My go-to has ALWAYS been blueberry muffins.

The sugary crust.

The burst of sweet blueberries.

When I recreated that wonderful blueberry muffin-ness in a clean, healthy recipe, I just about danced around my kitchen. All the flavor, none of the bad stuff. Count me in.

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