Round 3 coming up of What Am I? Wednesday. It’s been so fun to share more information on these posts than I usually do with just a recipe. I hope you are liking reading this as much as I like putting them together for you.

I now realize that I made round 2 so easy. Well, too easy. But I really wanted to highlight a common breakfast cereal. The ingredients including “Marshmallows” gave it away. Lucky Charms. 

So on this next one I tried to be a little bit harder so hopefully I’ll be able to stump you a bit more.

What Am I?

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This is one of my favorite go-to on the go snacks!

This recipe was adapted from The Healthy Home Economist’s recipe. I love her website, she does a great job, so you’ll have to check it out soon!

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This is the second edition of What Am I? Wednesday?

Once again, this is a re-occuring weekly series where I post an ingredient label for a food and you have to guess what it is.

This week, here is the label.

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Starting this Wednesday (Today) I am going to unroll a new series on Just Enjoy Food. It’s called What Am I? Wednesday. The series is to highlight different food labels so you can try to guess… What Am I? The majority of the foods are going to be foods that are NOT healthy. Many of them are going to be laden with chemicals, junk sugars, and bad fats. The purpose is to help you learn how to read a food label. So many people ask me how to do that and it can easily trip you up at the store when you are trying to find healthy foods. I want to show you how to point out chemicals, wheat, excitotoxins, sugars and any other substances we shouldn’t be putting into our bodies. I have a feeling that some of these foods are going to surprise you!

The first page is going to have the ingredients, and when you click on MORE and open the whole page, you will find a picture of what the food is.

I want you all to know, I won’t be leaving you hanging after I point out what the food is. I know some of you might be unknowingly consuming them. And once you know what these different chemicals are, I will show you healthy alternatives to use instead.

Are you ready for the first label?

WHAT AM I?

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When I say Espresso Infused Salt… what do you think of?

I asked myself that question when I saw Espresso Infused Sea Salt at this beautiful tea and spice shop in Stillwater Minnesota. We went to pick up some organic loose leaf tea and I HAD to purchase the salt too. It’s called Spice and Tea Co. and they are quite amazing. I got to meet the owner of this shop and she let me try roasted garlic and gave me a sample bag of her toasted amaranth she just recently bought home from Guatemala. (Which I am still thinking of how to use that in a recipe). Overall it was a wonderful shopping experience and I got a recipe idea from being there.

So to answer my above question…I thought… how about Espresso Cupcakes topped with the Espresso Infused Sea Salt? That shopping trip birthed this deliciously decadent recipe.

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I have been microwave free for 8 years. It’s hard to believe it has been that long. And guess what? I can honestly say I don’t miss it for a second.

In this article I want to first of all tell you the dangers of microwaves. But I also want to give you some very valuable tips on how to live without one. I want to help you make the transition smooth and as easy as can be. Once you go without a microwave you will find out how easy it really is. Some people tell me they could never live without a microwave, but all I say is go cold turkey for 1-2 weeks and you will quickly realize that you really can do it!

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This recipe came out of a failed attempt to make a completely different recipe. I was trying to make a coconut cookie sandwich filled with chocolate ganache. The coconut cookies tasted like cardboard (or what I’d imagine it to taste like). They sounded so good in my head but definitely didn’t turn out. Then I prepared a chocolate ganache that was different than the ones I’ve made in the past. I must have calculated wrong, or way wrong, because I had cups and cups of chocolate ganache. Way more than I would have ever needed to fill the cookies. So there I was; a saucepan full of chocolate and un-edible cookies. I was determined to scrap something from this failed blog attempt. And then it hit me… pie! I created a buttered coconut crust, added gelatin to the ganache (so the pie sets up) and it was rich, creamy and wonderful! Phil and I ate the whole thing in a week. We didn’t share it with anyone, which I almost always do with my treats. Now my failed cookie attempt can be your next delicious dessert!

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This is a classic recipe, Tuna Salad. I spin the recipe to make it healthier (of course) and add a couple of my own ingredients to make it really special!

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I love meals that you can stuff full of vitamins, nutrients and good flavor all in one dish. It is easy to prepare and has your protein, fats and vegetables in one dish. This recipe of stuffed peppers has a Mediterranean vibe because of the capers and green olives. These peppers has many depths of flavors in it from the salty and tangy capers and olives and all of the spices in the italian seasoned turkey.

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