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Clean eating recipes the new year as seen on @offbeathome

These 3 recipes will save your clean eating goals

If you’re starting 2016 off with some goals to eat more whole, clean eating foods, we’ve got you covered. Last week we talked about lots of hacks for eating more healthfully at home including planning, coupons, and cooking from scratch. This week we’re here with some recipes to fuel your fire for those home-cooked meals. They’re colorful, easy, and will make your taste buds super happy.

Guardians of the Galaxy cake as seen on @offbeathome

Nerdy nibbles and cereal crusts: kid-at-heart dessert recipes for the child in all of us

Hello food-loving friends! Over on my recipe blog, Bijoux & Bits, I’ve been featuring some recipes that would appeal to any kid: superhero cakes (in this case, Guardians of the Galaxy!), cereal crusts (Fruity Pebbles!), and Star Wars cookies (of the “Chewie” variety!). Here’s the scoop on each in case you’re in need of something tasty to tempt your kids and of course, your own cranky-pants kid at heart.

Eat, hablar, love: Our last-minute, wifi-tastic, foodie trip to Bogota, Colombia

My boyfriend suggested we take a trip to Bogota, Colombia — which he had traveled to the year before, and knew to be very safe (now). Our main focus on this trip was getting work done (he’s a writer, and you all know what I do!) and eating. So days were spent eating with our laptops open. Afternoons were spent hunting down good cafes with even better wifi. Then our nights were spent drinking and dining out with friends. If you’re looking for places to eat and work in Bogota, here were our favorites…

“The recipes I loved were giving me the finger”: Adapting to my child’s life-threatening food allergies as a foodie

I am a foodie. I love food. Cooking is rarely a chore for me. Then a year ago, life dropped a bomb smack where it hurts the most for me: My five-year-old suddenly developed a severe life-threatening allergic reaction to eggs. It affected me deeply. Personally. Not just as a concerned mom, but this allergy took one of my greatest passions and prevented me from indulging. So we developed a pact that helped us both get through this together…

Maple bacon pancake bites on @offbeathome

When life hands you pancakes, include BACON: maple bacon pancake bites

This is one of those recipes I’ll haul out when I’ve got company coming over so I don’t have to keep everyone waiting around for brekky: mini pancake bites I can make ahead of time. They taste pretty awesome cold or warmed up. Make some with good ol’ bacon for your meat-eating friends and another batch without for your veggie friends. They’re easy to make, so feel free to make a ton and swap in new mix-ins.

Cherry pistachio fluff recipe on @offbeatbride via @bijouxandbits

A retro classic made healthier: cherry pistachio fluff recipe

This cherry pistachio fluff is one of those totally retro classic picnic dishes that a beehived, ’60s-era housewife might bring to a summer barbecue in pedal-pushers. People still make this creamy dish because it’s rad as hell, super customizable, and easy as hell. I’ve taken the original concept, added a little pistachio twist, and lightened up the ingredients.

Offbeat Bride has the perfect picnic menu AND the cute blankets to go with it

Okay, yes, this post is about putting together the perfect wedding picnic menu. But this post full of ideas and recipes for fried chicken, wilted salad, and summer veg sliders could kick-ass at ANY kind of summer picnic.

What are the best homemade freezer-friendly meals for new families?

Does anyone have suggestions for dishes that are freezer-friendly, can be made all at once, and won’t break the bank?