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Pina Colada Green Smoothie (Vegan)

May 28, 2018 by Faith 1 Comment

Packed full of nutrition, this vegan Pina Colada Green Smoothie recipe will make you think you’re on a beach in paradise! It’s a great way to get your vegetables in, but all you’ll taste is sweet pineapple and coconut.

The first time I had a real Pina Colada was on a beach in Thailand. It was served in a coconut shell, and I still remember how refreshing it was as I lay in the sun with my feet in the sand reading a book. For me, a Pina Colada represents vacation!

And Green Smoothies represent busy days when I want to get a lot of nutrition in without taking a lot of time to do so.

Vacation, meet nutrition, in the form of this beautiful drink.…

Hawaiian-Inspired Pineapple Jalapeno Teriyaki Relish

June 9, 2017 by Faith 2 Comments

Hawaiian-Inspired Pineapple Jalapeno Teriyaki Relish is a great balance of sweet and tangy flavors; it’s delicious on hot dogs or just about any type of grilled meat, or scooped up with tortilla chips! How long has it been since you had a great hot dog? Every so often I get a hardcore craving for a dog with “the works”, the way I used to eat it as a kid: ketchup, mustard, relish, and white onion. (As much as I love cheese, there is just no place for cheese on any hot dog of mine…and for me that goes double for chili, lol.) Like pizza, hot […]...

Almond Butter Chicken Stew with Pineapple-Mint Relish {Whole30}

February 29, 2016 by Faith 15 Comments

Almond Butter Chicken Stew with Pineapple-Mint Relish is a paleo and Whole30 compliant meal! I’ve been making variations of this lovely stew for literally years now. Sometimes I’ll add pineapple right into the stew, and sometimes I’ll sprinkle on a little Vanilla-Scented Toasted Coconut-Cashew Mix on top. Occasionally I’ll skip the greens (but I admit, I much prefer this with greens added!), and if I’m feeling adventurous I’ll use mustard greens, collard greens, or chard instead of kale. No matter what unique twist you put on it, you can’t go wrong with this meal....

Pineapple Black Bean Salad with Pomegranate Arils and Coconut Chips {Vegan}

February 15, 2016 by Faith 5 Comments

Vegan Pineapple Black Bean Salad with Pomegranate Arils and Coconut Chips is a delicious balance of sweet and savory flavors! Mike and I are currently in London, on a quick little whirlwind of a trip. Before we left when we were putting together a list of things we wanted to see, I asked Mike what he was looking forward to most. His reply: the food. Yeah, that sounds about right....

Breakfast Pineapple and Pearl Barley Pilaf

September 11, 2015 by Faith 10 Comments

This Breakfast Pineapple and Pearl Barley Pilaf will fuel up your morning! One of the nice things about the change of weather (which hasn’t happened in full force yet here in Northern Virginia, but the temps have definitely started to cool down pleasantly), is that there are less bugs. Now, let me say, although ants in my kitchen are enough to send me into a two-hour cleaning frenzy and I really can’t do camping because of how much I hate the fact that I can never just get clean, bugs never really bothered me much. That is, until I got to Virginia. Here we might […]...

Piña Colada Banana Bread

August 24, 2015 by Faith 12 Comments

Banana bread-lovers, this Piña Colada Banana Bread is a must-try if you enjoy the tropical flavors of pineapple and coconut! I’m weird in that I don’t like bananas much. I buy them for two reasons: 1) they’re one of my hubby’s favorite fruits (not surprising, since we have pretty much opposite tastes in food), and 2) to let them ripen to near-rotting (yup, I love them super sweet) and either freeze them to use in smoothies or make banana bread. See? I’m weird....

Caramelized Pineapple Grilled Cheese with Honeyed Walnuts

April 27, 2015 by Faith 26 Comments

What’s up with the pineapples on houses everywhere?, either Mike asked me or I asked him when we first moved to Virginia. Because they literally are everywhere…we noticed them carved or engraved on mailboxes, porches, doorways, doorknobs, door knockers, and welcome mats, and that’s before you even get inside. Once inside a traditional Southern house, you may notice a pineapple design integrated right into the house (for example, carved into fireplace mantels), as well as throughout the décor (like in paintings and carpets)....

Thai Pineapple Fried Cauliflower “Rice” with Chicken

February 27, 2015 by Faith 5 Comments

There’s nothing better than a home-cooked meal in the middle of the day when you’re at work. (It beats the heck out of a quickly thrown-together sandwich or fast food from the drive-thru any day!)...

Sparkling Citrus Pineapple Ginger “Sangria” Mocktail

August 27, 2014 by Faith 2 Comments

The only kind of juice Mike likes is carrot. I don’t like to make it for him every day (a friend of a friend’s cousin’s mom swears that her baby turned orangish from feeding her carrots every day!), but I make him a fresh glass of it a couple times a week in the morning when I make my own juice blend....

Pineapple Cardamom Coffee Cake with Coconut Crumb Topping

July 22, 2014 by Faith 9 Comments

For years I was the girl who only ordered New York-style coffee cake at coffee shops. Once I saw that mile-high topping on display, I wouldn’t even waste a passing glance at anything else....