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Orange Peach Sugar Free Syrup

October 29, 2013 By Gwen Brown 16 Comments

I promised this orange peach syrup recipe a (mumble) weeks ago, and today, I deliver.
Peach & orange have been a favorite flavor combination since I was in middle school, and my Mom made some fuzzy navel Nada-ritas one weekend. The tartness of oranges PERFECTLY compliments the tangy sweet notes of peaches.

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Banana Cream Cake Recipe

October 1, 2013 By Gwen Brown 34 Comments

Banana Cream Cake recipe today.  Y’all.  This is SO fantastic.  Now, you KNOW that I’m a Trim Healthy Mama at heart, but I promise you that this morsel from heaven is on plan, and approved by Pearl.  If you’ve missed nanners on THM, then you’re gonna LOVE this! This recipe gave me fits at first. …

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Sourdough Pancakes Recipe

September 17, 2013 By Gwen Brown 23 Comments

This REAL sourdough pancake recipe uses the easy starter mix that I made last week here on Trim Healthy Tuesday…it’s shared in the THT links below. BOY howdy is this good.  They are SO filling and surprisingly NOT sour!  They have a really nutty/hearty whole grain flavor, and amazing texture.  I’m in love. For all…

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Easy Sourdough Starter Tutorial

September 10, 2013 By Gwen Brown 37 Comments

This EASY sourdough starter is on tap for this Trim Healthy Tuesday!  Somehow, sourdough has never really held much appeal until now, but this woman wants some yummy homemade bread that’s Trim Healthy Mama friendly!  And that means that it needs to be slow glycemic…either sprouted or sourdoughed.  And it needs to be EASY.  Because…

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Berry Breakfast Cake- Sugar Free

September 3, 2013 By Gwen Brown 27 Comments

Berry Breakfast Cake is a quick E breakfast treat, and I’m excited to share it with you this Trim Healthy Tuesday!  I love to mix this up for Friday’s breakfast, and then we eat the leftovers as a convenient and fast treat on Sunday morning. It’s delicious topped with lemon yogurt, or a little fat…

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Taco Salad 3 Ways

August 27, 2013 By Gwen Brown 20 Comments

Today is Taco Salad day here at Gwen’s Nest, on this fine Trim Healthy Tuesday.  I’ve been asked to blog about how I like to eat my taco salad, and my answer is–ANY way you make it! I love tacos and Mexi-fare so much that it pretty much has its own day on my weekly…

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Lime Chicken Soft Taco Recipe

May 28, 2013 By Gwen Brown 20 Comments

This Lime Chicken Soft Taco recipe is really a staple menu item for the summer.  I found the recipe years ago on AllRecipes.com, and it was an immediate hit with the whole family. It’s a fantastic Fuel Pull meal starter that is super quick to pull together. And it can easily be converted to all Five ways…

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One Dish, Five THM Meal Types

May 27, 2013 By Gwen Brown 12 Comments

The Trim Healthy Mama meal types can be confusing, but this breaks it down so you can see how to make one meal into any of the 5 THM meal types!

  One Dish Five THM Meal Types: Go From FP to E, S, S Helper, or Crossover I’ve shared the recipe for this amazingly yummy and versatile[Fuel Pull] main dish here: Lime Chicken Soft Tacos But first, I want to talk to you about how one dish can be converted into ALL of the Trim Healthy Mama…

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