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Hi! I’m Amanda.

Iโ€™m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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GF Pumpkin Spice Browned Butter Protein Bites

September 16, 2014 by Amanda R DeWitt

gf pumpkin spice browned butter protein bites via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

These pumpkin spice browned butter protein bites are everything fall and healthy wrapped into one little package. They are absolutely decadent with the browned butter and brown sugar plus they will fill your kitchen with the spiced smells of Thanksgiving. The added vegan protein powder (Skoop of course!), granola and banana give it a healthy boost in addition to the many health benefits of the star ingredient: pumpkin.

Filed Under: breakfast, dessert, food, Gluten Free, kid friendly, muffin, pumpkin, recipe, snack, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: banana, bites, fall, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, recipe

Nutty M+M Power Bites Recipe

February 18, 2014 by Amanda R DeWitt

gluten free and vegan nutty power bites via @semihealthnut recipe at semihealthyblog.com

Delicious gluten free power bites aka treats, pre or post-work out snacks or part of a balanced breakfast.

Filed Under: Allergy Friendly, balls bites and bars, dessert, egg free, food, Gluten Free, kid friendly, recipe, snack, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: balls, bites, bites and bars, dessert, no-bake, recipe, semi-healthy dessert

Pumpkin Banana Smoothie + DIY Pumpkin Puree

October 16, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Make your own pumpkin puree at home AND then whip up a sweet and satisfying dairy free pumpkin banana smoothie!

Filed Under: 5 minute snacks, Allergy Friendly, breakfast, Dairy Free, drink, egg free, Gluten Free, kid friendly, Meals for One (or Two), nut free, pumpkin, recipe, SHN Eats, smoothie, Vegan or Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: DIY, fall, pumpkin, smoothie, treatyoself

Rice-A-Roni Three Ways

June 19, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

ricearoni with broccoli

Let’s learn how to jazz up your Rice-A-Roni three ways. Growing up, we had a lot of food from boxes or packages.   Pretty much the only thing we made from scratch was my mom’s famous chocolate chip cookies (a family secret), pancakes, and biscuits. I can now understand why we had so many pre-made food…

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Filed Under: Entree, food, foodspiration, kid friendly, recipe Tagged With: boxed, carrots, chicken, green beans, new food, vegetables

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