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Need some foodie pinspiration? Lindsay’s throwing a pin party! Here are some of my favorite pin-worthy recipes. Feel free to link to yours in the comments.

Oh and follow me on Pinterest!

Creme de Menthe Brownie Balls: Chocolaty, minty, and just happen to be vegan.

Mojito Pina Colada Cupcakes: The flavors of a mojito and a pina colada all crammed into a delicious gluten free cupcake. Feel free to sub AP or whole wheat flour if gluten free doesn’t float your boat.

Broiled Grapefruit A fun way to squeeze some extra fruit into your diet with this healthier dessert alternative.

Smoothie Shortcuts Smoothies are great but sometimes you just don’t have the time to get all those ingredients together. These make it super simple to start your day off on the right foot.

Homemade Iced Coffee I’m a HUGE iced coffee fan. Putting leftover coffee in the fridge just doesn’t cut it. Try this simple approach and you’re at home iced coffee will forever be changed for the better.

Salted Caramel Shortbread: A vegan version of the beloved Millionaire’s Shortbread. So, so good.

Cinnamon rolls are my downfall. I love them. Obsessed. I have a million versions. These are some of my favorite. {Hint: make them the night before then pop them in the oven the next morning for an easy and delicious breakfast.}

Chocolate Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls

Vegan Cinnamon Rolls

Funfetti Cinnamon Rolls

Ok now I’m hungry. What are some of your favorite Pin-worthy recipes?

Sparkling Grapefruit Zinger

Beverage, Recipe

Sometimes you just need something easy, light, and refreshing, especially in the midst of this seemingly unending summer heat wave.

This sparkling grapefruit zinger kicks the fancy factor up a notch with snazzy basil, peach, & lime ice cubes. Feeling really fancy? Make it a cocktail instead.

These ice cubes will add fun & pizazz to any summer beverage, but I especially love them paired with the crisp flavor of the grapefruit juice.

Peach Basil Ice Cubes

basil peach ice cubes

by with a Side of Sneakers

Ingredients

Water
Lime juice
Peaches
Basil

Instructions

Dice peaches & rip basil into small pieces.

Fill ice cube trays half full with water.

Add a few peaches & basil pieces to each cube.

Fill remaining space with lime juice.

Freeze & add to favorite beverage or water.

Sparkling Grapefruit Zinger

grapefruit juice drink

by with a Side of Sneakers

Ingredients

Sparkling water
Grapefruit juice
Batch of Peach Basil Ice Cubes

Instructions

Place a few Peach Basil Ice Cubes in each glass.

Fill glass with half sparkling water & half grapefruit juice.

Serve & enjoy ice cold.

What’s your favorite way to cool off during the summer?

Broiled Grapefruit with Caramelized Cinnamon Sugar

Recipe

As a dietitian, you might think my diet gets an A+ all of the time.

So not true.

Especially when it comes to fruit.

I know I’m supposed to love it and eat it all the time, but in all honesty, I don’t.

It’s not because I don’t like it. It’s because I’m so temperamental about it- it has to be the perfect ripeness, the right texture, the optimal season.

Basically I’m just picky.

But one way I always love fruit, even the imperfect pieces, is grilled. Grilled pineapples, grilled plums, grilled peaches… even bananas!

It may be an abnormally warm winter, but it’s still not grill season this days. When that’s the case, I turn to the next best thing: the broiler.

Broiling fruit is great for fruit that doesn’t sit on the grill well, plus it’s super fast- perfect for sneaking in while taking care of a newborn.

The perfect candidate: grapefruit!

A little cinnamon. A little vanilla. A little sugar.

A few minutes under the broiler and you have a dessert or snack that tastes like it took a lot of preparation. It’ll be our little secret how easy it was.

Tart, tangy grapefruit dressed up with a thin layer of caramelized sugar and spices. So good. So easy. Spice it up even more with a sprinkle of cumin.

Broiled Grapefruit with Caramelized Cinnamon Sugar