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Welcome to Cooking Loves Company!

I’m Carrie, I’m so glad you’re here!

As a health lover and culinary nerd my search for wellness led me to combine my love of delicious food with my commitment to health and longevity. Here you will find mostly simple recipes (and a few fancy ones too) all made with natural ingredients to nourish your body.

From my career as an Esthetician I’ve seen how what we put in our body impacts our skin, and what we put on our skin impacts our body. I occasionally share skincare tips and product suggestions to help you have healthy skin as well!

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Peanut Butter Cocoa-Nut No Bake Cookies 🥜🍫🥥
“And that is all I have to say about that” Name that movie!!!! 🎥🍿
Make these for or with your Valentine and feel great about it! Whether it’s your partner, kid, parent, galentine or anyone else there’s so much to love about this healthier treat!
❤️No baking, just mixing.
💖Gluten free
💜Dairy free
#healthydesserts #valentinesbaking #nobakecookies #glutenfreedesserts #dairyfreedesserts #valetinesrecipes #valentinesday2021❤ #sharethelove❤️

🥬What greens supplements do you guys use and lo

🥬What greens supplements do you guys use and love?
🤔I previously used one that I liked but read some reviews that sounded like they may use some junky ingredients so I did a little research and switched.
🍃I’m currently using this one “easy being green” from @ora.organic and I love it. It’s the best tasting one I’ve tried. A little minty and lemony and has such a rich dark green color!
I definitely eat a lot of veggies and greens but I love that I don’t have to stress about it. I drink it straight or add it to smoothies too. Also a great way to get greens into the kiddos!
#healthytips #greensupplement #oraorganics #eatyourgreens! #notsponsored #eatrealfood #healthandwellness #eatingclean #youarewhatyoueat #cleaneating

This bright and sunny salad is my favorite way to

I completed the week of sugar free eating that I c

I completed the week of sugar free eating that I committed to on the 1st and I’m past the hardest part so I’m gonna keep it up!
Continue to follow along for more recipe inspiration, and tag a friend who you know needs it 👍🏻
Props to those of you who did this with me or are still going strong 💪🏻
This recipe is a mash up of a few others I’ve tried over the years...
Hearty Minestrone Soup
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
1 small yellow onion
3 celery sticks
4 medium carrots
1 large zucchini
1 small butternut squash (about 1 cup)
1 cup green beans
2 cups spinach
2 cartons chicken broth
1 large can crushed tomatoes
1 can chickpeas
1 can kidney beans
1 cup tubes or small shell pasta
1 tsp each, divided
salt
pepper
basil
thyme
paprika
ground fennel
garlic powder
red pepper flakes
Brown beef and pork in a large stock pot with salt, pepper, basil, thyme, ground fennel, paprika, garlic powder and red paper flakes. Once browned remove meat from pot and set aside.
Chop celery, carrot and onion and sauté 3-5 minutes until softened. Add zucchini and squash and the other half of the herbs and spices and cook another 5 min. You may want to add a splash of oil. Add the meat back to the pot with chicken broth and tomatoes and simmer for 30 min. Add green beans and pasta and cook another 10-15 min until pasta is tender. Just before serving add canned beans and spinach. Serve with Parmesan 😍

I’ve gone without refined sugar for 7 days now a

I’ve gone without refined sugar for 7 days now and I’m not going to lie I’m still struggling 😳
This is not easy. Days 3 and 4 were the hardest physically. Body aches, very irritable and impatient, super sluggish. The physical manifestations of the withdrawal seem to have improved, and the mental have become harder 🤯
I’ve had a challenging parenting week. Feeling pretty beat down and honestly struggling with discipline and boundaries with a very strong willed 3 year old and trying to sleep train.
In times like these my go to is usually wine or cookies and chocolate 😂 without the ability to “self-medicate”I’ve really had to lean in to my feelings and face them head on.
As a result I ended up having an incredibly fruitful conversation with my husband that resulted in some personal revelation which blessed me beyond belief!
If I’d not decided to quit sugar this week I might still be feeling really stuck and discouraged in this way or just eating my feelings.
The proof is in the (sugar free 😉) puddin’ people, hard things are worth doing. If you’re doing this with me and struggling too, I encourage you to push through and I bet you’ll experience breakthrough in ways you’d never expect!!
#cookinglovescompany #sugarfreejanuary #cleaneating #bigfeelings #somanyfeelings #youcandohardthings #motivationalthoughts

One more recipe from the CLC archives for the #sug

Here’s another recipe to add to the list for the

During the Holidays I always indulge a bit more th

During the Holidays I always indulge a bit more than usual. I know I’m not the only one! 🙋🏼‍♀️
Whether it’s baking Christmas cookies 🎄👩🏼‍🍳or gorging on the favorite holiday treats my mom always makes, by NYE I find that I’m having dessert after every meal! 😂
I often do a cleanse of some kind early in the year, and since I’m still nursing a baby and don’t want to eliminate an entire food group, I decided to ditch sugar for a week to try and get back on track.
WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME?
In the following photos I’ve included a weeks worth of refined sugar free recipes from the @cleaneatingmag complete with a shopping list to boot!
I’m kicking sugar starting tomorrow, but I’ll actually start with these recipes on Monday so I can take the weekend to get organized and shop.
I’m nominating a few friends to do this challenge with me but anyone is welcome to join along! I’d love to hear from you if you participate 😀
I will be posting as I go!
Happy New Year! 🎊🎆
@sw33tcar0line @tcoet @rhianwenlh
#sugarfree #sugarfreejanuary #refinedsugarfeee #cleaneatingrecipes #cleaneating

When life gives you lemons 🍋 You give them awa

When life gives you lemons 🍋
You give them away! Along with a recipe for Lemon Olive Oil Cake of course 😉
Something I’ve been thinking a lot about this year, but especially this holiday season is how easily I get caught up in how “hard” life is right now. But one thing that can instantly change my perspecitve is doing things for others. Even if it’s as simple as dropping off a bag of lemons to my neighbors or making dinner for my family.
This is an especially painful holiday for so many. I hope and pray we can all lift each other up a little more and spread the love of the Christmas season!

Need an idea to level up your baked goods game for

For a long time everyone here was friends or famil

For a long time everyone here was friends or family but I realized there’s now many who may not know me personally so, allow me to formally introduce myself!
Hi 👋🏻 I’m Carrie, thanks for following along 😊🥂
I live in Petaluma, California in a 1930’s bungalow with my husband and two kids. I’m a SAHM of of Jackson, 7 months, and Mila, 3 1/2. My family are the joy and purpose in my life.
I love cooking and eating (mostly) clean, it’s how I feel my best and can perform best for the demands of life with small children. You’ll see this reflected in my posts. But I also believe in balance and when I want to eat something less healthy, I do and I don’t feel bad about it.
I’m a self-taught cook, and learned most of what I know from cooking shows and working in restaurants. In addition to the blog I cook for private clients and small gatherings.
Fun fact! I’m also a licensed Esthetician and do facials out of my home and sell clean skincare from @beautycounter 🤗
I’d love for you to drop a comment and tell me what you love most about cooking!

Persimmon 🍊Butter 🧈 Every fall our friends

Persimmon 🍊Butter 🧈
Every fall our friends with a persimmon tree give us a bunch of fruit and I’m always stumped what to do with them besides making jam.
This year I decided to cook them down and make a compound butter and now I keep making muffins to eat all the butter. It’s a delicious, vicious cycle.
Full recipe coming soon!

This Lemony Kale and White Bean Soup from @rainbow

This Lemony Kale and White Bean Soup from @rainbowplantlife is what my October food dreams are made of. Spent last week in the PNW visiting family and this cozy recipe is all I can think about. It’ll be the first thing I make now that we’re home even though it’s still 80 degrees in Petaluma 😂 #waitingforfall #whyisotstillsohot #bringtherain

Been making these tacos on REPEAT this summer/ dur

Been making these tacos on REPEAT this summer/ during quarantine. So much so that my husband says, “oh tacos again, huh? “ but is also super excited about it 😂
The recipe calls for shrimp but we’ve started to prefer chicken. Either way the recipe is super easy and tastes like a restaurant style street taco 🌮
See the next photo for the recipe from @bonappetitmag

As someone who is passionate about food sustainabi

As someone who is passionate about food sustainability, eliminating food deserts and reducing health inequities this post really struck a cord. I’ve been looking into ways I can further educate myself and understand my white privilege but also wanting do something to support and lift up black men and women in the food industry. Following all accounts on this list is a very small starting place, but a start none the less. I encourage you to do the same if you’re passionate about diversity and equality in the food world. It all starts with farmers. .
#Repost from @agrowingculture
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Black land theft is real. It is time to advocate for black acreage.
Over the last hundred years, Black farmers have lost over 90% of their farmland. They have faced (and continue to face) formidable odds, from a systematic denial of access to adequate loans or insurance to allow their businesses to thrive to overt racism and land theft.
And yet, they have persisted and overcome and continued to grow food to nourish their communities despite the systems constructed to extinguish them. This is a radical act.
So we ask: how are you showing up for these farmers?
FOLLOW everyone on this list.
Find and SUPPORT Black-owned farms in your region (and if there are none, ask yourself why). Keep sending us the names of these incredible activists so that we can expand our list even more. And continue to AMPLIFY #BlackFarmers, always.
We celebrate you:
@soulfirefarm
@okofarms
@sylvanaquafarms
@highhogfarm
@goodsensefarm
@soilful
@herbanfarmnw
@mothersfinesturbanfarm
@skyislandfarm
@thehillbillyafrican
@blackfoodnw
@scrapberryfarm
@loghollowfarms
@lesedifarm20
@nootkafarmcollective
@hilltopurbangardens
@nurturingrootsfarm
@yesfarmofficial
@melbelle206
@harlemgrown
@enyfarms
@brooklyn_rescue_mission
@tigermountainfdn
@howsyourlife1234
@mudbonegrown
@cultivated_roots_farm
@racemefarmers
@blackfuturesfarm
@sundanceharvest
@wardsfarmnj
@federationofsoutherncoop
@sankofacommunityfarm
@patchworkcityfarms
@3phfarm
@sweetwaterfarmshtx
@goldenorganicfarm
@riseandrootfarm
@raisedroots
@alysonsimplygrows
@theseedsofxanxadu
@ronfinleyhq
@freshtofarming
@pinehouseediblegardens
@yisraelfamily

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

☀️Good Morning ☀️ It’s been super hot he

Made this GORGEOUS salad from @thekitchn earlier i

Made this GORGEOUS salad from @thekitchn earlier in the week and it was ridiculously simple and super tasty. It took about 20-25 min to make, and with only two (adult) mouths to feed it was two lunches and two dinners. Now that’s was I call efficiency 🙌🏼 Find the recipe at
https://www.thekitchn.com/ and search Israeli Couscous Salad
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#mediterraneandiet #mediterraneanfood #eatforhealth #israelicouscous #quarantinerecipes #simplerecipes #cookinglovescompany #thekitchn

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