Diane Sanfilippo's Blog, page 7

My Take on Avocado Oil

What's my take on avocado oil? This is one of the most frequently asked questions I get. Understandably, it's hard for some people to determine whether or not it's a healthy fat, and also whether or not to us it or to cook with it. And, for as long as this product has been available, I have held an unpopular ...

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The Best Gluten-Free Breads

I often post the best gluten-free breads on my Instagram account, and I promised I'd share about my favorite gluten-free bread brands so here we go! While there aren't many brands I've deemed as favorites, there is one brand I lean on most often that's nationally available, and then two that are a bit more local or are available by ...

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How To Perfectly Char a Tortilla

Tortilla tip! I don’t know why I was so intimidated by it before, but I only recently started to char my Siete tortillas (my favorite are the coconut cassava) over the open flame on my range. For years I’ve roasted bell peppers this way, but I was stuck in the skillet-tortilla-heating method for too long! It works well but takes ...

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How To Cut An Avocado Like a Pro

Not sure how people can get clean and pretty avocado slices? Don’t care because you’re not a food stylist? Haha! I feel you. Well, if you care or are just curious about how to cut an avocado like a pro, here’s how! Using a ripe but not overripe avocado, halve it, then quarter it. I’m sure some folks will peel ...

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How To Make Perfect Homemade Salad Dressing

Allow me to give you my tips on how to make the perfect homemade salad dressing. Eating real food often means that you’re going to pile on the veggies at every meal, so why not get creative with them by adding the perfect homemade salad dressing? Packing tons of nutrition into a salad is always a great idea, but I’m ...

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How To Organize Your Food Storage Containers

I want to show you a truly life-changing food storage container solution I’ve implemented that makes me SO HAPPY. Not all of our food storage containers are glass. So before you @me with the comments, just don’t. The glass containers are nearly all glasslock brand I think. The silicone replacement lids for round containers are from Amazon. First, we are ...

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Diane’s Current Nutrition Philosophy

There was a time when I couldn’t go a few hours between meals without a major blood sugar crash. Then there were many years when I stopped eating grains all together, I even remember (some of you may, too) thinking “oats are just horse food.” Sigh. There are truly only a handful of things about nutrition I still wholeheartedly stand ...

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New Balanced Bites Spices Jars FAQs

We recently released brand new Balanced Bites Spices in regular sized jars, and with that launch came a handful of questions. In this post, I'm going to share answers to your questions as well as the background on why we made the shift to regular sized jars (away from large jars), and what I learned in the process. First, let ...

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How to Support Small Businesses Online (during COVID-19 and beyond)

While sheltering-in-place my husband & I have done our best to support our favorite small businesses by buying from them directly online, and I encourage you to do the same! If you are looking for a way to shop and support small businesses online in the U.S., I've rounded up some of my favorites (with discount codes where applicable) so ...

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5-Day Kitchen Clean-Out Challenge

Is your kitchen overdue for a deep clean? If so, join our #BBKITCHENCLEANOUT challenge!⁣ Earlier this year, we kicked off a kitchen clean-out challenge that was a full 12 days long. Now that we're all sheltering-in-place, we want to bring you an abbreviated version of our kitchen clean-out challenge that's just 5 days. Take the next 5-days and tackle one easy ...

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