Links to a Healthy Weekend

It’s likely no surprise that the weekend has been filled with lots of cleaning out, organizing and packing for me. Today I hope to do a little cooking for the week. How about you?

I’ve been having a hard time keeping up with reading, but thanks to Twitter some great posts and articles crossed my path this week. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and happy reading!

Chai Peach Yogourt Muffins from Food Gourmand
I could have gone for one of these at breakfast this morning! These beautiful muffins combine whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt and all the spices from Chai. I will be trying them as soon as I get back to my muffin pan!

Bacon Salted Caramel Pecan Bars from Savory Sweet Life
You know how on occasion you stumble upon these popular blogs with awesome recipes having no idea why it took you so long to find them. Well this blog is one of those for me. These bars are going on my holiday baking list. Considering I have many unadventurous eaters in my life, I’m not telling any of them there is bacon in there until they taste it!

Creamy Homemade Nut Milk from Sense and Serendipity
I’d honestly never thought about making my own nut milk. Here’s a step by step guide and it really doesn’t look that difficult. I especially like the tips for how to use up the pulp considering nuts aren’t the most affordable ingredient around.

Nofu to Tofu from Making Love in the Kitchen
If you haven’t noticed yet, soy was a really hot topic on many nourishing and natural food blogs this week. I especially enjoyed this post and the recipe. I’ve been researching the topic to do a post of my own for a while now (one of those things on the list I just haven’t gotten to), and found much of the same health information, so definitely check it out.

Ice cream and burgers can control your brain: study from Reuters
Some really interesting information about how fats from certain foods can reduce our ability to listen to those helpful hormones which tell us when we are full.

Photo from Dun Laoghaire, Ireland