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December 17, 2014

Dashing Dish Cookbook Giveaway!

Friends we have such a treat in store for you today…literally and figuratively!

Have you ever thought about food as a relationship? Well it is. And you have one with it. In fact, our relationship with food is so intricate and complicated that sometimes we aren’t even aware of just how much control it has over our lives.

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Now, have you ever thought about the relationship between your physical health and your spiritual health? Well, recently we’ve connected with the incredibly talented and beautiful (inside and out!) Katie Farrell and we are so excited to be sharing her story here with you today!

I created Dashing Dish (dashingdish.com), a healthy recipe website and ministry to women. I am a registered nurse from Michigan, where I live in Brighton with my husband Sean. Dashing Dish is a combination of my passions—helping women find their identity in God and ending misconceptions about dieting and healthy eating. I want to inspire women to find the balance between spiritual and physical health, all while enjoying the journey! I teach and encourage you to put together simple and healthy meals with foods you crave, using everyday ingredients.  I focus on clean eating, gluten free and sugar-free recipes in my business where I work with clients every day through meal planning, teaching life skills for balanced eating, and nutritional counseling.
 

Katie Farrell

Katie’s road to healthy living was paved with many trials which she shares openly and honestly on her site. And her greatest desire is to come alongside women as they pursue both spiritual and physical well-being.

Along the way, though, she shares some absolutely AMAZING (and healthier!) recipes.

Like this one for Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies.

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Katie’s book ‘Devotions for a Healthier You‘ focuses on the connection between mind, body and soul and is not only filled with fantastic meal plans and recipes, it also provides some ‘food for thought’ as Katie provides encouragement through simple devotions.

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We’re super excited that now Katie has put together all of her incredible, healthy recipes in one book appropriately called ‘Dashing Dish‘.

 

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AND, we’re even more excited to be giving away two, count ’em, TWO copies!
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We just couldn’t resist signing off today with Katie’s own words which just resonate with us so much and we are sure will resonate with you as well.

I have found that everything in life comes to one principal: The more you seek Him, the more you have a revelation of His great love for you. As you begin to understand His love, the more you trust Him with EVERY area of your life! If you haven’t already surrendered your life to Him, He is just a prayer away! He loves you, and He has AWESOME plans for you, if you simply let Him work in your life.


Thanks so much for meeting us (and Katie!) today at the Fence,

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And click here if you would like to hear about Heather’s own journey to health

Heather before and after 100 pounds

 

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  1. jenny says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:49 AM

    I love both of your blogs, can’t wait to check out the new cookbook!!

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  2. Alison says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:51 AM

    i like to have a bowl of yogurt.

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  3. Nancy Curitti says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:07 AM

    Greek Yogurt gets my vote for a healthy snack.

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  4. jo wyrosdick says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:07 AM

    I don’t have a favorite healthy snack. I do try to eat almonds and walnuts for my cholesterol, also a TBLS. of flaxseed a day.

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  5. JoeyfromSC says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:39 AM

    This sounds like a great book!! My fave healthy snack is almonds! Thanks for the chance to win this book! Reading the above & seeing the transformations is very inspiring!

    Joey J.

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  6. jenny s says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:40 AM

    I love plain popcorn as a low fat snack.

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  7. Mel says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:01 AM

    Love your blogs! Would love to try this cookbook!

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  8. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:04 AM

    For the past 50 years I have said I’d eat healthier and exercise more. Some years I did better than others. This year I’ve figured is IT!! I am encouraged by all the wonderful bloggers who have made a difference in their lives.

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  9. April V says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:57 AM

    I love sliced apples with Cookie Butter from TJ’s!!

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  10. Mollie says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:18 AM

    My favorite snack would be hummus with either veggies or crackers

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  11. Shirley@Housepitality Designs says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:26 AM

    Sounds like a wonderful book and concept….Favorite healthy snack is a nut mix that I make for myself and hubby…containing a variety of unsalted nuts (no peanuts) and a small amount of dried cherries…this replaces my love for chips!!!…

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  12. Terri S says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:29 AM

    I love celery with peanut butter.

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  13. Melanie C. says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:29 AM

    My favorite healthy snack is frozen blueberries. I’m hooked on them. I buy cases of them at the end of the season and enjoy them all year long.

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  14. Kristen Shields says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:45 AM

    I would love this cookbook and of course, I could stand to shed a few pounds!

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  15. Karen says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:46 AM

    My favorite snack is 5 soda crackers and a tablespoon of low fat sour cream

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  16. jan says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    apple slices dipped in peanut butter

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  17. Alison says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:33 AM

    Almonds and cashews

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  18. Katie says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:45 AM

    You girls seriously made my day! Thank you for blessing me with your sweet words, and for sharing the wonderful things that you did about my books! You gals have captured the heart of why I do what I do- and that is being spiritually and physically fit so that we can serve the Lord and honor Him with our bodies! So blessed by all that you are doing here as well! Keep up the amazing work! xo Katie

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  19. Stormy says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    I would LOVE to win her book!! I am about to begin a weight loss journey myself. My ultimate goal is 100 pounds. I would love any tips you can offer. And a lot of prayer!! ~Merry Christmas~

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    • Stormy says

      December 17, 2014 at 7:53 AM

      My favorite healthy snack is oranges.

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  20. Krista says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    I love her recipes

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  21. Veronique says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:57 AM

    Veggies and homemade hummus! SO GOOD.

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  22. Renee says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    Apples are my fave healthy snack!

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  23. Jamie says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:08 AM

    My favorite healthy snack is veggies and hummus! But I also love the Dashing Dish Chocolate Banana Protein Bread – so yummy!

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  24. Traci says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    My mom strongly suggested I subscribe to dashing dish. I had weight loss surgery and was looking for healthy recipes. I made the Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake for our school Christmas party (and an extra one for me 🙂 I was a little nervous about the cottage cheese, but my aunt (who is also a subcriber) assured me it would not look like cottage cheese after a run through my Vitamix! Yum! Would love to win the cookbook!

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  25. Stacey says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:15 AM

    My favorite healthy snack is greek yogurt.

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  26. Jodi says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    My favorite healthy snack is apples. I can’t wait to get the recipe book. Love your blog!

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  27. Daniela says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    I absolutely love to snack on carrots and hummus! This cookbook looks amazing and I’ve loved keeping up with Dashing Dish!

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  28. Rachel Brown says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    these books look awesome!!

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  29. Linda says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    Healthier snack…has to be nuts. ANY kind of nuts makes me happy. Next best snack is an apple. I’m a total apple addict. Thanks!!

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  30. Lauren Lehmuth says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    Love Dashing Dish! So excited for these books!

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  31. stacey says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    veggies and hummus are my favorite snack 🙂

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  32. Amy says

    December 17, 2014 at 9:16 AM

    Katie has come up with some amazing snacks that our whole family has loved! Can’t wait to see her cookbook!

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  33. Alana Cummings says

    December 17, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    Please enter me in the drawing!

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    • Alana Cummings says

      December 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM

      My fave healthy snack is a handful of nuts!

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  34. Sonja Loyd says

    December 17, 2014 at 10:17 AM

    i make a fruity snack with granola,and yogurt,Thank you for a chance to win a delicious book!

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  35. Cheryl Blatchley says

    December 17, 2014 at 10:23 AM

    My go-to healthy snacks are pistachios and lightly buttered popcorn, whether together or stand-alone, they are my two favorite snacks! Both my husband and I have a desire to lose weight and eat healthier, but never do well with the “diets”, so this book would be perfect for us! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  36. Kayla reitzler says

    December 17, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    Love the Dashing Dish and honey crisp apples with natural peanut butter!

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  37. lesley says

    December 17, 2014 at 11:25 AM

    i love edamame

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  38. Nancy M says

    December 17, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    Fruit and nuts are what I rely on for a healthy snack.

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  39. Julie says

    December 17, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    my favorite healthy snack is a chocolate protein shake!

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  40. Misty Brown says

    December 17, 2014 at 12:28 PM

    I have been waiting for this book to release and for a chance to win a copy! I plan to buy a copy if I don;t win, but if I do, I can bless someone with the purchased copy. 🙂

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  41. Kaye Killgore says

    December 17, 2014 at 1:12 PM

    I really like Greek Yogurt and nuts

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  42. Kayla says

    December 17, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    My favorite go-to snack is apples or cashews! Both satisfying and tasty!

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  43. Carla says

    December 17, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    Favorite snack is poms or halos.

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  44. Katie Ault says

    December 17, 2014 at 2:24 PM

    I love fruit.

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  45. Donna Smith says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:00 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway. I enjoy her recipes. I like to snack on almonds and apples and natural peanut butter.

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  46. Christy Spurlock says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    I love walnuts and/or fruit

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  47. Alicia Boarts says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:16 PM

    I love apples and peanut butter.we have a great local one called Sea Salted Caramel by Blind Spot nut butters. So good.

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  48. Kate D. says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:24 PM

    My favorite healthy snack is greek yogurt or apples.

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  49. Elizabeth G. says

    December 17, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    I like cashews.

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  50. Aimee W says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:20 PM

    Anything dark chocolate! Or pomegranate seeds. Or chocolate covered pomegranate seeds!

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  51. Nicki says

    December 17, 2014 at 4:59 PM

    My favorite healthy snack would be apple slices and peanut butter. 🙂

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  52. Cindy Jochims says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    This sounds like a great book to win!! My favorite healthy snack is almonds! Thanks for the chance to win this book!

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  53. Erin says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    I love to eat yogurt with strawberries and blueberries!

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  54. Abby F says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:39 PM

    Fresh fruit!

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  55. Jennifer says

    December 17, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    I think my favorite snack is yogurt, string cheese or apples with peanut butter!

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  56. Tania says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:02 PM

    Fruit is go to snack.

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  57. amy says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    My favorite healthy snack is to make a smoothie. Looks like a wonderful book!

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  58. Debbie S. says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:36 PM

    My absolute favorite snack is Greek vanilla yogurt with a handful of raw almonds!! Yum yum!!

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  59. Nancy H says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    My favorite snack is apples and peanut butter…

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  60. Christina Luther says

    December 17, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    I love her recipes!! All in one book would be awesome!

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  61. Sylvia says

    December 17, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    Sliced bell peppers

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  62. Diana K. says

    December 17, 2014 at 8:10 PM

    My favorite healthy snack is fruit and cottage cheese.

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  63. Liz C. says

    December 17, 2014 at 9:58 PM

    Nothing beats apples and peanut butter

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  64. Steph says

    December 18, 2014 at 5:38 AM

    Fruit

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  65. Alina says

    December 18, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    Some carrot sticks with jalapeno hummus. YUM!

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  66. Sharon says

    December 18, 2014 at 6:24 AM

    I love Greek Yogurt with a bit of honey and fruit! yum!

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  67. Sean C says

    December 18, 2014 at 6:45 AM

    Love eating Dried Snap Peas. They are yummy and come in a variety of flavors.

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  68. Amanda Ecklar says

    December 18, 2014 at 7:48 AM

    I love granola! I made some almond joy granola from Dashing Dish yesterday it hit the spot! So delicious!

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  69. Cori says

    December 18, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    I like sliced apples and almond butter with a dash of Cinnamon.

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  70. Cara says

    December 18, 2014 at 10:18 AM

    Absolutely love almost all of Katies recipes. Our favorite snack… that’s a tough one – we definitely enjoy the buffalo chicken bites!

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  71. Ellen says

    December 18, 2014 at 10:52 AM

    Yogurt and granola or cottage cheese with pineapple chunks

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  72. MARTHA says

    December 18, 2014 at 8:46 PM

    Mango is a favorite !!!

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  73. Phyllis says

    December 19, 2014 at 3:48 AM

    I love bananas with a bit of peanut butter.

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  74. Rachel Garcia says

    December 19, 2014 at 12:27 PM

    Almonds

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  75. Aly says

    December 19, 2014 at 2:52 PM

    Apples and peanut butter, carrots & almonds

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  76. Dezi A says

    December 20, 2014 at 5:41 AM

    Nuts. Fruit. Carrots with a wedge of laughing cow cheese.

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  77. Vickie says

    December 21, 2014 at 7:58 PM

    Fresh fruit salad..and for a real treat I do avocado or black bean brownies.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  78. Annette says

    December 23, 2014 at 9:52 PM

    My favorite healthy snack is a smoothie. I love nuts, but they don’t love my tummy.

    Reply

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