Each week, fabulous recipes grace Debbie’s in-box and pop up on her computer screen, and she’s sharing her favorites with you.

Even though I don’t need to pack Owen a lunch for school, we often go on all-day outings so I like to have more exciting and nutritious fare up my sleeve than just a peanut butter sandwich (or in Owen’s case, almond butter). I found some fabulous sandwich ideas this week, along with a pesto that I can’t wait to try and bread machine pita bread — who woulda thunk it?

Heidi Swanson has captured my attention once again (I’m wondering if she’s looking for a personal chef position? I might have a job for her….) with her double broccoli quinoa recipe. I’m anxious just to try a broccoli pesto, which I’ve never done, but I also want to try this recipe with roasted broccoli.

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Before you automatically dismiss these as unsatisfying, gross cookie-pucks that wouldn’t be appetizing to anyone normal, open your mind and read me out. Owen seems to be having trouble with white sugar lately (a wee bit of an understatement), so we’ve got the kid detoxing. We actually don’t eat white sugar in our house, but the birthday parties and end of the school year celebrations have gotten the better of us.

We were headed to yet another party, and Owen needed a treat and I wanted to try a new recipe. There aren’t a whole lot of sugar-free cookie recipes out there that are also healthy (honey doesn’t count as sugar-free — it digests like a white sugar — and artificial sweeteners aren’t actually edible).

So how good does the combination of peanut butter, oatmeal and banana sound? Yeah, it wasn’t good enough for me, either, so I switched a few ingredients, added grain-sweetened chocolate chips and created a cookie masterpiece. These are truly the most delicious sugar-free cookies I’ve made.

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One of our all-time favorite pizzas is California Pizza Kitchen’s Thai Chicken Pizza. There’s just something about the spicy nut sauce, the crunch of the veggies and the way it all melds together.

Of course we make it at home ourselves, using our spelt pizza dough recipe; not that there’s anything wrong with CPK’s honey wheat dough, but we enjoy our healthier version using sprouted flour (digests like a veggie). Even though I seem to end up with a lot of dishes, it’s a relatively easy recipe, and that’s what a husband… I mean dishwasher is for, right?

We’ve learned a thing or two about this recipe since we’ve made it so many times throughout the years. I’m willing to share my secrets with you….

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