When I lived in LA, California Chicken Cafe was one of my weekly spots to pick up a healthy dinner. It was like the healthy West LA cafeteria where I always run into someone we knew picking up their favorite salad, cabbage slaw, and a quart of broccoli soup (#IYKYK). Their salads are huge and loaded with so many delicious toppings, which always include a very generous portion of avocado and their juicy chicken straight off the rotisserie (no dried-out salad bar chicken allowed). I seriously miss my go-to California Chicken Salad so much. and rather than resist the craving until my next LA trip, I decided it was time to make my own version. I'm so excited to say that it turned out just as good as the original... dare I say, maybe even better than the CCC salad that inspired it! 

Nothing says Mother's Day like a delicious brunch to spoil the special mamas that we love so much! Here's a round-up of some of my favorite healthy brunch recipes that would come together to make the most perfect menu for your brunch festivities this weekend! 

​You guys know I love a good snack board / cheese board situation… but how about a Pancake & Waffle Breakfast Board!? Don’t even get me started – it’s a brunch dream! This is so much fun to put together and even more fun to share with your friends! It’s loaded up with paleo pancakes & waffles and all the toppings your heart could dream of – berries, oranges, banana, whipped coconut cream, peanut butter, chocolate almond butter, maple syrup, chocolate chips… you get the idea, it's the ideal way for everyone to build their own perfect pancake and waffle stack! And with Mother's Day coming up on Sunday, this would be such a special way to spoil the amazing mamas in your life!