Paleo

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie 🎃💛

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie 🎃💛

’Tis the season for pumpkin spice!  I’m not a big fan of pumpkin spice lattes because I am a coffee purist, but I do love a good pumpkin smoothie! I have boosted it with a powerful immune modulator, modified citrus pectin, as it is an extremely powerful […]

Cast Iron Sweet Potato Fries

Cast Iron Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet potato fries are one of the few carb-full treats I can handle with Hashimoto’s.  My favorite to use are the Japanese purple sweet potatoes because they have the most resistant starch of all the sweet potato family, the flavor milder, and they also retain […]

Cast Iron Lamb & Collard Greens

Cast Iron Lamb & Collard Greens

I love cast iron dinners… they are tastier than sheet pan dinners clean up is easier.  Just scrape off and swish with water and put the pan back in the hot oven or towel dry… with a dark towel of course! I love this meal […]

Roasted Garlic Chicken, Carrots & Parsnips

Roasted Garlic Chicken, Carrots & Parsnips

I am obsessed with cast iron pan dinners… they are the tastier version of sheet pan dinners and frankly the clean up is easier.  Just scrape off and swish with water and put the pan back in the hot oven or towel dry… with a […]

Malted Chocolate Smoothie with Maca for Hormone Balance

Malted Chocolate Smoothie with Maca for Hormone Balance

Of late this smoothie has been my go-to to get through the afternoon slump.  It’s how I break my fast for lunch, and carries me through my post homeschool run so I can tackle a bit of work with a fully functional brain.   I love […]

Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies (keto, paleo, no coconut flour, vegan option)

Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies (keto, paleo, no coconut flour, vegan option)

Tahini cookies are a regular occasion in our home.  It took a while to bring my kids around to the flavor in place of peanut butter… but now they will eat them up with fervor.  These are a coconut free iteration of this recipe, and […]

Malted Maca Black Tahini Cookies (vegan)

Malted Maca Black Tahini Cookies (vegan)

Anyone who knows me or has hung around this blog long enough knows I am obsessed with tahini cookies.  It took me years to develop a cookie that had the chew, and texture of what I grew up knowing as a good and proper cookie.  […]

Fermented Guacamole (Nightshade-Free)

Fermented Guacamole (Nightshade-Free)

Who loves guac?!  Personally, I love guacamole… but I truly do not enjoy the speed at which I have to consume it so it does not turn brown.  Once in a while I will make fermented kefir guac which doesn’t brown, but I can no […]

Easy Instant Pot Bone Broth

This is my gut healing bone broth recipe.  It is very basic and does not have all the added veggies that many people choose to add to bone broth both because it keeps it clean for those who have inflammatory responses to a lot of […]

Roasted Brussels, Bacon & Avocado

Roasted Brussels, Bacon & Avocado

I love Brussels sprouts, probably more than most and have been very happy to have them back in my diet.  For a few months now I have been able to eat select veggies again and it has been such a relief.  I have about a […]