I feel like hot weather should warrant its own category of recipes. You know what I’m talking about. The kind of oppressive heat and humidity that makes oven or stove top cooking masochistic at best and completely impossible at worst. That was this week for me. I think I made salad for lunch and dinner multiple days…
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Apple Bacon Chicken Salad
Here’s a little tidbit most people do not know about me: I’m not a big fan of leftover chicken. I much prefer eating it freshly cooked right off the grill or straight out of the oven with salty crispy skin and juicy meat. Leftover chicken is just… meh. It’s boring, tough, and difficult to restore…
Honeycrisp Apple Tuna Salad
Here’s a simple and quick lunch for all you apple lovers. Cans of tuna are a great pantry staple for lo-carbers, busy professionals, parents, students, and paleo-eaters alike. You can often mix together a great meal with a few things in your fridge! Honey crisp Apple Tuna Salad (serves 1) 1 can (responsibly caught) tuna…
An Inside Look at The Clean Plate’s Seasonal Cooking Class plus a Recipe!
I had the pleasure of teaching a Paleo and Seasonal Cooking Class to a gorgeous group of women. We talked a lot about autoimmunity, the importance of healthy fats, how to get the best value out of grocery shopping, ingredient alternatives, supplementation, “fad” diets, the “cholesterol myth”, how to make the holidays food healthy AND…
Butternut Arugula Salad with Cranberry Dijon Dressing
I’ve been on a salad kick lately. If you have been part of the paleo movement for over a year or so, you are probably familiar with the Big Ass Salad (BAS). I was introduced to the paleo lifestyle through Mark’s Daily Apple and eventually his book, The Primal Blueprint. I’ve never been a huge fan of…
Cranberry Orange Relish
Christmas time is upon us, which for many of us means lots of baking and eating. Here’s a very simple holiday recipe that goes light on the sugar but not on the flavor. This is a very festive, fresh, and healthy side dish for any holiday meal. The salt really enhances the sweetness so you…
Apple Crisp with Molasses Drizzle
The Fall weather has been AMAZING! Great poofy clouds and good temperatures beckoned me outdoors this week. I decided to explore the hills of San Clemente and I found these awesome dried-up POOFY FLOWERS! So neat looking! For this recipe I thought I’d divert away from pumpkin to pay attention to another great Fall-ish flavor… APPLE!…
Simple Green Smoothie
October is going to be a bit of a cleanse for me. I’m letting go of all sorts of indulgences. It’s not “detoxing” or because I want to take the joy out of life. Quite the opposite actually. This change is mostly out of a desire to simplify. Bring my meals back down to the…
Miniature Apple Bread Puddings
Why have I called it “Miniature” instead of “mini”? I don’t know. Just felt like I wanted to use the entire word today. It really rolls off the tongue. Another experiment out of the Practical Paleo book by Diane Sanfilippo. These little beauties are my contribution to a weekend birthday brunch. They are not very…
Lemon Apple Bars
This is a variation on a snack bar that I make almost weekly… Ok, not weekly. More like monthly. They are great snack bars, somewhat akin to Lara Bars that you can buy in the grocery store. The difference with these is you have TOTAL FLAVOR CONTROL! Pick any dried fruit, nut, spice, zest, or…
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