Today marks a very special anniversary. It’s been 6 YEARS since I began my journey down the “paleo” road. In the spring of 2009 I stumbled upon Mark’s Daily Apple and began reading his daily articles. I found the logic of ancestral eating very intriguing and proceeded to pre-order his new book, The Primal Blueprint. Once…
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Pregnancy Week 26: Nursery Ideas
I’m definitely getting into the whole “nesting” part of this baby process. Planning a baby shower, registering for gifts, and envisioning the nursery has been so fun! Pinterest and Instagram have been a huge help in finding some inspiration. Here are some of my favorites! (Click on the pictures to link to the source) I…
Lemon Rosemary Deviled Eggs
This past weekend was the Easter holiday and I was very happy to host some friends and their adorable baby girl for brunch! I love all things breakfast, especially when they include sweets! Our guests were kind enough to bring some incredible gluten-free cookies to share. To break up all the cookie eating, we also…
Carrot Cake with Maple Date Buttercream
If you look under the “sweets” tab in my recipe page, you won’t find too many decadent or overly indulgent treats. They tend to be easy and natural alternatives to cookies or brownies and raw desserts or fruit-sweetened bars; basically the kind of stuff you would expect from a gluten-free, dairy-free blog. These little cakes…
Marinated Spring Vegetable Salad
Spring veggies are so fun and beautiful! I don’t often steam my vegetables because I’m such a HUGE fan of roasting them but for this recipe, steaming works perfectly. You could also blanch them, if you’re into that sort of thing. I was at my FAVORITE whole foods yesterday and picked up some romanesco…
Grilled Strip Steak with Roasted Orange and Pistachio Beets
My apologies for being a bit sparse with new recipes. This past week has been FILLED with cooking, but not a whole lot of downtime. I love what I do! It’s so fun being able to feed people and feed them well. This dish works surprisingly well for both warm nights on the patio or…
Avocado Yum Sauce
I’m seriously stoked on the warm, wonderful weather we are having. Unfortunately, it does make for awkward tan-lines when you walk EVERYWHERE. I’ve got a legging tan-line, a shoe tan-line. A racer back tan-line and a budding shorts tan-line. That’s a lot of lines. Not super attractive but my body does appreciate the walks and…
Tequila Lime Tri Tip
Sick and tired of the violence and depression of TV news channels? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I have some good news. Item 1. It’s getting warmer. Which means I am out in the sunshine more often than not. This makes for a happy Nikki. Item 2. Last night I had the BEST…
The Clean Plate 