I personally love granola make with oats, but half of my kids don't like oatmeal AT ALL. I found this recipe for a grain-free granola and thought I'd give it a try. First of all, I'm a nut lover. So this recipe checked all of the boxes for me. Also, the flavor was incredible! Almost … Continue reading Grain-Free Coconut Cardamom Paleo Granola | From Pasta to Paleo |
I'm a lover of anything pesto. However I don't eat pasta anymore. There are far healthier ways to eat your carbs. Enter these pesto brussel sprout & potatoes. Oh man, these are good in a way that's almost decadent. My whole family loved these, which is saying something because my kids don't typically like brussel … Continue reading Pesto Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts – The Whole Cook
This recipe was one of those symphonies of simplicity and perfection. Unfortunately we had to use frozen scallops but were still pleasantly surprised by this one. I did substitute olive oil for ghee with this one, and served it with sauteed kale and mashed potatoes. Definitely a meal to be had again and again. Thank … Continue reading Healthy Garlic Scallops Recipe • CiaoFlorentina
I made a fruit salad to go with dinner the other night. The best fruit salads, in my opinion, are the ones that are smothered in whipped cream. With all of the gross chemicals in the name brand whipped creams, and all of the antibiotics and growth hormones in home made regular whipped cream (of … Continue reading Coconut Whipped Cream Recipe | Minimalist Baker Recipes
This hummus really is better than the store bought stuff. I used tahini in mine, and recommend you do the same. This hummus reminded me of the hummus I used to get on Edgeware Road in London. It's easy, it's healthy and inexpensive. You can find the recipe in its entirety on their site. Thank … Continue reading Easy Hummus Recipe – Better Than Store-bought
This was a yummy and easy dinner. This is a good one for middle-of-the-week mayhem. My family enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed having minimal effort to come away with a delicious and healthy meal. The only changes I made was the cooking time. It took longer than expected. You can find the complete … Continue reading Paleo Sheet Pan Chicken with Roasted Baby Potatoes Recipe – Cooking Light
This is one yummy drunken noodle recipe. It uses a let less pre-processed pastes and sauces than traditional recipes, and obviously replaces the rice noodles with zuccini noodles. Zuccini noodles are the perfect neutral base for this recipe. I did change one thing, and that was I cut and cooked fresh vegetables instead a frozen … Continue reading Whole30 Drunken Noodles | Gluten Free | The Movement Menu
I don’t think my upbringing, and early relationship with food is unusual or unique. In hindsight it was certainly unhealthy. We ate mac-and-cheese from a box, with powdered “cheese.” We ate hot dogs, hamburgers, spaghetti, raviolis, and ramen noodles. At Christmas, fresh homemade cookies of every variety were made by the dozens. I thought a … Continue reading RISING FROM THE ASHES: REBUILDING HEALTH, WELLNESS AND FITNESS AFTER BEING ILL OR OVERWEIGHT: PART 2: NUTRITION & HEALTHY EATING
I love apples, cinnamon and raisins. Anyway I can get it. I start 99% of my days with oatmeal, apple, cinnamon, nuts and raisins. This quinoa recipe was a nice change to my same old but still gives me that great same flavor combo. A seasonal breakfast quinoa recipe using fresh apples and cinnamon. Tastes … Continue reading Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Quinoa – Simply Quinoa
A delicious salad that almost tricked me into believing I was treating myself instead of working on my health. Thank you to Real Simple Good for this recipe. Check out their site for so many more (link below). Thank you to Real Simple Good for this culinary delight. You can find the entire recipe on … Continue reading Apple Walnut Spinach Salad (GF, Dairy-Free + Refined Sugar-Free) | Real Simple Good
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