Tweet My 6-year-old son is obsessed with smoothies. He’s just as hooked on them as I am. We love this one as an afterschool snack to keep him full yet give him a little treat. It’s so delicious – it tastes like dessert. In fact, I’ve thought about freezing these as popsicles too. This recipe [...]
Tweet After making my first batch, I got hooked on brewing my own kombucha. I’ve already made three batches and given one of my scobys (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast) to a friend. I felt like I really hit a stride in my homesteading venture. But then, life got the best of me. I [...]
Tweet When you’re on a Paleo diet, pizza and bread are probably the two biggest foods you miss most. I cheat since I’m technically not on Paleo, but my husband has to adhere to it for health reasons. He was so desperate for good ‘ole pizza, but we never found a great dough recipe… until [...]
Tweet I’m a huge fan of fermented foods, especially kim chee and kefir. Then I found out about Kombucha. I’ve seen it at Whole Foods and Sprouts health food stores for about $3 for a single serve bottle. I couldn’t believe how expensive it was, so I never tried it. Then, I had the opportunity to [...]
Tweet My poor husband. He’s on a paleo diet to help manage his spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. He misses snacks and candy, like his beloved Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Peanuts are out for him because they’re technically legumes – beans and legumes have too much starch for him so he has to avoid them. So [...]
Tweet I don’t know how it is in your home, but my kids LOVE apples. I just can’t stock enough in the refrigerator. The problem is that my kids often don’t eat the whole thing. They’ll take a few bites here and there, and then they’re done. I just hate wasting food – especially organic [...]
Tweet My poor husband was having caffeine withdrawals this weekend. Long before he started this paleo diet to manage his spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis, he used to have a Monster energy drink daily (yes, I know it’s so bad – I had been telling him for years) and sometimes a Starbucks mocha frappacino when he [...]
Tweet We’ve been trying a lot of paleo bread recipes lately but so many haven’t turned out well. I’ve found the key really comes down to finding the right mixture of flours. And my favorite paleo flour is almond flour. It’s easy to find at health food stores (I get it from Trader Joe’s) or [...]
Tweet I admit that as a former strict vegetarian the two things I missed were bacon and crispy beef (a delicious Chinese dish). I’m a little looser now and just stay away from red meat (still no bacon or crispy beef), but I do indulge in turkey bacon when I can. Since my husband has [...]
Tweet Ah, fish tacos. Living in San Diego has made me spoiled on fish tacos. I love going to Rubio’s to get beer-battered fish tacos, but at over 1,000 calories per meal I rarely get it… unless I’m pregnant. Then I go crazy because, you know, the baby wants it. But I digress. I’ve been [...]
