Real Food Paleo Recipes For Whole Family

My #1 passion is developing recipes. I love being in the kitchen and that is where I am the happiest. Most of my recipes are Paleo / Primal friendly, meaning they are going to be gluten, grain, dairy free, or have easy options to convert them to that style. In August 2012, I went strictly Paleo which...

May 3, 2013

AIP / Autoimmune Protocol, Basics, Budget, & Processed Food Replacements, Dairy-Free, Fermented Food, Real Food Recipes, Sweet & Savory Snacks

How to Make Creamy Coconut Milk Yogurt (No Yogurt Maker Required)

I have been on a serious coconut yogurt kick recently. It all started when my friend Starlene from GAPS Diet Journey sent me a little bit of the yogurt starter that she uses when she posted her great recipe for coconut milk yogurt. It was instant love from my first batch. The rich, creamy, thick, and slightly...

April 25, 2013

AIP / Autoimmune Protocol, Beverages & Smoothies, Dairy-Free, Real Food Recipes

Creamy Coconut Avocado Smoothie Recipe (dairy free, Autoimmune Friendly)

Tonight, when I got home from yoga, I was craving two things: a smoothie and an avocado. So, I decided to combine the two. It turned out amazingly delicious. This was the first time I had ever included an avocado in my smoothie and I was a little worried at first. I don’t know why...

May 16, 2011

Beverages & Smoothies, Dairy-Free, Real Food Recipes

Chocolate Banana Shake Recipe with Coconut Oil

This chocolate banana shake is a throwback to the “shakes” my mom used to make me when I was a child. It wasn’t often that I got to have sweets growing up. My mom never kept junk food in the home and kept my sugar consumption pretty low. I would always get excited when she’d...

December 6, 2010

AIP / Autoimmune Protocol, Beverages & Smoothies, Dairy-Free, Real Food Recipes

Orange and Green Smoothie Recipe (Dairy Free, Autoimmune Friendly)

This orange and green smoothie recipe was inspired by a recipe on Elana’s Pantry, a gluten-free blogger from Boulder, CO. I was wanting some different ways to get more greens into my diet when I stumbled on her recipe and then my recipe evolved from that. While some might think this is the weirdest combination ever, don’t...

October 23, 2010