Winter of Activity (with workouts to try at home!) Winter is officially here. I’m writing this post in an effort to discourage you/me from that urge to simply…hibernate. Yes, it’s cold. But life goes on! We can’t let a little cold, gray weather throw us off track and shut our bodies down! We need to…

Southern Sausage Balls, Paleo-style (Paleo, Dairy-free, Grain- and Gluten-free) Every year around holiday time, I, like many people, reflect on family traditions, good and bad times of past holidays, and new traditions that I hope to start with my own family. Food was always a big part of our family get-togethers and no holiday was…

Top Ten Round-up: Holiday Treats! (Paleo-friendly, grain-free, refined sugar free) Like me, many of you enjoy sweets and treats. Ok, pretty much all of you do. The mere thought of making it through the holidays without “goodies” makes me, well, a grinch. So I’m here to tell you that you can still have your favorite…

21 Favorite Must-try Paleo, Grain Free Thanksgiving Recipes ​I started out thinking I’d write a post to include holiday recipes for Thanksgiving all the way up through New Years, but soon realized that Thanksgiving deserves its own post.  There are just so many delicious and healthy recipes to choose from! This was a fun post…

Healthy Thanksgiving Ideas (paleo, gluten free) For anyone changing their lifestyle and starting a new way of eating and thinking about food, holiday time can be daunting. There are limitless opportunities to cheat, and in many circumstances, few options that include grain-free, gluten-free, non-GMO, much less Paleo foods! Holiday parties, cookie trays at work, candy…

Garlic Mashed Cauliflower (paleo, gluten free) This is a great alternative to mashed potatoes. If you haven’t tried it yet I encourage you to! As someone who has never been a huge fan of cauliflower I can attest to its yumminess! You can make it a creamy or chunky as you like, and as buttery…

Pumpkin Coconut Yogurt (paleo, gluten-free, sugar-free) I love all things pumpkin. Add spices and honey and it’s just a slice of fall heaven. To make this even better, I’ve combined my love of pumpkin with a lacto-fermented non-dairy and easy-as-pie yogurt! Intimidated by the thought of making your own yogurt? Don’t be – read on!…

Slow Cooked Applesauce  (paleo, gluten free, sugar free) I LOVE the flavors of fall. Pumpkin, apple, cinnamon…yum. Just the smell of apples cooking conjures up memories of mom’s apple nut cake, stewed apples, and of course apple cobbler (I am from the south afteral). I will be posting plenty of fall recipes featuring pumpkin, but…

Taking Health to the Next Level with Fermented Foods I’ve always wanted to make my own yogurt, because I LOVE yogurt and I don’t like paying $4 a serving for good quality yogurt that is often pasteurized and contains ingredients that I don’t recognize. But it wasn’t until I went dairy free that I decided…

Coconut Milk Yogurt (2 recipe options!) I love yogurt and am so excited to finally be making my own! This is not only delicious, but because it’s a fermented food, it can help improve your gut health and nervous and immune system functioning. Try this with honey, cinnamon, berries or my Paleo Granola! I’ve tried…