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…

Eating Healthy and Paleo on a Budget It seems that many people find eating healthy, local, organic, and/paleo, is cost prohibitive. I hear all the time: “I’d love to eat like that, but it’s expensive!” and that’s true. It can be more expensive than a diet of processed foods or lower quality meats and produce. …

Stuff Paleo Toddlers Say Quinn, our 2-year old, is constantly making us laugh, so I couldn’t resist sharing some of the things she says that you may not hear a lot of toddlers say! I’d love to hear some funny things that your kids say too! Stuff Paleo Toddlers Say “Is this organic? Is it…

Everyday Naturopathy: 8 MORE Common Uses for Essential Oils I’m discovering more and more about essential oils and their “magic.” The more I learn the more I am completely amazed by these oils and all that they can do. I’ve enjoyed their aromas for years – who hasn’t? – that sweet smell of lavender, the…

Everyday Naturopathy: Protection from Bugs and Sun the Healthy and Natural Way Have you considered natural and homemade alternatives to bug repellent, relief for insect bites, even sunscreen and sunburn? Many of these products contain numerous chemicals and ingredients that are, frankly, unnecessary and unhealthy.  So why not make your own when it’s easy, quick,…

Paleo Fourth of July Sorbet Everyone loves to make red, white and blue food and desserts for the Fourth of July, right? Well I do anyway. So this recipe involves two different sorbets. Yep, you’ve stumbled upon a two-for-one deal. Aren’t you glad you decided to read this? Blueberry Lemon Sorbet 2c frozen blueberries 2Tbsp…

Paleo Bacon Burgers 1lb grassfed ground beef 6 slices bacon, frozen and cut into small pieces. 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped Salt and pepper, to taste 1-2 Tbsp bacon fat Romaine or butter lettuce leaves, opt. Place 1 Tbsp bacon fat in pan. Sauté onion until translucent. Place bacon pieces in food processor and…

Paleo Almond Butter Chicken We LOVE nut and seed butters in our house. We eat a lot of it. So you can imagine my frustration when week after week I go to the store only to find the shelf of good quality nut butters empty. I was forced to either buy nut butters that had…