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Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs
Spaghetti and meatballs can be made gluten-free with one of the delicious gluten-free pastas on the market. My students and I have enjoyed Tinkyada (brown rice pasta) and Andean Dream (quinoa & brown rice pasta. If you’re diabetic, have blood sugar issues, insulin resistance, cancer, an autoimmune disorder, or some…
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The Paleo Kitchen: Finding Joy in Modern Primal Cooking
If you’ve been following my blog, classes and cookbooks you already know that healthy and delicious grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free (or dairy optional), paleo, primal, low-sugar and sugar-free, naturally sweetened recipes can taste utterly delicious! Maybe you already have a repertoire of favorite recipes but you want something more. If you’re…
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Victory Mayo!
I’ve been wanting to make this 30-second mayo for months. I’ve had my share of mayo batches turn into soup rather than the thick, rich, creamy, marvelously textured mayo you see in the pictures below. If the weather is too humid (rare here in Phoenix but it does happen!), if…
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Review of The 21 Day Sugar Detox
The 21 Day Sugar Detox: Bust Sugar & Carb Cravings Naturally by Diane Sanfilippo is more than a program. It’s also a collection of easy to follow recipes for health and fitness. Whether you’re new to a sugar-free, gluten-free, or grain-free diet and lifestyle or looking to fine tune your…
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A Review of Paleo Indulgences
Everyone likes treat. If you’re committed to eating a gluten-free, real foods diet with little or no dairy and refined sugar, you don’t have to abandon these principles to enjoy the occasional indulgence. No need to resort to junk food when real food can satisfy the urge to splurge. Whether…
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A review of Joshua Weissman’s Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook
Joshua Weissman’s first cookbook is stunningly beautiful––from the artfully laid out photographs to the clearly written instructions and head notes (the descriptive text below the title of a recipe) to the elegant and easy to follow (yet incredibly delicious) recipes, The Slim PalatePaleo Cookbook will please young and old, experienced…
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Practical Paleo really is a practical book!
Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole Foods Lifestyle is one of the most practical books and one of the most beautiful cookbooks on the subject of paleo, primal, and whole foods nutrition, healing, and cooking. What’s in it for you? Author and nutritionist Diane Sanfilippo, a…
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Enter to win a copy of Beyond Bacon
A few days ago I told you about Stacy Toth and Matthew McCarry’s new cookbook, Beyond Bacon: Paleo Recipes That Respect The Whole Hog by (Victory Belt Publishing 2013) and how impressed I was with the book. Today I’m posting one of the recipes from the book and giving you…
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Sauce It Up with Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings
Since vegetables make up the largest volume of food that I eat, I’m always looking for great ways to season, sauce, and dress them up in different ways. Sure, I have plenty of my own recipes and I like to see try recipes that other people have created. When I…
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