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Double Trouble Paleo Chocolate Cookies (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)

These paleo chocolate cookies meet the technical criteria to be considered “paleo” but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking they are healthy! They are  grain free and dairy free, but they are definitely treats and should be eaten in moderation. Key phrase there: should be. I had every intention of spreading my consumption of these […]

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Not Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)

Did you know today is National Cookie Day? I didn’t either, until I posted a photo of these paleo friendly naturally sweetened “faux-oatmeal” raisin cookies on Instagram and one of my followers told me so. In that case, this seems like a perfect day to post my first ever cookie recipe to the blog! There […]

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Autoimmune Paleo Protocol Friendly Holiday Menu

When you have dietary restritions, this time of year is tough. It is challenging to come up with an autoimmune paleo protocol friendly holiday menu that also satisfies people who eat a more typical diet, but it can be done! I’ve been following a grain free diet for a little more than 10 months and […]

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Recipes Side Dishes

Naturally Sweetened Healthy Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite holiday dishes. I’ll take it any form, even the jellied canned stuff (sans high fructose corn syrup, of course). I like it straight up or flavored with orange, extra sweet or extra tart. But I really love playing with the cranberry flavor by adding spices and this year […]

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Main Dishes Recipes Turkey

Best Ever Brined Turkey and Gluten-Free Gravy

Two years ago I mastered gravy. I roasted, I simmered, I painstakingly created a roux. The end result was incredible. The perfect blend of saltiness and fat, thickened to a perfect texture. The star of the holiday table. So good, a few of my family members even licked their plates. And then I went grain […]

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Breakfast Recipes Treats

Cranberry Pumpkin Orange Spice Muffins (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)

These cranberry pumpkin orange spice muffins were born when I had just under a cup of pumpkin puree leftover in the refrigerator and a craving for some tart cranberries at the same time. They turned out so delicious and would be perfect for your Thanksgiving morning brunch… especially if you also have that lingering remnant […]

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Beef Main Dishes Recipes

Grassfed on a Budget: Paleo Chicken Fried Steak and Mushroom Gravy

Three packages of “cube steak” were included in our recent grass fed beef share and I was a bit stymied by them. The frozen hunks looked a bit like ground beef, but once I defrosted them I realized that they were actually four solid masses. I consulted the great google machine and the wizard within […]

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Recipes Side Dishes

Roasted Beets, Brussels Sprouts, and Carrots

I was faced with a conundrum recently when my crisper drawer contained four small beets, a handful of Brussels sprouts, and three carrots. I didn’t have enough of any one vegetable to serve the number of people I needed but I wanted an easy side dish that wouldn’t require much tending and dirtying of multiple […]

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Recipes Treats

Coconut Apple Cranberry Crisp (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)

I love fruit crisps! In my pre-paleo days I made them throughout the year, using blueberries, mulberries, pears, peaches, and apples – depending on what was in season. My favorite topping was made from white flour, white and brown sugar, butter, and oats… All of which I have since learned were not doing my digestive […]

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Apple Cardamom Cupcakes (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)

These beauties were originally intended to be apple spice muffins and just a way to use up a partial jar of homemade applesauce that had been in the refrigerator longer than it should have, but they turned out so delicious and moist that I decided they really had to be called cupcakes! The cardamom was […]