Gutsy By Nature
Rhubarb bread is a distinct signal of spring to me! Rhubarb grows so prodigiously in my parents’ midwestern garden in the spring and summer that you can harvest it by the harmful and come back the next day and not believe you picked any at all. It is welcome though, because it comes after a […]
These paleo toffee bars are a grain and dairy free riff on one of my favorite Midwestern childhood treats – sweet and buttery chocolate toffee bars. The original recipe came from an old collection of collected recipes from my grandma’s homemaker’s club that we referred to as the “red cookbook” even after the book became […]
Want to wow your Valentine with a restaurant-quality decadent dessert that won’t completely derail your healthy eating? If so, this recipe for grain-free, dairy-free, low-sugar dark chocolate soufflé is for you! I was honored to be asked to create this recipe for my friend Karen of Living Low Carb One Day at a Time. In […]
I know… there is no such thing as paleo peanut butter cups. But this recipe is a very close approximation of the original and just as delicious! Peanut butter was the last thing I gave up before I went 100% paleo. I had decided to do it, but there was still 1/3 of a jar […]
These cranberry coconut treats are not only paleo, they are also made without nuts or eggs so they are compliant with the paleo autoimmune protocol (AIP) as well! I love holiday baking. In previous years I started making Christmas cookies right after Thanksgiving, stashing them in the freezer to later be assembled into gift tins […]
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 […]
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 […]
For as long as I can remember, my mother made a “candy cane coffee cake” from her old Betty Crocker cookbook for breakfast for us on Christmas morning. It’s a yeasty dough, braided around a filling of dried apricots and maraschino cherries, curved into the shape of a large candy cane, and then drizzled with […]
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 […]
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 […]