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Recipes Side Dishes

Kabocha Squash Fries (AIP, SCD)

No, these kabocha squash fries aren’t really fried, but trust me when I tell you that you’ll love them anyway. If you ask me, the crown jewel of the winter squashes is the brilliant orange fleshed kabocha squash with an edible green peel, especially when cut into finger-sized chunks and oven roasted with herbs. While […]

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Fish Main Dishes Recipes

Tuna Zoodle Casserole (AIP)

Love it or hate it, tuna casserole is an American classic… at least in the upper Midwest where I grew up, and for years I’ve wondered: could I make a tasty AIP version, perhaps a “Tuna Zoodle Casserole”? My first couple attempts were watery failures (more like tuna zoodle soup… blech). But I kept at […]

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Recipes Side Dishes

Grilled Cauliflower Steaks (AIP, SCD)

There’s nothing quite like steaks on the grill… especially when they are cauliflower steaks! Enjoy them as an accompaniment to something meaty, or put them right in the center of the plate for a show stopping main dish that your vegan friends can enjoy along with you. Cauliflower doesn’t have a lot of it’s own […]

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Chicken Main Dishes Recipes

Thai Chicken Curry with Mushrooms and Carrots (AIP, SCD)

Don’t let the long list of ingredients required for this nightshade-free green chicken curry dissuade you from giving it a go… it’s actually quite easy to make and well worth the effort of the grocery shopping trip required! Thai basil and lemongrass The trickiest ingredients to find are probably going to be Thai basil leaves […]

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Beef Main Dishes Recipes

Stuffed Flank Steak (AIP, SCD, Paleo)

Stuffed flank steak makes a pretty presentation and with the right savory fillings, will appeal to everyone’s palate while still meeting the restrictions of a healing diet like AIP. And your guests won’t ever suspect that it was as easy to make as it really is (nor would they even know it’s “healthy food” unless […]

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Book Reviews My Thoughts Recipes

30 Minute Meals for the Paleo AIP

We’ve all been there… it’s almost dinner time and you have a refrigerator full of ingredients and need them to magically turn themselves into food PRONTO. You know you need a full meal (a can of tuna fish eaten over the sink just isn’t going to cut it) and it sure would be nice if […]

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Appetizers Recipes Side Dishes

Quick Pickled Carrots (AIP, SCD)

Yes, you can pickle most anything and these quick pickled carrots with AIP-friendly spices prove that true! And yet, when we hear “pickle,” cucumbers are what come to mind most often and “dill” is the seasoning. But acid, salt, and spices can transform even the most mundane food into something exotic and flavorful, perfect for […]

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Recipes Side Dishes

Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Herb Sauce (AIP, SCD)

Grilling over high heat is one of the very best ways to prepare asparagus because you can get a nice char and smokiness, while still keeping it tender. But I always found it tricky because the spears would get caught in between the grates of my electric patio grill and sometimes even fall through to […]

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Book Reviews My Thoughts Recipes Side Dishes

Cheesy Taters & Bacon from AIP Sheet Pan Recipes

You can stop right there because you had me at “cheesy”! Add taters and bacon, and the fact that this AIP recipe is made on a sheet pan… well, I’m in hog heaven! It’s from a new cookbook called AIP Sheet Pan Recipes, created by Samantha Teague, a professional chef and expert at making the paleo […]

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Appetizers Recipes Side Dishes

Cucumber & Radish Salad (Paleo, AIP, SCD, Vegan)

The sun is shining and life is good! It rained for 6 straight days here last week and I could really feel my mood and wellbeing improve when the skies cleared and the sun appeared again. Even though I knew all of those days of rain were good for my urban vegetable garden (if you […]