Peaches Galore
If you are lucky enough to have access to a peach tree, you might quickly find yourself surrounded by more peaches than you can realistically eat before they go bad. Here are a few ways to cook with peaches that you might not have thought of. One of nature’s best accomplishments in the summer, peaches […]
How to make a simple skillet sauce (now you’re a chef!)
Did you know you can make a simple sauce in the skillet? Honest, this is easy stuff! Just follow these easy steps… Let’s pretend for a moment, that you’ve just sautéed some chicken and veggies. The chicken is nicely cooked as are your veggies. Pull the chicken and veggies from the pan and place them […]
The art and craft of cooking
(nothing else impacts your health MORE!)
The art and craft of cooking has been glorified in glossy magazines for years with beautiful shots of styled food, propped, positioned, and perfectly lit, sitting on a color-coordinated plate. These gorgeous pictures set your mouth to drooling and your desire to cook right off the charts. In recent years, food bloggers have attempted the […]
10 Tips to Help You Successfully
Navigate the Grocery Store
A lifestyle of poor diet and lack of exercise kills about 400,000 Americans every year—that’s as many who have died from smoking, can you imagine?? And that’s only Americans—this number does not count the rest of the world that eats poorly and neglects to exercise! YIKES! It’s a tough world out there and today’s grocery […]
Focus on what you CAN have
When people first hear about Paleo, they almost always say the same thing: Oh I know this Paleo diet is supposed to be healthy, but I could never give up [bread/potatoes/pasta/corn/dairy/etc.]. Why is everyone so focused on what you can’t have? I like to twist that negative around and talk about what we CAN have! Now, […]
Holiday Paleo Cheat Sheet
If you’ve recently gone Paleo, you might be worried about navigating the kitchen this holiday season, what with all of the sugar, bread, and other non-Paleo staples of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner floating around. But do not fear, Paleoistas! I’ve got your wheat-free little backs! We’ve put together this Paleo swap cheat for you so […]
7 Fun and Fast Gluten-Free Breakfasts
Over and over again, I hear people say, “But what will I eat for breakfast if I’m going gluten-free?” OR “Gluten-free fill-in-the-blank is so expensive!” My answer to both of these questions is, “Hold on, just wait a minute!” There are answers for you that won’t break the bank or cause you to hyperventilate, LOL […]
Busy? 12 quick and healthy breakfast ideas
Back-to-school time is upon us, and with it, comes crazy mornings of lunch packing and breakfast making, and other general chaos. It’s important to get a good healthy meal into everyone’s bellies in the morning, so how do you do that without simply opening up a box of sugary cereal or putting down a couple […]
5 hot tips for slow cooker soups
As the weather starts to cool down, one of my favorite things to come home to is a pot of simmering soup. Plus soup is a great meal that I can easily scale up or down, depending on how much or how little I want to have leftover. Now, many people know they can use […]