Carob Ganache Mini Tortes
Need a decadent chocolate fix or a beautiful but simple dessert to serve company? This recipe definitely fits the bill. The combination of carob powder, vanilla, coconut, and …
Clementine Pumpkins and Halloween Recipe Roundup
When you first ditch junk food—refined and manufactured foods designed to be hyperpalatable, overiding your satiety signals to stimulate overeating, and full of unhealthy …
Halloween AIP Marshmallow Ghosts
Making your own marshmallows with clean nutrient-dense ingredients is surprisingly easy and quite fun! In fact, the two primary ingredients are honey (see Honey: The Sweet …
Halloween AIP Monster Mouths
This quintessential Paleo snack turned edible craft has become a Halloween tradition in my home. And, while the Paleo version of these Monster Mouths is incredibly …
Halloween AIP Monster Finger Cookies
Halloween, and indeed any food-centered holiday, can feel like a challenge for anyone with dietary restrictions. And speaking for Paleo moms like myself (and Paleo dads too!), I …
Caramel Apples (Dairy-Free, AIP-friendly)
Four ingredients (including the apples). Autoimmune protocol-friendly. No dairy. No refined sugar. Amazingly delicious. There are a few tricks to making candy (caramel is a …
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
I detested Brussels sprouts when I was a kid. We grew them in our garden and I have vivid memories of cutting a stalk down and brushing off the snow before bringing it into the …
Perfect Pie Crust (AIP)
After seven years of cooking Paleo and AIP, I have finally perfected this pie crust recipe. I don’t know how many dozens of iterations I went through (three? four?), but …
Salmon Tourtiere (meat pie)
Tourtiere is a French Canadian meat pie dish, and one that was a staple of my childhood. There are regional recipes (and much debate over which versions are the most authentic), …
Pork Chops with Asian Pear and Caramelized Onion
The flavor combination of Asian pears, caramelized onions and pork chops is magical. Asian pears have an apple-meets-pear flavor with an apple-like crispness; they stay firm and …
Cashew Freezer Fudge (with AIP variation!)
Mmm, fudge. Better yet, fudge that is indulgent but not cloyingly sweet, made with clean and nutrient-dense ingredients, that’s easy and quick to make, and that’s …
Mashed Sweet Potato
Mashed sweet potatoes are the ultimate alternative to traditional mashed potatoes, and definitely the most popular root vegetable in the Paleo template. Apart from being a great …
Balsamic-Roasted Beets
Beets seem to be one of those veggies that people with love or hate, but they are so increadibly nutritious (including being a very rich source of vitamin B9 and manganese with …
Bacon-Braised Kale
Kale is a considered a “superfood” for a reason—it has the most nutrients per calorie than just about any vegetable! It’s packed with incredible amounts of …
Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Pumpkin
I was honored to be invited to participate in this year’s Healthy Virtual Friendsgiving hosted by Sprout’s Farmer’s Market and running November 9th to 23rd, as …
AIP Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is my absolute favorite Fall dessert. It’s one of those seasonal foods that I start craving around Canadian Thanksgiving in early October, and it’s a treat …
Balsamic Instant Pot Roast Beef
Recipe perfection for me is any recipe that doesn’t require much hands-on time, uses inexpensive ingredients, and provides a sophisticated and amazing flavor that my whole …
Korean Instant Pot Short Ribs
Short ribs are a traditional cut of meat in Asian cooking. They’re cheap and, thanks to all that collagen and cartilage (the good stuff in bone broth!) they’re super …
Green Salad with Italian Vinaigrette
This simple salad is the perfect addition to any dinner table, from a Paleo pizza night to a fancy roast chicken dinner. I love that the dressing comes together quickly with …
Beef and Mushroom Parsnip Risotto (AIP-friendly!)
Risotto is traditionally made with a high-starch rice that is first cooked in oil and then hot broth is slowly added with near constant stirring for approximately 20 minutes to …
Shaved Brussels Salad
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Brussels sprouts are a seriously underrated vegetable! I’ve been really excited over the last several years to see …
Japanese Turnips with Orange Rosemary Pan Sauce
Turnips are a root vegetable that make a great addition to soups and stews, particularly if you’re avoiding nightshades and can’t do potatoes (see my AIP Notato Salad …
Simple Fennel Salad
Fennel is one of my favorite vegetables. We ate it frequently when I was a kid, typically sauteed in olive oil, since my mom had it growing all over the garden. As an adult, …
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
Strawberries are one of those fabulously seasonal fruits that are best eaten during the warm summer months. Even more seasonal is the rhubarb—a terrifically tart stem that actually …
Berry Terrine
Summer berries set in a fragrant jiggly jelly make this a light and elegant dessert that also packs some compelling nutrition! Not only are mint and berries rich in antioxidant …
AIP Morning Smoothie
For those of us on the Autoimmune Protocol, breakfasts can be a little tricky. If you’re used to starting your morning with a smoothie, you might be a bit overwhelmed when …
Asparagus Soup
This simple soup achieves its rich creamy flavor by using the whole asparagus, yes even the tough ends that you normally snap off and discard, plus a few other veggies pureed into …
AIP Barbacoa
Alaena Haber of Grazed & Enthused developed the AIP taco beef recipe for our collaborative AIP cookbook and guide, The Healing Kitchen. I was blown away by Alaena’s …
Thai Beef Lettuce Wraps
The idea for this recipe came simply from buying both mint and cilantro on a whim at the Farmer’s Market. Initially, I was thinking about making Green Salad with Thai …
Tostones
Tostones are simply twice-fried plantain slices, a traditional South American dish that can also be called tachinos, chatinos, fritos verde, bananes pesées and patacones, depending …
AIP Vanilla Ice Cream
Whether it’s a treat for a hot summer’s day or the “a la mode” for a warm apple pie in the Fall, ice cream is a wonderful indulgence! However, between my …
Roasted Broccoli
Sometimes the simplest recipes make all the difference to a meal. And this recipe is certainly simple, packed with flavor, and makes that extra serving of veggies on a plate …
Paleo French Fries (AIP)
One area of my health journey that’s adapted over my 4-year Paleo journey is my outlook on carbs. Many of you know that I initially lost 100+ pounds following a low-carb …
Cran-Apple Coleslaw (AIP)
This simple salad is inspired by another one of my mother’s family recipes. It’s a fantastic way to work in a salad during the winter months, when traditional salad …
Pineapple and Lychee Granita (AIP)
Granita is a frozen dessert originating from Sicily, made most typically made with water, sugar and various natural flavorings–it’s something like if a slushy and a …
AIP Notato Salad
Potatoes, while newly embraced by the Paleo community at large, are still a very common food sensitivity owing to the fact that they are a Gluten Cross-Reactor and a member of the …
AIP Seaweed Salad
Seaweed may be the most nutrient-dense vegetable out there. They are very high in essential minerals, including iodine, calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, …
Green Salad with Thai Dressing
You probably know that I’m a huge fan of a vegetable-rich diet (see here and here, just for starters). And I’m a huge fan of leafy greens. But, we tend to focus on …
Cranberry Kale Salad
Sometimes simplicity wins, and this cranberry kale salad is definitely a win! I love the combination of the salty bacon crunch, the bittersweet kale, the tangy cranberries, and …
AIP Dinner Rolls
This is yet another new recipe originating with my newfound love for Otto’s Cassava Flour. The chemistry of this flour is unlike any grain-free flour substitute I’ve ever used and …
Root Vegetable Casserole
I cooked my first turkey and stuffing when I was 16 years old. From there, I added to my Thanksgiving Dinner responsibilities yearly by taking on more and more side dishes and …
Apple Pie (Two Variations, AIP and Standard Paleo)
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and I’m starting to think about new recipes that will cater to my mother-in-law’s nut allergy and my sensitivity to eggs. Hence the …
Thai Green Curry (AIP-Friendly!)
Hmmmm, curry…. it’s a flavor that I never thought I’d be able to recreate with the more limited collection herbs and seasonings available on the autoimmune …
Greek-Seasoned Spatchcock Chicken (AIP-friendly!)
“Spatchcock” is a vaguely rude-sound word dating back to the 1700s to describe a chicken (or other fowl) that is split open and cooked flat (as opposed to stuffed …
Paleo Flour Tortillas (AIP-friendly!)
I have always loved just about anything wrapped in a flour tortilla: burritos, soft tacos, fajitas, chicken Caesar salad wraps, etc. One of my kids’ earliest finger foods …
Cauliflower Gravy
My first attempt at a Paleo-friendly gravy was way back on my very first Thanksgiving Dinner in 2011. I used coconut flour as a thickener for a traditional pan gravy. It really …
Spanish Picadillo (AIP-friendly)
My mom used to make Spanish Rice when I was a kid. It was one of those great meals for stretching the dollar, especially because we all loved it. My mom basically made a …
Plantain and Apple Fritters
The Paleo Approach Cookbook has been on bookshelves for not quite three weeks and it’s already a National Bestseller!!!!! Woot The Paleo Approach Cookbook is currently …