Citrus & Sesame Carrot Fries
There are a couple of things in life that are so good you just have to savor them and take all the good you can get from that one moment…
Cumin Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Problems with searching through the internet late at night looking at so much food… You instantly start craving things you didn’t even know existed!You wake up in the morning and…
Paleo Egg Salad Sandwich
Ooooh, I am so in love with these gorgeous eggs! They are so lovely and remind me of spring. My family said I should wait to post this recipe until…
Paleo “Mac & Cheese” Noodles
I have been craving these noodles like crazy lately, so I just had to share this recipe with you guys! I can only look back at the golden days with…
Apple Pie Bites
Every year, amid June, our little valley of Plain hosts a VBS kids camp for one week. Miraculously, our tiny mountain town, nestled amid the pine trees and snow-capped mountains…
Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
Craving bite-sized holiday cheer? I know I am! A few of these with tea in the afternoon wouldn’t hurt. The snow is COMING DOWN! Everything is a perfect winter wonderland…
Almond Butter Cream Pies
Is it a doughnut? A cupcake? A Pie? Who cares?! It’s delicious and healthy, that’s what I know! Your Valentines Day is not complete without these perfect and decadent holiday…
Pumpkin Custard Cups
Ahh…. settling back in. From traveling over salty seas, snowy mountain passes, and going from 85 degrees to -1 degrees, it feels good to finally be settling back into the…
Carrot Cake Cranberry Muffins
So, I was trudging through the knee-deep powder this morning on my daily walk and all I could think was carrots, spices, zesty orange, and lots of cranberries! I have…
Paleo “Corn” Dogs
Being the awesome wife I am, I made it happen. While my attempt at a tot-like exterior failed (miserably) I ended up with a nice, sticky batter with a nice,…
Homemade Barbecue-Ranch Chicken Pizza
How we love to make homemade pizzas here together and experiment with flavors! Homemade BBQ: Chicken Ranch pizza has been a favorite of my husband and I for years. While…
Lemon Poppy Seed Tea Cake
Moist, lightly sweet cake, flavored with Bigelow Tea and lemon is a scrumptious, tart, sweet pick-me-up on a brunch buffet table, with tea in the afternoon or as dessert after…
ROAST CHICKEN DINNER
The beauty of this recipe is that everything is cooked in a skillet, so there is very little washing up afterward, unlike a traditional roast dinner. You'll need a large…
CHEESY BBQ POTATO CHIP CASSEROLE
Are you caught up in the “hoopla” and the exciting college basketball this month? (Get it- hoopla. Basketball hoops. See what I did there? :-)) What a roller coaster ride…
LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
This lemon blueberry bread is one of the best-loved recipes on my blog. It just keeps going and going, and one of the reasons is because it is delicious. I’ve…
Almond Poppyseed Bread
Almond Poppyseed Bread was one of my first recipes my husband fell in love with when we had first married almost eight years ago. He would ask me to make…
ROASTED GARLIC TOMATO SOUP
This is a recipe for Paleo Tomato Soup, but this is not your regular old canned soup variation. This is a soup recipe with a ton of flavor and kick!…
SWEET POTATO CARROT CAKE BARS
Here's a paleo recipe that was inspired by carrot cake and my need for pre and post workout snacks / on-the-go recipes. It has a pasty texture and is full…
TROPICAL PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN PANCAKES
This is one recipe I've held on to for quite a while. In all honesty, I don’t even really remember when I last made these! I have been trying to…
Crock Pot Chili Recipe | Chili con “Coffee” with Local Ingredients
There is little I enjoy more than exploring my environment, and that requires a lot of stamina. While I don’t exactly consider myself a ‘foodie,’ finding great things to eat…
High-Protein Pancakes
The pancakes of dreams and television are pillowy and practically airborne. The pancakes, in reality, are a mixture. The worse among these often involve gluten flour and have an elastic…
Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Scampi
Choose Sustainable ShrimpThe "best choice" sustainable shrimp are wild-caught in the Canadian Pacific, the U.S. Pacific, and on the Oregon Coast, according to the Monterey BaySeafood Watch organization. These shrimp…
Red Beans and Stewed Tomatoes
If ever there were a need for meatless Mondays, it's now. In a couple of days, we'll be back at it: loading on calories as quickly as we load tinsel…
CLEAN EATING TACO PASTA
The taco pasta epitomizes all the features that a weeknight meal should have. The paste requires minimal clean-up and is fast, kid-friendly, healthy, packed with protein, and full of flavor!…
Garlic-Jalapeno Meatballs & Spaghetti (Squash)
You should excuse the lack of blog traffic last week. The man and I did manage to make a must-do trip to the Gulf to get some sunshine and palm…
French Toast
Breakfast is served. I've tried Paleo French toast, so maybe it hurts. And no hate on my fellow bloggers–really!!–but your run-of-the-mill Paleo bread (cakey, dense, often nut-based) doesn’t cut it.…
Falconry Flights and Medieval Fights: Hohenwerfen Is Not Your Average Castle!
I spent more than a half an hour searching for the perfect spot to watch the falconry show…and I still chose the WRONG seat! Facing the opposite direction of the…
Malbork: The World’s Largest Castle
After crossing over the threshold of the first defensive gate, I walked over the wooden drawbridge to a cobblestone road. I then stopped to admire the tall, bricked walls surrounding…
Canyoning in Interlaken, Switzerland
Smack! Crash! Bang! My first time canyoning started with a 50-meter (164-foot) rappel down into the Grimsel Canyon. Suspended in the air, I wanted to jump back and gracefully plant…
Armenia: The Journey to Tatev Monastery
Ara, our driver and guide, is busy digging his car out of the snow. We drove 167 miles (270 km) the day before and only need another 18 miles (30…