Easy Prime Protein Bites are a snack you can quickly make using pantry ingredients. They are perfectly paleo and packed with healthy carbs, fiber, protein and good fats. Health Benefits of Dates Recently, there was a report showing that medjool dates, in spite of being quite sweet, do not spike blood sugar. It’s suspected the … Read more
As I beheld the beautiful purple-skinned sweet potatoes, I imagined this would be the perfect show-stopping element at dinner. But on the first pass of my potato-peeler, my hopes were shattered. Rather than the deep purple flesh I had envisioned, the skin was white! What Type of Sweet Potato Has Purple Flesh? The thing is, … Read more
This type of dessert recipe has been known by a few different names. For example, it’s been referred to as “Magic Bars“, “Seven Layer Bars” and “Million Dollar Bars“. Paleo Magic Bars sounds the most fun. And it does have seven layers. Basically, it’s an easy recipe that happens to be gluten-free and grain-free. Because it has … Read more
Remember when Chick-fil-A served a Carrot Raisin Salad as a side option? If not, there are multiple possible reasons why, including that you may be too young! Carrot Raisin Salad was on the Chick-fil-A menu for almost 50 years but was dropped around 2013. My late grandparents (born in the 1910s) were fans and even … Read more
These Vietnamese Meatballs are Paleo and Keto friendly! My latest recipe, Paleo Vietnamese Meatballs, is the result of a big, beautiful box of grass-fed, grass-finished beef I received a few days ago from ButcherBox. If you have similar high quality ground beef and want a recipe worthy of it, look no further. Of course you … Read more
Boneless beef short ribs are my new favorite food! Same rich, unctuous flavor and the tenderness of regular beef short ribs without the bones. And anytime fresh ginger, garlic and citrus are involved, you know it’s going to be amazing. My husband spent the entire dinner mmm-ing and remarking about how much he loved this dish. … Read more
Learning how to boil a whole chicken is a basic cooking skill. The goal is to cook the chicken so you can then “de-bone” it for use in a myriad of recipes. By cooking the chicken in filtered water with some vegetables and a few spices, you not only end up with the chicken meat … Read more
If you enjoy eating seasonally, you are in luck when it comes to Texas grapefruit. October to June is the best time to get the freshest, juiciest grapefruit. Some of the famous “Ruby Reds” weigh as much as a pound. There’s a variety grown here in Texas known as the “Rio Red” and since I … Read more
Next time you are at the grocery store, take a look at the ingredients on packages of breakfast sausage. As someone who suffers from migraines induced by MSG (monosodium glutamate), I’ve had to be very selective when buying any type of sausage. It can be nearly impossible to find any breakfast sausage (fresh or pre-cooked) … Read more
Bison Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili is perfect for a cold day – and in spite of what you might think, yes, it does get cold in Texas. In fact, it has been super cold in Texas recently. The last time it was this cold, our hot water froze! The same thing happened last year when … Read more
