Oh, Great! July is National Ice Cream Month!

Is that necessary? I just saw a promo that Starbucks is doing which allows people to download a $1.25 off voucher for their next purchase of Starbucks' ice cream at the grocery store. "Aw, go ahead, have that treat, just like when you were little, it's OK…"  ? NO, it's not!  Dairy is not a […]

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Chill Out With A Chilled Summer Soup

Summer soups can be a really quick and easy way to prep a starter to a meal, or even the main meal itself. Feeling in the mood for some spice?  Think SALSA, and then some. Chop heirloom tomato, roasted red pepper, yellow onion, cilantro, garlic (or puree- depending on what texture you'd like) and finish […]

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“Burn Off Your Indulgences”?

Could be me, but something sounds wrong with that statement.   It sounds punitive.  As in, "you've done something wrong, and now you have to do something to make up for it." What was the 'wrong' in the first place?  Did you eat a giant bowl of ice cream, knowing full well that your skin […]

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A Paleo Summer Dessert That’s Simply Peachy

And it's made out of one, simple ingredient- a peach! I served grilled peaches for dessert after my Paleo 4th of July BBQ, and they were a hit, hands down. Before we put our ground beef burgers on the grill ( I ground equal parts grass fed chuck with grass fed short ribs- and that's […]

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Celebrating the Fourth, Paleo Style

It needn’t be hot dogs, baked beans and beer, followed by root beer floats, as you watch the local fireworks display in your neighborhood. (Incidentally, did you know that root beer has one of the highest levels of the antinutrients, saponins, of all ‘edible’ foods?  Not that we should be drinking any kind of soft […]

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Papaya Salad

Here's a salad that can stand alone as an entree, if you add some grilled shrimp, chicken or steak, or as a starter without…   Combine fresh papaya, julienned carrot, sliced scallion, minced mint and cilantro with fresh lime juice and a 1/2 a jalapeno (or the whole thing if you want a LOT of […]

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