What does your family tradition for celebrating Christmas Eve entail? Carols around the fire, sipping spiced cider? A grand celebration with cousins, aunts and uncles? Or a quiet, more intimate gathering of just those closest to your heart? However you opt to spend the night before Christmas, it’s easy to create a Paleo friendly […]
Read More ›If you’re hosting, now’s your chance to double check you’ve got plenty of of veggies on offer for your holiday table to compliment the star of the show, whether it’s a traditional wild turkey or goose, or something a bit more off the beaten path, such as pheasant as I described last week in the […]
Read More ›It’s a scramble! Christmas is a mere three days away and you’ve still got gifts to buy! Yikes! Don’t panic…there is still one very viable options that makes a great gift, that all of us can use: food. Real, fresh food, of course. It’s incredibly easy to go online, point, click and voila! You’ve sent […]
Read More ›When it’s cold outside and the light of day grows shorter, especially today, on Winter Solstice, it’s easy to think of seasonal drinks that might be traditional, but are anything but healthy. Spiced Rum Punch might sound warming, and a a mug of homemade egg nog, too, but given that there are so many other […]
Read More ›As part of all the festivities during the holidays, having a drink now and then is part and parcel of all the customary celebrations. And, if you happen to follow a Paleo regime, there’s room for this partaking! In honor of National Sangria Day, I thought it fitting to write a bit about how this […]
Read More ›Let’s face it: many, many people eat for reasons other than being hungry. In fact, I think I could count the number of clients who honestly didn’t eat for any other reason other than their body telling them it was time to fuel up on one hand. Whether you’re eating less than ideal foods at […]
Read More ›We choose to nourish our body with real, Paleo food. We nourish our bodies by engaging in regular physical activity. Let’s not forget one really important thing- nourishing our spirits and our hearts, by ‘doing unto others’. Let’s keep in mind that not all of us can access fresh food or safe places to […]
Read More ›I know, carrots aren’t exactly the most exotic or exiting things to snack on, but just hear me out (can I still use that phrase if I’m writing?). Given that things are particularly busy (it’s crunch time in terms of last minute holiday things!), and given that cooking and food prep can often take a […]
Read More ›Just kidding… I had to throw it in there. After all, it is National Cover it in Chocolate Day. Yikes. To think of what people are going to come up with…you may have think you’ve seen it all once you’ve witnessed chocolate covered bacon, glanced at a package of chocolate covered kale chips, or checked […]
Read More ›Don’t get me wrong; in an ideal world, we’d all be going to our local farmer’s markets regularly and making cooking a daily part of our family’s routine. However, given the busy nature of everyone’s schedules these days, and even more so during the holidays, sometimes it makes sense to order out. And while I’m […]
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