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Blog May 8, 2014

Paleo Breakfast Pizza with Tapioca Flour Pizza Crust

This paleo pizza crust with tapioca flour is the perfect canvas for all your favorite toppings. Try my version – a paleo breakfast pizza with pesto, prosciutto, and eggs. This delicious Paleo Breakfast Pizza comes with the best-ever gluten-free paleo pizza crust! Who doesn’t love a breakfast pizza? I guess I don’t if we’re talking typical pizza. I tend to avoid getting gluten hangovers before lunch. But this breakfast pizza is made from tapioca flour, which is a 100% safe starch! It’s easily digestible and provides good carbs to help keep you full. I don’t know about you, but I definitely feel fuller when my meal includes some carb action. Why tapioca flour is the best choice for making paleo pizza crust: Tapioca is a type of starch extract that’s derived from a vegetable called cassava root. Added in the right quantity, tapioca flour can add so much structure to baked…

Blog June 12, 2017

Paleo Pork Tacos

Other than scrambled eggs with veggies, tacos are probably the meal I eat most often. I eat A LOT of tacos. Shrimp tacos. Crockpot pulled chicken tacos. And my new favorite, paleo pork tacos. Actually all the tacos I eat are technically paleo thanks to Siete Almond Flour Tortillas. I linked to them on Amazon but you can get them at most Whole Foods stores for MUCH cheaper. Seriously, they’re amazing. Sometimes when I try paleo products, it’s obviously that it’s an imitation of the real thing – and a poor one at that. These are not like that. They are delicious, tasty, legit tortillas. I swear I’m not being paid to say this, I’m not an affiliate or anything. This is not a sponsored post. I just really love their tortillas! My one problem is that they tend to break…if you over-stuff them…like I do. So first, don’t do…

Blog March 1, 2016

How To Eat Healthy Without Breaking The Bank

I’m going to be very honest and say something that a lot of you probably will not like: THE “HEALTHY EATING IS TOO EXPENSIVE” EXCUSE IS TOTAL BS. Of course, there are exceptions. The people who are truly unable to afford healthy food because they’ve come on incredibly hard times. The single mom working two jobs and trying to pay for her children just to get by. The elderly man, unable to work. Of course there are times when this isn’t just an excuse. But let’s be realistic, most people choose not to purchase healthy food because they don’t prioritize it. People will spend $5 on a fancy drink from Starbucks, but will say $6 for a dozen organic and pastured eggs is too expensive. People will get their nails done, go out for beer with their buddies, go to happy hour with their girlfriends, get their hair done, pay for expensive…

Blog November 5, 2015

Paleo Honey Sriracha Chicken

Who loves sriracha? How about Sriracha Chicken? I saw the recipe for sriracha chicken floating around Pinterest and like most of the meals I make, I decide I can make them healthier but still taste really good. Because why not? I like to think I’m getting pretty good at that. Especially Chinese food. Because I haven’t had Chinese food in about five years, and I freaking love it. What recipe would you like to see next from me? Let me know in the comments! Paleo Honey Sriracha Chicken This easy sweet and spicy Paleo Honey Sriracha Chicken is a meal I cook whenever I crave Chinese take-out but want to keep things healthy. Serve it over white rice or cauliflower rice for a quick and simple low-carb dinner! 3 chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces)1 cup tapioca flour4 tbsp unflavored coconut oilFor the sauce1 tbsp butter3 tbsp coconut aminos2 tbsp…

Blog November 4, 2015

Paleo Bang Bang Shrimp

So apparently this is a dish from Bonefish Grill. Admittedly I’ve never been there, but I’ve seen this recipe floating around Pinterest for years. It always looked really, really good but was coated in cornstarch and tossed in rancid vegetable oil mayo, which just sounded gross to me. And then I thought, I can just make paleo bang bang shrimp. No cornstarch, no sketchy ingredients and no heart attack inducing vegetable oils. Paleo Bang Bang Shrimp This is my healthy take on paleo bang bang shrimp. No cornstarch, no sketchy ingredients and no heart attack inducing vegetable oils. 1 lb wild shrimp1/2 cup tapioca flour3 tbsp unflavored coconut oil1/2 cup healthy mayosriracha (as much as you like, I added about 4 tbsp because I love spice) Heat the coconut oil over medium to medium high.Coat each shrimp in tapioca flour.Fry each shrimp until crispy on each side.In a separate bowl,…

Blog November 3, 2015

Arugula, Tomato & Burrata on Paleo Pizza Crust

I kid you not, this is the most legit paleo and grain-free pizza crust I’ve ever tried (not just the most legit pizza crust I’ve ever made – the most legit paleo crust I’ve ever tried). You can hold it like an actual pizza without it being a floppy mess, it stands up to a ton of toppings and it’s a bit chewy. And you can use this paleo pizza crust for any kind of pizza after this! I topped it with garlic and olive oil, then added arugula, roasted tomatoes and burrata. But my favorite way to eat it is with pizza sauce, fresh mozzarella and a ton of mushrooms (my favorite topping ever). Load it up with your favorites for a healthy pizza night! The recipe is actually pretty simple and it’s easy to make. Here’s what the dough looked like: Here’s what it looked like spread out…

Blog September 30, 2015

Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken – Paleo

This healthy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a paleo take on the popular restaurant-style Chinese chicken dish. Totally takeout-worthy yet easy, and most importantly, without MSG, high fructose corn syrup, vegetable oils or GMOs! Get your takeout fix with this Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe! Who’s up for some fakout-takeout? This recipe comes with a warning. It might put you off ordering sweet and sour chicken from a Chinese restaurant ever again. Yep, I am about to show you an easy and healthier version of this takout classic to whip up at home in 30 minutes. This paleo sweet and sour chicken recipe has no refined sugar. The sauce is sweetened with coconut sugar and some sugar-free homemade paleo ketchup. As you might suspect, restaurant-style Sweet and Sour Chicken is battered and fried – and yes – that makes it pretty dang irresistible. However, we get pretty much the same…

Blog April 30, 2015

Paleo General Tso’s Chicken

This Healthy General Tso’s Chicken recipe is a paleo and gluten-free spin on the Chinese restaurant classic! Perfect for dinner or as leftovers for lunch! Get your takeout fix with my healthy General Tso’s Chicken recipe! I looove Chinese food. But haven’t actually been to a Chinese restaurant or ordered Chinese food in over four years. Why? Well, I simply haven’t found a restaurant that doesn’t load their sauces with GMOs, rancid vegetable oils, high fructose corn syrup and MSG. And if I ate all those things in one sitting, my stomach might explode. And I’m just not up for it. So I make my own. One of my favorite Chinese restaurant takeout-fakeout recipes is this healthy General Tso’s Chicken! What is General Tso’s Chicken? One of the great things about living in America is American-Chinese cuisine! In particular, this finger-licking good sweet and spicy Chinese chicken dish called General Tso’s…

Blog April 22, 2015

Paleo Blueberry Bread Pudding

I’ve really been craving blueberries lately. I got a bunch of bags of frozen bags of organic blueberries at Trader Joe’s and they’re surprisingly delicious. If I’m craving them, I automatically assume that means my body needs some specific nutrient found in blueberries. And who am I to deny what my body needs? So I made paleo blueberry bread pudding. I settled on bread pudding because I wanted something kind of cake-y and kind of bread-y. And because I suck at baking – it’s pretty difficult to f*ck up bread pudding. I mean, it’s just a blob of sweet, gooey bread. I topped mine with raw goat milk but you can use whatever you like. Ice cream would be awesome. Paleo Blueberry Bread Pudding This healthy paleo bread pudding with blueberries is kind of cake-y and kind of bread-y. You don’t need to be a good baker to whip up…

Blog March 2, 2015

Paleo Frosting

Honestly, I’m not super big on sweets but I’ve always loved frosting. It’s the best part of the cake or cupcake. And also, my husband is a sugar fiend. That man LOVES sweet. He’d eat several treats a day if I let him, and if it wouldn’t give him diabetes and make him gain weight. So because I know a lot of times it’s either make him a healthier dessert or have him eat a dessert when we’re out and about (that’s full of either gluten, sugar, vegetable oils, GMOs, etc) I try to make some sweets at home, then portion out them out and freeze the rest. My latest creation was cake. I’m still working on the cake part but the frosting I threw together was awesome. It actually tastes like real buttercream frosting, minus the genetically modified dairy and sugar. I prefer to use maple syrup in this…