paleo

Homemade Sports Drink

Aug 14, 2019

This post sponsored by Primo® Water. All opinions are my own.

Homemade Sports Drink – easy homemade electrolyte drink made with highly purified Primo water. Skip the store-bought (and the single use plastic bottles!) and make your own sports drink with fresh orange juice, lemon juice, honey, and pink Himalayan salt.

Let’s talk about water!

We all know how important it is to stay hydrated, but do you know what’s in your tap water? Nope. Because there’s really no way to be sure that tap water is safe.

I work out at least 5 days a week, I live in the Texas heat, and I’m in the sun pretty much every day with my kids. I drink a lot of water and I like to know that it’s safe.

But I also don’t want to buy bottles of water because I try my hardest to avoid single-use plastics. Single-use plastics aren’t always recycled even if you send them to the recycling plant. It’s just best to avoid them as much as possible.

We put a Primo water dispenser in our kitchen a few weeks ago and not only have I found that everyone in my house is drinking more water, but I feel good about the quality of the water they are drinking.

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Blackened Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salsa – Paleo

May 13, 2019

Blackened Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salsa – delicious, healthy 15 minute dinner! Spicy shrimp in crisp lettuce wraps with mango salsa on top!

I have been wishing for summer since last summer.

All winter long, I missed summer weather, summer activities, and most important, summer food.

As usual, the windows never even went on my Jeep.

I feel like putting them on would be inviting winter to stick around a little longer. Okay, so maybe I had to wear 8 layers of clothing a couple days, but it’s okay because it’s finally almost summer!

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Paleo Chicken Marsala Meatballs

Feb 14, 2019

Paleo Chicken Marsala Meatballs – paleo meatballs in a delicious creamy mushroom sauce. Serve over mashed cauliflower for the perfect paleo comfort food!

I started thinking about these meatballs the other day at the gym, about 3 minutes into my 2 hour workout.

The idea just popped into my head and I didn’t stop thinking about them the entire time and then had to stop at the grocery store on the way home for ingredients.

Because I needed meatballs covered in creamy mushroom sauce at 10 am.

I mean, who doesn’t love mashed cauliflower for breakfast? That’s normal, right?

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Paleo Pizza Turkey Meatballs

Jan 02, 2019

Doing a paleo meal prep? These Paleo Pizza Turkey Meatballs are easy, flavorful, and full of veggies! Serve with zucchini noodles and paleo-friendly pasta sauce for a quick, comforting dinner.

Hi guys! Happy New Year!

Can I tell you how happy I am for the holidays to be over and to get back to regular life? I like my routines and the holidays have them all sorts of messed up.

Kids go back to school next week and then I’ll officially be back to normal life. I can’t wait to drop them off and then wander around the grocery store alone.

In silence.

With no one asking for anything.

I’m also ready to not have tins of cookies and fudge hanging around the house at all times.

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Pressure Cooker Paleo Sweet Potato Chicken Curry

Sep 23, 2018

Pressure Cooker Paleo Sweet Potato Chicken Curry – chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, green beans, and peppers in a delicious coconut curry sauce. Ready in less than 30 minutes! Great for meal prep!

Umm.

So.

I gave in and got a pressure cooker.

I didn’t really understand why everyone was obsessed. Like, for the last year whenever anyone found out what I do for a living, their first question was if I had any pressure cooker recipes.

But I didn’t get it.

Okay, so it cooks fast? And?

But you guys. I made this chicken pho broth in 20 minutes.

And it was rich and gelatinous and it would’ve taken hours to get anything like it from the stovetop.

I made it the day I got the pressure cooker and haven’t stopped talking about it. Boyfriend had a friend over the other night and I pulled the pressure cooker out from under the counter to show him.

Because I am embarassing.

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Kale Pesto Sweet Potato Noodle Bowls

Jul 05, 2018

Kale Pesto Sweet Potato Noodle Bowls – delicious homemade kale almond pesto with sweet potato noodles and ground turkey. The perfect healthy dinner!

Hi guys!

I haven’t done a blog post in 3 months and it’s a little weird to jump back into it.

Nothing happened, really. Just the usual end of school stuff and then we’ve been stupid busy with summer activities. So I’ve just been working on behind the scenes blog stuff when I get a few minutes and just haven’t felt like cooking much.

And doesn’t everyone stop cooking in the summer? My kids have had sandwiches and quesadillas and cereal for every meal since school got out.

Anyway.

I’m kid free for a few weeks and I haven’t been kid free in 11 months. Not even a single night away from them.

I had a list of things to do and they all included yoga.

There was goat yoga and happy hour yoga and paddle board yoga is this weekend.

But yeah, I made something! And hauled out all my photo stuff! And somehow remembered how to use a camera! It’s a miracle!

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Paleo Maple Blueberry Turkey Breakfast Sausage

May 07, 2018

Paleo Maple Blueberry Turkey Breakfast Sausage is the perfect paleo breakfast! Lean ground turkey is mixed with spices, fresh blueberries, and maple syrup. You won’t believe how easy homemade breakfast sausage is!!

This Paleo Maple Blueberry Turkey Breakfast Sausage recipe was originally published on Food Fanatic.

I’m really not a breakfast person and I’m definitely not a fan of the sweet breakfast stuff. I love paleo pancakes, paleo waffles, all that yummy sweet paleo stuff. But I love them later in the day.

I need a savory breakfast or nothing at all.

The problem is, a lot of the typical savory options aren’t paleo. Paleo bacon has become easier to find but paleo breakfast sausage still isn’t showing up in my local grocery stores.

Everything is so loaded with sweeteners, fillers, and all sorts of things that definitely aren’t paleo-approved.

These Paleo Maple Blueberry Turkey Breakfast Sausage has a bit of sweetness (and obviously uses maple as a sweetener but that’s paleo okay!) to them but they’re still savory enough that I consider them breakfast appropriate.

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Paleo Chicken Piccata

Apr 12, 2018

Paleo Chicken Piccata – chicken thighs with a delicious lemon and caper sauce, served over spaghetti squash. You’re going to love this healthier version of the classic!

This Paleo Chicken Piccata recipe was originally published on Food Fanatic which is why I’m talking about spring like it’s not the middle of April. This recipe is a year round favorite though so add it to your dinner rotation soon!

We are all ready for spring now, right?

I’m so done with the heavy stews and slow cooker meals, and I’m ready for light and fresh. Chicken piccata is one of my favorite spring time meals – it just screams spring.

Fresh lemon juice and so much green on top? Definitely the kind of meal to transition to spring with.

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Paleo Eggs in a Basket

Apr 02, 2018

You don’t have to miss out on your favorite childhood breakfast just because you’re paleo! Paleo Eggs in a Basket is made with spaghetti squash instead of the hashbrowns and you may love it even more than the original!

I’m doing that thing where I find a way to put spaghetti squash into every meal again.

I go through such weird stages with spaghetti squash. I haven’t cooked one in months but now it’s all I can think about and I’m roasting several a week.

I think I’ve had it in every single meal I’ve had for the last week.

These Paleo Eggs in a Nest are my current favorite way to have it and I wish I could say I’m only having it once a day at breakfast time but there have been days when I’ve made it 3 times. It’s becoming a problem.

It’s just so easy and so fast and so good for you!

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Chipotle Shrimp Jicama Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

Jan 09, 2018

Chipotle Shrimp Jicama Tacos with Pineapple Salsa – low carb shrimp tacos that will get rid of any shrimp taco craving! Only 8 calories in the jicama tortilla! Paleo and delicious!

Happy Taco Tuesday!

I’m having a major moment with these tacos right now.

My BFF Nicole blogged this recipe forever ago and I never really paid them any attention because jicama?

No.

Or so I thought.

I was scheduling some shares the other day and asked her for some paleo/whole 30 recipes to share and she sent me this one and I couldn’t stop thinking about them.

I’ve been really into putting thinly sliced pickled daikon radish in my lettuce wraps (Why? Nobody knows.) and the jicama reminded me of that so I literally went to the grocery store at 7 am the next morning for ingredients.

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Paleo Butternut Squash and Bacon Soup

Jan 04, 2018

Easy, healthy, and delicious Paleo Butternut Squash and Bacon Soup is the perfect way to warm up on a winter day.

Originally shared on Food Fanatic in November 2017. You can find this Paleo Butternut Squash and Bacon Soup and many others over there!

I have fallen into the routine of making butternut squash soup every single night after the kids are in bed. And then the next day I have soup for breakfast and lunch and then I’m sad when dinner rolls around and there is no more soup left.

Is it possible to be addicted to butternut squash soup?

I literally panicked when I walked into the grocery store the other day to find that they were out of all squash but spaghetti squash. I can’t make a creamy soup with spaghetti squash.

I do several different versions of butternut squash soup (like this coconut curry one or this one with crab!) and most nights I’m just kind of throwing whatever I find in the fridge in. You can’t really go wrong when it comes to a soup like this.

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Paleo Coconut Flour Cornbread

Jan 02, 2018

Paleo Coconut Flour Cornbread – a healthy twist on the classic cornbread! Pair it with your favorite paleo chili for the best winter dinner!

First post of 2018!

How was New Years? I hope it was safe and fun and you spent it with the people you love.

The boyfriend, who was supposed to be out of town until later this week, surprised me and showed up yesterday afternoon so we got to watch the ball drop together and toast at midnight and all those obnoxious couple things. This was our first New Years together so I’m happy we got to be together.

And oh my gosh, you guys. It snowed last night! Like, actual snow.

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Paleo Coconut Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Oct 30, 2017

Paleo Coconut Curry Butternut Squash Soup is full of spicy, cozy flavor. Plus, it’s easy enough for a quick weeknight dinner!

One of my favorite favorite FAVORITE parts about fall is squash. I love squash. A few weeks ago I drove several towns over to a grocery store that I knew would have different varieties of squash than the stores in my town.

And I spent, like, 30 bucks on squash.

Just squash. Six different varieties of squash though.

But still, my favorite will always be butternut squash. Even though it’s pretty widely available all year long, I still go butternut squash crazy every fall.

I put it in eggs in the morning, I bake it into muffins, I top salads with it, and, of course, I make soup with it.

My all-time favorite is my Autumn Squash Soup (which can also be made paleo if you just substitute full fat coconut milk for the heavy cream and maybe just use fresh apple instead of apple juice) and I make that one at least once a week.

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Paleo Apple Pie Ice Cream

Oct 26, 2017

Paleo Apple Pie Ice Cream – the best dairy free fall ice cream! It tastes like frozen apple pie!

Does everyone look forward to apple season as much as I do?

I really don’t care about apples all year long but as soon as fall rolls around, I’m checking my grocery store every day to see if the honeycrisps are under 5 bucks a pound. So far this year I’ve made an upside down apple cake, a grilled cheese, and I’ve currently got 4 different varieties of apples in my fridge.

You know, just in case I need a gala apple instead of a pink lady.

As if I can really tell the difference.

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Paleo Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies

Sep 12, 2017

Paleo Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies will be your new favorites, for all time. Paleo or not, these babies are gorgeous!

Meet my new favorite cookie.

I’m having this thing with coconut this summer. It started with this peanut coconut sauce that I was making daily and putting on everything and now I’ve moved onto cookies.

I mean, can you blame me? Coconut and chocolate is such a perfect combination.

Naturally, I’m obsessed with these Paleo Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies.

I have been making a batch almost every week and then I’ll make some paleo ice cream and I’ll count down the minutes until the kids go to bed so I can sandwich the ice cream between these cookies and enjoy them in total silence.

That’s totally normal, right?

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