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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 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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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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Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Jan 03, 2018

Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps – delicious healthy dinner recipe! Lettuce Wraps filled with chicken and veggies in a delicious sauce and topped with crunchy cashews. Perfect for healthy meal prep!

This post originally published in 2013. Updated on January 3, 2018 because the photos made me want to cry.

Hi guys.

Should we talk about resolutions? I love a new year and a fresh start and setting up intentions and goals.

My current resolution list is just a bunch of tiny things that take up 3 pages of a google doc. They’re mostly like “Quit being super cheap and spend the $15 a month on Audible because you love listening to books while you cook”. Nothing life changing. Just little things that I hope will ultimately add up to make be a better person, better mom, better business woman over time.

I also tend to start eating healthier and cleaner but I think it’s more just getting back to normal. Because from Halloween to New Years, we all indulge a little more than usual, right?

It’s less a resolution and more just getting back to what we were doing before we had bags and bags of tiny candy bars in our house at all times. …

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 Pesto Kale Salad (The Edgy Veg Cookbook Review)

Nov 07, 2017

Paleo Pesto Kale Salad – delicious kale salad with lots of veggies and a paleo (and vegan!) pesto. Prep ahead for lunches and top with an egg or roasted chicken for a complete meal!

Okay.

Yes, this is going to be a cookbook review for a vegan cookbook, The Edgy Veg.

And I know I’m not vegan but I love a vegan cookbook because a lot of the recipes (if you skip the processed ingredients) end up being paleo. Like this kale salad. Totally paleo, full of good stuff, and delicious as is if you are a vegan or, if you’re like me, perfect with a poached egg or a roasted chicken thigh on top.

So last Christmas break, my kids went to our hometown with their dad for, like, 3 weeks. And I didn’t know what to do with myself. So I ended up binge watching just about every video on The Edgy Veg’s youtube channel. Talked a friend into driving me to Whole Foods in Austin (I had no windows on my Jeep and it was very very very cold) and bought a ton of vegan ingredients and then we made, like, 7 recipes from their channel.

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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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Chicken Thighs with Creamy Rosemary Mushrooms

Oct 02, 2017

Chicken Thighs with Creamy Rosemary Mushrooms – crispy chicken thighs topped with mushrooms in a creamy sauce! Low carb, delicious, and ready in about 30 minutes!

Hiiii guys, happy fresh start to the week!

How was your weekend? I have a lot of stress in my life right now but I started a new book and had a killer arepa filled with shredded beef, plantains, black beans and a mountain of cheese and oh my god, I wish I hadn’t agreed to share with my kids.

I’d also promised a movie to any kid that could behave at school this week thinking no one would behave all week but I found myself watching The Emoji Movie on Friday afternoon.

Look. I know everyone says it’s terrible but no one ever told me it’s a love story! I thought it was super cute.

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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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Paleo Strawberry Ice Cream

Sep 06, 2017

Paleo strawberry ice cream is so yummy! Bursting with fresh fruit, it’s one summer treat that can’t be missed.

One of my favorite things about summer is homemade ice cream. I have already made several different ice cream recipes this summer, including my favorite pistachio with chocolate chunks and a homemade orange sherbet that my kids couldn’t stop raving about.

But, you know, I don’t exactly need to be eating real dairy ice cream every day. It makes me so sluggish and blah the following day every time. So yeah, that’s where this Paleo Strawberry Ice Cream came in.

Paleo ice cream is actually really easy. Like, even easier than regular homemade ice cream because the coconut milk just doesn’t seem to scorch as easily as heavy cream.

Tell me I’m not the only one that always scorches the heavy cream.

So paleo ice cream is just coconut milk (the canned kind, not the kind in the carton in the refrigerated section) with honey and egg yolks. You cook that down until it’s nice and thick and then chill it overnight. After that, you blend it up with your fresh strawberries and then freeze it in your ice cream maker.

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Paleo Sloppy Joes

Jul 19, 2017

You don’t have to give up your favorite comfort food just because you’re paleo! Paleo Sloppy Joes are easy, delicious, and maybe even better than the original!

One of the hardest things about being paleo is missing those classic foods that you grew up on that are comforting just because mom made them.

You know, things like spaghetti and meatballs, tacos, or, for me, sloppy joes.

I love sloppy joes so much. We did dinner at the table every night of my life growing up but for some reason, I only have really distinct memories about sloppy joes.

And the occasional meatloaf night because we would pick on my dad for mixing his meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and peas all together. But that’s beside the point.

So, since I love sloppy joes so much and make them so often, my kids have also developed a love for them and I’ve had to find a way to make them paleo for me but still really delicious for them.

Because who wants to make two different sloppy joes recipes for dinner? Not me!

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