Slow Cooker Boston Butt

pork barbecue

Being from the South, I’m pretty familiar with pork barbecue. I’m also familiar with the fact that most commercially available versions from barbecue places have high fructose corn syrup or other non-foods in their sauce. Boston Butt is one of the easiest cuts of pork to cut and it is also one of the cheapest [...]

Breakfast Pizzas

breakfast pizzas

This was a fun recipe that was born one morning when the kids couldn’t decide if they’d rather have bacon or sausage, and they were tired of our basic scrambled eggs and veggies. This has become a Saturday morning favorite, and there are endless ways to mix it up. It’s easy to make and a [...]

Smothered Pork Chops

healthy smothered pork chops paleo primal

I must admit, this is a recipe I had not tried before we switched to all real food eating, so I don’t technically know how it is supposed to taste. I do know that this version is really, really good, so while it may not be an exact replica of the not-so-healthy version, it is [...]

Loaded Sweet Potato Soup

loaded sweet potato soup paleo primal

I used to love making potato soup, clam chowder and other potato based soups and stews. Now that we don’t eat white potatoes, I hadn’t made any of them in a years. I found my old recipe when I was cleaning out my cabinets, and decided to try a sweet potato version. I used winter [...]

Butternut Squash Soup

creamy butternut-squash soup

This post is the first of 16 that will run between now and Thanksgiving. I’ll be posting healthy Thanksgiving recipes, and then compiling them into a free menu plan with shopping list. If there is a favorite you want to see, tell me in the comments below! Butternut Squash Soup is one of my fall [...]

Slow Cooker Ribs

paleo primal low carb crock pot recipes

  Ribs are one of those foods that always intimidated me, and while I liked them, I never  got brave enough to cook them for the first few years I was married. Then, one day, there was a huge sale on ribs at our local store, and having no better idea for dinner, I bought [...]

Sausage Squash Stir Fry

sausage and squash stir fry recipe

This is one of my favorite fast summer dinner ideas. The kids love it, my husband loves it, and I love that it only takes one pan to cook Sausage and Squash Stir Fry Ingredients: One 16 ounce package of link sausage (nitrite free if possible) I used nitrate free smoked beef sausage 3-4 medium [...]