Coconut Cream Concentrate

health benefits of coconut oil

Coconut cream concentrate (also sometimes called coconut butter) is an incredibly tasty and filling way to get in your healthy fats! It is my favorite on-the-go treat, and I even keep a small jar in my purse for times when the kids or I get hungry while out. It is super easy to make and [...]

How to Make Elderberry Syrup for Flu Prevention

how to make homemade elderberry syrup

With flu season around the corner and signs for “flu shots” in every store, this is a natural alternative that is inexpensive and effective. It can be made easily at home. If you or your child has ever had a bad case of the flu, you know how miserable it can be. Especially for moms, [...]

Healthy Chocolate Truffles

healthy chocolate paleo truffles with coconut oil

This is a recipe I’ve been experimenting with for a long time and it has taken several botched batches to get it right (of chocolate… oh darn). I finally feel like it is blog ready, and it will also be making its debut at Moms NightOut tomorrow, so I’ll let you know how they think [...]

Gravlax Salmon Recipe

easy simple healthy salmon recipes

This is one of those foods that I was very hesitant to try when I was younger, and I absolutely love it now! If you haven’t had it before, the basic idea is that you are curing raw (wild caught) salmon in salt, sugar and spices. It. Is. Delicious. I tried a lot of recipes [...]

Probiotic Lemonade

probiotic lemonade lactofermented recipe

This week’s theme is “Getting Adventurous” since we’ve gotten the hang of the basic dietary principles and can now start incorporating some of the more exotic and fun aspects of healthy living. I’m a big fan of Water Kefir and Kombucha for their probiotics and beneficial enzymes. They do require specific cultures though (available here) so [...]

Huevos Rancheros

juevos rancheros paleo style

If you eat grain free, you likely eat a lot of eggs for breakfast. I’m always looking for new ways to mix up the breakfast menu, and this is the latest creation (not the best picture.. sorry). I always used to enjoy Huevos Rancheros, but being grain free, the corn tortilla had to go. This [...]

Easy Eggplant Parmesan

grain free eggplant parmesan easy recipe

Since my husband is Italian, I’m always looking for healthy versions of Italian dishes that he likes. We had a lot of eggplant recently in the garden and CSA, and since all I’ve ever known to do with eggplant is make Eggplant Parmesan… I did. This recipe turned out really well, and the kids, who [...]