How to Slow Cook a Whole Chicken (and Make Broth)

roasted chicken and vegetables paleo primal recipe

  As we wrap up Crocktoberfest this week, I thought this easy recipe was appropriate. If you haven’t roasted a chicken in your crock pot yet… try it! Not only is it the cheapest and easiest way I’ve found to make chicken, but you get a couple quarts of chicken broth from it too! Ingredients [...]

Bad Health Advice or Brilliant Marketing?

bad health advice or brilliant marketing

I had another post scheduled for today, but after I got a magazine in the mail from our local hospital (that I have somehow been subscribed to) and visited a friend who had just had a baby in the hospital, this was on my mind. The article above is from the magazine from our local [...]

Huevos Rancheros [Grain Free]

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 [...]

Sausage and 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 [...]

My Favorite Salad!

best salad recipe feta and strawberry

I present to you my favorite salad ever! While our garden is (somehow) still producing strawberries, I’ve been eating this salad as much as I can! I’ve even eaten this for breakfast with eggs on the side. Sometimes, I add grilled chicken and it is an entire meal. Ingredients: Spinach (or other greens) feta cheese [...]

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 [...]

Caprese Omelet

how to make a healthy omelet

I’m a huge fan of Caprese Salad, especially right now when tomatoes and basil are literally growing like weeds in the garden, but it isn’t very high in protein or fat and doesn’t make a good meal by itself. No worries, eggs fix everything! Enter the Caprese Omelet! This omelet is very similar to the [...]