We are a family of four living in Southern California trying to get healthy and stay healthy in a busy, fast food world. Our story begins with a downward spiral healthwise. Me, Jennifer, the mom, found myself feeling very ill in summer 2013 after two back to back trade shows for my “day job” as…
FHalloween is absolutely one of our FAVORITE holidays and to celebrate we’re excited to team up with a bunch of talented blogging friends to bring you over 110 fabulous Halloween ideas! From costumes to parties, crafts and home decor, recipes and free printables, we have so many fun ideas to share! We guarantee you’ll find…
We’ve been eating lots of salsa on paleo – our favorite brand is Herdez because its only ingredients are tomatoes, onions, and spices and you can buy it everywhere! (disclosure: this post contains affiliate links for which we make a few pennies if you make a purchase) Due to recent health issues I am having,…
With grilling season here, it’s time to think about all the scrumptious sides to have with our meats! Paleo sides are hard to come by – I mean. I can only eat so much salad. We’re working on taking some of our favorite traditional summer barbecue sides and recreating them paleo-style. Now, some may argue…
We can’t find a store bought mayonnaise that doesn’t use some kind of heavily processed oil, like safflower or canola oil. So Xaver set out to find a recipe to make homemade paleo olive oil mayonnaise but all the ones he tried online were pretty terrible or they did not set up like mayonnaise. Some…
Eating paleo when you’re traveling or leading a busy lifestyle is challenging! Usually 1-2 ingredients, if not more, that are cooked into “healthy” menu options will make them unfriendly to paleo eaters. Salad dressing with soybean oil in it, chicken breasts with filler, french fries fried in cottonseed oil… Disclosure: I received a free tasting…
Inside: A quick and delicious turmeric cauliflower side dish roasted in the oven on broil. A few years ago, BJ’s Brewery restaurants offered an Enlightened Moroccan Chicken entree with roasted turmeric cauliflower and red pepper puree. As I started my fasting and low-carb, high-fat journey, this dish was my go-to dinner for eating out because…
Inside: Enjoy the corned beef hash you’ve always loved but without the potatoes. This quick and easy keto corned beef hash low-carb breakfast recipe uses radishes instead of potatoes, and no one will notice the difference! Corned beef hash is one of my all-time favorite breakfasts, consisting of chopped corned beef sauteed with potatoes and…
Inside: Learn the exact diet, exercise plan, and mindset I used to lose over 100 pounds naturally without surgery and keep the weight off, feeling healthy and thin for the first time in my entire life. Before I get into the story of how I lost over 100 pounds without surgery: why is this crafts…
This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own. “This chicken tastes better than a restaurant!” My husband Xaver loves to cook. Recently he made grilled chicken for a dinner party. Our guests’ kids could not stop raving about how delicious and juicy the chicken tasted. Their mom said she can never…
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