A friend recently asked me if I had a life changing experience while living in Colombia and while traveling is what initially changed my views on religion, I do think being here has helped me have a new found respect for Catholicism. When I was a child I thought missionaries were amazing. I use to…
paleo chocolate ice-cream
Ingredients: 3/4 cup of coconut sugar 1 cup of coconut milk 1/4 teaspoon of salt 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder 3 egg yolks 1/4 cup of 2 cups of coconut cream 1 teaspoon of vanilla Over medium heat combine sugar, milk, salt and cocoa powder. Stir constantly and bring to a simmer. In a separate…
Paleo made me love fat!
There are so many toxins we can’t avoid, why not avoid the ones that we can? I’m sure this happens to everyone, but because of paleo I started to read ingredient labels and the more I read the more I thought about all the harmful things we encounter. If we shouldn’t eat grains, then we probably…
lemon ice cream
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup of coconut cream 1 cup of coconut milk 3/4 cup of coconut sugar 5 tsp of lemon zest (about 3 lemons) 1/8 tsp of salt 6 egg yolks 3/4 cup of lemon juice (about 5 lemons) In pot over medium heat mix cream, milk, sugar, zest and salt until…
coffee ice cream
Ingredients: 6 egg yolks 1/2 cup of coconut sugar 2 tablespoons of coffee 2 cups of coconut cream 1 cup of coconut milk 1/2 teaspoon of salt Whisk together yolk, sugar, coffee, cream and milk. I use the KitchenAid mixer. Continue to whisk ingredients in a pot over medium heat until a custard forms….
Sugar is Sugar is Sugar, or is it?
Most of us know how bad sugar is. It feeds tumors and has been shown to be as addictive as cocaine (yes cocaine, there are people serving life sentences for selling it, but that’s for another post). So what can we do? If sugar is sugar is there such thing as a better option? I think…
Paleo Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Preheat oven to 375 Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour 1 cup coconut flour 1/2 cup maple syrup (or coconut sugar) 1/2 cup 1 cup 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 2 eggs 1 cup Optional: A dash of pumpkin spice Mix all ingredients together. Mound into balls,…
Carne con Papa (Meat & Potatoes)
Carne con Papa is probably my mom’s best dish. I changed a few things, but she approves! I usually prefer meals that take less than 30 minutes, however this one is a bit more time consuming. It’s worth it though, when you’re in the mood for a hearty meal. Ingredients : 1 onion 1…
Paleo Chocolate Chip Brownies
Ingredients: 1/2-1 cup Enjoy Life Semi Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips – 10 oz – 2 pk 1 cup Enjoy Life Semi Sweet Chocolate Mega Chunks – 10 oz 1 cup almond flour (from blanched almonds) 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/2 cup Tin Star Foods 100% Grassfed Cultured Brown Butter Ghee (Clarified Butter), 16 oz Jar…
Henna..because most of us aren’t ready for grays
If you have been thinking about trying henna or realize you have gray hair and don’t know what to do (because conventional hair dyes can’t be good for you) let me suggest you try henna. I was never one for changing my hair color, but a few years ago I decided to do red highlights…
Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
There can never be too many chocolate chip cookie recipes…at least that’s what I think Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Ingredients: 1/2 cup of almond flour 1/2 cup of coconut flour 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of Tin Star Foods 100% Grassfed Cultured Brown Butter Ghee (Clarified Butter),…
MomHood…am I good enough?
Disclaimer: this is not a recipe post.. It’s not even a post about food, although of course I will try to mention food. There are a lot of blogs about motherhood. Blogs about how to raise our kids, feed our kids discipline our kids, etc… articles and posts that tell us it’s okay if we…
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