I made perhaps the best roast I’ve ever prepared the other night. It was unbelievably good and pretty darn simple. It’s a great recipe for a weekend dinner (it does take some time) or for a special occasion and will be my go-to lamb roast recipe from now on! This recipe is adapted from one by Jamie Oliver that was →
If you know me, I can’t bake or make things like pancakes for the life of me. Or I should say, I couldn’t. I’ve been on a roll lately! I’ve made some pretty delicious sweet potato and coconut flour pancakes (the sweet potato were my favorites) and recently I just made CREPES! That’s right. Crepes. Fancy. And delicious. I got →
Spicy Buffalo Wings What would football season be without Buffalo wings? And to make delicious chicken wings at home you really only need a few ingredients and to health them up a bit, an oven or a grill. Butter and hot sauce combine with vinegar, garlic, and paprika in this spicy Buffalo wing recipe from Mark’s Daily Apple. Serve up with →
Let me just tell you, this recipe for carnitas from Mark’s Daily Apple is my new favorite way of making pork. Not only is it slow-cooked, tender perfection, it also has the added deliciousness of caramelization and perfectly browned and crisp ends – my favorite part of carnitas. It’s hard not to eat massive amounts of it straight off the →
A delicious taste of the Mediterranean in an easy to make Greek salad This Greek salad recipe comes from one of my favorite websites, Mark’s Daily Apple. I have two of Mark Sisson’s cookbooks (the Primal Blueprint Cookbook and the Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals) that have become the go-to’s in my kitchen. The recipes are all grain-free which →
Changed the name a bit but idea is the same…. Here’s my favorite Facebook posts from the past week in one convenient place for you to scroll through and see what interests you! I’m trying to find the best of the web in the world of health and happiness and bring them to you here in a way that may →
Tender Rib Recipe from My Friends at SonRise Ranch Here’s another recipe from the folks at SonRise Ranch with a unique take on making tender, delicious ribs. I love supporting local farmers who are doing things that are right, right for the environment, right for the animals, and right for the community and I have been getting all of my →
I post a lot of small sips on Facebook that may be easier to digest than my longer blog posts but not everyone is on Facebook and even for those who are, it isn’t always easy to navigate to the information you want from your favorite pages because not everything comes into your feed. So I decided I’ll bring my →
Delicious Pork Carnitas Recipe from my friends at SonRise Ranch SonRise Ranch is where I get all of my grass-fed beef and lamb and pastured pork and poultry. They’re fabulous! You barely need to season the meat it’s so delicious on it’s own. Luckily, I can pick up my order every week at the State-Street Farmer’s Market in Carlsbad or →
That’s Right – No More Fat-Free and Lite Diet Foods Today, I’m channeling Nancy Reagan and encouraging you to JUST SAY NO! No to what, you may ask? No to anything labeled ‘diet’, ‘fat-free’ or ‘low-fat’. Most of these diet foods remove good for us fats that help us absorb nutrients and provide our cells with nourishment and replace them →
MMMMMM……..STEAK……….. Nothing says long summer evenings like grilled steak. I love cooking out in the summertime and like to experiment with different dry rubs for our meats. I’ve made ribs using cocoa powder before and it’s my (no longer) secret ingredient in my steak chili so I wanted to try it out in a steak rub. It turned out freaking →
Eat Real Food Last post I talked a bit about why I don’t think “dieting” works (miss that post? check it out here). I try to keep my “diet” simple and it’s not really a diet at all, it’s just a simple way of eating every day (and I enjoy it!). What is this magic way of eating? When I’m →
Anytime Egg Recipe Eggs are almost always on hand and make for a great meal any time of day. They’re a go to for me when I don’t have a plan for dinner or need to use up some incongruous ingredients in my fridge! This recipe is a great base that uses eggs as a foundation for a tasty meal →
Crock pot dishes are great to make on the weekend, especially when you make a ton so you have leftovers throughout the week (give it up for easy week-night dinners!), and this crock pot shanks recipe is an easy but elegant go-to for an every day meal or a special occasion. The recipe is simple, delicious, and nutritious and can →
I am so lucky to live in southern California and so lucky that strawberry season is still upon us, although it’s winding down. But right now, when you can get flats of organic, local strawberries for a steal I can’t help but stock up! But what to do with all those berries? They’re obviously not going to last if I →