This recipe for blueberry nice cream is perfect for all those blueberries you may have stashed in your freezer during the summer months.  A quick, nutrient dense breakfast, snack, or dessert that fills you up!  

Are we calling it Fall or late Summer these days?  I guess I’ll go with “early Fall” or maybe even coin a new term “Autumner,” since we are back to school, but it’s still nice and warm and pleasant every day and the leaves have not changed here yet!

Did anybody pick a whole bunch of blueberries this summer?  We love to do that (and Michigan is GREAT for blueberries).  But what to do with them all since they will go bad rather quickly just refrigerating them?  Some people make jam or syrup or something else very yummy.  These options involve adding sugar to the blueberries which is tasty but not ideal at our house.  So, I keep it simple and just freeze them!  Then we have delicious berries even in the winter time–perfect for pancakes, waffles, muffins, smoothies or…breakfast ice cream!

What on earth is breakfast ice cream, you ask?  Well, if you scour the internet, you will probably find it called “nice cream,” but I was trying to make it fun for the kids when I first tried it, so we called it breakfast ice cream.  I mean, is there a bad time of day to eat ice cream?  Not in our book!  And this one is nutrient dense, delicious, and keeps us full all morning!  (Another thing we try to avoid is snacking!)

A lot of “nice creams” on the internet just use [Read more…]

Looking for winter comfort food that fills you up without weighing you down?  This paleo chicken sausage recipe with sweet potatoes and cabbage is an easy, one-pot wonder.  A complete meal in itself (or serve with a side salad), this meal is Whole30 and Paleo compliant!

I don’t know about where you live, but where I live it is SOME KINDA’ COLD RIGHT NOW.  I don’t think we even make it out of the teens until next week.  (Those are highs in the teens.  The lows are right around zero!)  I need something warm and cozy for dinner that still makes me feel great.  Bonus points if it’s weeknight quick and doesn’t dirty all the pots and pans in my kitchen.

Well, this meal right here?  It does all that.

Super simple.  A complete meal all in one pot.  Comfort food that doesn’t make you feel gross later.  Paleo, whole 30, the whole nine yards.  Throw some salad greens in a bowl and call it a meal.  [Read more…]

If you’re saying farewell to summer and hello to fall in your part of the world, I’ve got the perfect paleo muffin for you!  Paleo zucchini pumpkin muffins are a great option with just the right moisture content to call it a grain free success!  Get all the health benefits of vegetables in your muffins with all the fall feels that are pumpkin.

What’s September looked like for you this year?  (Besides weird, because 2020.)  I’m just talking weather!  For us, we went from really super hot to suddenly fall (in one night!) and then back to a little bit of summer and then fall again.  The weather really doesn’t seem to be able to make up its mind.  I think I’m okay with that.  As much as I LOVE FALL, after fall comes winter, and I am not a huge fan.  It goes on for like seventeen months here in Michigan.  Just when you think it’s over, it’s not.  So, take your time summer and fall.  I’m okay.

And if you like your baked goods about as back and forth as your weather, I give you these paleo zucchini pumpkin muffins.  For that person who said, “Let’s try to grow a garden.  How ’bout zucchini?” and then that garden went nuts and you are SO over all the zucchini…these muffins are for you.  Or, if you’re like me, and your thumb is black, you just happily accept all those zucchinis from friends who have had enough.  (Thanks!!)

Zucchini muffins are great for families that know they should eat zucchini but it’s really nobody’s favorite vegetable.  However, most of the (delicious) recipes I see are loaded with sugar not to mention white flour.  These days, I just can’t.  

So, enter the world of paleo baked goods and you get…lots of soggy things.  Really, most of the ones I’ve had just aren’t very good.  They are either ridiculously soggy or they just taste like almonds.  It is VERY hard to make baked goods without grains.  BUT, it CAN be done!!  (Want more proof?  Try my banana bread!)  [Read more…]

Hosting friends for a backyard barbecue but looking for some real food side dishes?  My recipe roundup of paleo summer side dishes has ten great options for easy accompaniments to whatever’s on the grill.

I love grilling out in the summer time (especially since we bought this grill)!  It’s a delicious way to keep the house cool, save time on dishes, and host a lot of people without slaving away all day in the kitchen.  

However, I have opinions about barbecue side dishes.  Some of them are just really gross!  Lots of mayonnaise or ranch dressing (the two grossest foods in the world, maybe?) or chips or what have you. Somehow, a lot of chemicals and preservatives sneak into your meal (not to mention gluten/dairy/corn/soy/sugar/all the things that make my stomach hurt).

Generally, we go for those sides because they are “classics” and they are “easy.”  However, I’ve scoured the internet to bring you ten paleo summer bbq side dishes that are easy AND delicious.  (You won’t miss that macaroni salad, I promise!) [Read more…]

Looking for an easy weeknight dinner for summer time?  Look no further than these broiler fish tacos!  Made with just a few, real food ingredients, you’ll have a fun and delicious meal on the table in no time.

So, we are really, really into Mexican food at our house.  Everyone likes it.  It’s generally quick for a weeknight.  And then there’s guac.  Guac is life at our house.  Or maybe just a love language.  In either case, it means I win weeknight dinner if we have Mexican food.

Chicken and steak are the usual weeknight Mexican fare, I think, but fish is really fun and quick to make.  We are also big fish eaters at our house.  (Maybe because I feed my kids’ this stuff for their first non-breastmilk food.)  

These broiler fish tacos are nice and light and feel really summery and like a nice change of pace from the normal taco varieties.  Also, they’re ridiculously easy, and we generally need a 30-minute meal on weekdays. [Read more…]

A quick-and-easy skillet supper that’s sure to please! This mango chicken stir fry is naturally gluten, dairy, and soy free, and uses real food ingredients.

Well, you guys, we are still at home. It’s been eight weeks. EIGHT. That means, we are still cooking lots and lots of meals at home. Anybody running out of ideas?

Generally, when I’m running out of ideas, I’ll look through my “Real Food Dinners” Pinterest board or my saved recipe posts from Instagram. Or, I get out a few of my cookbooks. 

If there is anything that you could say I “collect,” I guess it would be cookbooks. However, let it be known, I use them all! (Recently, I picked up this one, and I am loving it!)

Cookbooks and recipes give me inspiration if I’m feeling a bit flat in the kitchen, but sometimes I really just like to shop my pantry, freezer, and fridge for some kitchen improv! (Hey, I’m a jazz singer…there is always room for more improv.) That’s where this meal happened. [Read more…]

Need a weeknight meal in a flash?  These easy sheet pan steak fajitas are the answer!  Toss them in a dry rub and throw them under the broiler for a quick, 30-minute real food meal.  No boxes, bags, or delivery necessary!

Just because we’re all at home all the time these days doesn’t mean we always feel like cooking (am I right?).  That may be the case even more so right now since a lot of us are eating 21 meals per week at home!  Plus, dishes.  I am not a huge fan.  Especially as the weather is warming up (slowly here in Michigan), we like to head out the door after dinner for a family walk, not to the sink to scrub!  (By the way, family walk was our thing before it was cool!)

So, yes.  These sheet pan steak fajitas are winners.  Throw them under the broiler for 12 minutes, and you’ve got dinner.  I am not kidding. [Read more…]