As you can imagine, both store-bought chocolate/coconut/almond candy bars and homemade coconut candy recipes are FULL of refined sugar—anywhere from 1 to 3 cups of it per batch. It doesn’t have to be that way. Treats can be healthy too! I’ve teamed up with Nuts.com to give you these healthy Coconut Joys with a fraction of the sweetener!…
Inexpensive DIY Chalkboard
You can call me cheap, but I like to think I’m frugal 😉 Thrifty is another word that comes to mind, but it conjures up images of the thrift store (or is that just me?), and most of my decor is from home stores like Marshalls (soooo looking forward to those marked down Le Creuset in…
Ginger Onion & Beet Soup
I love using beets for detox. I talk about detox and the MTHFR mutation in my book, Easy Paleo Meals, where I have some more yummy recipes that use beets. Plus, beets make everything so pretty! 😀 Ginger Onion & Beet Soup 1 yellow onion 1/2 large beet 1 tablespoon avocado oil salt and pepper…
Broccoli & Potato Salad
I want to start by thanking everyone who reached out to me to offer help and support after my newsletter last weekend. It meant so much to me. 🙂 One of you suggested GABA for my airplane panic attacks and I had totally forgotten to take mine. Thank you for that reminder! I’m also scheduled to…
Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid, NY
When I think back on all the places that we’ve stayed on vacation through the years, there are only one or two hotels that I can still picture. Countless others left no memory. I remember the cities and sightseeing with my family, but not the hotel. Lake Placid’s Whiteface Lodge, on the other hand, is completely unforgettable. If…
One Pot Meal: Honey Mustard Chicken & Sweet Potato
I can’t remember the last time I made something THIS epic. I had a feeling we had a rockstar on our hands when this one pot meal was baking and the smell was wafting through the house, but it wasn’t until my kids took a bite that I was sure. You guys: they all devoured it. Every…
organic makeup love
I am on cloud 9 right about now. Organic makeup, with ingredients good enough to eat, paleo certified. Say whaaat?? I know, I can still hardly believe it myself! I never thought I’d see the day when nearly every grocery store carried organic options, Costco carried a million awesome ingredients like coconut oil, or a makeup company…
Spunky Travel Tips
I’ve pulled bits and pieces from my book Easy Paleo Meals to bring you this post for traveling! How to avoid motion sickness and panic attacks How to avoid colds and flu Essential natural remedies I never leave home without Gluten-free travel food Gluten-free travel meal planning I really hate flying. Or more accurately, flying really hates me….
Natural Beach Curls
This photo of Zoe and Andy is a great example of the type of hair that works perfectly with “beach curls.” This is Zoe’s hair long and without layers. It’s how my hair looks when it’s long and without layers, but I couldn’t find a photo of my hair that way, so I’m using Zoe…
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Pizza Casserole
Ashley has been asking for Daddy at therapeutic riding every week for the last month. So yesterday I brought him with us, plus Ginger and Zoe. We told her that everyone was coming at dinner the night before. She lit up and listed all of the things she was going to show them: “Walk on!”…