Have you noticed that everywhere you turn these days there is a “motivational” or “inspirational” meme about how you have to seize the moment, push hard, strive bigger, drive yourself with MORE passion, more work, more effort, less fear? Well I noticed. And I nodded my head in agreement. YES!!! I thought. I am creating my…
BEST PALEO RECIPES EBOOK 2015
What a year! I am honestly glad I survived 2015, though it was a year of greats, it was a little overwhelming at times. I am ready to welcome 2016 with open arms and with lots of big plans! As much as I am not a resolution type girl, I do like fresh starts…an opportunity…
10 Steps to Overcoming Chronic Illness
I know some of you are struggling with your health right now and I know first hand just how hard that is. I know what it feels to be hopeless, dying, and without answers. I wanted to put together a few elements of healing that I personally have found to be absolutely essential to moving…
Down South Paleo Resource Page
Y’all have inspired me to make this reference page for Down South Paleo so that you can see all the ingredients I use, where I get them from, and what brands I typically purchase. I will also notate substitutions as I have received them from readers, even if I have not tried them myself. Please…
A Big Giant Texas Hug
This morning I had to set my alarm for 6.30am so I could register my middle daughter for gymnastics. Yes, that is the crazy place I live in where registration opens at 7am and by 7.05am, the slots are filled. So I sat in my dark quiet room, in my warm bed and with one eye…
Instant Pot Paleo Recipes
If 2015 has one popular paleo small appliance, it’d have to be the Instant Pot! People are embracing whole foods but they want dinner fast – and we all know that the Instant Pot is basically like that machine on the Jetson’s where you type in what you want and it spits it out for…
Tips for Transitioning Kids to Paleo
When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in 2008, my son was 17 months old and my daughter was 5 months. My 3rd baby had not yet been born. At the time I REALLY wanted to avoid going on meds for life (in 2009 I ended up on natural desiccated thyroid) and so I researched…
Paleo Cheese {Dairy/Nut Free}
Paleo Cheese?! Are you kidding me? Ok but before we get to that…. My obsession with cheese is not really a secret. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I love the stuff, in a very unhealthy addicted sort of way. And I had to give it up. If you haven’t read…
Paleo Parmesan Topping {Vegan}
When I was pregnant, there was a time when I literally could have eaten a meatball sub for EVERY meal. I’m not sure if it was the meatballs themselves, the garlic, the marinara sauce, or just the PARMESAN alone! Now clearly this is a meal of the past. There is basically NOWHERE I can find…