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…
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…
Healing Hot Chocolate (Vegan/Paleo)
I sort of feel like making a batch of hot chocolate for my kids is the perfect way to say “I love you”, “Feel better”, “Don’t be sad”, and “Warm up” all in one cute little mug. Today my 6 year came running home crying because her BFFFFF neighbor is leaving for Germany for 3…
5 Tips to Surviving the Holidays Grain, Dairy, + Refined Sugar Free
If you’re anything like me, your enthusiasm for the holidays is followed by that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you think about all the temptations that lie ahead. It seems from the moment Halloween rolls around, it is nothing but sweets, treats, and grain-filled EVERYTHING until after the new year strikes! When I…
Wintermint Coffee Creamer
And just like that, we’ve transitioned from pumpkin to mint! It happens every year as the “popular coffee joints” bring back their seasonal festive bevs and matching seasonally appropriate colored paper cups. While I myself prefer to drink my own blend of “I know what’s in my cup” coffee, I do appreciate the seasonal flare…
DOWN SOUTH PALEO… MY BOOK!!!!
Have you ever had that friend that tells you how awesome your birthday gift is going to be, except that your birthday is months away??! “You’ll love it,” she says. And then you get to count down until you actually get to open the darn thing?! Well I might be that friend… Because I am…
Paleo Cafe Mocha
I have made a lot of sacrifices in the name of healing, but coffee isn’t one of them. I kept my one cup a day because frankly, I am a better mom, wife, and person with it. I don’t want to get all crazy about my coffee but I am a loyal follower. The funny…
Paleo Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
Last year I made this Pumpkin Spice “NOT-te” to satisfy the beast that comes out when the Fall season rolls around. It turned out to be a tasty sub for the $6 favorite that is offered every year before the leaves even start to turn. Today though I was thinking about a simple way to…