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 {INSTANT POT} ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP
I shoveled snow today and didn’t have a heart attack. Small victories are big ones sometimes. Like a Texan surviving single digits. It’s exciting and depressing all at the same time. Know what else happened today? Unicorn vomit. That’s my nice way of saying, “My 4 year old dumped out millions of sequins onto the…
INSTANT POT BEEF STEW
I get it, I’m a tad obsessed. For the past 3 days now I’ve virtually every meal in my new Instant Pot. I’d apologize but I’m not going to, mainly because this thing is freakin’ AWESOME!!! I’ve made my meatball recipe, hardboiled eggs, and now beef stew in this new treasure of mine and I…
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup {Dairy Free/Paleo/AIP}
Reason number 1,502,844 why I love soup: the simplicity of a one pot meal! This Creamy Butternut Squash Soup {Dairy Free/Paleo/AIP} is a great example of an easy meal made with delicious whole foods that the whole family will eat willingly! Even the kids love it, which makes number 1,502,845 why I love soup! ingredients: 32…
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…
Ham and Sweet Potato Soup (Paleo)
After a Predominantly Paleo friend suggested a soup made with ham, I realized that I really had not explored cooking with ham that much. I mean bacon, sure thing, but ham? Not really. Well this reader was craving a ham soup that would wash away the chilly days that seem to linger on and on…
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…
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup (Paleo)
It was so dreary and grey and rainy yesterday when this soup was made. I knew it was gonna be a soup day, straight away. And I make no apologies for my soup loving self, as you know by now. It is always gonna be in my top 5. Period. End of Story. So growing…
Chicken Meatballs in Onion Broth (with veggies)
Soup is one of those meals for me that is filling and satisfying yet is also emotionally comforting. The season doesn’t matter, nor the weather really, although outdoor dampness can definitely spike the urge! This soup was inspired by a need for something a little lighter as the transition from winter to spring takes shape….