Naturally Red Velvet Cupcakes (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
I have never understood the allure of conventional red velvet cupcakes. Don’t people realize that it is just a light chocolate cake with about a bottle of artificial red food coloring in the batter?...
View ArticlePumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
It’s October, otherwise known as the month that swallowed a pumpkin! Pumpkin and pumpkin spice flavored foods are everywhere you look, from lattes to scones and even potato chips. Gluten free and paleo...
View ArticlePumpkin Cranberry Bars (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
These paleo-ified pumpkin and cranberry bars taste like Thanksgiving, but without the grains or dairy that make you feel bloated afterward. They actually don’t use any flour whatsoever, so they are...
View ArticleApple Cardamom Cupcakes (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
These beauties were originally intended to be apple spice muffins and just a way to use up a partial jar of homemade applesauce that had been in the refrigerator longer than it should have, but they...
View ArticleCoconut Apple Cranberry Crisp (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
I love fruit crisps! In my pre-paleo days I made them throughout the year, using blueberries, mulberries, pears, peaches, and apples – depending on what was in season. My favorite topping was made from...
View ArticleCranberry Pumpkin Orange Spice Muffins (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
These cranberry pumpkin orange spice muffins were born when I had just under a cup of pumpkin puree leftover in the refrigerator and a craving for some tart cranberries at the same time. They turned...
View ArticleAutoimmune Paleo Protocol Friendly Holiday Menu
I’ve been following a grain free diet for a little more than 10 months and a paleo autoimmune protocol (AIP) for about 4 months now. It is definitely getting easier as time goes by to find tasty and...
View ArticleChristmas Morning Coffee Cake (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
For as long as I can remember, my mother made a “candy cane coffee cake” from her old Betty Crocker cookbook for breakfast for us on Christmas morning. It’s a yeasty dough, braided around a filling of...
View Article“Oatmeal” Raisin Cookies (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
Did you know today is National Cookie Day? I didn’t either, until I posted a photo of these paleo friendly naturally sweetened “faux-oatmeal” raisin cookies on Instagram and one of my followers told me...
View ArticleDouble Trouble Paleo Chocolate Cookies (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
These double chocolate chip cookies meet the technical criteria to be considered “paleo” but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking they are healthy! They are grain free and dairy free, but they are...
View ArticleCranberry Coconut Paleo Treats (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Egg Free)
These cranberry coconut treats are not only paleo, they are also made without nuts or eggs so they are compliant with the paleo autoimmune protocol (AIP) as well! I love holiday baking. In previous...
View ArticlePaleo “Peanut Butter” Cups (Grain Free, Nut Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free)
I know… there is no such thing as paleo peanut butter cups. But this recipe is a very close approximation of the original and just as delicious! Peanut butter was the last thing I gave up before I went...
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Paleo Chocolate Souffle (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
Want to wow your Valentine with a restaurant-quality decadent dessert that won’t completely derail your healthy eating? If so, this recipe for grain-free, dairy-free, low-sugar dark chocolate soufflé...
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Toffee Bars (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
These paleo toffee bars are a grain and dairy free riff on one of my favorite Midwestern childhood treats – sweet and buttery chocolate toffee bars. The original recipe came from an old collection of...
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Paleo Rhubarb Bread (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
Rhubarb bread is a distinct signal of spring to me! Rhubarb grows so prodigiously in my parents’ midwestern garden in the spring and summer that you can harvest it by the harmful and come back the...
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Paleo Banana Bread (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
When life gives you over-ripe bananas, what do you do? You make banana bread, of course! I’ve been working on paleo banana bread recipe that also doesn’t use nut flours or dairy for a while, and am...
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Paleo Spiced Plum Cake (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
This spiced plum cake was so alluring that my husband couldn’t resist and cut a piece out of it before I could get a good picture of it! I was actually aiming to create paleo plum clafloutis and got...
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Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet (Dairy Free)
Nothing is more refreshing on a hot day than an icy sweet-tart sorbet! Combined with a few dates, this strawberry rhubarb sorbet is an all-natural, no sugar added, dairy free, gluten free, grain free...
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Paleo Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes (Grain Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free)
In case you haven’t noticed, pumpkin is a pretty big deal this time of year and this recipe for a nut free paleo pumpkin spice cupcake is my latest entry into the pumpkin arms race. One store that...
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Creamy Coconut Chocolate Chip Macaroons and a review of Real Life Paleo
Before I tell you how much I love Real Life Paleo, the new book from Stacy Toth and Matthew McCary (also known as the Paleo Parents), I have to gush about these egg free macaroons. They are every...
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