Vietnamese Inspired Chicken & Cabbage Salad (Paleo)

Once upon a time...long long ago, a little American girl packed up with her family and moved to Southeast Asia. As you might imagine this was quite an adventure! It was filled with new smells, tastes, sounds, colors and many more things the girl had never experienced before.






The open markets in Asia remind me of the farmers markets here, only on steroids. They're

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Dairy Free Hot Cocoa W/Peppermint Marshmallows (GAPS, Paleo)

"Baby it's cold outside", and even if it's not (like here in Texas) you can still enjoy a nice warm cup of hot cocoa with a big huge marshmallow on top.

I remember my mother making different homemade hot cocoa mixes when I was younger. She would keep the mixes in tins, readily available to warm our freezing little bodies after a long day of snow ball fights and igloo building! My

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Perfect Dairy Free Almond Flour Pancakes (Grain/Dairy Free)

Oh MY! Fluffy pancakes are the best, and can I just add...I have been through the ringer (and 15lbs of almond flour) to get some! There are a lot of recipes out there. Some of them by amazing cooks too. But none of them were turning out the way I had hoped. They were either too soggy or too clumpy and worst of all, would stick to the pan. Finally after much tinkering I think I have it!
My kids

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Honey Candied Citrus Peel (GAPS)

Candied citrus peel is one of my favorite, extravagant treats. It's sweet, chewy and full of citrusy goodness. In this recipe the citrus peel is first boiled in purified water. This makes it soft and ready to soak in the sweet honey syrup. After boiling, the peel is then simmered in a water/honey mixture, till the syrup becomes a wonderful gooey mess. Then the peels are coated in powdered

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Easy & Healthy Home-Made Mayo

Homemade Mayo
Ingredients:Makes about: 1 ¼ cups
2 egg yolks at room temperature (from a trusted source or Davidsons pasteurized eggs)3/4 cup to 1 cup olive oil (or mix equal amounts of other healthy oils such as coconut, avocado or grapeseed)2 TBLS wine/apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.1 tsp or less of raw honey is optional for a sweeter mayoVariations: Try adding roasted garlic, different

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Creamy Dill No Potato "Potato" Salad (Vegan Options)

This "no potato" potato salad will make everyone happy. It's low in carbs, bright, flavorful and with the homemade mayo, it's free of any "funny" ingredients. So if you can't have potatoes or just want a lower carb alternative to potato salad...this ones for you. Guilt free and packed with nutrition.






Turnip and Dill no potato "Potato" Salad



Ingredients



4-5 cups peeled/

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Gluten Free Carrot Cake Minis w/honey-yogurt topping

I am a baker at heart. I love to bake and after 15 years of making wedding cakes, french pastries, tarts and dreaming of my own little bakery shop, you can bet that "gluten intolerance" was not a popular diagnosis for me. When my doctor said no gluten again EVER I knew I had some soul searching to do. Ok, I admit that might be an over exaggeration. But I did have some serious

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Wild Honey & Vanilla Bean Lemon Curd.

Wild Honey & Vanilla Bean Lemon Curd.



Ingredients:



5 large organic egg yolks1 large organic egg

2/3 cup fresh organic lemon juice

1 tablespoon finely grated organic lemon zest

1/3 cup wild flower honey/vegan sweetener (or more if you like it sweeter)

4 tablespoons coconut oil (solidified) or butter

pinch of salt

1 or 2 Vanilla

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Rethinking Breakfast TWO: The Breakfast Hot Pot!

This one is an easy-peezy breakfast in a pinch and it's full of nutrition to boot. Taking cue from an Asian style breakfast, I present to you the BREAKFAST HOT POT!








All you need is, well... a pot


Broth (beef, chicken, vegetable, miso...)

Miscellaneous veggies (carrots, spinach, zucchini....)

Eggs

and whatever seasonings you like



Put everything together in the pot

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FAUXmato Marinara Sauce

You might be asking yourself..."Why on earth wouldn't you just eat regular tomato sauce?"



Well there are a few reasons but mainly an allergy or a sensitivity to "Night Shade Plants" Now you might ask "What is a night shade plant?" And I would say that is an entire post by itself. However night shades do include, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant.




All these foods are good

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Dairy Free Creamy Almond Curry Sauce (dairy free, vegan, raw)

This curry sauce can be made raw or cooked. Both taste great! Try this over veggies, as a soup or if your diet allows, some sprouted brown rice.






Dairy Free Creamy Almond Curry Sauce


Ingredients:



1c almonds, soaked 8 hours or overnight (or sub 1/2c pistachios for 1/2cAlmonds)



1/2 of a med onion diced, for raw sauce choose a sweeter onion like a Vildalia Onion(or try this

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