Seafood Leek Soup
I was craving cioppino right when I was giving up nightshades. So, I improvised this seafood soup and it was so delicious I just had to share it with you. You could use whatever …
Chocolate-Walnut Freezer Fudge
The great thing about giving up egg whites is that I’m inspired to try new recipes for treats without eggs! This fudge is ridiculously easy to make and delicious (addictive …
Baked Whole Red Snapper
I have very fond memories of fishing with my brother and my dad in this tiny little leaky row boat that my family owned when I was little. We lived on the Pacific Coast, so mainly …
Coconut Milk Kefir “Yogurt”
I have been making my own coconut milk Kefir for quite a while now. But recently, I began to crave the thicker creamier consistency of yogurt. So, I did some experimenting. …
Cinnamon “French Toast” Flat-bread (Nut-Free)
This is the recipe that replaced the last bit of gluten-free grains in my 5-year old’s diet. YAY!!!! (Incidentally, it was the waffle recipe out of Eat Like a Dinosaur that did …
Homemade “Hungarian” Sausage
After giving up eggs (let’s hope it’s only temporarily!), I needed to find a satisfying breakfast protein. Even low sodium bacon and store-bought sausage contain way more salt …
Chocolate-Date Squares
I am finding myself playing with raw fruit and nut bars a lot these days. Partly because dried fruit is a very healthy way to sweeten a treat (you get to keep all the fiber and …
Egg-Free, Tomato-Free (Hidden Liver) Paleo Meatloaf
I have grown very fond of grinding up liver in my Magic Bullet (you could also use a Food Processor or a Manual Meat Grinder) and mixing it with ground beef in any heavily seasoned …
Barbecued Beef Heart Kabobs
I absolutely love heart. It has a rich, steak-like flavor, and can substitute for muscle meat in many recipes while substantially boosting the nutritional content (sometimes when …
Offal (But Not Awful) Stew
You know that eating organ meat is good for you. But it can be a challenge to make some organ meat palatable. This stew is manages to incorporate meat from three different organs …
Paleo Hot Cross Buns
I associate hot cross buns with Easter even more than I do candy and chocolate (even creme eggs!). We used to buy these amazing traditional buns full of raisins and candied citrus …
Paleo Shrimp Chow Mein
I love Asian flavors and learned to cook simplified versions of my favorite dishes when I was still a teenager living at home. Some of these dishes can be fairly easily modified …
Paleo Creme Eggs
Cadbury Creme Eggs are my all-time favorite treat. In the past (like when I was 120 pounds heavier than I am now), I would start buying them as soon as they were available in the …
Yeast-Based Paleo Bread
This is by far and away the absolute best Paleo bread I have had. The use of active dry yeast (see Is Yeast Paleo?) as a leavening agent completely changes the texture and the …
Paleo Caesar Salad
I have never liked croutons on Caesar salad. I never saw the point of those overly crunchy, salty, chunks of stale bread. So, making a Paleo Caesar salad without them was easy: …
Graham Crackers
Sometimes my kids really, really miss their old staples. And while I have been known to say “I know you want a graham cracker, but how about a carrot instead?!”, it is somehow …
Avocado-Banana Sorbet with Candied Walnuts
Yes, you read that correctly. Avocado lends a wonderful creaminess and a unique (but good!) flavor to this homemade ice “cream”. I have loved the banana avocado combination since …
Paleo Chicken Pad Thai
One of the things I miss most now that I’m committed to Paleolithic nutrition is ethnic foods—especially the ease of takeout! This has me experimenting more and more with Paleo …
Spinach “Sore Leg” Brownies
We call these “Sore Leg Brownies” in my house because I developed them for my oldest daughter when she has having growing pains. She’s not a good eater (update: see this more …
Paleo Tacos
This is one of my family’s favorite meals. We ate tacos as salad or lettuce wraps long before we transitioned to Paleo (because we just like it that way!), so this is a pretty …
Bacon-Braised Cabbage
I love bacon but tend to find it too salty to eat very often (even the low sodium all natural kind). I find myself more and more using it as a flavoring for a cruciferous …
Chicken Bone Broth (Revisited)
I have been experimenting with the best way to maximize the nutritional content of my chicken bone broth (learn why bone broth is a superfood). Essentially, the longer you boil …
Hot Cranberry Spinach Salad
The inspiration for this side dish came from a memorable hot lentil salad that I had at a restaurant a few years ago. It is an excellent accompaniment to chicken or turkey. …
Paleo Granola
This granola is another great alternative to eggs for breakfast in the morning. I love it by itself just like a trail mix. Your family might find it hard not to grab a handful …
Mashed Cauliflower
Mashed cauliflower is the standard Paleo mashed potato substitute. It’s very satisfying and, since cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable, it’s also very healthy! …
Meatballs with Asian Dipping Sauce
As I try and incorporate more and more grass-fed meat into my family’s diet, I find myself experimenting more and more with ground beef recipes (since it’s the cheapest way to eat …
Simple Chocolate-Coconut Squares
These simple, slightly chewy chocolate-coconut squares are definitely for the coconut lovers out there. I find the sweetness from the mini chocolate chips is sufficient to …
Paleo Porridge
What a discovery! A warm, hearty hot cereal full of flavor and as versatile as traditional porridge and just as easy too! It reheats very well so you can save time during the …
Maple-Braised Butternut Squash
I discovered this wonderful way of cooking butternut squash one evening when my oven was too full to add a pan of squash for roasting (my old go-to cooking method for squash). …
Kale and Okra Soup (Callaloo)
This soup resembles a callaloo, which is typically made with taro leaves in place of the kale and with the addition of a hot pepper to add some kick. My family isn’t big into …
Nut-Free Paleo Bread
My mother-in-law will be visiting this spring and she is allergic to nuts. It’s got me working on nut-free versions of many of my recipes (because I don’t want gluten-containing …
Paleo Mayo and Ranch Dip
Once you master homemade Paleo mayonnaise (often called Paleonnaise), a whole new world of salad dressings and dips opens up to you. That’s why this recipe post is a two-for-one. …
Tourtière-Inspired Shepherd’s Pie
Tourtière is a French Canadian meat pie that my mom used to make when I was a girl. It is traditionally made with ground pork, but over the years I’ve experimented with different …
Honey-Garlic Chicken Wings
These are ridiculously delicious wings and great for anyone avoiding nightshades. If you cook them on the barbecue (which is the way we like them!), they end up as a “dry” wing …
Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies (Nut-Free)
Cut-out cookies are so much fun to make with the kids! I developed this recipe because we needed something “nut free” for all those places we go where we’re not allowed to bring …
Broccoli Banana Muffins (with chocolate chips)
Don’t be afraid. You can’t taste the broccoli very strongly. But it’s there, adding wonderful nutrition to these delicious broccoli banana muffins. Both my girls adore these …
Braised Cauliflower, Leeks and Artichoke Hearts
This combination might sound a little unusual, but I promise that the addition of bacon grease and garlic makes the flavors come together remarkably well! This simple vegetable …
Wine-Poached Salmon
This is such a simple and quick way to prepare salmon (or trout or other similar fish). You can use any seasoning you like here, but thyme works especially well. I suggest using …
Zucchini Muffins
I love cooking muffins full of vegetables (both when I can sneak vegetables in and when that vegetable is the star of the muffin). This recipe is based on my mother’s zucchini …
Guacamole
Guacamole is actually very easy to make at home. To pick ripe avocados, look for ones that are a darker green outside and that have just a little bit of give when you palpate them …
Paleo “Multigrain” Bread
This recipe is based on Elena Amsterdam’s Bread 2.0, which makes a very satisfying Paleo bread (also check out her Paleo Bread recipe which omits arrowroot powder in favor of more …
Homemade “Bangers”
I can’t eat eggs. Like many on the Autoimmune Protocol, they provoke an immune response in my body. So, what’s for breakfast?! Even low sodium bacon and …
Chocolate Chip “Oatmeal” Cookies
Or maybe these could be better named Chocolate Chip “Multi-grain” Cookies, since that is actually the cookie that they are designed to emulate. Chocolate chip multi-grain cookies …
Paleo Chicken Fingers
What kid doesn’t like chicken fingers? I’ve experimented with a few different techniques, trying to find one that yields a nice “breading” while being easy enough to tackle for a …
Kale Chips
There are lots of recipes for kale chips out there. I got my initial recipe from a wonderful twitter follower @Paleoeater (who has a great blog full of delicious recipes). I have …
Curry Cream of Carrot Soup
Sometimes being forced to improvise is a good thing. In the case of this soup, it’s a great thing! As I stared into my fridge hoping for inspiration, I could see that the only …
Paleo Club Crackers
My oldest daughter’s favorite food is cheddar cheese on club crackers. The cheese part doesn’t bother me, but the cracker part does! So, I’m on the hunt for a Paleo version of …
Paleo Chewy Granola Bars
I have played with homemade chewy granola bar recipes for about a year. I never did master my oat-based recipe, so I didn’t have the best of starting points for a Paleo version. …