Brenda (Stock and soup have been staples around here…please excuse my stove mess!!) With the chilly days here it has been a wonderful comfort to enjoy soups! I can see how starting GAPS Intro during the cooler months would be a blessing (we started in July! lol!) With our recent move, I was getting totally behind … Read more
What does GAPS look like with a family? Well, I can only give glimpses of what it looks like in our family, but it will look very different for each family! The above picture is of our three year old son, Auston, cooking one of his favorite foods (bacon with brussel sprouts although he says … Read more
When you’re eating grain free, you have to get creative when it comes to lunches. My kids can eat a lot, so I’m also always looking for frugal lunch ideas. Our family loves acorn squash with butter and a little bit of honey in it. One day, I came up with this idea for lunch! … Read more
Have you ever known somebody who acted like an alcoholic, but they didn’t drink at all? This person may: These are the traits of an alcoholic. Do you know someone who fits the above list, and yet does not drink? It’s mind blowing, isn’t it? How does someone act like that when they’re not a … Read more
I have been blessed with a husband who adores a good salad…amazing-I know! =) He will thankfully eat a plain salad, but the more goodness I add in the happier man I find inhaling a salad faster than I can make it! This salad I whipped up for him with some leftover chicken (I had … Read more
I promised that I would share some Christmas cookies, so here you go! Don’t forget to participate in The Healthiest Fudge on the Planet Contest! You could win a $25 Amazongift card! 🙂 I made these goodies on the day that many people in my family began throwing up! There were not many of us … Read more
Let’s say you’ve got some people you’re giving gifts to who will only eat real food. Imagine that! None of the typical Christmas junk for these people. So what do you get them, besides non-food items? And let’s say that you want to fill their stockings with some goodies. Since you’re not buying candy canes, … Read more
I think I’ve mentioned (maybe a few zillion times) how much I love chocolate. Well, this is one of those recipes that I think may become a weekly staple in my home. Make broth, make yogurt, make sauerkraut, make fudge. Something like that! 😉 Healthy Sunflower Seed Butter Fudge 1/2 c sunflower seed butter  for … Read more
Ok, so this isn’t really CORN bread, because that wouldn’t be GAPS legal. But if you want a bread to use in place of corn bread, that’s the consistency of corn bread, this is what you should make! It’s yummy with chili, or stew, or just by itself. Whip up some honey butter to serve … Read more
Ok, so it’s not quite winter yet, but it feels like it, right? At least in northern Oregon it does! The mornings are frosty and oh-so-cold, and there have been several days where it was crazy windy outside. Whatever the weather is, here’s the dilema: avocados are in season and readily available in stores, but … Read more