There have been a few questions about baking soda on my muffin recipes, so I thought I’d answer this one as best I can! So, the big question: Is baking soda ok on the GAPS diet? In short, the answer is yes…and maybe not. 😉 On the Foods to Avoid list online, baking powder is … Read more
{photo credit} Are you tired of zucchini right now? I’m not. 😉 If you’re stuck in a rut and you don’t know what to do with the last of the zucchini from your garden, maybe this will help you! Try some Zucchini Lasagna: Make some Zucchini Noodles. Serve them with Swedish Meatballs or beef … Read more
I made up this recipe for GAPS legal Swedish Meatballs this summer and my family L-O-V-E-D it. I hope yours does, too! 🙂 Swedish Meatballs Ingredients: 1 c sunflower seeds, soaked, dried & ground (alternative: almond flour) 1/2 c coconut milk 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp kosher salt 2 lbs ground beef 2 lbs … Read more
This is a super yummy, filling dinner! Much healthier than lasagna with pasta! 🙂 Zucchini Lasagna Ingredients: 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 TB butter 1 lb ground beef 1 lb Italian sausage 2 TB dried oregano 1/2 c fresh basil, chopped 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper salt and pepper 1 14.5 oz can … Read more
{photo credit} I’m not opposed to all factories, or even the overall concept of factories–they have their place. I believe that food, however, should not be a factory product. When industrialization and capitalism and food meet, the end result is not pretty. Because the problem is, industrialization and capitalism are also so closely connected to … Read more
Quick! Hurry! Before the summer veggies go away for many long months, make these Italian Chicken Lettuce Wraps that I made up, and serve them with this yummy Cucumber Tomato Salad! Hurry, I tell you! 🙂 🙂  This was one of my favorite recipes that I created over the summer for our weekly Meal … Read more
So glad you are joining me for “Celebrate Birthdays the GAPS Way! Part 2” ! Click here to link over to Part 1 if you would like to enjoy another yummy cake recipe! As our boys have birthdays really close together, we celebrate with friends all at one time and it is such … Read more
So, I was a little desperate {read: so desperate my husband called her up and told her we had to get together asap!} to get out of the house this weekend and Brenda was a dear enough friend to come to the rescue! We went to Chipotle Mexican Restaurant and she taught me what food … Read more
We have celebrated 3 little kid birthdays this past month and had a wonderful time making each day special. We like to keep things really simple around our house, but I still wanted to have some kind of special treat or cake for each child. I really wasn’t sure how to it was going … Read more
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post called GAPS vs Paleo Part 1, and then a couple of days later, GAPS vs Paleo Part 2. Well, I am always learning, and I realized (thanks to many of YOU! :)) that I had something wrong. I thought that there were hugely differing Paleo views out there. … Read more