Get Real! Real food links for September

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Photo credit  Fall is here! September seemed to fly by! I love the crisp mornings and sweet fall breeze.  Here are a few of my other favorites for the month: healing ideas and recipes from some of my favorite real food blogs! I’ve been purging my medicine cabinet and makeup drawer of toxic products, so [...]

Butternut Squash Pizza Crust (GAPS, Paleo)

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The easiest grain free pizza crust you will ever make! Yesterday was an awesome day for a two reasons. First, The Princess Bride was on TV and the whole family enjoyed a movie night. We laughed till we sounded like a herd of snorting hogs. And all anybody said for the rest of the evening [...]

GAPS and SCD Legal Jam–From the Store!

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 A SCD Legal Jam You Don’t Have to Make from Scratch! SCD and the GAPS diet come with strict food restrictions, but fortunately grain free flours like coconut flour make delicious, nourishing treats for these diets. There is nothing more comforting than smothering ultimate coconut flour pancakes with healing, raw butter and sweet fruit preserves. [...]

The Ballerina Secret to Glowing Skin Naturally

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Today is a non-food post about my favorite natural skincare secret! Ballerinas require glowing skin year round. They rarely have the luxury of gaining a few winter pounds or skipping the hassle of armpit shaving in favor of a body-hair-concealing sweater . For dancers, it is always bathing suit season. Rather, it is always bathing [...]

It’s Here: “Grain Free Holiday Feast” E-Cookbook!

An exciting offer from Empowered Sustenance! I’m so excited to reveal a project I’ve been working recently: a  free e-cookbook for my readers!  Grain Free Holiday Feast Grain Free Holiday Feast, a retro-inspired collection of festive recipes, includes appetizers, main courses, sauces, side dishes, and desserts–everything you need for a joyful feast. Additionally, all the recipes [...]

Instant GAPS Pumpkin Pudding

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Super Quick Dessert If necessity is the mother of invention, then instant-gratification is the father of creativity. Today I enlisted the offspring of both nouns as well some pantry staples for a quick and nourishing dessert. Limited diets like SCD and GAPS exclude nearly all processed and pre-packaged sweet treats. As a result, dessert usually [...]

Creamy GAPS Gravy

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The GAPS Mealtime Rut I love cooking and experimenting in the kitchen, but sometimes I just run out of energy and want something easy for meals. Case in point: Yesterday, I spend every waking hour setting up my free e-cookbook and newsletter (yay!) and studying for various exams. When meal time rolled around, I grabbed [...]