November Link Love

White Christmas

Seasons Greetings and Merry Christmas! The arrival of the holidays, for me,  means Christmas songs stuck in my head nonstop. I don’t mind, though, because I have to fill up on a years worth of Christmas songs in only 30 days! This time of year makes my heart sing because it means: pulling out my [...]

Egg and Dairy Free Pumpkin Mousse (GAPS, Paleo)

dairy and egg free pumpkin mousse gaps scd paleo

 Finally, a non-intimitating mousse! Mousse is a very scary word indeed. It usually refers to a recipe which takes up two pages in a cookbook and requires a dozen steps including whipping, folding and setting. Like I said, I’m all for complicated kitchen endeavors when the time is right… but usually I want to make [...]

Ebook Bundle Sale Open + Giveaway Winner

book sale collage final

For a limited time only! Last week, I gave a review of the Healthy Living Ebook Bundle. I explained how this bundle of 34 ebooks, valued at $300, would go on sale for only $29 today. That is only .85 per book! Topics covered in the bundle include: Grain free cooking Real food cooking Homemade [...]

5 Reasons Why Calories Don’t Count

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Calories (cal-o-rie, noun): Tiny creatures who live in one’s closet and sew one’s clothes a little bit tighter ever night. Tiny creatures aside, the common use of the term “calorie” refers to a kilocalorie. Kilocalorie (we’ll just use the common terminology and call it calorie from now on) is a measure of the amount of [...]

Mashed Parsnips… and a mistake

Mashed Parsnips updated

UPDATE I made a mistake! I didn’t bother looking up parsnips in the GAPS book and figured they were allowed because I thought they were similar to carrots. Not true! I just received a comment saying that they are too starchy (like potatoes).I’ve looked it up in both the SCD and GAPS book, and that [...]

Coconut Flour Pumpkin Muffins

Coconut flour pumpkin muffins gaps scd paleo

Super Simple Coconut Flour Pumpkin Muffins Monday I asked on Facebook if you wanted Coconut Flour Pumpkin Muffins or Pumpkin Mousse recipe today. It was a close call, but muffins just barely won. So here they are, in all their moist, lightly spiced, festive glory! Although I occasionally love making complex, intricate creations in the [...]

Healthy Living Ebook Extravaganza and Giveaway

book sale collage final

I can’t put these ebooks down! I was eyeing this Healthy Living Ebook Bundle when it first came out. I forced myself to exert some self-control and I refrained from buying it. It certainly wasn’t the price that held me back… only $29 for 34 ebooks? That is only .85 per book. As a matter [...]