Mixed Nuts- Make Your Own!

After a recent post I did last week about trail mix, I did a bit more research into what's out there for pre-made nut mixtures. Worse than I suspected, it was extremely hard to find anything that was simultaneously free of peanuts, peanut oil AND soybean oil, even at my favorite, local Whole Foods! While […]

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Roasted Garlic- and LOTS of it!

If you're a garlic fan- and even if you're not- here's a great, extremely simple way to prep garlic and have it on hand to use in anything! While many traditional recipes for roasting garlic indicate doing so in milk or butter- it's not necessary to use any dairy, or anything at all! Forever doing […]

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Have You Removed ALL Of The Culprits?

So you're following The Paleo Diet, you've stopped eating oatmeal for breakfast, skipping the whole wheat bread sandwiches and nixing the pasta in favor of a huge serving of sauteed spinach!   Nicely done! Here's the question- are you really Paleo, then? You may be surprised to find that you are accidentally still consuming hidden […]

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An Apple A Day…

I LOVE apples,  I must say!        Could there possibly be an easier, more portable snack item that one can easily take with them as they roll out the door after a quick wash under the tap?  How about slicing it and tossing with lemon, then dusting with cinnamon and serving with some […]

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