Keto Carrot Cake Recipe – Keto Carrot Cake Recipe My stepmom adapted this Primal Grain Free Keto Carrot Carrot Cake recipe from Elana’s Pantry but without the grapeseed oil and agave. She also prefers dates over raisins that are used in the other recipe. Grapeseed oil is manufactured at high heats causing oxidation which will…
Paleo and Real Foodies Mother’s Day Guide
Paleo and Real Foodies Mother’s Day Guide – When I was 3 years old my parents got divorced and it was really sad, but the best thing that happened was that I ended up with two mothers! I am lucky that I have two great women to lead me through life and offer amazing support….
Low Carb and Paleo Loaded Cauliflower Mash Recipe
Doesn’t this cauliflower mash recipe look amazing? I am so excited about Ditch the Wheat Cookbook by my long time friend Carol Lovett! We go way back! You can see her success story here. She even lived at my house for a while during the shooting of her new beautiful cookbook, so I take all…
Paleo Thai Red Curry Recipe
My friend Russ Crandall of The Domestic Man has released his new cookbook Paleo Takeout: Restaurant Favorites without the Junk! I met Russ at Paleo FX some years ago. He was so nice to leave a great review of our book here. Russ has had a remarkable health journey and recovery that will make anyone inspired…
Understanding Nutrition Facts and Labels when Choosing Healthy Foods
Labels can be very confusing while shopping at the grocery store and it take a bit of education to become a savvy shopper. Don’t worry it is not your own fault if you are trying to follow a healthy eating plan becasue the marketing is not on our side. It is a combination of word…
Resistant Starch Potato Salad Recipe
I wanted to share this recipe I made recently that was very well received by my family. I brought home some of the new Primal Kitchen Mayo from Paleo FX. The eggs are organic and it is made from Avocado oil. Many people don’t like making their own mayo so they end up buying the…
Low Carb Double Chocolate Baked Keto Donut Recipe (Paleo, Gluten Free)
Keto Donut Recipe: Low Carb Double Chocolate Baked – Low Carb Double Chocolate Baked Keto Donut Recipe (Paleo, Dairy Free, Gluten Free) I made these Paleo Double Chocolate Baked Donut Recipe on a whim. I got this bagel/donut pan a while back and I have been obsessed with making round baked goods in it. As…
Paleo, Low Carb and Keto Pumpkin Bread Muffins with Chocolate Chips
Keto Pumpkin Bread Muffins with Chocolate Chips I made these Paleo and Keto Pumpkin Bread Muffins with Chocolate Chips as refreshments for an essential oils class that I was teaching. They are a remake of a recipe I made a few years ago which were chocolate all the way through with pumpkin added for moisture, get…
Paleo Vanilla Low Carb Smoothie with Marshmallow
I love smoothies because they can be a great breakfast on the go if properly formulated with fat and protein. There is a lot of ways liquid breakfasts can go wrong and I wrote about some of the pitfalls here. Vegan protein powders (this one is sprouted) can be very hard to digest becasue of…
Hearty Low Carb AIP Paleo Vegetable Hamburger (ground beef) Soup
I had a friend coming over for lunch who told me she had been struggling with digestive issues. I thought this would be the perfect soup to soothe her tummy troubles and fill her with nourishment. It has grass fed beef, healing bone broth and easy to digest slow cooked veggies such as carrots, celery,…
The Best Paleo Friendly, Organic and Gluten Free Coffee Shops to Visit in Nashville: Music City
The Best Paleo Friendly, Organic and Gluten Free Coffee Shops to Visit in Nashville: Music City. I used to drink skinny lattes in high school with Splenda added but since I moved to California, became a nutritionist and ironically got an autoimmune disease, I now focus on real food like our great grandparents would have…
How to Make Homemade Cinnamon Apple Cider with Essential Oils
I had some friends over and wanted to make apple cider and I had a bag of organic apples. I asked some other people and they said go get apple cider at the store but I knew there ad to be a better way. I didn’t want the one from the store because often there…
Paleo Spiced Sweet Potato Mash Recipe
I made this recipe for a holiday family dinner and it got rave reviews from my sister and parents. It is naturally tangy with a slightly spicy kick from the parsnips and ginger. The toasted coconut gives it a bit of texture and the ghee makes it nutty and creamy. Your family will love this…
Paleo Flourless Chocolate Cake
Sarah Outlaw of the awesome blog Real Food Outlaw was so nice to review Mediterranean Paleo Cooking and shares my Paleo Flourless Chocolate Cake! My paleo Flourless Chocolate Cake is a wonderful recipe from Mediterranean Paleo Cooking that has a hint of orange with all that chocolate. It’s very rich and creamy…perfect for your holiday party. “ORANGE AND…
Gluten Free Paleo Peppermint Brownies
Keto Peppermint Brownies These awesome gluten free, Paleo peppermint brownies are a hit in my house. I hope you like them too. They have a cool refreshing flavor and will be hoarded by chocolate lovers. But they are guilt free because they are full of healthy fat and can be made low carb too! These…
Caitlin Weeks and Diane Sanfilippo on the Born Primal Podcast
Caitlin Weeks and Diane Sanfilippo on the Born Primal Podcast – Caitlin Weeks and Diane Sanfilippo on the Born Primal Podcast Diane and I were recently interviewed by our friend Kendall Kendrick of the Born Primal Podcast . With Mediterranean Paleo Cooking just released and we had the opportunity to chat with Kendall about the book,…
Mediterranean Paleo Cooking Review Roundup
Our new book Mediterranean Paleo Cooking comes out on tuesday and we are so excited because two years of hard work is finally coming to fruition. Nabil and I took two trips to North Africa to do research and most importantly to eat! We spent weeks with Diane in New Jersey cooking for the photo…