A few weeks ago, I headed back to Iowa with my boyfriend for his small town’s festival called “Sweet Corn Festival.” His town tops out at about 4,000 residents but more than 12,000 people flock to the tiny town for a weekend-long party complete with 5k, parade, beer garden and of course lots and lots…
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Paleo Sriracha Ranch Coleslaw
Guys… and girls… the 100 degree temperatures are already starting here in Arizona, and I am already melting. When the temperatures begin to rise, I find myself gravitating toward no cook meals and side dishes. Coleslaw is one of my favorite summer time side dishes. There is just something about summer barbecues and coleslaw that…
Honey-Sriracha Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
These Honey-Sriracha Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts are so awesome! When I ate them all, I was literally sad they were gone. Does that sound crazy? Yes. But these Honey-Sriracha Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts were just that good. Vegetables are not sexy. Most people think vegetables as a necessary evil to exist and to…
Mini Hasselback Potatoes with Herb Butter
A year ago, I got my first taste of mini hasselback potatoes during a very special Valentine’s Day dinner. This year I recreated these mini hasselback potatoes with herb butter paired with my cast-iron steak. This dinner holds a very special place in my heart and recreating it took me right back to the moment…
Raw Orange-Cranberry Relish
It is Thanksgiving time!! Aka one of my most favorite times of the year!! Growing up my entire family gathered at my grandparent’s farm in the middle of nowhere Kansas. As we got older and the grandchildren started having children, our Thanksgiving meal count started to teeter toward the 30s! Making a meal for 30…
Paleo General Tso’s Cauliflower
I love a good Paleo Chinese takeout recipe! This Paleo General Tso’s Cauliflower recipe is coming from one of my friend’s cookbooks, The Big 15 Paleo Cookbook by Megan Flynn Peterson, which was recently released! Megan and I met when we both wrote for the website, The Eighty-Twenty. I love the concept behind The Big…
Paleo Loaded Mashed Potato Bake
One of my favorite local restaurants makes this amazing loaded mashed potato bake. I am obsessed with it and order it any time I go there. I’ve been wanting to make it paleo for a while but kept going back and forth between making it with cauliflower or white sweet potatoes. I am so happy…
Winter Squash Casserole
Can you believe Thanksgiving is just over 2 weeks away?! I can’t believe how fast 2015 has flown by. Every year around 30 members of my extended family gather at my grandparent’s farm house in the middle of nowhere. It is a time for family, fun and lots of food! I created this winter squash…
Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a great side dish that pair well with almost any meal! Before paleo, I thought of sweet potatoes purely as a Thanksgiving vegetable. This all changed after going paleo. Sweet potatoes provide a wide array of nutrients from vitamin C, antioxidants to paleo-friendly carbs! They are a versatile vegetable that can be…
Curry Cauliflower Salad
This past weekend flew by so fast. I had a friend in town for the 4th which was a lot of fun! All my favorite holidays revolve around food. I love food. I really do. I cooked up some hotdogs as the bun with spicy relish, potato salad and homemade salsa! This Curry Cauliflower salad…
Mayo-free BLT Coleslaw
I’m back from vacation and playing some serious catchup! It is the busy season at my job plus I have something special in the works. I’m super excited but exhausted, which is funny since I just spent a week at the beach. I am so happy that summer weather has finally hit! It means I’ll…
Grain-free Traditional Stuffing
So this is traditional stuffing in the sense that it is my mom’s recipe, but this is technically dressing because I don’t cook it in my turkey. I just can’t bring myself to call it dressing because that is what you put on a salad. Stuffing is stuffing to me wether it is cooked in…