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Ricotta Pesto Sweet Potato Toast

Ricotta Pesto Sweet Potato Toast | Plaid & Paleo

New here? Sign up for my newsletter and receive my free ebook “25 Quick and Easy Paleo Meals!. Thanks for visiting! This pesto. Wow. I’ve made a bunch of pestos over the years, but there was something about this one that just wow-d me. Also I might be a little biased because all the basil…

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Ricotta Pesto Sweet Potato Toast

September 14, 2020 by vanessa

Ricotta Pesto Sweet Potato Toast | Plaid & Paleo

This pesto. Wow. I’ve made a bunch of pestos over the years, but there was something about this one that just wow-d me. Also I might be a little biased because all the basil came from my garden that I have been carefully tending to over the summer. I am completely obsessed with the ricotta…

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Filed Under: breakfast, snack, sweet potato

Gluten-free Drunken Peanut Noodles

December 10, 2019 by vanessa

Gluten-free Drunken Peanut Noodles | Plaid and Paleo

These Gluten-free Drunken Peanut Noodles are my husband’s absolutely favorite dish that I make. My college roommate and I used to make when coming home to the bars, hence the name drunken noodles! So it’s a small ding to my pride since this was a weird recipe is his favorite. My cooking has improved 10…

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Filed Under: asian, pasta

Traveling Date Night along Platte Street in LoHi | Denver, Colorado

October 1, 2019 by vanessa

Traveling Date Night along Platte Street LoHi in Denver, Colorado - Colt & Gray | Plaid & Paleo

For the second installment of Traveling Date Night, my husband and I explored LoHi along Platte Street. To me there are two different areas of LoHi, and I’m sharing this LoHi Traveling Date Night along Platte Street (on the southside of I-25) If you missed our first outing in RiNo, you can check it out…

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Filed Under: Date Night, Denver, travel

Refreshing Lemon Thyme Spritzer

September 10, 2019 by vanessa

Refreshing Lemon Thyme Spritzer | Plaid & Paleo

With the sweet summer slipping by faster than I would prefer, I am sipping on this Lemon Thyme Spritzer as I gaze out to the setting sun on my back patio. With fragrant lemon thyme from my garden, this spritzer is the perfect late summer drink. If you don’t have lemon thyme that is 100%…

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Filed Under: drinks

Grilled Paleo BBQ Pork Chops

August 13, 2019 by vanessa

Grilled Paleo BBQ Pork Chops | Plaid & Paleo

With summer comes grilling season, which is my favorite season for so many reasons. One because it means that winter is over and warm weather is here to stay for a bit. It also means a break from cooking for me as my husband is typically the one who mans the grill. I have been…

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Filed Under: grilling, pork, whole30

Modern Moroccan Patio Decor

August 8, 2019 by vanessa

Modern Moroccan Patio Decor | Transform your backyard with this contemporary patio design

Decorating our patio was one of the most fun things I’ve done to truly make our home ours. While I have decorated a little bit inside our home, there are still countless blank walls and empty spaces. After renovating our backyard last summer from a dirt pit filled with weeds to lush grass with raised…

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Filed Under: DIY, home

A Week in Kauai: Where to Eat in Kauai

August 6, 2019 by vanessa

A Week in Kauai: Where to Eat in Kauai - Lihue | Plaid & Paleo

I love Full disclosure: I went on this trip for my day job. The tourism board of Kauai paid for the trip, but all opinions are my own because seriously Kauai is amazing! The food in Kauai absolutely blew me away. I was expecting a lot of fish, which I definitely ate, but there were…

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Filed Under: travel

Paleo Avocado Sweet Potato Toast

August 1, 2019 by vanessa

Paleo Avocado Sweet Potato Toast | Plaid & Paleo

This post is sponsored by Sweet PotaTOASTS but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Would I be a true millennial without loving avocado toast? While I was a little late to the bandwagon, mainly because I am gluten-free, I have now fully embraced avocado toasts thanks to swapping out the bread for…

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Filed Under: breakfast, whole30

A Week in Kauai: What to Do in Kauai

July 30, 2019 by vanessa

A Week in Kauai: What to Do in Kauai | Plaid & Paleo

Full disclosure: I went on this trip for my day job. The tourism board of Kauai sponsored the trip, but all opinions are my own because seriously Kauai is amazing! There are so many amazing and diverse things to do in Kauai. From surfing to spa days and snorkeling to soaking up some rays on…

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How To Stencil an Existing Concrete Patio

July 25, 2019 by vanessa

I’m not entirely sure how I got it in my mind to stencil our concrete patio to look like tile, but there it was and I couldn’t shake the idea. I also considered buying an outdoor rug, but those things are expensive and I wasn’t sure how long it would last. After doing a ton…

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Filed Under: DIY, home

Traveling Date Night in RiNo District | Denver, Colorado

July 23, 2019 by vanessa

Traveling Date Night in RiNo District | Denver, Colorado | Plaid & Paleo

Traveling Date Night is probably not a phrase you are familiar with because I came up with it. Traveling Date Night is a sort of progressive dinner starting at one place for drinks and appetizers, another restaurant for your main course, then moving onto your final destination for dessert and drinks. When I moved to…

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Filed Under: Date Night, Denver, travel

A Week in Kauai: Where to Stay in Kauai

July 18, 2019 by vanessa

A Week in Kauai: Where to Stay in Kauai - Hōkūala Timbers Resort | Plaid & Paleo

Full disclosure: I went on this trip for my day job. The tourism board of Kauai sponsored the trip, but all opinions are my own because seriously Kauai is amazing! About a month before my husband and I tied the knot, we went on what I’m calling a pre-honeymoon. Honestly the wedding process was so…

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