So it’s confession time: When I see ripe and delicious fruit sitting on our counter, what do you think I see? A healthy paleo afternoon snack with a dollop of almond butter? HAHA no. I see dessert. Not as in I’m so healthy I eat fruit as dessert, but I see the muffin or cake…
Paleo Strawberry Ice Cream (dairy-free, coconut-free, egg-free)
Wisconsin is Amish-central, and we have an Amish farmer right down the road who grows fresh strawberries. They’re juicy, sweet, delicious, and make supermarket strawberries seem like wax imitations of the real thing! My family love ice cream, and when I made this super-simple recipe for them, it was gone within just a couple of…
Paleo Protein Brownies (egg and nut-free)
Let’s talk about big words. Here’s a ton of big words: “My sufficiency has been serensified. Any more would be obnoxious to my superfluity.” Apparently this is something that my grandparents say occasionally when they don’t want any more food; we found this out on a recent vacation we went on with them. I now…
Paleo S’mores Cake
I’d like to tell you that this post is inspired by the fact that it is bonfire season (and indeed, I’d never miss a good bonfire), but really it’s because I’m obsessed with making homemade marshmallows with gelatin and stevia. So much so that I am currently clean out of gelatin. I just love being…
Chocolate Coconut Protein Bark
The more collagen I buy or get sent, the more amazing uses I keep thinking for it! I’ve done protein bars, protein waffles, and even protein pancakes. But the thing that I’ve never done is this (drumroll please…) protein CANDY! Protein candy? How is that even a thing? Well, when you consider that most protein bars…
No Bake Paleo Magic Cookie Bars
There was a period of time in my childhood that I have decided to refer to as the Magic Cookie Bar Era. What that means is that every time we would go to a get-together, playdate, party, or potluck, my mother would make her amazing 7 layer bars, or magic cookie bars. Come to think…
Coconut Flour Donuts – with low-carb option
I remember when I was probably 6 years old we were building our new house and living with our grandparents while we were doing so. Every once in a while for a special treat Grandma would get though little mini vanilla doughnuts for us to enjoy with breakfast; they were so delicious! These vanilla doughnuts…
Chocolate Coconut Oil Fat Bombs
Once upon a time, I bought a gummy bear mold with intentions to make homemade gummy bears. But when the mold came I realized I had no gelatin. But I’d already spent a whopping $10.89 of my hard-earned cash, so I had to do something with this mold while I waited for my Vital Proteins…
The Best Chewy Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
I didn’t always love coconut flour. The first recipe I ever made with coconut flour was a pancake recipe; it called for an entire cup of coconut flour and yielded absolutely the worst pancakes I have ever eaten. After that traumatic experience I took a break from coconut flour in my paleo eating. I’ve since…
Paleo Sweet Potato Brownies
Well, today is my 19th birthday; it’s been exactly 1 year since I became an adult. I feel kind of old, but my parents just laugh at me when I say that 😛 😉 It’s hard to believe that I started this blog fully 3 years ago; I remember I worked food service and blogged…
Low Carb Pumpkin Bars
I am of the opinion that pumpkin should not just be relegated to fall and Thanksgiving! It’s so much fun to incorporate this delicious squash into my food all months of the year. Pumpkin is also a high-nutrition, low-cal addition to baked goods; and canned organic pumpkin in available all year round; why wouldn’t we…
Sweet and Savory Paleo Baked Pears – guest post by Real Simple Good
Note from Heather: I’m so excited to welcome Justin and Erica of Real Simple Good as they guest post this amazing recipe today! I’ve been following their blog for a little while and I’m so impressed by the simple deliciousness (and mouthwatering photography) of every one of their recipes! Now if you’ll excuse me, I…
21DSD Chocolate Chip Cookies (soft-baked)
I believe this recipe took me four tries to perfect, and I have lots of not-quite-perfect cookies in the freezer. It’s difficult to make a perfectly-textured cookie without the use of coconut sugar or maple syrup! But I’m so glad I kept trying, because these cookies are the perfect not-sweet treat. One of these cookies…
Paleo Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd and Meringue Frosting – guest post from Kaylie of Joyful Bite
Note from Heather: I’m so excited to have the amazing Kaylie from Joyful Bite guest posting today! Doesn’t this lemon cake look amazing? Kaylie has an amazing healing story and beautiful blog! Hello dear friends! I feel so privileged to guest post for Heather this week! One of the joys of being a paleo teen…
Blondies {Vegan & Paleo}
I’m on a cookie kick, and I don’t intend to stop any time soon. It is cookie season, isn’t it? But Heather, blondies aren’t a Christmas cookie! Yes they are, because I said so. One bite of these blondies and I think you’ll agree – these are perfect for any season! These vegan paleo blondies came…
Paleo Spritz Cookies
When a reader requested that I make a paleo spritz cookies recipe for the holidays, I had to at least try to make them; I can’t pass up a challenge! I racked my brain trying to remember what spritz cookies were like, remembering frosted butter cookies from childhood Christmas parties. I think the cookies that…
