I find myself gravitating toward lighter foods that require minimal heat-generating cooking as the mercury inches up. This green piña colada smoothie came about one day when my husband arrived home earlier than usual with the boys, who were hot, tired, and hungry from spending … [Read more...]
Fortified Hot Carob (Paleo, AIP)
Hot carob is a great alternative to hot chocolate. Fortified hot carob is even better, as it reminds me of chocolate malt beverages. Especially if you can't take chocolate or cocoa, like me. My most recent encounter with chocolate was quite a disaster, so I'm rather leery … [Read more...]
On AIP Breakfasts and Coffee
(Note: This post contains affiliate links) One of the positive aspects of following the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) is the feeling of support in the AIP community. I would never have gotten so far without being able to share my feelings, recipes, and also communicate … [Read more...]
How to Make a Kombucha Scoby
I started drinking kombucha in the form of Yogi Tea's Green Tea Kombucha a couple of years ago and enjoyed the refreshing and smooth taste of it. It was only after I started with the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) that I decided to jump into the kombucha bandwagon and start brewing … [Read more...]
Berry Kale Smoothie
Smoothie was on the menu for today's breakfast but I had run out of bananas. An avocado made a great substitute for thickening it up, along with some frozen wild blueberries. I love putting baby kale in smoothies as there's no need to remove the stem - great for a quick … [Read more...]
Quick lemonade
When I was a kid, we would have a bottle of cordial in the fridge to make drinks for guests and I would sneak into the kitchen to make a drink for myself from time to time (other kids do that with cookies from the cookie jar, mine was cordial...). Thankfully that habit has worn … [Read more...]