For whatever reason, I just realized that I hadn’t posted any of Elana’s recipes in a while — that’s really ashamed since Elana’s Pantry is one of the go to sites for amazing gluten and more recently grain-free recipes. These Paleo Coconut Macaroons are no exception, with only four really simple ingredients, you can’t go [...]

Green Eggs
from Elana’s Pantry
This is the second time I’ve posted this recipe for Green Eggs from Elana’s Pantry, but with St. Patrick’s Day being tomorrow, it could be a fun way to get your green on with the kids. It’s one one of those things that will make them stare in horror, but after they’ve tasted it, they will [...]

Baked Mustard Lime Chicken
from Elana’s Pantry
Chicken is one of the few things I can make that none of my kids will complain about. I have three kids, all with totally different tastes and obsessions and when there’s a night that I can make a single dish that they all love, it would be chicken. All three of them like their [...]

Roasted Cauliflower Soup
from Elana’s Pantry
Simplicity always rules. For me, eating food made from clean and simple ingredients has been the easiest and best way to take control of my health and my life (forgive me if I sound like I’m preaching). Cauliflower is such an easy and nutrient dense food that is so readily available and so easy to [...]

Coconut Bars
from Elana’s Pantry
If you like macaroons, you’re going to love these Coconut Bars from Elana’s Pantry. With a great list of ingredients, they won’t be quite as guilt-inducing as other desserts. If you want to add a little more guilt to the recipe, try Elana’s suggestion of drizzling them with dark chocolate. Either way, if you’re as [...]

Delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
from Elana’s Pantry
As my kids will attest, I’m a never ending nag when it comes to how much sugar they consume. Needless to say, I’m not always successful at controlling what they eat as they have access to sweets from many different sources (think friends and school). So, when I come across treats like this from Elana’s [...]

Paleo Thanksgiving Recipes
from Elana’s Pantry
While I doubt I’ve been missed much, I have to apologize for not posting much in the last month or two. I have just a few too many projects going on in my life and unfortunately, this one took a back seat. But, like I always say, being busy is better than being bored. I [...]

Paleo Dirty Rice
from Elana’s Pantry
This is one of those recipes that can make you rethink your diet and realize that it’s really not that hard to eat healthy. As most of you know by now, I’m not only an advocate of a gluten-free diet, but a grain-free diet as well. At first glance, a grain-free diet seems daunting and [...]

Paleo Bread
from Elana’s Pantry
Almond flour and coconut flour are my go to gluten-free/grain-free flours of choice for so many reasons. Whether it’s pancakes, muffins, cookies, or even bread, using a nut flour (obviously not a good choice if you have issues with nuts) will give you some great results — best of all, they are so much better [...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
from Elana’s Pantry
Yes, it’s a dessert and yes it’s sweet. But, this Gluten-Free Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake from Elana’s Pantry is about as good as it can get in terms of using healthy ingredients. Almond flour and coconut flour make it grain-free and if you’re not a fan of agave nectar, you could probably use honey in its [...]

Piña Colada Ice Cream
from Elana’s Pantry
It’s been such a long hot summer just about everywhere this year and ice cream has been a popular recipe. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’ve been loving seeing some of the alternative ingredient ideas — cottage cheese and coconut milk have been a couple of my favorites. This recipe for Piña Colada Ice [...]

Gluten Free (and grain-free) Porridge
from Elana’s Pantry
I think I’ve mentioned more than a few times that besides following a gluten-free diet, I also do my best to follow a grain-free diet — it’s done wonders for my health. I won’t lie and say that I don’t miss anything, but when I do miss things, it’s definitely more of a psychological comfort [...]