Lavender Lemonade
Spring is in full bloom here in California. Our hills are brown, which is always terribly backwards, but the flowers and trees are lush and boast vibrant leaves and flower buds. My herb garden started to perk back up about a month ago and I was able to pick my first few leaves for … Read more
Gather – the Art of Paleo Entertaining
I was fortunate enough to have received an advance copy of this beautiful work of art, and it has been proudly displayed on my coffee table since I opened the package. We have a lot of people cycle through our house during the week, and every person that has flipped through it instantly falls … Read more
Guest Post : 5 Ingredient Sunshine Cookies
Please welcome Leanne Vogel from Healthful Pursuit as she shares a new recipe with you today! Whether youíre sensitive to dairy, gluten, soy, eggs, grains, or sugar, or are just interested in eating healthy, Leanne’s fun and simple healthy recipes; of which she has more than 550 on her blog, are a great resource for everyone. Hello … Read more
Baked Eggs with Bacon, Greens,and Hollandaise
You may remember my last baked eggs recipe with sausage and a cheesy (but cheeseless) tomato sauce. This new version combines sautéed power greens and crisp bacon and is topped with a velvety hollandaise sauce for added richness. I am enamored by the ease and flavor of baked eggs as of late, and my devotion … Read more
Book Review & Giveaway: Cooking for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet
This giveaway is now closed. Ashley Taylor is the winner! Thank you to everyone who participated. It was about 4 years ago this Summer that I finally got some answers about dietary changes affecting Ulcerative Colitis. A friend gave me a copy of Breaking the Vicious Cycle, a book written for those with Crohn’s, … Read more
Santa Maria Tri-Tip
The weather is seriously warming up around here (90 degrees today!), so we have officially dusted off the grill and our patio furniture and are spending as much time as possible soaking up the vitamin D. I know, you who are on the East Coast and Midwest are rolling your eyes or shaking your … Read more
Asian Glazed Salmon with Roasted Broccolini and Asparagus
I wish you would have had a window into my kitchen over the last few months. I was preparing and photographing 4 to 5 recipes a day which manifested into a tornado of food and photography props around my kitchen and living room. By the time I worked my way through the assemblage of dirty … Read more
30,000 Celebration Giveaway!
I am beside myself. In January of 2012 I was celebrating that I had 200 fans on my Facebook page. 15 short months later and I am now able to share my recipes and my journey to health with over 30,000 people across the world. I have been healthy for almost 1.5 years, just … Read more
Cover Shoot: Behind the Scenes
I am so thrilled to be receiving such a great response to my cover. We worked incredibly hard to design and photograph it and I am excited that it portrayed exactly what we envisioned it would. They say “not to judge a book by it’s cover,” but let’s be honest, how else can you … Read more
Prosciutto Pesto Chicken Roulade
Would you believe that I have only posted 4 savory recipes since December? No joke! You’re probably beginning to think we only eat baked goods and desserts. I promise we do eat dinner; I just saved all of the really good recipes for the book! Dinner recipes are hard to photograph in our house. … Read more





































