Nightshade-Free Buffalo Chicken Skillet (Paleo, AIP)

    As an autoimmune protocol recipe developer, you have to have a really innate understanding of flavor. How do you get spicy without peppers? How do you get umami without soy sauce? How do you get sweet without the overuse of honey and syrups? A lot of the time I hear of people getting […]

Olive Pesto Meatza (Paleo, AIP, Whole30, 21dsd)

  I was out to dinner the other night after seeing Trainwreck, and I was forced (well, that’s dramatic) to watch others eat delicious chewy pizza from Eataly. That’s a ginormous Italian food market in Chicago that has a bunch of different restaurants, meat, cheese, produce, and oils/vinegars. I bought fresh basil, prosciutto, fresh figs, […]

Cinnamon Plantain Fritters (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

    Cinnamon Plantain Fritters cook up in 15 minutes + make your gluten-free breakfast a breeze!   I’m a little disappointed in myself – I’m willingly watching a reality show about WWE girls called Total Divas. It just happened to be on when I turned the TV on and the remote is just a foot […]

Bacon-Wrapped Cinnamon Apples (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)

  They say everything is better with bacon, but I have to admit I am not a bacon lover. Actually the smell of it cooking in the morning makes me incredibly nauseous! Weird. Word.   BUT bacon-wrapped things make me very happy. One of the best restaurants in Chicago is called HB (stands for Home […]

Lamb with Olive Tapenade Rice (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)

If you like olives, make this tonight. If you don’t like olives, we cannot be friends in real life. Fine. Yes, we can. We just can’t be the type of friends that sit around on a Thursday night throwing olives into each other’s mouths from across the living room. You know what I’m tired of […]

Shrimp Ceviche Salad (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)

    My newest guest post recipe on Autoimmune Paleo is a triple threat: simple to prepare, nutritious, and refreshing enough for a hot summer day. I envision myself lounging around on the pool deck in mid-July after a long day playing in the ocean, kicking back with a fizzy Kombucha, ceviche, and some plantain […]

Italian Sausage Pizza (Paleo, AIP)

      Italian Sausage Pizza made with homemade, nightshade-free sausage and sauce + an extra-extra dose of veggies… your family will love this grain-free, dairy-free pizza!   I love a recipe where you can still get your meat and veggies but its a big enough departure from your typical daily meals that it feels […]

Bacon-Date Crusted Salmon (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)

    You don’t see bacon and salmon together frequently in recipes, but I’m here to say that is a culinary mistake. Flaky salmon takes on a sweet, smokey flavor when crusted with chopped bacon, herbs, and a little lemon to round things out. This is a recipe easy enough to whip up on a […]

AIP PMS Brownies (Paleo)

    You know that old saying: “You can take the Captain Crunch out of the girl, but you can’t take the girl out of the 8th circle of hell also known as PMS”? That sugar-doused cereal used to be my go-to PMS treat in college. I wanted nothing but sweets, treats, and cheats for exactly […]