Breakfast is a big deal in our house. Even on the busiest days, we take time to eat breakfast together. Sometimes, that means I make an egg casserole ahead of time that we heat up each morning throughout the week; sometimes that means using a leftover burger on a salad with an egg. Whatever it […]

Sometimes, there’s nothing like eating food covered in chocolate. There is something that feels even more special about melted chocolate and an array of tasty treats to enjoy with it. The best part? This healthy three-ingredient dark chocolate fondue recipe seems much more complex than it really is, so if you’re hosting, you’ll receive style […]

The complex flavors of Middle Eastern cuisine are unique and unmistakeable. With this recipe for homemade Moroccan spice blend, you can achieve these fantastic flavors with spices that are not only good to your tastebuds, but also good to your health. Using this spice with lamb and rice makes a great dinner for a crowd! […]

Eating a real food diet is pretty easy 99% of the time. Once you see how your body thrives without processed food and with nutrient-rich foods, it’s easy to leave behind the junk. But there’s the other 1% when you really miss bread. During those times, I’m thankful for gluten free real food bread alternatives […]

Oh, garlic. How we love thee. We love preserving garlic so we can use it whenever we like. And while we enjoy making our own garlic powder and using raw garlic to flavor a myriad of real food recipes, our favorite way to play with garlic is in this roasted garlic spread. And if you’ve […]

People often email us with variations of the same question, especially this time of year: Our family has been eating a real food diet for several months now, and it is has been transformative. We were just invited to a friend’s house for a cookout this weekend, and I’m worried about what to do about […]

My family absolutely loves seafood. It may even rival their love for red meat, especially steak. But my family is a friend to all wild-caught fish, especially during the summer. We love everything from a simply baked salmon to ginger mahi mahi to cioppino. I enjoy experimenting with different fish dishes, and this albacore tuna […]

It won’t take you much time spent around here to realize that we enjoy a good healthy, homemade ice cream. Our summers are full of active days as a family followed by evenings spent making treats like cookie dough ice cream sandwiches, double chocolate ice cream, semifreddo, and coconut mango popsicles  together. Every once in […]

I grew up on classic bar/snack foods like chicken tenders, pizza, and tacos, so when a recipe like this paleo fish and chips one comes along, I get really excited. My family loves fish and mostly enjoys various salmon dishes. But every once in a while, I like to try and mix it up with […]

It’s been championed as the most important meal of the day, and in our house, that certainly holds true. My family loves breakfast mostly because we enjoy being creative with breakfast foods. We love turning otherwise “vanilla” ingredients like eggs into something special like a green chile casserole, and we have a blast recreating traditional […]