I got an email a couple of weeks ago entitled “too good to pass”.  Many years ago my brother taught me how to scalp bonuses from online casinos and I still get a lot of residual junk mail (it’s not so easy to do this anymore, by the way) so I almost skipped over this email assuming it was referring to a sign-on bonus.  Good thing I didn’t because it turned out to be a delicious recipe...

It’s a dark, wet, gloomy morning here in the mitten. There is no doubt that fall is upon us.  The leaves are beginning to change, my garden is (finally!) dying, and huge flocks of thousands of birds have been occasionally sweeping through our tree tops. All this fall-ness makes me want to cook squash. Last night I put together a delicious stuffed squash dish that I thought I’d share.  Not only is this...

Thanks to everyone who left a comment suggesting recipes you’d like to see on This Primal Life. The winner of the Primal Blueprint Cookbook is Caroline Bull! Caroline, send me an email with your address and I’ll ask the good people at Mark’s Daily Apple to send your cookbook out. I also decided to choose another winner to receive a free bracelet courtesy of Synergy Beads. I love these bracelets...

This is the video I am entering into the Primal Recipe Video Contest at Mark’s Daily Apple.  As I discussed in my previous primal pizza post, I spent a long time developing this surprisingly simple recipe. I love pizza and was dissatisfied with my pizza options after I made the switch to primal eating. I wanted a good-tasting, firm crust that wasn’t a treat but something I could eat on a regular...

Okay, so I said I was going to have a giveaway and here it is. The prize: Mark Sisson’s The Primal Blueprint Cookbook To enter to win this fabulous prize, complete the following tasks: 1. Like This Primal Life on Facebook Be sure you use this link so that you are liking the PAGE, not joining the GROUP (which was a mistake and will probably be deleted eventually). 2. Then, leave a comment on this post...

Releasing my inner Grok In case you haven’t heard, this year’s Primal Challenge is going to begin on September 7, the day after Labor Day.  It looks like this year’s challenge is going to be better than ever. For those of you who weren’t around for the challenge last year, here’s how it worked.  In addition to encouraging individuals to make a personal commitment to the primal lifestyle for 30...

There are two things you may not know about me.  The first is that I enjoy eating large quantities.  I don’t know how I developed this inclination, but there it is.  I distinctly remember the day I was able to eat entire can of Spaghetti-O’s, just like my big brother.  I was so proud.  I once asked my husband if he had ever dated a woman who could eat more than me.  He responded with a nervous look...

My kitchen is a mess.  I don’t mean messy, I mean it has too much of too many types of food in it.   It looks like three different families just stopped by and dropped off their weekly groceries.  I’m trying to remain calm about it.   “It’ll all work out,” I say to myself. “I’ll just make some big soups”.  But in fact it all has me a little nervous and confused.  First off,...

It’s six in the morning and I’ve just started the coffee. Today is the day of our big trip. The whole crew will be returning to my birthplace, Portland, Oregon and then the coast. This will be the girls’ first plane trip and, subsequently, my first plane trip with them. Until now I’d have preferred chewing tinfoil to sitting next to my kids on an airplane for any length of time. “Family vacation”...

My go-to lunch is a chunk of meat cooked up with some vegetables on the stove. At the moment, however, we are deep into summer and I really haven’t been feeling like pushing food around over a hot stove at noon. Furthermore, It is not always convenient to be home at lunch time.  If you’ve been eating primal for any length of time I am sure you have come to know the elusive nature of the on-the-go lunch...