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Hello Again

Hi there. As some of you have noticed, this blog has been sitting here, neglected, for about 9 months. I dont have a very good explanation – no family crises or sudden deaths. I appreciate all of the emails I have received and I apologize if I didnt get back to you. I feel guilty about the kind and generous emails I never responded to. Please know that I did mean to. When I started this blog I didnt...

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Primal Pumpkin Pie – Paleo Too!

I have mixed feelings about eating primal on Thanksgiving. On the one hand, so many delicious foods can be prepared in a primal way that there is truly no need to feel deprived. After all, the turkey and the vegetables present no problems, gravy can be thickened with arrowroot, and even a tasty batch of quick rolls can be whipped up using almond flour. On the other hand, this tends to be the only day of...

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Ten Things I Learned in Costa Rica

I mentioned in the 6-week-cure post that Dave and I were headed to Costa Rica for a week in November. We thought of this as a belated honeymoon for us since we never had a wedding and all that. In fact, we got married at a lawyers office on an otherwise uneventful Thursday afternoon in February when I was 11 weeks pregnant and on crutches from a sprained ankle. Its all a blur now. Actually, so is the trip...

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Apple, Macadamia and Gorgonzola Stuffed Pork Chops with Cherry Reduction Sauce Recipe

Theres something Ive been meaning to tell you. You know all the fancy photos of the food on this site The ones that make it look like we live in some kind of Autumn paradise. Or the ones that look like we spend our evenings gathered around a cozy dining room table sipping wine Its all fake. Well, the food is real, but the rest of it is staged. Dave, my husband and resident photographer, has a number of...

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Primal Almond Butter Pumpkin Brownies – Only 5 Ingredients!

Last summer I wrote and received a grant for my kids’ co-op preschool to fund a new program promoting the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. The program is called “Try It Day”. Once a week, another parent or I bring in samples of a given fruit or vegetable. The kids all get a chance to try it before snack time. If they try it, or even just lick it, they get a sticker on their...