• What’s in my Grocery Basket?

    What’s in my Grocery Basket?

    This week’s basket was a tiny one… I decided to change-up my routine so I perused around Mother’s Market, an Orange County natural food lover’s favorite. It’s mostly my favorite because it’s the only place I’ve found around here that has Lulu’s Raw Maca Buttercups. INCREDIBLE (ever notice how that word has the word EDIBLE in it?…… Read more

  • Rosemary Sea Salt Burgers with Cranberry Sauce

    Rosemary Sea Salt Burgers with Cranberry Sauce

      Oh, you know you’re going to have leftovers next week…   This was a very quick weeknight dinner that I whipped up for myself and the hubby. This Perfect Pasture ground beef is absolutely delicious so I wanted to keep the seasoning simple. I also like to take advantage of the great abundance of seasonal… Read more

  • An Inside Look at The Clean Plate’s Seasonal Cooking Class plus a Recipe!

    An Inside Look at The Clean Plate’s Seasonal Cooking Class plus a Recipe!

    I had the pleasure of teaching a Paleo and Seasonal Cooking Class to a gorgeous group of women. We talked a lot about autoimmunity, the importance of healthy fats, how to get the best value out of grocery shopping, ingredient alternatives, supplementation, “fad” diets, the “cholesterol myth”, how to make the holidays food healthy AND… Read more

  • El Burro (the Mexican Mule)

    El Burro (the Mexican Mule)

    Disclaimer(s): This recipe is not for food. It’s for a delicious drink that features sugar and alcohol. So it’s not even remotely paleo. AND it wasn’t written by Nikki. Consider yourself warned. Nikki and I recently catered an event for an anti-human trafficking organization. The Clean Plate doesn’t usually do catering and Nik rarely asks me for help… Read more

  • What’s in my Grocery Basket?

    What’s in my Grocery Basket?

    I went to four grocery stores today. FOUR. To be fair, for the past couple weeks, we’ve had a good reserve of staple foods in the house so I haven’t had to do a “big shop” for us in a while. We finally worked our way through most of our fresh produce and meat (except… Read more

  • Butternut Arugula Salad with Cranberry Dijon Dressing

    Butternut Arugula Salad with Cranberry Dijon Dressing

    I’ve been on a salad kick lately. If you have been part of the paleo movement for over a year or so, you are probably familiar with the Big Ass Salad (BAS). I was introduced to the paleo lifestyle through Mark’s Daily Apple and eventually his book, The Primal Blueprint. I’ve never been a huge fan of… Read more