• Butternut Squash Soup

    Butternut Squash Soup

    Here’s a simple one for those chilly Southern California nights (wink, wink). Soup is a great way to stretch your dollar and incorporate some really healthy items into your food rotation. BONUS: there’s usually leftovers which means for very little time investment, you can have a few meals for the next few days! Butternut Squash Read more

  • Oil Cleansing

    Oil Cleansing

    Today we are going to wander a bit off the culinary path. I want to talk about something more related to the natural living side of Paleo. If you’re the type of person who’s interested in healthy eating, chances are, you’ve probably been introducing a more natural approach to other aspects of your life. Maybe Read more

  • Rutabaga, Green Apple, and Butternut Gratin

    Made this beauty for Thanksgiving. It was a hit! Creamy and delicious and FILLING. Use a mandoline slicer or attachment on a food processor if you don’t want to spend the whole day thinly slicing. Other than that, this recipe is a breeze. Rutabaga, Green Apple, and Butternut Gratin with MacCashew Cream Sauce 5-6 rutabaga, Read more

  • Plantain Chips

    Plantain Chips

    Last week we aquired a big wooden work table through an ad on craigslist. While at the owner’s house to pick up the table, I noticed a wall of trees full of banana bunches! As a kid, my dad grew all kinds of tropical plants and I loved eating the tiny sweet bananas that would pop Read more

  • Autumn-Inspired Cauliflower Rice

    Autumn-Inspired Cauliflower Rice

    Rice? No. Cauliflower Rice? Yes! Pulsing cauliflower in a food processor is a great way to mimic a rice-type texture in a recipe. I like this particular dish because it reminds me of the flavors of thanksgiving turkey stuffing. The herbs and the golden raisins really satisfy the savory cravings of the season. Try this Read more

  • Pesto Burger Stack

    Pesto Burger Stack

    This recipe was a complete accident… something that happens more often than not, actually. I work for a family and cook for them every night and the other day I found myself standing in front of the refrigerator trying to decide how to use the random ingredients available to me. The pesto burger stack was born. Read more