Blog Posts - Paleo/primal

Blueberries are my favorite fruit next to apples. You can be assured that if you visit, you will find blueberries in the freezer and apples in the fruit bin. I rely on these for healthy snacking. A Blueberry Banana Smoothie is a low calorie, nutrien...

Fresh Green Bean Recipes Green beans have a place at the table, not as the left over or unwanted dinner guest, but to shine for their fresh, grassy, vibrant flavor when roasted, sautéed or for their softened cooked down comfort food. Here’s th...

I’m a big fan of the salad kits at Costco. You know what I’m talking about — the Sweet Kale one and the Asian Crunchy one? They’re great when you need a side dish or a potluck offering in a pinch. And everyone loves them. BUT.

  Sometimes I have anxiety over potlucks — particularly when I get an idea for something and I want to try it out on a bunch of people. I’m not worried about their reaction. It’s easy to remain anonymous if there are a lot of peopl...

I absolutely love making broth for my family. It was one of the first big money savers I embarked on when the girls were babies. We started out with vegetable broth and eventually started making bone broth from turkey and chicken bones. I made the br...

I’ll tell you about this salad in a second, but can I just say how much I love this mermaid bowl?! Target clearance shelf got me bad with this one. It’s the perfect size for a salad, too. Bigger than a cereal bowl, but smaller than a serv...

I’ve got a treat for you today! My lovely blogging friend Rebecca from Foodie with Family has published a book you must order right now — Not Your Mama’s Canning Book. (Find it on Amazon!) Especially if you like canning. Or you̵...

Kebabs are one of the most versatile grilling dishes there is! You can throw almost any kind of meat and vegetable on there and season it a million different ways. I took a simple chicken and vegetable kebab and gave it a Middle Eastern twist using m...

Making a quick, healthy frozen treat in the blender is one of the best ways to keep your face out of the ice cream container at 10:30 PM. Well, most of the time. Sometimes you need the real thing. You know what I’m talking about — those d...

Roasted Orange Beets with Beet Greens Recipe A few weeks ago we went to New Orleans, and one of the restaurants inspired this dish of orange beets. Compere Lapin served us a beautiful beet salad made with pistachios and kale pesto. When I purchased t...

Cauliflower Hash Meet cauliflower hash with my perfect poached egg recipe. This is my post workout brunch of choice. I work out four days a week. Two of these days are a tough weight training class and require a smart post workout meal, with protein...

Roasted Salsa Verde I’ve been eating salsa verde for years, but it took me three times to get it right in my own kitchen. I made it in the oven. I made it raw. Not until I tried the recipe from Rick Bayless, did I have success. He made it so si...

Homemade Pico de Gallo Homemade Pico de Gallo is a fresh, tomato salsa that is so much better than anything you buy at the store, where it’s usually too water, or too something. It’s nice to make it your way, so take these directions with...

  My kids are on a bit of a peanut butter & jelly kick (technically cashew butter and jelly). And we’re doing this pantry challenge/war on debt thing so once we ran through all the jellies in the house I decided to make some with some...

We love Mexican food. The whole family can eat together really easily with something like fajitas. We make a big base of fajita veggies and then, if anyone wants meat, we add that in. It makes eating with vegetarians, meat-eaters and kids really simp...

Perry’s Plate turns eight years old today! That’s how old my first born is. She was almost the same age as this little guy when I started blogging. . . Gah. I can’t even believe it’s been that long. This place has changed so...

Perry’s Plate turns eight years old today! That’s how old my first born is. She was almost the same age as this little guy when I started blogging. . . Gah. I can’t even believe it’s been that long. This place has changed so...

Chinese food is my gateway drug. As you may know, I spent 25+ years as a strict vegetarian. Health issues and food intolerances led me to start eating a little meat as I’m unable to eat grains and dairy. Chinese food brings me a perfect solutio...

This roasted red pepper soup recipe almost didn’t happen. But sometimes, the heavens line up,  and what was going to be a lunch of leftovers suddenly becomes a worthy recipe. After making sausage and peppers for a party, most of the peppers...

I really love Valentine’s Day and all of the sweet, heart-shaped decor that goes with it. I also love eating things that taste like chocolate cake for breakfast, and Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for that. Bonus points if said bre...

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