Tag: healthy

Homemade Yogurt Recipe, Part I: The Oven

Homemade Yogurt Recipe, Part I: The Oven

Back when we were first married, we were on a huge greek yogurt kick.

Smoky Chipotle Egg Bake with Cilantro Sour Cream, Whole30, Paleo

Smoky Chipotle Egg Bake with Cilantro Sour Cream, Whole30, Paleo

Chipotles are the smokiest of peppers. They are the bacon to boring ham. The backyard, charcoal-grilled burgers to stovetop cooked.

Easy Cauliflower Falafel with Spicy Carrot & Tahini Drizzle Recipe

Easy Cauliflower Falafel with Spicy Carrot & Tahini Drizzle Recipe

I LOVE a good falafel. And I love a good bean (is a chickpea a bean? I say yes!) But what about when you’re in the middle of Whole30 and get a falafel hankering?

How to Garden, Update I – Organic Insecticides & New Harvest

How to Garden, Update I – Organic Insecticides & New Harvest

Welcome to the saga where my (and your?) identity shifts from black thumb to green thumb. But not without bug bumps & fungal bruises along the way. Join us as we ever so gradually forsake the grocery store produce section for our backyard blissful bounty. 

Venison Meatballs Recipe

Venison Meatballs Recipe

We’re not hunters – far from it actually. Austin wouldn’t even hurt a fly. Literally. One time there was a giant centipede crawling close to the ceiling, and I tried to squish it with a shoe but couldn’t reach it (even jumping as high as 

Blueberry Nutrition: It’s Picking Season Somewhere!

Blueberry Nutrition: It’s Picking Season Somewhere!

Blueberry season is here, folks! That means summer is right around the corner. High fives to all the chillens who just seized every green, pink and red blueberry from the bush and forsook the bluest of blues above and below their 6 inch by 6 

Mexican Cauliflower Rice (Whole30 or Vegan)

Mexican Cauliflower Rice (Whole30 or Vegan)

Are you Paleo? Killing your Whole30 challenge? Just a regular guy / gal trying to up your veggie intake or go full-on sneaky parent tricking your kiddos into eating their veggies? This’ll work for all those scenarios.

Whole30 Eggs Benedict

Whole30 Eggs Benedict

Eggs benedict. The type of rich, decadent, delicious breakfast you don’t expect to be able to eat on Whole30. I don’t mean to brag, but figuring out ways to eat delicious things even on restrictive diets is kind of my specialty. Actually…I don’t know if 

Does My Toddler Need Milk? | The Milk Series | Part II

Does My Toddler Need Milk? | The Milk Series | Part II

You grew a human on the inside. PreggoLife. Likely with the irreplaceable supplementation of every condiment with a side of southern fried pickles. Straight vinegar to the mouth. The dankiest sauerkraut. The ideal elevator snack – canned sardines (saywhat). Fatty / butter-soaked / melty cheese 

Southwestern Sausage and Potato Skillet Recipe

Southwestern Sausage and Potato Skillet Recipe

This skillet is the best kind of meal. It’s humble and unassuming. You can chop the ingredients any way you want. The flavors party in your mouth. The salty and spicy balance each other perfectly. The runny egg yolks provide a built-in sauce. It comes 

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Did your mom ever give you spaghetti squash as a kid and pass it off as actual spaghetti? Maybe not. Well mine did and I loved it then (usually with butter and brown sugar cause mama ain’t above a bribe) and I love it now. 

Sweet Potato Crusted Quiche with Sausage & Peppers Recipe

Sweet Potato Crusted Quiche with Sausage & Peppers Recipe

This might be the prettiest crust I’ve ever made. It kind of looks like dainty little flower petals, and I’m not going to lie to you, I’m dang proud of it.