This Southwestern Chopped Salad recipe is seriously one of my all-time favorites! I love the Spring! Especially all the amazing produce that starts flooding into the farmers market and the local grocery stores. We tend to eat a bit lighter in the Spring than we do in the Winter, perhaps because of those veggies and that we love to grill outside when the evenings are warm. Last night, I put together one of my favorite salads I’ve been making for years, my {Read More}
Walnut Coconut Cocoa Date Bites
March 13, 2015 By
Tom and I are closing in on the end of week three of the Paleo Challenge. I have to be honest… I’m loving it! Surprisingly, I really haven’t felt deprived. But Tom has a little bit. Gotta make my man happy, so today I’ve made him a little treat. Walnut coconut cocoa bites. AND best of all, this treat is paleo approved! Even though it is approved, it is not highly recommended to eat many during the challenge because of the {Read More}
Homemade Natural Sweetener
February 25, 2015 By
So this is day three of our paleo challenge. So far so good! We’ve been filling out our points form nightly, and we’ve both done well. We’ve been eating real food and avoiding all the no-no’s, except for one. We haven’t found a substitute for Vanilla CoffeeMate. But we have a plan! For the cream, we are going to use coconut milk. Unfortunately, the only place I know of that carries coconut milk without carageenan or preservatives is Trader Joe’s, and they {Read More}
We’ve Gone Paleo!
February 23, 2015 By
Today marks day one of the Paleo Transformational Challenge at our box, Desert CrossFit. And Tom is doing it with me! I never thought I’d see the day. But honestly, if I’m going to succeed in this, he really has to be on board. Otherwise, I will come home several times a week to things I would never buy on my own. Like Oreos, Coke, Triscuits, brie cheese… the list goes on and on. Today while he was at {Read More}
Jerk Shrimp Tacos with Melon Salsa
February 20, 2015 By
Jerk shrimp tacos with melon salsa… yummmm! The pairing of spicy shrimp and cool melon is a match made in heaven. This combination makes a mean taco, but it can just as easily be served over a bed of baby greens. It is very easy to make and is just as appropriate for a weeknight meal as it is for a dinner party. And shopping for all the ingredients was simple at Trader Joe’s! When I made this recipe this week, I worked on {Read More}
Skinny Cake Dip with Yoplait Greek 100 Whips!
February 5, 2015 By
This post is sponsored by Yoplait Greek 100! . As always, opinions are my own. I’m a big fan of desserts that are so simple I can throw them together in minutes. It’s an added bonus if it is pretty and tastes amazing, too. So when Yoplait Greek 100 Whips! asked me to share a story about this delicious new product, I knew exactly what I would do with it! This skinny cake dip is great for an informal gathering like {Read More}
