Paleo Spicy n' Sweet Blood Orange Wings

Superbowl countdown is on. I’d love the attend the game some day, but preferably when it is in a warm location like Miami. I love NYC, but I’m not sure how I feel about sitting outside for 3+ hours to watch a football game. During college, I could barely handle November games in Kansas.

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Paleo Chicken Tetrazzini

Ok so I can’t keep it a secret anymore. Well I wasn’t really hiding it, but I was too nervous to jinx anything. Yesterday I got lasik eye surgery. For the first time in almost two decades, I can see without glasses or contacts. I simultaneously want to scream joyously at the top of my lungs and cry my eyes out.

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Paleo Flax Fruit n’ Nut Bars

Yeah I only have three days left of my Whole30, but I am planning on finishing strong. I cannot lie and say I haven’t come up with like 10 easy treat ideas for when I can eat honey by the spoonful again. Just kidding, I don’t eat it by the spoonful, but I do love it.

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Paleo Bloomin' Onion with Spicy Dipping Sauce

I have been working really hard on improving my food pictures. My friend Rachel let me come over a cook, and then she helped me style my food! I am so excited how these photos turned out. They really do the recipe justice.

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Whole30 Superbowl Snacks

The January Whole30-ers might be done just in time for Superbowl Sunday, but that doesn’t mean you should derail your diet. I love the Superbowl. Or maybe I just like throwing theme parties. Who knows?

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Paleo Buffalo Ranch Dip

I love spicy food! One of my favorite dishes is buffalo wings. Yum. Sometimes I like to push my spicy boundaries, and sometimes it backfires badly. Pre-Whole30, I let a waitress convince me mango habanero wings were only slightly hotter than my usual.

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Paleo Breakfast Bowls

A year ago if you told me I would be curing my own bacon and fermenting my own kombucha, I would have laughed so hard. First I didn’t even eat bacon at that time. Second I had just learned of my new love kombucha and had no clue I could make it myself.

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Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies

My pork belly finally finished curing and was ready for the smoker yesterday. I used a mixture of hickey and cherry wood that gave the bacon a very unique flavor. I’m so happy how it turned out! I’ll share all of what I did later this week.

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Paleo Rotel "Cheese" Dip

I’m halfway done with Whole30. I feel like I’ve rounded a major bend and can see the light at the end. I’d like to say Whole30 has been a breeze, but it wouldn’t be the truth. I really like honey, like really like it! So far I’ve realized I still have a sugar problem.

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Paleo Mississippi Roast

After being home a couple days, I am missing the bustling city. You might be thinking, but you live in Los Angeles that is a huge city. Well I actually moved back to Oklahoma a little before Thanksgiving. Yup I have been back in the Midwest for almost three months now.

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Paleo Apricot Snack Bars

I can’t believe the weekend is already over. My sister and I drove down to Dallas for Michelle of Nom Nom Paleo’s book signing. It was so much fun. I was surprised how many paleo-friendly and gluten-free restaurants are in Dallas!

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Nom Nom Paleo “Food for Humans” Review

I’m not even sure I can call this a review. Maybe it should be more appropriately labeled: cooking my way through Michelle and Henry’s amazing cookbook. Have you seen the movie Julie & Julia? Basically a woman cooks through one of Julia Child’s cookbooks and blogs about it. I want to do that to Food for Humans.

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Paleo Spiced Crispy Pork Belly

I’m currently curing my own bacon and cannot wait to put it into the smoker. When I purchased my pork belly I got a big piece. I don’t even know if you could call it a piece. More like half a piggy. Thirteen pounds worth.

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Paleo Sour Strawberry Gummies

After reading lots of blogs and articles about the benefits of gelatin, I decided to get on the bandwagon. As a longtime sufferer of knee pain, I’d love to homeopathically help my knee rather than relying on pain medication. There are tons of benefits to consuming grass-fed gelatin.

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Paleo Pot Roast

I’m on Whole30 day five!! Yeah! Only 25 more days. Ha not that I am counting down or anything. So yesterday I went a little crazy in the kitchen. I made Primal Palate gut healing gummies, Balanced Bites gummies, Elana’s Pantry apricot energy bars, Multiply Delicious fruity granola bars, all-natural deodorant, a dry face stick and started fermenting my own kombucha.

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My Top 10 Books of 2013

So you might have guessed from the title that this isn’t a food post. If you look up at my navigation bar, you might notice a little unused tab labeled “book club.” When I first started my blog, I intended to share books monthly, but somehow this idea fell to the wayside in favor of posting only food recipes.

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Paleo Twice Baked Sweet Potato Pasta

Happy 2014! So I definitely wrote 2013 and had to backspace. Whoops. Oh 2014 I have so much planned for you. I’m big into New Years’ Resolutions. I’m not the best at completing them, but I have always been a goal-oriented person.

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