Did you hate broccoli as a child? I think most kids do. But me? I loved it. I always looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas where my mom made her special broccoli dish. And throughout the year, she would steam frozen broccoli for me, and I would devour it eagerly. But then, in 1995, Dana ...
The BEST Paleo Broccoli Salad
Canned Salmon Salad
My husband, Erik, and I did our first Whole 30 almost three years ago. Around that same time, his dad decided to sail his boat from Marina del Rey, CA to Catalina Island. There was just one problem, he couldn’t sail the boat by himself. He needed Erik to do it with him. I had never been to ...
Simply Perfect Guacamole
My family takes guacamole seriously. Very seriously. Don’t believe me? Every year, we have a “Guac-Off” where we all get together to who can make the best guacamole. We've even recruited a panel of judges for the event, who are a group of our non-partisan friends. And we make them submit to a ...
Paleo Whipped Cream
My sister-in-law went to college at New York University, and I was always so amazed at what a city girl she was. When I went to college in rural Georgia, I was terrified to be apart from my parents. I remember crying as I got dropped off at school, and I begged my dad to let me commute to college ...
Jalapeno Bacon Deviled Eggs (Paleo & Whole 30)
Once I was talking to a friend, and I mentioned that I would be serving deviled eggs at my daughter birthday. “What!" she exclaimed. "Deviled eggs are an Easter thing!” Now, I don’t know if she said that because she was born and raised in LA, and it turns out that your perspective on deviled eggs ...