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Mamma Mia! No Meat Balls alla Toscana

The best meatballs I ever tasted! You don't have to be vegan to love them. Everyone goes crazy for these flavorful plant-based morsels. With a taste and texture just like Italian meatballs, or "polpette", they taste fantastic with tomato sauce. If you're sensitive to Nightshades, try them with my No-Tomato Sauce. You'll never guess there's no meat. This recipe is Paleo, vegan, free of many common allergens: gluten, eggs, beans, soy, grains, cheese, and breadcrumbs. Ha ha! Even better, they've got that "Mamma Mia" Italian flavor, ...

Turmeric: Health Benefits or Hype?

Turmeric is all the rage. It's in everything from smoothies to chai, curries, and of course Golden Milk. Turmeric is packed with earthy, pungent flavor. This bitter, yellow, peppery root contains the active ingredient curcumin which can support health in many ways. I believe perhaps the modern world is finally rediscovering the value of this plant, used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine....

Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake, Pumpkin Swirl

Last night I dreamed of a rich chocolate Bundt cake with pumpkin swirl inside, drizzled with gooey chocolate sauce. Well, here it is! This is a very special cake, and surprisingly easy to make. It is flourless, grain-free, sweetened with chicory root, which makes it super-low in carbs. Ha ha! Even though it LOOKS and TASTES scrumptiously delicious, it won't raise blood sugar or cause weight gain like most desserts. Instead of processed, industrial ingredients it contains whole nutritious foods like shredded coconut, pumpkin, blueberries, and eggs....

Paleo Chicken Adobo Wraps

I adore the flavor of spicy adobo wraps! But where can you find one that's healthy? These unique wraps are low-carb, low-sugar, gluten-free, and grain-free. Yep, they're way better homemade, and it's super easy! Make the tortillas, blend the adobo sauce, heat and serve. This recipe has the authentic sweet and spicy Latino flavor, but without the usual glycemic rush, so your blood sugar stays stable. For a genuine Latino adobo taste, look for chile molido, also called ground New Mexico ...

Fluffy Paleo Almond Bread with Blueberry Chia Jam

This flourless bread is so easy you won’t believe it until you try it! Mix it in one step in 5 minutes, bake, slice, and enjoy high-protein nourishment. While it’s baking your kitchen will be filled with a delicious aroma of toasted almonds. Try it with my Blueberry Chia Jam! Made with almond butter, this bread slices and toasts beautifully, just like Fluffy White Bread which uses coconut butter. Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature, especially the eggs, as cold batter will not rise properly. ...

Blueberry Chia Jam

What could be more wonderful than fresh Blueberry Jam on your Paleo Toast? This recipe is so pure it will refresh your whole body and soul. Make it in 15 minutes or less. Blueberries are a fantastic low-carb super-food, high in anti-oxidants. They contain so much natural pectin that this jam hardly needs any other ingredients. It is also thickened with chia seeds, for a dense, spreadable jam. ...

Wild Blueberry Mousse with Avocado

OK, let's call it "Blue Mousse". My favorite 2-minute uplifting snack is refreshingly smooth and anti-oxidant with heavenly flavor. This nutrient-dense treat gives you everything you need – vitality, yummy texture, and sublime taste. Just blend and enjoy! It could be your easy breakfast, snack, or dessert. The thick texture comes from natural pectin in blueberries and creamy avocado. Instead of sugars that cause weight gain, inflammation, Alzheimer's, and cancer, I recommend one of these zero glycemic sweeteners: ...

Creamy Asparagus Soup, dairy-free, just 10 minutes

With only 5 ingredients, this nourishing potage is ready in a snap. All you need is asparagus and an immersion blender! Use your favorite milk, such as coconut, almond, cashew milk. Yep. Or even real milk. Today I used Edward & Sons coconut milk powder dry-stirred into the soup, and it was fabulicious. Check it out! Found in any healthy grocery, this versatile new coconut milk powder adds vegan richness to many dishes. ...

Flourless Almond Blender Bread

A super-easy bread with unbelievable flavor, this high-protein loaf is Paleo, grain-free, and gluten-free. Even better, it's FLOURLESS, so it cleans your intestines as it nourishes your body. Yep, all flours are perishable (even almond and coconut flour) becoming stale or rancid a few weeks after grinding. Flours tend to get stuck in the intestinal wall as mucoid plaque, a gluey substance that creates bulges and belly flab. We don't want that! ...

Paleo Wild Blueberry Fudgesicles

With only 5 ingredients, these super-easy fudgesicles hit the spot this afternoon! No guilt, no sugar rush or weight gain from these low-carb babies. Just pure joy! Yes, they're Paleo, vegan, free of dairy, gluten, tree-nuts and sugar. Hooray! Did you know that pure 100% chocolate is the #1 highest anti-oxidant food on the planet? I used slightly softened 100% baking chocolate to minimize sugar content and give a thick, creamy texture. Wild blueberries are a potent anti-oxidant anti-infl...

Beet Goji Salad with Wild Blueberries

Anti-oxidant, nutrient-dense, and delicious, these potent anti-cancer foods make a surprising flavor harmony. Beets contain valuable nutrients used to help lower blood pressure, boost stamina, and support body detox. Goji berries are powerful anti-oxidants that build the immune system by protecting the body from free radical damage. They blend into a delicious orange dressing that adds color and thickness to the salad. Wild blueberries are one of nature's most potent superfoods. ...

Cream of No-Tomato Soup, Vegan, Nightshade-free

Just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes is all you need for this creamy potage. My guests slurped it down with delight, and wouldn't believe it has no tomatoes! The tart tomato flavor is so convincing, no one will ever guess it's made with sweet potato, beet, lemon, and coconut milk. If you're one of the 40% of Americans that are nightshade-intolerant, this easy soup is for you. Just cook, immersion blend, and eat. ...

1-Minute Vegan Herb Butter

With only 5 ingredients, this instant herb butter packs more flavor than any store-bought concoction. Made with healthy oils, it's incredibly quick - just throw things into a blender and WHIZ! Tastes fantastic on my Flourless Almond Blender Bread, or eggs, green beans, asparagus, etc... Oh yeah! Put it on everything! This recipe is similar to my dairy-free Vegan Butter, a staple in my freezer. Except I like this better - it's way tastier, and I get my organic veggies too! Store your herb ...

1-Minute Orange Mousse with Wild Blueberries and Gojis

Today my snack du jour was a refreshing 1-minute berry treat. Mmmm... Wild blueberries and oranges appeared in my dreams, and the real one was even better! Of course I ate the whole thing! My food experiments these days are about quick, nutritious foods with very few ingredients. It's incredibly fun, saves lots of time, and my taste buds are in heaven. Enjoy this mousse as an instant breakfast, dessert, or snack. ...

Avocado Cilantro Detox Dressing

Quick. Delicious. Detoxifying. Yep, in 1 minute your tasty nutrient-dense dressing is ready. With only 5 ingredients, try it on everything! Salads, sandwiches, wraps, vegetables, quiche, crackers, chips, crudite, or as mayo. Fresh food tastes better than store-bought dressings! Now we can clear out the fridge and enjoy real flavor. I could go on forever about the health benefits of this dressing. Cilantro and parsley are potent detoxifiers of heavy metals stored in the body. Parsley helps ...

Chocolate Mousse with Wild Blueberries in 1-min

Did you know pure 100% chocolate is the highest anti-oxidant food on the planet? Today was one of those days. A deep dark craving came over me - slowly - until there it wa an irrepressible NEED calling me in like a bottomless hole. Yep - this kind of chocolate emergency requires extreme measures. In a blur of the blender, my snack was ready! Only 5 ingredients and I was in creamy bliss. Ahhhhhhhhhhh.... Wild blueberries add a refreshing jolt of superfood nutrient heaven. Check it out! ...

Paleo Grilled Cheese on Rosemary Bread

Grilled cheese used to be a comfort food for me. But sadly, I've been missing it for years... until now! Yep, today I finally figured it out. I'm thrilled! This grilled cheese sandwich is high in protein, without any gluten, grain, or dairy - and it's very low in carbs. Yay! When you use my Dairy-free Cheddar Cheese with any of my bread recipes, such as Rosemary Bread, this sandwich is a snap. Oh Yum! ...

Warm Beet Salad with Omega-3’s

Healthy food should be simple and delicious. With just 4 ingredients, get your omega-3's, boost your brain function, and build the immune system. Yay! This salad tastes amazing with my Easy Flax Oil Dressing! Beets are loaded with immune-boosting, anti-cancer nutrients, and vitamin C. They're rich in essential minerals like potassium for healthy brain and muscle function. Omega-3 fatty acids in flax oil are incredibly important for your body and brain. ...

Easy Flax Oil Dressing for Two

How fast can you stir together 4 ingredients? Yep, in one minute or less, your delicious dressing is ready. BTW, they don't sell this stuff in a bottle. You'll get more flavor, fresher ingredients, and pure organic flax oil for less money with homemade! Flax oil has a mild taste, and it's loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids, critically important for your body and brain. Omega-3's are said to calm anxiety, improve eyesight, and even reduce symptoms of ADHD in children. Oh! It tastes yummy on Warm Beet Salad. ...

Low-Carb Rosemary-Walnut Bread

Looks like bread, tastes like bread, but NO refined carbs. Hooray! A full-bodied Mediterranean-style bread with amazing flavor, you can taste the olive oil and black pepper in every bite. High-protein, gluten-free, grain-free and Paleo, it's made with almond meal, chia seeds, egg, and walnuts. This EASY bread tastes scrumptious with my Presto Pesto!, Vegan Butter, or just dip in olive oil. I'm tempted to eat the whole loaf, but I'll freeze with paper between slices so I can have one tomorrow - Ha Ha! ...