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Paleo Turkey Tetrazzini

My favorite turkey leftover recipe in the world! Turkey Tetrazzini is NOT Italian. Yes, it was invented by the famous soprano Luisa Tetrazzini. She asked for creamed turkey over spaghetti with Parmeggiano Reggiano, and she got it! Like a true diva, she lived at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, where the chef prepared all her meals. Madame Tetrazzini was 100% Italian, and a feisty lady too! Read a bit of her story below. This holiday, I am CRAVING Turkey Tetrazzini, and I wanted it to be ...

Oven-Baked Logger’s Hash

This favorite one-dish breakfast looks complicated but is NOT. This is an EASY nutrient-dense baked quiche with no crust. Who would ever guess this easy recipe is healthy and dairy-free? It's made with organic sweet potatoes, eggs, mushrooms, coconut butter, optional ham, and an entire bunch of kale! Ha Ha! Just layer them into a baking pan, pour the egg mixture on top, and bake. No need to stand over the stove top. An easy breakfast, lunch, or dinner for family gatherings, you can cut in ...

Fermented Cranberry Orange Relish

This easy cranberry relish takes only 3 days to ferment! Our great grandmothers always fermented cranberry sauce. They knew it would keep for a long time, and was a delicious natural probiotic to promote healthy intestinal flora. If you're new to fermenting, it's EASY and tastier than store-bought! ...

Paleo Turkey Pot Pies in a Cup

With so many holiday leftovers I just HAD to make turkey pot pies in a cup! These pies are designed to use ALL your leftovers, including veggies, gravy, and meat. I made a pot of turkey broth, and used it in the pies - or use your favorite broth. The Paleo crust is made of coconut butter and chia seeds! ...

Spiced Beet Elixir – A Fermented Holiday Treat!

This warm non-alcoholic punch will warm the hearts of a holiday gathering! It's made from spiced ginger tea, pomegranate, and fermented beets! The flavor is exalting, the feeling uplifting and enlivening. Warm spiced punch with cinnamon and cloves is a comfort food for me. This elixir combines delicious flavor and invigorating medicinal qualities. Of course, you can always add your own spirit essence if you like. I made it with fermented beets from my local market, and served it at a holiday gathering. Organic ingredients made it pesticide-free without Monsanto's herbicide glyphosate. Hooray! ...

Best Paleo Carrot Cake

Finally, a fantastic natural carrot cake with non-dairy cream cheese frosting! This cake is flourless, yet it's alive with flavor! Fresh carrots, apple, and orange zest add nutrition and keep it lusciously moist. It goes perfectly with my dairy-free Coconut Cream Cheese FrostingGreat for birthdays, special occasions, or just a snack, ...

Say Good-Bye to Stress with Chocolate Golden Milk & MCT Oil

YUMMY! Dissolve stress with this Chocolate Golden Milk! Turmeric is an uplifting, anti-inflammatory supplement. Turmeric helps to heal and nourish the organs to keep the body systems functioning properly. Yep, turmeric just might just be a major BOON for healing many modern chronic diseases on the rise. But it is not easily absorbed in the body. Many people drink golden milk but totally miss the health benefits. This recipe includes ALL the essential ingredients to help you to get the most ...

Turkey Curry Stew with Pumpkin

A delicious stew with an exotic twist. Inspired by Asian peanut curry, instead of peanuts it uses almond butter - Yummy! I serve this in bowls without rice or noodles, for a high-nutrient, delicious low-carb meal. A key ingredient is turmeric in the curry powder. Turmeric has powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. ...

Top 10 Detox Smoothies

Wake-up your senses with these TEN superfood shakes! My Top 10 favorite easy smoothies will jump-start your day. Building our immunity takes time and patience. So today I'm giving you my secret stash of quick, nutritient-dense smoothies for a busy lifestyle. These recipes are flexible, so feel free to be creative and make any substitutions that inspire you. BTW I suggest warm smoothies, not cold. An icy cold smoothie may be refreshing for a moment, but after swallowing, it's hard on your ...

Wild Salmon Paleo Crepes

These luscious rolled salmon crepes taste so delectable, with a rich, creamy sauce. You can use my easy Paleo Crepes recipe, or prepare them ahead of time and freeze. This recipe is Paleo, gluten-free and dairy-free, made with coconut or almond ...

15-Minute Green Goddess Detox Soup

Pamper your taste buds with this rich, detoxifying soup!  "Only the pure in heart can make a good soup." said Ludwig von Beethoven. This satisfying soup is the perfect nourishment AND detox medicine, using the magic of pure vegetables. The recipe makes a big pot, and it’s very flexible - feel free to use any veggies on hand. I love green beans, asparagus, and zucchini. (But, if you don’t like asparagus, just use another veggie!)  For a beautiful green color, I used mostly green ...

Paleo Sweet Potato Latkes with Cranberry Applesauce

You don't have to be Jewish to love potato latkes! And these delicious babies are different. These latkes are free of gluten, grain, dairy, sugar and nightshades! Hooray! The old-world recipe used white potato (a nightshade) and matzo meal (wheat grain with gluten). Instead this Paleo-adapted version uses sweet potato and almond meal. EASY! Top your latkes with my Instant Cranberry Applesauce and dairy-free Coconut Sour Cream, recipes below! Yum Yum! ...

Addicted to coffee? This healthy brew will protect your Kidney Jing!

Coffee is the biggest culprit that depletes Kidneys and Adrenals, and 85% of Americans use caffeine daily. In fact, we drink 400 million cups of Joe every day. Our coffee obsession is a roaring $30 billion industry! However, if you're an independent soul like me that wants to be truly healthy, here's a delicious alternative. I'll cut to the chase: Coffee is addictive. It slowly depletes the kidney energy, according to Chinese Medicine, which means it's VERY bad news for your creativity, long ...

Sicilian Eggs with Spicy Vegan Cheese Sauce!

This high-protein, low-carb, one-skillet meal has a real Sicilian flavor when you use fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, and parsley. My vegan Spicy Cheese Sauce adds a tantalizing flavor that’s completely dairy-free. That’s because the rich, mellow flavor of this cheese is so compatible with Italian foods. You'll love this sauce and will want to pour it on everything! The sauce is made of coconut butter, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice, yet tastes almost exactly like aged cheese. It ...

Gluten-free Blueberry Pancakes with Berrylicious Sauce

I can’t live without blueberry pancakes. Especially when we can enjoy them in 15 minutes. These babies are healthy, grain-free, quick, and scrumptious. As you probably know, I'm very fond of coconut butter, which gives a luscious, low-carb richness without  chemicals, flour, or gluten. Hooray! Blueberry pancakes taste even better with easy Berrylicious Sauce. BTW, leftover pancakes freeze well in a resealable bag with parchment paper between the layers. Pull them out when needed and heat ...

My VERY Best Pumpkin Recipes!

Every year when Autumn rolls around, I fall in love with pumpkins. Why is that? Is it some kind of a fairy godmother spell? These are my TOP pumpkin recipes, all ORIGINAL, utterly free of gluten, grains, flour, and processed ingredients! For me a pumpkin symbolizes goodness, imagination, and miracles! We all know a pumpkin can change into anything!  The humble pumpkin represents prosperity, generosity, and the harvest season. But sadly, most pumpkin recipes are unhealthy, high in sugars, ...

Matcha Green Tea Golden Milk

This creamy, delicious Golden Milk will boost your whole immune system. With Turmeric and Matcha Green Tea, you've got a DYNAMIC DUO of SUPERFOODS!  And it's a gorgeous pea-green color - Ha Ha! Matcha green tea powder is a potent anti-oxidant and a time-honored health tradition in Japan. We know about turmeric's health benefits. Indeed, everybody's going crazy for Golden Milk. However curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, is difficult for the body to absorb. Very few people understand ...

Baked Egg in Delicata Squash

Delicata squash is a mouth-watering, nutrient-dense meal. It has a yummy hollow center that's just begging for a filling! This is my favorite squash because the skin is so soft you can eat it! It's a super-easy breakfast, lunch or dinner any season. Just scrub, slice, fill, and bake one for everone in the family. A hand-held meal that is so satisfying. No need to scoop it out with a spoon. Ha Ha! Enjoy! Delicata squash is loaded with vitamins A, B6, and C, folate, magnesium, fiber, ribofla...

Hot Golden Milk with Sweet Potato and Turmeric

Relax and de-stress with Golden Milk. It's a delicious way to get your daily dose of turmeric. Quick to prepare, this spicy chai will uplift your mood, warm your heart, and stimulate total vitality. Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, is a potent anti-inflammatory that destroys many types of cancer cells. But it is difficult for the body to absorb. This Golden Milk recipe is especially formulated to help you assimilate ALL the health benefits of turmeric. Sweet potatoes are yummy, high in fiber, vitamin C, potassium, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), niacin (vitamin B3), vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, and copper. They get their orange color from beta-carotene, an antioxidant. Homemade Golden Milk is way healthier than any store bought beverage, as it's free of dairy, sugar, GMO's and chemicals. ...

Instant No-Tomato Red Sauce, Nightshade Free in 5-minutes!

In a panic running late, I needed a quick sauce for dinner. This miracle happened, and it's a winner! Blend the veggies, pour into a pan, heat, stir, and serve! Ha Ha! Looks and tastes like Italian tomato sauce, except it's pure blended veggies I already had on hand. Wow! Pour it on Zoodles, or Crispy Baked Coconut Chicken, or Meatloaf. It's nightshade free and deeeeelicious! I love my old-fashioned satisfying No-Tomato Sauce Recipe, however it requires time and patience. This one is ...