2011 Super Bowl Eats

Before we get to the food, here’s a bit of fun trivia about this years super bowl!  Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers is a Chico, CA native.  Yup, born and raised right here in my home town.  Pretty cool considering how freaking hard it is to get in the NFL!  So yes, we will be cheering on the Packers in hopes to see a hometown super star bring back the win. Continue reading

“It’s Too Hard Part 2″ And a Spanish Tortilla Recipe

This is part 2 of the “It’s too Hard Series.”  We are going to look at what to do when a person such as  our beloved “Phil” is totally on board for living a paleo lifestyle and the significant other is either supportive but thinks it’s too hard, thinks your nuts, or simply doesn’t want to.  Chrissy and I addressed this situation in our last podcast regarding another family, but I want to go over this real life scenario in further detail as I feel this is a HUGE elephant in the room for many families. Continue reading

It’s Too Hard!!! And a not so hard recipe…

I might be a lot of things, but one thing that I know I am is a pretty gosh darn compassionate person.  I know it sounds kind of corny but I really do care.  So here’s my life: I have this blog, now a podcast, wrote my book, I answer questions, take care of three kids, help my husband run a business, train at Norcal, work-out, clean my house, walk the dogs, do the laundry, make the beds, wash the dishes, oh and wait – I COOK PALEO MEALS!!  Is it hard?   Continue reading

Scrumptious Slow Cooker Chicken!

I made this chicken last Wednesday for dinner and there was more than enough for lunch for John and I the following day.  I love my  little helpers in the kitchen and Rowan was super cute stacking the cut up parsnips like blocks!  This dish was beyond easy, versatile, and all three of the boys asked for seconds!!  We ate the dish with a spinach salad for dinner and for lunch the next day I served the chicken over some steamed kale.     Continue reading

Are You Worried? And a Not-So-Boring Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Not-So-Boring Chicken Stir Fry

Are you worried?  Well STOP IT!!!  We can worry about our bills, worry about our health, worry about our kids, worry about the weather and worry about worrying until finally we are faced with a situation that warrants something to actually worry about and we find ourselves too frazzled to adequately cope.   Continue reading

Answering Questions with Robb & Andy of The Paleo Solution and a recipe…

Creamy Tomato Soup

Hello dear friends!  I made a guest appearance on The Paleo Solution Podcast over the weekend with Robb Wolf and Andy Deas.  I had such an awesome time answering listeners questions so if you have a chance, check it out here.  My time with Robb and Andy is a preview of sorts of what topics and questions I will be answering during my future podcasts with Chrissy Gower of Growing Up Paleo. Continue reading