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Category Archives: primal

Butternut Squash Lasagna

Sweet mercy. This is GOOD. Lasagna that is good for me. Yes! Love filling my body with healthy, TASTY food! 1 lb hot Italian sausage, casing removed 1 red onion 3 cloves garlic 1 15 oz can pizza sauce 1/2 c roasted red peppers 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil couples leaves of fresh basil (leave…

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melanzana margherita pizza

My picture is not NEARLY as amazing as the pizza was. This was absolutely to die for. You MUST try this for dinner this week. You will not regret it. “Melanzana” is the Italian word for ‘eggplant.’ The crust is made up of eggplant, almond meal, flax seed meal, and egg. You can choose any…

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dark chocolate coconut mousse

Too good to be true. I must be dreaming… I stumbled upon this dessert recipe on Mark’s Daily Apple and figured I’d try it since I had the ingredients. Oh my. Maybe my favorite new dessert times a million. All you need is a can of coconut milk (refrigerated) and 4 oz of dark chocolate….

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whole30 challenge

It’s been a week since I completed my first Whole30 challenge. Honestly not much has changed since. I did add full cream to my coffee and we had a date night splurge… but we are continuing eating paleo/primal. Looking to balance life with 80-90% compliance, with a little room for date night and special treats….

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Grain-free Granola

In L.O.V.E. with this granola. Simply in love. My heart broke when my daughter caught me eating this for breakfast and proceeded to scarf down half of it before I could tear the bowl away from her. Ingredients: 6 cups crispy nuts, we used raw sunflower seeds, raw pecans, raw walnuts, raw pumpkin seeds, and…

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