• Eggplant Lasagna Stack

    This is one of my favorite dishes to make (and eat) – generally I prepare it as a large casserole but I was inspired by Nom Nom Paleo’s presentation in her book Food For Humans by stacking it when I prepared it last week for a client. After posting it to Instagram, a ton of you asked for my recipe, including one of my Olympic crushes so naturally I had to write this recipe out.…

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  • RECIPE: Cashew Chicken Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Peppers

    You can thank Tonja (Flame to Fork) for my quick write up of this recipe. I now understand my Mother & Grandmother’s shorthand process of sharing their “recipes”. Touchdown Jalapeño Poppers! Ingredients:      20 jalapeños 1 cup soaked cashews 8 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs 1 to 2 pounds of bacon s&p to taste Instructions:  Preheat oven to 375 degrees In a pot, boil chicken thighs until cooked While…

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  • RECIPE: Just Another Paleo Pumpkin Pie Recipe

    How many pumpkin pie recipes does this world need? Roughly 400 of you asked for my version last week, so here it is, sort of. There are a couple of ‘secret’ ingredients I left out because a magician cannot reveal all his or her tricks.  Maybe next year. Or maybe just next month as a Christmas present. Or maybe NEVER – I wonder when my Grandmother started hoarding her best…

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  • 5 Ways To Stay Paleo At Work

    Unless you’re truly a caveman who makes their paycheck by starring in Geico commercials, chances are you work in an office.  As you read this post you are likely hunched over your desk, shoulders forward, and eyes squinting at the computer screen. Am I right?  Yeah, figured as much. *wink* Let me venture further, and guess that the company sponsored team lunch today was full of gluten, soy, dairy and…

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  • Vulnerability, You’re Doing It Wrong

    You might be familiar with Brené Brown’s: The power of vulnerability TEDx Talk. Her talk was accurate, honest and vulnerable. She applied action and utility to her own version of vulnerability and made something extraordinary out of it. The issue I take up with people I engage in conversation about her presentation is that they get to the state of being vulnerable and stop there, somewhere between being almost completely honest with themselves and…

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  • RECIPE: Japanese Style Chicken Meatballs – Pork Belly & Cherry Cucumber Noodle Salad

        The other day, I asked you guys what protein you’d like me to create into a recipe. You guys came in strong with the favorites of bison and lamb, but then came a little throw-down from Diane of BalancedBites. A challenge to make something great? Challenge accepted! #duh And, BOOM below… The meatball portion of this plate is reminiscent of the center of those dumplings you’d ordered when dining out in…

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  • On The Menu: A Paleo Chef’s Journey

    If we are meeting for the first time, let me begin by saying I am truly humbled that you follow my comings (cooking) and goings (antics) through your social media platform of choice. Did that sound geeky? It should, I was a tech nerd in a previous lifetime. It’s relevant, I promise. If you read my backstory [read my backstory here] you know that I was going about life pretty…

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  • Paleo Bullies Not Welcome

    Let he who has the perfect paleo diet cast the first stone…  *crickets * That’s what I thought.  Now that we have that out of the way can we all stop picking on members of our own primal, Paleo and clean-eating communities and focus this negative energy on the real enemy: Vegans? Just kidding. Not really though – those vegans are such Judgey Judies… and aliens, based on my observation…

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  • RECIPE: Middle Eastern Shepherd’s Pie

    So you say you want my recipes? You want cook what I make my clients in your own home? Here’s the sitch, I am a Personal Paleo Chef. Dare I even say, the OG (Personal) Paleo Chef. That means two things, I am not a food blogger and I am not a food blogger. *raisesbrow*  In all seriousness, what that really means is that I don’t use recipes (read as:…

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  • I Bought 5 Copies Of Man 2.0: Engineering The Alpha

    It’s no shock that I am going to be drawn to a book that includes the word “Alpha” in the title. I’ve had Man 2.0: Engineering The Alpha in my hands for about 2 weeks and I have read it twice. This review is tardy and I’ve avoided all other reviews/podcasts for the purpose of making sure what I write is pure.  It was important for me to be able…

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