Current category: 'Treats.'
Danger! Red alert! Most of the treats in this section are sugar-, grain-, and dairy-free, so you may indulge with abandon. Fresh fruit with chilled coconut milk will make you forget all about baked goodies. But some of these recipes are filthy, dirty indulgences. You've been warned. Enjoy!
Mar 14, 2013
Posted by Mel
It’s 3/14, a.k.a., Pi Day, a.k.a, an excuse to eat pie. But we’re not eating any pie. Oh, no! We’re eating paleo-approved, protein-packed pie. Or should I say π?
Here are three recipes that will cure your craving for pie and won’t leave you feeling remorseful tomorrow, in a pie-induced hangover, filled with gluten regret. Instead, you’ll feel powerful, positive, proficient,...
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Dec 31, 2012
Posted by Mel
You know what says “New Year’s Eve”? Chex Mix!
You know what I’m not eating on New Year’s Eve? Chex Mix!
Need something spicy, crispy, crunchy, flavorful, and totally snackable for a special occasion or, ya know, a random Wednesday? Let me introduce you to Serundeng Katjang, or what I like to call Savory Granola.
Traditionally, serundeng katjang is an Indonesian condiment made...
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Jul 4, 2012
Posted by Mel
In honor of our nation declaring its independence from England, I hereby declare my independence from sharing dessert.
As a nearly lifelong dieter, I’ve spent most of my adult life skipping dessert or requesting “just an extra spoon” from the waitress, so I could steal bites from someone else’s plate. No more! It’s such a lovely, tasty relief to eat paleo food and enjoy...
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Feb 12, 2012
Posted by Mel
We don’t usually celebrate Valentines’ Day in our house, at least not in the traditional, heart-shaped box of candy way. Honestly, I’d much rather have a lovely grass-fed leg of lamb or a bag of pork rinds made from a free-foraging pig. Call me a hopeless romantic!
But am a softie for pink and red and hearts, and in spite of myself, I fell for a recipe I found on FOOD52 last week. I...
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Nov 15, 2011
Posted by Mel
This is the second of a handful of Thanksgiving recipes I’m posting this week. If you missed the others, check out Paleo Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake with Maple-Vanilla Frosting and Velvety Butternut Squash.
My mom has been making Cranberry Waldorf Salad on Thanksgiving day for as long as I can remember. We think the recipe was a hand-me-down from her much-adored sister (and my favorite aunt) – my...
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Nov 15, 2011
Posted by Mel
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so I’m delighted that dinner on November 24 is just 27 meals away! We’re keeping it low key this year: It’s just Dave, Smudge, and I digging into a smallish feast of roast duck (with a stuffing made of pork and apples), my paleo cranberry waldorf salad, green beans with bacon, velvety butternut squash (a new Well Fed recipe!), and this pumpkin...
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Sep 5, 2011
Posted by Mel
It’s hormone-poisoning week once again, so my appetite and my hormones are all over the place. Inspired by another food blogger’s experiment with savory almond butter, I got to wondering… what would happen if I made almond butter seasoned with the spices from my favorite spiced nut recipe?
The answer: Danger, Will Robinson! Its salty-sweet nuttiness means it’s the answer to the...
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Aug 2, 2011
Posted by Mel
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about the cookbook Middle Eastern Cooking by Rose Dosti and how my dad and I bonded over an illicit photocopying session of recipes from the book. One of the treasures I found inside its pages was a recipe for Chicken Bastila, a traditional Moroccan dish usually prepared for holidays and weddings. It’s a sweet-savory pie made from layers of phyllo dough stuffed...
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Jun 6, 2011
Posted by Mel
My mission is to tempt you with recipes for international cuisine that you can eat EVERY DAY to be strong, healthy, fit, and happy. So I usually shy away from paleo treats. However, I finally made my own version of the ever-popular fudge babies for a dinner party and decided the recipe needed to be shared. I used pecans for their mellowness and tender texture, Penzeys Natural Cocoa Powder so the fudge...
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Dec 30, 2009
Posted by Mel
I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. My hometown of Orwigsburg (population: 3106) is tucked in among Amish country, coal mines, and Hawk Mountain. My family is mostly of Lebanese and Italian heritage, but on New Year’s Day, we ate according to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition: pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and buttered rye bread.
Dave’s always been kind of dumbfounded by my need to eat...
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Nov 30, 2009
Posted by Mel
Dave and I had a lovely Thanksgiving filled with delicious food, naps, getting to know the kitty that recently adopted us, and spiffing up our house with a fresh coat of paint. If you don’t want to sully your image of me by reading about my food-related debauchery, you might want to just look at our smiling faces, the new kitty Smudge, and move on.If you’re still here, hold on tight and join me...
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