This week, I’m experimenting with new recipes from Cooking Light. My latest edition arrived in the mail and it is full of recipes for Paleo enthusiasts by either being fully Paleo or easily adaptable (leaving out wine or sugar, for example)….

Every other week or so, I will cook 2-3 spaghetti squash to keep in the fridge. I use it to replace pasta and rice in recipes and it is very versatile with most spices and seasonings. On a busy weeknight, pre-cooked…

I love having something made ahead of time for breakfast on weekday mornings. If I’m going to CrossFit, I’ll have my usual shake, then eat something after I get to school. If I’m sleeping in, I will maximize every minute of…

One of the things I commonly hear from people about Paleo is that our food is boring. I see that sentiment daily via social media.  When I see or hear thoughts like that, I just want to invite them to my…

It seems like we just finished putting away our Christmas fruitcake, but the calendar reads February 14th is coming up fast! The stores are full of stuffed animals, candy, plastic roses, and jewelry of all kinds and budgets. If you have…

Lately, I have been using my Under Armour performance monitor to assess my workout intensity. It uses my heart rate and workout duration to determine the intensity of my workout and it gives a Willpower score (scale 1-10) based on those…

When Russ, the Domestic Man, posted a recipe for gluten-free nuggets that tasted like the real thing from Chick-Fil-A, I was a little skeptical. Since having to cut gluten due to Celiac disease, those little bites of fried glory were high…

A long busy day of weekend prep cooking is done! Breakfast casserole, chicken thighs, apple sausage, sweet potatoes, chicken soup with lemons. I’m ready for a new week! Here is my planned menu for this week. Sunday-gluten-free recipe to rival Chick-Fil-A…

First of all, this was the forecast: Look for Tuscaloosa. See that? a DUSTING. Tuesday morning, all was normal. Kids at school. People at work. I’m stuck on the couch coughing my flu head off. I went back to sleep. Anybody…

It’s a new year, which means I have a 2014 edition of the Take Note notebook by Erin Condren. This time last year, I had noticed that my Life Planner was getting way too crowded with all my blog info, specifically,…