I love to read. I just wish there were more hours in the day so I could read lots more than I do. This week I am reading a mish mesh of fiction and non-fiction. Oh and cookbooks because dinner has been uninspired lately and I want to change that. Right now I am reading or have read the following... Beyond Bacon Mmmmm...bacon. We go through it like crazy in this house but we also like the rest of the pig quite a bit and this cookbook is crazy good. After I devoured it and dogeared it my … [Read more...]
The Yummiest Salad You’ll Ever Eat
This is the yummiest salad you'll ever eat or a close second or third. I swear it is sooooo very good. Since I got the recipe from a cookbook I am not going to reprint it but it essentially contains avocados, marinated artichoke hearts (Trader Joe's), Palm Hearts (Trader Joe's), Roma tomatoes, prosciutto, black olives, cilantro, lemon juice, and a vinaigrette using white balsamic vinegar. It is heavenly!!! The recipe hails from one of my fave cookbooks: Cooking With Trader Joe's Cookbook: … [Read more...]
Make It Paleo Cookbook Review
This cookbook sat on my Amazon wishlist for quite awhile. I kept resisting the urge to buy because it was nearly $20. That isn't expensive really just in that area where you almost have free shipping and yet anything else worth ordering will put you over the required $25 and then you feel guilty for ordering stuff you may not need. For some reason my city library system does not carry it either. So, Make It Paleo sat lonely on my wishlist while I scoured the Internet for paleo recipes. Then I … [Read more...]
Grain Free Coconut Pancakes
One of the things I thought I would have do without after deciding to go grain free was pancakes. Honestly I was not that sad though since I am not a big pancake eater. Of course that was before I tried these coconut pancakes. Now we have a nice treat for Saturday or Sunday mornings when all of us are together and oh my goodness they are divine! Yum! I don't want to list the exact recipe since we got it from The Primal Blueprint Cookbook but it would be a very wise time investment to pick it … [Read more...]
Mary Jane’s Outpost Book Review
"If someone said 'Write a sentence about your life' I'd write, 'I want to go outside and play.'" - Jenna Elfman Awhile back I mentioned that one of my all time favorite books was MaryJane’s Ideabook - Cookbook - Lifebook by MaryJane Butters. I also LOVE her magazine. If I could wave my magic wand and give myself a life makeover... I might just have to be the next MaryJane Butters. She rocks! Anyway, a couple months ago I got her latest book called MaryJane's Outpost - Unleashing Your Inner … [Read more...]
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