A Clean Bake

Homemade Baby Food Purees Made Easy Using The Ice Cube Tray Method

The Easy (and Realistic) Way to Make, Store, Serve Homemade Baby Food Without Spending All of Your Free Time Doing It. Disclaimer #1, for those of you with babies: I'm not a pediatrician or a medical professional of any kind. This post is for informational purposes only, since so many of you asked me to share my experience & tips for homemade baby food puree.  Disclaimer #2, for those of you without: I promise this is not the start of a downward spiral into the realm of Kid ... Read More about Homemade Baby Food Purees Made Easy Using The Ice Cube Tray Method

Peanut Butter and Jelly Chia Pudding Parfait (Gluten Free and Paleo)

If you're looking for a healthy, make-ahead breakfast to go, try chia pudding! This peanut butter and jelly chia pudding tastes just like a PB&J sandwich. We need to talk about chia pudding. Actually, we probably needed to talk about it, what, 3 years ago, when it was oh so trendy. But we didn't, because I hated it. Do you know what happens when you allow chia seeds to sit in liquid, absorbing as much as they please? They swell up into gelatinous blobs that taste like something from ... Read More about Peanut Butter and Jelly Chia Pudding Parfait (Gluten Free and Paleo)

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork (or Chicken) with Paleo BBQ Sauce & Radicchio Apple Slaw

Slow cooker pulled pork is a recipe to make an amazing meal for a crowd (or a few) with almost no effort! This version is so adaptable: you can adjust the flavor of the rub, use any barbecue sauce you want (though why wouldn't you want to make this easy, refined sugar free version?), and even use chicken instead of pork, for some variety. Make a big batch, and freeze the leftovers for another meal! How was your weekend? Did you have Monday off? Our house had a four day weekend, and let me ... Read More about Slow Cooker Pulled Pork (or Chicken) with Paleo BBQ Sauce & Radicchio Apple Slaw

Peach Upside Down Cake (Gluten Free and Paleo)

You are familiar with pineapple upside down cake, right? Of course you are! Well, this paleo peach cake is the late-summer version of that spring classic. It's a simple, one(ish) bowl recipe that produces an unpretentious cake that is perfect with a cup of tea! There's nothing quite like a one(ish) bowl, fuss free cake to get you through the last work day before a holiday weekend. When life is coming at you so fast that you can barely keep up, and all you need is a few extra days off ... Read More about Peach Upside Down Cake (Gluten Free and Paleo)

Paleo Flag Cake (or Paleo Sheet Cake for Any Occasion!)

If you're looking for an easy and festive dessert for Labor Day barbecues, look no further than this flag-themed paleo sheet cake! It's a fun and fast project that travels well, too. But it's not just a flag cake. You can decorate it to feel a crowd for any occasion!  This one was a reader request inspired by this. In general, I don't believe that a food blog is the place for political discourse, nor do I subscribe to this notion that just because you have a place on the internet where ... Read More about Paleo Flag Cake (or Paleo Sheet Cake for Any Occasion!)

Grain Free Cherry Scones (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Sugar Free)

Grain free cherry scones are easy paleo-friendly pastries that put the season's best fresh cherries on display! Fresh cherries halves nestle in pillows of simple grain free and sugar free (low carb) dough for an irresistible breakfast treat. And they only take about a half hour to make! There are two kinds of scones: neat, clean, triangular scones that fit together like fluffy puzzle pieces, and blobby, abstract-shaped scones that could be called circular if you weren't wearing your ... Read More about Grain Free Cherry Scones (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Sugar Free)

Ratatouille

This Ratatouille recipe comes together quickly for a fresh weeknight dinner. It’s a light and fresh dish that’s gluten free, vegan, and paleo. Plus, it freezes well – so go ahead and make a double batch! (Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Paleo, and Whole30 Compliant) Granted, this might be the yuppiest thought to have ever been uttered, tied only with “OMG! They’re out of pumpkin spice lattes!” and “Ugh my premium high speed internet is totally only running at the speed of standard,” but ... Read More about Ratatouille

Summer Steak Salad with Peaches and Basil Vinaigrette (Gluten Free, Paleo and Whole30)

This is a steak salad recipe you'll want to keep in your back pocket all summer long! It's an easy and versatile dish that pairs juicy grilled steak with spicy arugula, sweet peaches, plump tomatoes and tart pickled onions. Topped with a bright and tangy basil vinaigrette, it's the perfect warm weather meal! I used ButcherBox grass-fed steak for this recipe. All of their meat - 100% grass fed beef, free range organic chicken, and heritage breed pork - is raised with no grain, soy, ... Read More about Summer Steak Salad with Peaches and Basil Vinaigrette (Gluten Free, Paleo and Whole30)

Mocha Protein Smoothie (Gluten Free & Paleo)

Start the day off with a mocha protein smoothie! This coffee-laced meal-in-a-glass contains provides your morning jolt, plus healthy carbs, good fats, and 28 grams of protein to sustain you all morning. The other day, I turned to my husband and said "you know things are bad when you put a cup of coffee in your smoothie, and then have another cup of coffee with it". Basically, what good is food if it doesn't have caffeine in it? ... Read More about Mocha Protein Smoothie (Gluten Free & Paleo)

Grilled Tandoori Chicken with Grilled Vegetables (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Whole30)

This clean eating tandoori chicken recipe proves that Indian food can be healthy, homemade and easy! Only three ingredients and minimal effort are required for this delicious dish. Since I strive for balance on this site, perhaps we should take a step back from chocolate decadence for a moment and focus on dinner. (In case you haven't noticed, in my world, balance is defined as equal parts dinner and chocolate. What else is there?) And, with summer flying by, it's long past time to fire ... Read More about Grilled Tandoori Chicken with Grilled Vegetables (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Whole30)