Smoked Salmon Chowder
On my recent trip to the Enchantments, I had this tasty dish for one of my dinners. What a treat! I’m a big fan of smoked salmon, and feel lucky to have a great smokehouse about a mile from my house....
View ArticleSweet Potato Mashers (Mashed Potatoes)
I have a thing for sweet potatoes. If you told me I couldn’t eat them any more, I’m not sure I’d be able to keep my cool. Before AIP, I was a total potato fan. Hash browns, home fries, french fries,...
View ArticleDehydrated Coconut Milk Powder
8/18/15 edit: OH MY WORD! I just found out that since the product outage and reintro on Amazon, the new version of this coconut milk powder on Amazon is not the AIP compliant version with tapoica-based...
View ArticlePemmican With Dried Fruit and Greens!
Okay, I’m writing this one in a hurry, because I’m leaving this morning for a six-day backcountry climbing trip. I thank the spunky little bird outside my window who decided that 4:30 a.m. was the...
View ArticleHomemade Bouillon Cubes
BOUILLON! I love saying that word. It brings me back to my days in High School French class, with our hilarious, Freud-obsessed teacher, Mrs. Adler from Marseilles … but I digress. When you’re out...
View ArticleHow to Make Plantain Flour
I’m a huge fan of plantains, and I want to make sure more AIP/Paleo people know of them. For most of my life, I thought plantains were just those funny little green mini-bananas that were supposed to...
View ArticlePlantain Coconut Pancakes for the Trail
I really struggled with how to start this post: “I freakin love plantains!” “You know how it seems like a rule that the first pancake always gets ruined?” “I’m sorry I kept this to myself for so long…”...
View ArticleSavory Cauliflower Couscous for the Trail
Before I went off gluten, one of my backcountry staples was couscous, a coarsely-ground pasta made from durum wheat. Typically used as a side dish or a base for stir fry, couscous is lighter-textured...
View ArticleExercise Recovery – Guest Post on Autoimmune Paleo Blog
My summer has been full of great mountain adventures, and as the weeks go by, I’m feeling pretty darn good about how I’m handling the exertion. A big step: my body is able to recover from heavy...
View ArticleExpectations, Rubbish and Radical Possibilities
I love how life has a way of showing you that your expectations are absolutely rubbish, and once they are blown out of the water, your entire experience of a situation can be radically different than...
View ArticleCassava Flour Tortillas
Happy 2016! After a hiatus from blogging, I’m eager to get back to it. I want to say a BIG thank you to my readers for hanging in there during my absence, and an equally big welcome to you newcomers....
View ArticleAIP Dehydrated Coconut Milk Chai
There’s something delicious about sitting at camp after a long day, soaking up the view and savoring a hot, frothy cup of coconut milk chai. The smell, the taste, the texture, oh so good! Don’t worry,...
View ArticleHeaded to Indian Creek!
I’m flying to Utah next week with a friend to climb at Indian Creek. I used to live near there, and I’m super-duper psyched to get back and spend some time! Since we’re flying in, we’ll rent a car, and...
View ArticleCar Camping at Indian Creek: Food planning
In yesterday’s post, I wrote that my upcoming trip is a bit different than other trips I’ve done since I went on the AIP. I’ve done backcountry trips where all my food is dehydrated, and car camping...
View ArticleAwesome online course on brain health!
I’m really excited to share about a new online course for brain health. But some background first – when I got sick, the biggest source of knowledge and healing for me was the work of Dr. Datis...
View ArticleShingles Information
This post is a sequel to my previous shingles post, where I wrote about climbing and camping for 5 days with shingles. Here I’ll share some information on shingles, as well as what protocol my doctors...
View ArticleGreek-inspired Backcountry Beef Hash
Some of my favorite foods are inspired by Mediterranean flavors such as kalamata olives, capers, mint, parsley and lemon. I adore the relationship between savory and sour! My inspiration for this hash...
View ArticleUsing a chart to plan your backcountry menu
When it comes to menu planning and preparation for backcountry trips, I’m all about using a chart. It really helps me stay organized, and saves a ton of time and effort when prepping for a trip. Being...
View ArticleEasy Lemon Ginger Tigernut Granola {AIP, Paleo}
Do you miss the satisfying texture of granola when you’re out camping? Me too. Tigernuts to the rescue! Wait, you say, tigernuts? It’s okay – tigernuts are not really nuts. They’re a tuber with a nutty...
View ArticleExercise and Autoimmune Disease: Check Out My Interview on Phoenix Helix!
I’m stoked and honored to share that Eileen Laird over at Phoenix Helix website invited me to participate in her podcast interview series! “Episode 63: Exercise and Autoimmune Disease” posted today. In...
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