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BBQ Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole

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We seem to have skipped straight from winter to summer here in D.C. We hit the 80s this week, and the humidity has arrived in full force. That’s right, it’s big hair season! I was feeling kind of down about the puffy mess that has taken over my head, but...

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Gluten-Free Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

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I currently have five types of flour in my cupboard: white, wheat, rice, coconut and almond. So far, I’ve held off on adding tapioca and chickpea flours to the mix. Gotta keep things reasonable, right? While I’m not gluten intolerant and include wheat in my diet fairly regularly (I had...

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The Paleo Reuben: Cabbage Rolls with Corned Beef, Sauerkraut and Homemade Russian Dressing

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That’s right, I’m bringing you not one but two St. Paddy’s Day specials today! This one is a paleo take on the Reuben sandwich. I have a strange obsession with Reubens. The strangest part of my obsession is that I don’t know that I’ve have had a real traditional Reuben sandwich. The traditional Reuben...

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Paleo Sushi! {Whole30}

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When you start a Whole30, you can look at it in several ways. You can view it as a list of restrictions and focus on all of the things you can’t have, or you can treat it as an incentive to get creative. I of course chose the latter. When...

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Paleo Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai with Shrimp {Whole30}

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The recipe I “paleofied” to make this dish was already an extremely healthy recipe, but there were quite a few non-compliant ingredients hiding in the sauce. By replacing the peanut butter with almond butter, the soy sauce with coconut aminos, and the honey with date paste, and eliminating the fish sauce...

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Ginger Garlic Salmon Carrot & Zucchini Noodle Bowl with Cremini and Oyster Mushrooms {Whole30}

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First things first. This is a spiralizer: It has the magical power to turn just about anything into noodles! White potatoes, sweet potato, zucchini, squash, apples, carrots… you name it. If you are on a low-carb or grain-free diet, this handy little device will be your best friend! You can...

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Spaghetti Squash Stuffed with Spinach, Olives, Chicken and Feta

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The post-holiday “UN chores” are never as much fun as they were in reverse. UNpacking suitcases, UNdecorating the Christmas tree, UNgaining the holiday chub… no fun at all. And full disclosure: it’s January 9th and Courtney and I still haven’t finished any of the above. As much as I hate...

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Lightening Things Up with Zucchini Enchiladas

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Life is all about happy mediums. Balancing out bacon with tofu, doughnuts with spin class, and bacon doughnut sandwiches with… well, let me get back to you on that. (Hey, it can always be worse!) But really, overall, I think we do a pretty good job of doing that. After...

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Cajun Shrimp & Kielbasa Dirty “Rice”

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My favorite thing to do when I visit a city is to try all of their local specialties. When said city is New Orleans, that desire is of course quickly magnified. NOLA is a wonderful city for many, many reasons, and their culinary scene is definitely one of them. Last...

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Shrimp and Sausage Cauliflower Fried “Rice”

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You may have noticed that I’ve been experimenting with a lot of grain-free recipes lately. No I haven’t gone Paleo, or Atkins, or South Beach, or any of the other forms of dietary torture that ban all things delicious. Never. Oatmeal is still the first thing I reach for in...

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