We decided yesterday, rather unexpectedly, and rather innocently I might add, to try out a truffle recipe. At first, I was planning on using the traditional roll-ins- some coconut, some cocoa powder, and maybe a few different types of nuts. Somewhere along the way, however, my creative nature took over and somewhere between mixing Indian
Real Food Recipes
Tom Kha Kai (Thai coconut milk soup)
This traditional Thai soup (pronounced tom- kuh- kie) is a favorite of ours, but it’s hard to trust the ingredients in restaurant versions. Sadly, many of the traditional ethnic restaurants have stopped using nutrient-dense foods and have jumped on the processed food bandwagon. This version uses homemade chicken stock made from pastured chicken, nutrient-dense coconut
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Desserts, Sweets & Treats
Harvest Cookies (gluten-free!)
These cookies are a delicious grain free (and gluten-free) treat! Starting with a base of our grain-free chocolate chip cookies, we then add in pistachios, cranberries and coconut for a trail-mix inspired cookie that is sure to please. Harvest Cookies (grain-free) by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health 1 c organic butter (from grassfed cows
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Main Dishes & Entrees
How to Cook Beef Bourguignon- Gluten Free!
Perfect for cold nights (and days!), beef bourguignon (or French beef stew) is an incredibly savory way to warm you up! This version is gluten-free and is full of nourishing foods. Gluten-Free Beef Bourguignon by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Ingredients: 1/2 lb uncured (nitrate-free) bacon Coconut oil or high-quality lard (non hydrogenated from pastured
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Desserts, Sweets & Treats
Grain-Free, Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies are gluten free, grain free and contain only real food ingredients…and they ROCK! Grain Free, Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health 1 c organic butter (from grassfed cows preferred), softened 1/2 cup organic sucanat (or other natural sugar) 2 pasture-raised eggs, beaten 1 TBL organic high-quality vanilla
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The Physical Body
What is GAPS or the GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology/Physiology Syndrome)
What is GAPS or the GAPS Diet? All diseases begin in the gut- Hippocrates Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAP Syndrome or GAPS) is a condition, which establishes a connection between the functions of the digestive system and the brain. This term was created by Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride, a medical doctor, with postgraduate degrees in both
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Beverages
Coconut Milk EggNog – dairy free, nutrient-dense
Eggnog is a nutrient-dense superfood that need not be relegated to holiday times only. It’s an ideal breakfast, snack or even a little sweet treat that’s not too sweet. Typically, I make mine with raw milk and cream, but this coconut milk version offers amazing taste and nutrition and it’s a dairy free option too!
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Real Food Diet
Cows eat GRASS, not corn or soy??
Cows eat grass. Yes. GRASS. That is the appropriate diet for a cow. Why? They are ruminants, a type of animal with multiple stomachs, built to eat grass and process the nutrition offered in that grass, nutrition that benefits us when we eat then eat the meat of these animals. Humans are not ruminant animals,
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Main Dishes & Entrees
Chicken Mole
Mole Chicken by Amy Love, Real Food Whole Health Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 pastured chicken breasts, boneless and skinless or 8 pastured chicken thighs, boneless, skinless and butterflied Unrefined sea salt, freshly ground pepper Organic garlic powder, chili powder and cumin, to taste 2 TBL organic butter or high-quality lard (non hydrogenated from pastured pigs)