Perhaps it’s because we live in Austin with an abundance of Tex Mex, or perhaps it’s just the way we’re wired, but we love spicy dishes in our house. My husband teases our son that eating spicy foods will give him hair on his chest, which makes our 8 year old cringe as he conjures up […]

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I’ve run across several articles lately since the  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics published that researchers found a way to make pasta out of green banana flour. Since it’s naturally gluten-free and has passed taste tests compared with whole-wheat pasta, I was intrigued by this and wondered if this is something we can test on […]

No matter the season, I love a bowl of soup for dinner! There’s something about the warmth of a soup as it travels down to my belly that makes me happy  🙂 And since it’s summer and the heat is kicking here in Austin, we’re turning to a soup that is great hold or cold, […]

Hail Merry Raw, Vegan and Gluten Free Snacks I ran across the Hail Merry products while at the local juice bar, and I grabbed a bag of the Choco Macaroons and couldn’t wait to try them! As a fan of chocolate and coconut, I was excited to try something that was raw, and gluten free to boot. My son […]

For those of us following a grain free (Paleo) diet, missing the morning muffins has been a consistent complaint we’ve run across.  Many of you have participated in the Paleo Challenge, Whole 30 day challenge, or are following the Primal Blueprint diet. In any case, I constantly run across comments or posts related to the missing of easy breakfast […]

While I was away on vacation my latest round of lab tests came back, so while I didn’t really indulge in anything that was particularly bad, I did enjoy some corn which I typically avoid. Hey, I was in Mexico! But as it turns out, thanks to some new lab work, I have some new […]

Pizza nights are back! Danielle of Against All Grain has done it again! This time she has come up with a grain free pizza crust that claims to be delicious, and to hold up against its gluten and grain-full competitors, unlike some of the other grain free crusts we’ve tried which don’t allow you to pick up and indulge […]

Coconut Oil Benefits: When Fat Is Good For You If you frequent natural or healthy food stores, you have most likely noticed the abundance of Coconut Oil being used in products these days. And the media has touted it as a natural wonder for a range of conditions, from weight loss to diabetes, and as […]