Self-Love and self-care seem to be buzz words right now and for good reason. On a healing journey, self-love and self-care are important pieces to the puzzle in order for full healing to take place. Like exercise and stress management, self-love is another area that I need to work on. Since I myself am not …
AIP Teriyaki Sauce
I don’t know about you but one of the things I miss the most while following the AIP is sauces…especially AIP Teriyaki Sauce. I think it is mostly due to the fact that I can’t just go buy a sauce at the store or have a ready made jar in the fridge. This AIP Teriyaki …
Maple Breakfast Sausage
Hey guys, While you are reading this I will be in Nice, France exploring the French Riviera. Don’t worry I will be sure to do a post about how to Eat AIP in France! But in the mean time I thought I would leave you with one of my favorite batch cooking recipes. These are …
AIP Pesto Sauce
This year my husband and I decided to try our hand at gardening. Surprisingly it has gone quite well. We have a mini greenhouse and a variety of planters on our deck. Currently we have kale, mixed greens, romaine, collard greens, cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, and a variety of herbs. It was a slow start but …
“Chocolate” Banana Bread (AIP, Paleo)
I know you guys really enjoyed my Chocolate zucchini muffins awhile back and I did too. This past weekend I was craving some banana bread but everything is better with chocolate or carob if you are following the AIP like me. So I thought I would incorporate some more “chocolate” into a recipe. You can …
Eating AIP in Italy & Travel Tips
I know this post has literally taken me ages to get up considering I went to Italy in April and it is now the end of July, but it’s finally here! I wanted to start off by saying that for a long time I was worried about travelling while following the autoimmune protocol. During the …
Shrimp Cauli-Fried Rice
This is my first week of summer vacation and let me just say that I needed this break so badly. The end of the school year brings tons of extra work, high stress and unfortunately less than 8 hours of sleep. On top of that I was experiencing some allergy symptoms- itchy throat and runny …
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins (AIP, Paleo)
I have been missing chocolate zucchini cake ever since I started the Autoimmune Protocol. So I have made it my mission to create an AIP friendly version. Today is finally the day! I am pretty pleased with how this recipe has turned out. I decided to make these into muffins so I could eat them …
Chocolate Banana Smoothie
I truly believe you can never have too many smoothie recipes in your arsenal. I have my favourites of course but every now and again it’s nice to switch it up and try something different. When The Paleo Mom aka Dr. Sarah Ballantyne partnered up with Vital Proteins to make an AIP friendly Collagen Veggie …
My AIP Wedding
In this post I am going to be sharing with you how I kept my elopement AIP friendly. Just a pre-warning it’s going to be a long one! I got married on March 13th, 2017 in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. The planning of even a small wedding can be stressful. I knew that it wasn’t …
Easy AIP Brownies
I don’t know about you but I am a lover of AIP brownies. I always choose chocolate over vanilla no matter what the circumstance is. My mom is a really good cook but she is an even better baker (including brownies). She baked something for our lunches every week growing up. Old habits die hard …
Review: Simple French Paleo Cookbook (A Squirrel In The Kitchen)
Have you ever wanted to travel to France but wondered what you would eat while following the AIP? Or perhaps you are missing your favourite French dishes now that you are following the autoimmune protocol. Well now you no longer have to wonder or miss out because Sophie from A Squirrel in the Kitchen has …