Serves 2-4 humans Ingredients 3 cups organic mixed baby greens 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 avocado, chopped 2 Persian cucumbers, quartered & chopped coarse ground sea salt, to taste dried oregano, to taste extra virgin...

Over the past several years, my husband and I have purchased beef shares from a local grass-fed beef ranch. In every share, we get packages of soup bones, which I love. They make the best-tasting bone broth—and all of those minerals and collagen from the bones are...

I started making my own stock around the time my husband and I became more conscientious about the meat we eat. He was in chiropractic school at the time, so eating higher-quality meat meant we didn’t eat it often. After paying premium prices for whole chickens, I...

I’ve always been fascinated with Greece—the whitewashed buildings, the deep blue water, the history, and the bright, briny Mediterranean flavors.My college degree had a travel and tourism emphasis, and for one of my class projects, I planned a weeklong, painfully...

I’m a fairly recent convert to mushrooms, and I have to say, this is my favorite mushroom-heavy dish of all the ones I’ve tried. Using two kinds of mushrooms really brings more flavor to the chicken—and that creamy sauce made from paleo mayo and the pot juices?...

This recipe is based on a shrimp recipe I found in Bon Appétit magazine several years ago. I had recently fallen in love with peperoncini peppers, so I did some ingredient swaps and adapted it for my slow cooker. The peperoncini add a little kick, so I use sweet...

I always keep some precooked, uncured Italian sausages around because they make such fast, easy meals. Our family loved these saucy sausages and peppers over “Baked” Sweet Potatoes, but Cauliflower Rice (shown here and here) or Squash Noodles would also be good...

This chili gave me grief for a while. At first it was missing something, and I couldn’t figure out what it was. A friend of mine and her husband tried it out for me and tinkered with it. After some tweaks, they entered it into a chili cook-off and won second place—in...

The barbecue sauce in this recipe may make you wonder “Am I eating chili or brisket?” If you’re particular about the ingredients in your barbecue sauce, try making your own! You’ll find a few recipes in the Pantry Basics chapter (shown here). For this chili I’d...

My Grandma LaRue proclaimed many times over the years that she was a horrible cook. Although I got the impression that she would have rather been sitting at her sewing machine than in the kitchen, I liked her cooking. Her sloppy joes (and chocolate cake) have been a...