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Cinnamon yogurt dip (GAPS, grain-free, gluten-free)
This is a simple cinnamon yogurt dip that is GAPS friendly and that my family loves to use for dipping apples and other fruit into. It has 4 simple ingredients that are usually on hand at any given time. My daughter, Charlotte, is usually the one that pulls this...
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Simple BBQ Sauce (GAPS Diet Friendly)
Simple BBQ Sauce (GAPS Diet Friendly) Thinking about some summer barbecuing? This simple sauce can be used all by itself, or pepped up with some additions. In addition to the ingredients in this simple BBQ sauce, you can add ingredients like these: cayenne pepper...
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Cream of Chicken Soup (GAPS Diet friendly & gluten-free)
Cream of Chicken Soup (GAPS Diet friendly) Adapted from Broth & Stock from The Nourished Kitchen. When I first made this Cream of Chicken soup, it was dubbed by my 10 year old, her “favorite soup ever”. That could be all that is needed to be said, but...
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GAPS Diet For Eczema – Remedies & Tips
In my work with GAPS Clients, one of the most common skin conditions that folks are dealing with is eczema. Frequently families and children are undertaking the GAPS Diet for eczema alone, and find that it resolves other issues as well. Other skin conditions I see are...
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The Importance Of Play To The Healing (GAPS) Family
The Importance Of Play To The Healing (GAPS) Family I think most of us know that play is important for kids. Few of us, however, put the same emphasis on our OWN play, however, which is also important for adult health and mental well-being. I know for me personally,...
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Spinach & Rosemary Pea Soup (GAPS + Paleo Friendly)
Spinach & Rosemary Pea Soup Ever feel like having a touch of spring in January? Craving green things after a multitude of hearty soups, stews, & warming foods? Yep. That was me last night. Not knowing HOW MUCH spinach was in a 4 lb. bulk bag of spinach I...
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Gingerbread Chocolate Custard Dessert (Grain Free)
Gingerbread Chocolate Custard Dessert This crowd-pleasing, decadently rich, party-in-the-mouth dessert has been a favorite for a couple of holiday seasons and is now offered up on the inter-webs in hope that some more folks will find it satisfying as a dessert. This...
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Chocolate Ginger Cookies & Crust (Grain Free)
These chewy, chocolatey, ginger morsels are a family favorite. Inspired by the Cocoa Ginger cookie recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks, My Paleo Patisserie (get it and you’ll have so much fun creating special treats!) I have adapted the grain free Chocolate...
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Melanie’s Walnut Garlic Mayo (Paleo & GAPS Friendly)
I’m not sure how long I’ve had this recipe on my fridge…on a wrinkled and much used index card. I finally wrote it down after developing this homemade mayo that everyone loved. The secret ingredients? Melted butter & walnut oil. This mayo is made...
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Fresh Tomato Salsa – Full GAPS Friendly
Fresh Tomato Salsa Depending on your locale, you may not be in “tomato abundance land” quite yet. It’s unusual for us to have anything but greenhouse tomatoes right now, but our Whole Diet CSA had tomatoes earlier than they ever had, as it has been...
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Raspberry Ice Cream – GAPS friendly, creamy, amazing
Raspberry Ice Cream Before I get to the raspberry ice cream recipe, let me give you a picture of what it’s like around here. Berries are in high season here in Vermont. Along roadsides, in backyards, in garden plots, on farms…blueberries, raspberries,...
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Grain free banana bread (GAPS, gluten free, paleo friendly)
As a young(er) wife and mother, I remember making banana bread often. I was an avid quick-bread and muffin baker and I found it to be an excellent way to use up my over-ripe bananas…that didn’t make it into the baby food grinder or a toddler’s little...
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