Thanksgiving Dinner 2018

Here is my Thanksgiving Dinner 2018 menu. I've included a bonus side just in case you are missing mashed potatoes (not pictured in the above image). Oil Poached Turkey Cutlets I do not have a recipe for the sauce on my turkey pictured above. I combined white truffle oil, Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Mayo, dried …

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Layered Cake with Buttercream Frosting

This post is a combination of recipes that ended up working really well together. I wanted to try a "naked" cake frosting technique, so excuse the aesthetics above as this is still a work in progress. Below are the links to each recipe, my tweaks, and my reviews. Cake Credit:B http://www.everylastbite.com/2018/10/19/lemon-layered-cake/ This cake is excellent …

Easy Grape Jelly

This grape jelly requires no peeling or deseeding. It takes minimal effort and it tastes just like Welch's concord grape jelly! Enjoy. Nutrition Facts:

Crab Cakes (Low-Fat)

I have not introduced crab yet for LEAP. I was finally able to find lump crab meat with no other ingredients besides pasteurized crab (Whole Foods). I've combed through some recipes out there to come up with my own SCD legal recipe that also reduces fat (no mayo here). I am currently trying to increase …

Hair Care Review: Living Proof

I've recently become obsessed with Living proofB hair products. I have always had long and healthy hair - despite countless color applications and processing. Back in May of 2017, I had to cut my hair short because, I believe, the round of prednisone I was on for two months destroyed it. It could also be …

Cherry Cheesecake Smoothie

This one is too good not to have its own post off of Instagram. It's filling and gave me a needed protein boost. Enjoy!

Coconut Pineapple Cupcakes

Updated on 11/13/18. The cake recipe has changed on the original site. I've updated the recipe below and credited the original site for the inspiration. I've also made this printable as one recipe instead of 3 individual recipes. My birthday just passed and I wanted to try making something for myself and my boyfriend to …

Carrot-Free Nomato Sauce

I recently accepted, after about eight attempts, that tomatoes do not agree with me. I already knew that most nomato sauce recipes contained carrots - which I cannot have. So, I set out to attempt making a nomato sauce by altering the need for carrots. I also do not use red wine vinegar and I …

SCD Meal & Snack Ideas (March 2018)

It's been awhile since I've posted, so I figured I would condense a few meal ideas into one entry. Some of these are simply links to the recipes I used while others are recipes I created myself. I don't often measure when I cook and I had not intended to post most of these as …

Green Tea & Lavender Face Wash

After searching for a natural facial cleanser for some time now, I decided that making my own may be the best way to control what I am putting onto my skin. With all of my intolerances and new skin issues, this provides me with the flexibility to change up the formula as needed to accommodate. …