Posts by Amanda Love
Tom Ka Ice Cream with Lemongrass, Thai Basil and Lime Leaves
One recent late summer evening, I felt inspired to combine my favorite of all abundant garden ingredients to make an ice cream. One of my most beloved soups is Tom Ka. I absolutely love the combination of these rich flavors together. I am happy to report my experiment worked and this ice cream turned out…
Read MoreLemon Liver Flush
[dc]C[/dc]reate a healthy habit this New Year with a daily gentle cleanse. This is my favorite cleanse that I have been personally incorporating into my routine for about 12 years now. It simply consists of blending a whole lemon with some water and olive oil.
Read MoreApple Cider Vinegar Braised Short Ribs with Honey Ginger Glaze
Apple Cider Vinegar Braised Short Ribs with Honey Ginger Glaze Author: Amanda Love Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 8 hours Total time: 8 hours 10 mins Serves: 6 I am so in love with slow cooked short ribs. There is almost nothing better! While you can certainly cook these ribs braised in apple juice,…
Read MorePaleo Pumpkin Pie
Paleo Pumpkin Pie Recipe Type: Dessert Author: Amanda Love Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour 20 mins Serves: 8 slices Pumpkin Pie is absolutely my favorite dessert on the planet and I am determined to make it much more often than just once a year in November. I aim…
Read MoreSalted Vanilla Bean Ice Cream – Bulletproof 2.0
I love this ice cream…. I give full credit to the brilliant Dave Asprey of Bulletproof Diet for this recipe. I really respect Dave for his biohacking passion and emphasizing the importance of eating an ancestral, nutrient dense diet free of mycotoxins and other not so healthy stuff.
Read MoreDo you cook with the blood?
You are likely wondering what the heck I am talking about. If you have seen Mozart in the Jungle, this statement will make sense to you. If you haven’t seen it, you really should check it out asap! One of my favorite actors, Gael Garcia Bernal plays Rodrigo de Souza, a very eccentric, wild and passionate conductor…
Read MoreGrass-fed Beef Chili – Batch Recipe
Happy New Year, Everyone! I don’t know about you, but my weather has finally arrived! It’s cold and blustery and I love it. My northern Eurpean roots are saying, “finally”! Enough of the eternal summer that is Texas! I am enjoying staying warm by the fire, sipping lots of homemade Chai, taking hot baths and…
Read MorePumpkin Spice Bread – GF/Paleo/Almond Flour Based
This is a delicious recipe you can feel good about eating over the holidays as it is made with protein rich, gluten free almond flour (I get mine from www.benefityourlife.com), lots of immune boosting spices and winter squash, and is low in sugar (only honey and stevia are used for sweeteners).
Read MoreClassic Chicken Soup
As we slowly enter the Fall season, I am enticed to make soups, my favorite of all dishes to make. When all else fails and I know not else to make, I make my classic standby, Chicken Soup. I’ve made hundreds of pots of this soup for clients, for friends, for women who have just…
Read MoreTruffle Cauliflower Masher Shepherd’s Pie with Seasonal Veggies
This is a Low Carb, WAP/Paleo, Keto friendly recipe I created recently that I am quite excited about. Truffle flavor combined with cauliflower mashers, pastured raised meat and seasonal, organic green beans. Yum! It was one of those nights when I had all of the ingredients on hand and didn’t want to eat them all…
Read MoreLemon Blueberry Jar Pies – Paleo, Gluten and Dairy Free, Vegan
Some of my best recipes are the most unexpectedly inspired. I just started working with a new client that has Parkinson’s. In creating a menu plan for him, I wanted to focus on high good fat foods to get more energy and healing to his brain and zero sugar so we don’t create any more brain…
Read MoreLife Changing Magic!
Despite eating well and living a very high quality life for over 20 years, there is an area of my life that needed improvement and I didn’t know how much until I made some major changes. That is the quality and amount of “stuff” that I owned as well as the number of things I committed…
Read MoreCream of Delicata Squash Soup
I’m bringing back one of my old favorites…my Cream of Delicata Squash Soup. I love so many soups, but this one is one of the most cherished! It reminds me of the days I was living in northern Cali in my early twenties when I was just discovering that cooking was to be my path. I…
Read MoreMarvelous Muffins – GF/Paleo/Almond Flour
This is a wonderful template for a delicious and easy gluten free muffin recipe. You can experiment by adding different flavor combinations including: date walnut, lemon, poppy seed, dried cranberries, chocolate chips, cinnamon raisin, and orange dark chocolate chip. Check out my variations below. You can scale up the recipe and make as many muffins…
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