Something I’m paying attention to more than ever right now is supporting my immune system. Since we have a baby who doesn’t sleep quite through the night, I’m working out early in the morning to fit my 4 workouts in per week, and I’m still working 7 days per week…so my body is TIRED. Really tired. And that’s not great for the immune system, but I gotta do what I gotta do to get through this crazy chapter in life. I’ve gone 8 months strong, but I finally caught a cold last week. So I started doing ALL the things to combat it. Here’s what I did: Went to bed earlier. Upped my Vitamin D3&K2 fr ..read more

It’s time to figure out your grocery orders for the week and make some colorful, delicious meals! Like I’ve said before, I like to spend my evenings on Pinterest, looking at colorful meals and seeing the creativity of the cooks and chefs out there in the world. I’ve talked about this cookbook before, but Ottolenghi Simple Cookbook is a constant inspiration to me. He creates the most amazing meals from the simplest ingredients. And that’s what I’ve been craving lately – some simplicity that’s packed with flavor. I’m making two of his recipes this week and I can’t recommend buying his cookbook e ..read more

I’ve been craving more simplicity in my cooking lately. Most likely due to the fact that I have a child at home now and life is a bit more demanding. Before I didn’t mind cooking a recipe with 45 ingredients in it because I had time in my day to clean it all up afterwards. But now we have a baby bath time and a baby bedtime, and the last thing we want to do is clean a million dishes and a super messy kitchen. This is where that recipe comes from. I made it for the family the other night when everyone was over to see Avery and I needed to pull something out of my ass that wouldn’t take much eff ..read more

I got some new menu ideas coming your way! Lately I’ve been wanting to do different themed nights. That may be me just thinking about the future with Avery and how themed nights could be super fun so I’m kicking things off early! Here’s what I’m thinking: Night 1 – Mediterranean Inspired Night 2 – French or Italian Inspired Night 3 – Mexican or Latin Inspired Night 4 – Asian Inspired Night 5 – Pasta Inspired Do you do any themed nights? Tell me what you’ve loved doing in your own house! Sunday – Mediterranean Inspired Salad: Delicious Magazine Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad Main: Carlsbad ..read more

I went back and forth about putting the word “healthier” in the title of this recipe since healthy is a very subjective word. My healthy is not your healthy, and vice versa. But to me, eating more veggies is healthy. And since this broccoli cheddar soup is loaded with more veggies than the typical soup, I am going with it. It’s still loaded with cheese, which some people do not consider healthy (especially those in the paleo community), but I’m currently down to clown with cheese so here we are. And since I’m particularly selfish and make recipes that I would want to eat, especially since I DO ..read more

Happy Sunday!! I have a new weekly dinner menu coming your way! And something I wanted to share was my new love for the Milkstreet Tuesday Nights cookbook. I cannot recommend this cookbook enough. It’s stunning, the recipes are simple and easy-to-make, and they have a really great tips in every single recipe. It’s fantastic. I even started listening to the Milkstreet Radio podcast to hear even more tips and tricks around food! I’ll definitely be cooking my way through this cookbook and highly recommend it to anyone who wants simple meals that don’t lack in flavor. I hope this week’s weekly men ..read more

I did it. I accidentally made adult hamburger helper. Well, I guess hamburger helper was always for all ages. It didn’t discriminate. But it was something I really only ate as a child. Once I was in college and a real adult, I stuck with egg-in-a-hole and pizza. Real adult-like, ya know? But hamburger helper reminds me of my childhood, when I couldn’t fathom eating something that included me chopping an onion. I don’t know if I ever even picked up a real knife until after college. Luckily I’ve now graduated to a much more classy life, filled with HOMEMADE hamburger helper. If my younger self c ..read more

New weekly dinner menu coming your way!! I tried to ensure I had a different protein for every meal and I also tried to mix up the veggies and starches, as well! Hopefully this adds a little spice and change to your weekly routine!! Sunday Salad: The Mediterranean Dish 5-Minute Lemon Parmesan Salad Main: PaleOMG Italian Spicy Sausage & Gnocchi Casserole Veggie: Giada’s Masala Braised Mushrooms Monday Salad: PaleOMG Jicama Apple Slaw Main: PaleOMG Thai Curry Meatballs Veggie: NY Times Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Tahini Butter Tuesday Salad: Arugula, Beet, and Balsamic Vinegar Salad Main: P ..read more

I’ve been craving sweet potato fries all weekend…which is weird since it’s 2023 and not 2011. Remember when sweet potato fries swept the nation and it became a staple on all restaurant menus? You could even go to a sushi restaurant and order a side of sweet potato fries with your salmon roll. They were EVERYWHERE. And since I’m easily swayed for societal pressures to fit in, especially when it comes to food choices (hence my blog name being PaleOMG), I ate sweet potatoes until I could not fathom putting another orange wedge in my mouth. I remember doing this detox where you couldn’t eat sugar ..read more

New weekly menu is coming your way once again!! Brian tried to drink red wine over the weekend which turned into him drinking 4 sips and then us having an almost full bottle of wine that will get ignored on our counter until completely sour…so I’m getting ahead of it by making my Coq au Vin. I took a French cooking class over the weekend and it was the reminder I needed to cook with wine more often. We may hate drinking wine in this house, but it makes food SO tasty.  If this is your first weekly dinner menu post you’re reading, just FYI – I share a starter salad, a main dish, as well as ..read more