I don’t know about you, but my dad is pretty basic when it comes to food. What I mean by that is his preferences are uncomplicated and straightforward. The guy, for as long as I can remember, just mostly wants to eat when he’s hungry and he’d like it not to be a fussy affair. He’s been working 12-14 hour shift work for about 40 years ...
Crisp Veggie Topped Tapenade-Stuffed Burgers
How Optimism Helps Manage Stress
So you have an autoimmune condition. It’s likely that your journey to wellness will traverse a variety of experiences on the spectrum between negative and positive, challenging and uplifting. Our road to recovery is rarely linear; this week it’s a new symptom, next week an encouraging step forward, next month an added diagnosis… some days it feels like the “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back ...
AIP Kitchen Tour – June 2015
AIP Kitchen tour is a monthly feature where we profile someone who eats AIP and has agreed to share their kitchen setup with the community, in hopes that they can further inspire us to get our kitchens organized and set up for success! We’ve heard reports of people who are able to make AIP work in college dorms and small city apartments to large ...
Strawberry-Orange Sorbet
Sorbets of all kinds are wonderful, easy-to-make treats any time you’re craving something sweet and simple. Strawberries and oranges combine for the best of both worlds, something deliciously sweet and tart. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can also make this in a high-powered blender by blending it, freezing it for fifteen minutes, blending it, and repeating two or three times until ...
Batch Cooking 101
Last April I released AIP Batch Cook, a video-based training program that teaches you how to prepare all of the food you need for a week in just two sessions. This article is meant to teach you the basics, but if you are still looking for more instruction be sure to check it out! What is “batch cooking”? This term refers to the practice of ...
Pork Pesto Skillet
Last month when Angie was visiting me for an in-person work week (she lives all the way across the country in DC!), I came up with a recipe on the fly that ended up being quite tasty. I was a little unsure of the combination of basil and pork, but let me tell you it is divine! A couple other selling points about this recipe–it ...
Warm Porridge with Lemon and Berries
As much as I enjoy eating my first meal of the day sautéed from a favorite skillet, I also love to be satiated by a serving of comforting porridge. I don’t care if the weather has warmed up, I still often want my morning fuel from a bowl, but although I’ll crave something a little lighter, it still needs to see me through ’till my ...
Where Medication Fits on a Healing Diet
Medications and the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) With the paleo autoimmune protocol, the hope is that we can reverse our autoimmune disease, heal our bodies at a deep level, regain abilities, and reduce/eliminate our need for medication. But that’s not something that happens overnight. Today, I’m answering the most common questions people ask about medications and the AIP. Should I Go Off My Medications When ...