Recipes

How to Make Almond Milk...the Easy Way

How to Make Almond Milk…the Easy Way

Why buy almond milk when it’s so easy to make at home?  Homemade almond milk is better for you, too.  Did you know that most store bought nut milks contain unhealthy ingredients (like synthetic vitamins, oils and sugar)? When you make it yourself, the only ingredients are almonds, water and salt.  Optionally, you can add…

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Dandelion Root Coffee | Roots & Boots

Dandelion Root Coffee

I love coffee–the smell, the taste, the caffeine–but recently began drinking dandelion root coffee instead of the real deal.  I’m loving it!  It’s easy, tasty and good for you.  Plus, it avoids the negative health impact health I experienced with regular coffee.

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Strawberry Recipes | Roots & Boots

25 Delectable Real Food Strawberry Recipes

Looking for real food strawberry recipes?  You’re going to love the recipes listed below, including my own honey-sweetened recipe for strawberry jam, paleo strawberry short cakes, and a deliciously simple paleo strawberry pie. In honor of the berry season which is now upon us, I’d like to share 25 delectable real food strawberry recipes.  As…

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Awesome for breakfast or dinner, this make ahead gluten-free Sausage and Egg Bake is a great way to sneak more veggies into your family's diet.

Gluten Free Sausage and Egg Bake with Veggies

If, like me, you love a healthy, hearty breakfast but don’t want to spend much time cooking in the mornings, you’ll love this make ahead Gluten Free Sausage and Egg Bake.

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Mexican Eggs Breakfast Bowl: easy protein-packed breakfast, with essential oils!

Mexican Eggs Breakfast Bowl

You know what they say…Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

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Paleo Almond Flour Graham Crackers | Roots & Boots

Easy Almond Flour Graham Crackers

I’m always on the lookout for simple, healthy, protein-packed snack recipes. My boys (including my husband) are always on the lookout for snacks that taste good.  These Easy Almond Flour Graham Crackers fit the bill!  

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Mashed Cauliflower Faux-tatoes | Roots & Boots

Mashed Cauliflower Faux-tatoes

You win some, you lose some.  Especially when it comes to kids and vegetables. Take cauliflower, for example.  Cauli-rice?  My kids are not fans.  Mashed Cauliflower Faux-tatoes?  Score!

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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream | Roots & Boots

Dairy Free Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip {with essential oils}

This mint chocolate chip dairy free ice cream is a family favorite here at Roots and Boots.  If you keep the ingredients in stock, it’s easy to whip up in the blender and add to the ice cream maker at the start of dinner.  By the time dinner is over, there’s a delicious frozen treat…

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15 Best Sources for Gluten Free Real Food Recipes

15 Best Sources for Gluten Free Real Food Recipes

When you start a gluten free real food diet, one of the first things you learn is that not all gluten free food is real food, and not all real food is gluten free. And just like that, pretty much the entire content of your recipe box becomes obsolete. Goodbye, cookie recipes. Goodbye, all baking recipes,…

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Cookie Dough Bites | Roots & Boots

Gluten Free Cookie Dough Bites

These gluten free cookie dough bites are a family favorite.  Nuts, chocolate, no bake–what could be better?

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