Low-Carb Eating | Myasthenia Gravis | Autoimmune Travel | Holistic Living
When I first started eating a ketogenic diet, all I wanted from my fat balls (or fatbombs, if you like), was for them to fill me up and satisfy my sweet tooth without breaking the "carb bank". But as the months went by, I started to move away from obsessing over my macros to looking…
Continue reading ➞ Cacao-Spirulina Energy Balls With Adaptogens (Keto, Paleo, Vegan)
When most people think of Greek food, they think fried calamari, tzatziki and/or Greek salad. But, truth is, there are tons of traditional Greek recipes that are filled with flavor and incredibly easy to adapt to a grain-free and even dairy-free lifestyle! Greek dishes typically don't use tons of ingredients, but they do utilize a…
Growing up in Western Europe, Raffaello bonbons where among my all time favorite treats! If you've never heard of them, the original confections are spherical wafers filled with a white milk cream and white blanched almonds. They are decadently creamy, covered in shredded coconut and they are, like, the best thing ever! Because of the processed…
Continue reading ➞ Coconut-Almond ‘Raffaello’ Truffles (Keto, Paleo, AIP, Wahls)
A little bit about my love affair with Hawaii I think it's fair to say that Hawaii is on the bucket list of any travel enthusiast and, as an avid diver and total beach girl at heart, it didn't take long after moving to the US before I was on a plane to The Aloha…
Full disclosure, I had trouble naming this dish. In my initial Instagram post I called it "noatmeal" (i.e., fake oatmeal) because that's what it felt like to me, but then I realized most people probably associate oatmeal with warm and creamy, whereas this recipe is more on the dry, nutty and complex side. If you…
Continue reading ➞ Roasted Coconut-Cauliflower Breakfast Bowl (Keto, Paleo, Low-Carb)
I recently had to accept the sad truth that super low-carb fat bombs (as promoted in the keto community) do very little for my hunger or cravings, as fat by itself is not very filling a food. And, while some folks like to argue that "fat doesn't make you fat" and that calories don't matter,…
Continue reading ➞ Fatty Coconut Energy Balls Two-Ways (Low-Carb, Dairy-Free, Paleo)
This is the perfect fall salad! The homemade pomegranate vinaigrette coats the baby spinach, sweet pomegranates, salty goat cheese and pumpkin seeds like a dream! It is a great salad to serve with your Thanksgiving dinner as well, or to eat as a quick lunch, like I did. For the cheese, I used Humboldt Fog,…
