This Blackened Chicken Avocado Berry Salad with homemade raspberry dressing is the ultimate salad! It's Paleo, Whole30, AIP, and a super healthy and flavorful salad. Let's be honest salad can feel a little boring sometimes. I used to roll my eyes at the thought of...

This one-pan chicken pesto with vegetables is the perfect thing to make on a weeknight. It's paleo, Whole30, AIP, and incredibly delicious.   As life gets busier, I begin to appreciate one-pan meals more and more! I love cracking open my favorite cookbook and going to...

This chicken burrito bowl is the ultimate chipotle copycat! It's whole30 compliant, paleo, and AIP.   There are few things are universally popular and beloved here in America than Chipotle is. Everyone is obsessed with Chipotle. And for good reason! The food is good,...

These Mexican sweet potato chicken poppers are the perfect easy meal with some extra flair to serve on a weeknight or pack for lunch! They're paleo, whole30, and AIP. Chicken poppers have been a game changer for me, and I'm constantly looking for more ways to spice...

This Baked Chicken with Strawberry Avocado Salsa is the perfect spring dish! It's paleo, AIP, whole30 and is made with all real food. Strawberry season is one of my absolute favorite parts of spring and summer! Strawberries are just starting to pop up here in Texas,...

This bang bang shrimp will knock your socks off! You won't believe that it's paleo, Whole30, and has an AIP modification. One of the biggest things that held me back from healing with a real food lifestyle for so long was that I didn't feel like I could have delicious...

These sweet potato sliders are the perfect way to satisfy your burger cravings. They're Paleo, Whole30, AIP, and come with some delicious toppings! We're big burger fans in the Hoover household! We love pulling out the grill to make some juicy burgers with our own...

These paleo crispy chicken nuggets are the ultimate chick-fil-a copycat, complete with a honey mustard dipping sauce. Plus, they're even AIP compliant, and made without eggs! There are some meals that I had resided in my mind that I'd just never eat again. Chick-fil-a...

Thank you to ALDI for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own.  When it comes to eating a real food diet, preparation is always key. Even with following a paleo lifestyle for years, I was especially reminded of this during my Whole30 this past month. Throughout...

Recently, I've been seriously craving a new cabbage dish! Cabbage is so easy to find, so cheap, and so easy to use. I love cabbage, and cabbage rolls have always intrigued me. Then I thought about all of the rolling and new techniques I'd have to learn on top of...

This post contains affiliate links. Learn what that means here. As you can imagine, my kitchen is kind of always a wreck! Dishes piled high, tons of kitchen utensils, and lonely scraps of vegetable peels is a pretty normal sight in my kitchen by 10 AM. I'm sure you...

If I were to define what makes a good meal in my book, it would probably be these three things... easy, nutrient dense and delicious! Meals like tuna salad, or chicken salad are one of my favorite meals that fit all of these requirements. However, it took getting a...

Fancy magazine worthy meals are great, don't get me wrong. But when it comes down to just getting through the work week, sometimes you need something that's simple to make, practical to store, and healthy! I spent years trying to get my meal prep routine on point with...

Here in Texas, Barbecue is a way of life. There are tons of BBQ joints in Dallas, and everyone goes crazy for them! Being intolerant to nightshades, I miss out on a lot of fun of BBQ. However, once I started making nightshade free BBQ dishes, I am a changed woman and...

Pho started getting cool here in Dallas, TX when I was about 20 years old. I went from never really hearing about it to seeing tons of restaurants popping up, and dozens of friends posting their pho photos on social media. I first decided to join in on the fun several...

I have a confession to make... when Super Bowl rolls around, I have to Google the date and what the heck team are playing every year. I am not a big football or sports person, but I am a big party food person 😉 The Super Bowl is about so much more than just football,...

January isn't even over, and Super Bowl season is already here! Is it just me, or did that go really fast? I feel like I had no time to make the mental transition from reset time back into party food yet. But once I started thinking about all of the yummy super bowl...

This Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe brings back all of the flavor and nostalgia you love about egg rolls without the wrapper! Plus, the sauce is to die for. When it comes to any Asian takeout, I feel like everyone is always down for adding egg rolls to their order. Or at...

I love fun, involved meals and recipes as much as the next person! However, sometimes all you want is an easy meal to throw together that's delicious, healthy, and easy to make. That's where I found myself this week. After all of the craziness of the New Year, I was...

Happy New Year!! 2018 is here, and most of us are likely starting to feel the sugar crash of the holidays coming on. Regardless of whether or not you're doing a full on sugar detox or Whole30 for the new year, getting in more nutrient dense and healing foods is always...

The weather is cooling off here in Texas, and I finally have an excuse to eat one of my all-time favorite soups... butternut squash! It's creamy, easy to make, and so nourishing. I find myself eating this soup at least once a week during the fall and winter, and have...

Italian food has always been one of my favorite cuisines. Growing up on Long Island and being of Italian descent, it's a natural favorite for me! The rich hearty flavors, the comforting smells, and the cheese and carbs... oh baby! When I was a kid and we went out to...

Starting the autoimmune protocol can daunting in a lot of different respects. “What do I do when I eat out?”, “What do I have for breakfast?”, “What do I have for lunch?”, “What do I bring to work/school?”. Though I’m always learning and evolving, I feel like I've...

I don't know what happened and when, but Poké is super hot all of sudden. Remember when frozen yogurt was widely popular? Poke is basically following in it's footsteps right now in the US. Tons of chains are popping up with custom bowls, options to customize, and fun...

When I ask myself the question, "What flavors do I add to make this taste really, really good?", the answer is often "bacon and ranch". It's savory, creamy, and a total crowd pleaser all around, which is important for this time of year that's filled with backyard...

    You guys. They're back. When I first made my sweet potato chicken popper recipe, I fell in love fast. I was so excited to share them with the world and knew that they an amazing game day or party food that all guests would love. I shared them as a super bowl food...

Spaghetti squash has been a staple vegetable ever since going gluten free in college. It's inexpensive, easy to prepare, versatile, and of course... it's basically vegetable pasta. I used to eat my spaghetti squash with a generous helping of tomato sauce from a jar...

The initial push to make healthier choices is usually an easy transition in the beginning. Making a healthier breakfast, taking the stairs more often... it doesn't usually become a burden until it gets hard to keep up with, and you run out of ideas to make it creative...

Eating a real food, healing diet like autoimmune paleo isn't cheap. After my mortgage payment, my biggest expense is food. Pasture raised meat, organic vegetables, wild caught fish, and the highest quality cooking oils. Those words all literally sound like money just...

My husband and I made the switch from predominately plates to mostly bowls a while ago. It was one of the best decisions we've ever made in all of the years that we've been married. I mean, we've been married for like 2 years, but still. I love bowls. There's...

"Snowed in" always sounded like such an adventure to me. Days at a time of just watching movies, hanging out with loved ones, and cooking delicious, delicious cold weather favorites. Well, I'm not actually snowed in right now like many of you are, but that didn't stop...

After some unseasonably warm weather, it has finally cooled off again here in Texas. I'm a huge proponent of seasonal, local food for over all wellness and healing, and what's a better cold weather dish than a warm, hearty stew? Not only is this stew made from...

When I was a kid, I hated meat. I hated the texture, I hated the taste, and considered the only acceptable way to consume chicken was in nugget or hibachi form. Yikes. Now, if you were to tell me that I'd be feasting on beef liver and having a grand ol' time, I...

I've been loving squash this season, especially acorn squash. Can you believe I've only ever had acorn squash once before last winter? Squashes can be intimidating, but acorn squash has quickly become my favorite as it's so easy to prepare, and cook! I shared a paleo...

One of my favorite stories from my childhood was born in San Antonio, TX. A hotspot for authentic Mexican food, and the place I called home at 11 years old after spending the previous 10 years in New York. Raised on pizza with spaghetti sauce coursing through my...

Anytime the temperature falls under 90 F degrees at any given time during the day in Dallas, I'm all like, "Leggings, and PSL's, and chunky socks! Let's do this!". 89 F in the middle of September is far from what I grew up with in Long Island, NY but it will have to...