Chew On This: Paleo Fried Cauli “Rice” & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s been an exciting month for me! A local new station, KDKA, is doing a segment on the Avani Institute and our Healing Yourself In The Kitchen class series. Kym, the reporter doing the segment, came to my house to interview me while I was cooking! I couldn’t decide what to make, so I decided to …

Cheating on the paleo diet isn't bad, is it? It is if you have autoimmune issues!

“It’s Just One Sip, You’ll Be Fine”

Since I went Paleo-ish (aka I cut out grains and legumes, but I still steer clear of red meat) in October 2014, I’ve had mixed feelings. I miss grains so much that I won’t lie, over both Thanksgiving and Christmas I cheated and had some Gluuteny baked goods… which are made out of rice flour. And …

Chew on this: Paleo Chicken Nuggets

I used to love chicken nuggets. Partially because it was an excuse to basically drink BBQ sauce. Hahaha I remember in high school my friend and I were obsessed with Wendy’s chicken nuggets. I’m pretty sure we ate 20 in one sitting one trip. Last week I was craving chicken nuggets. So I did what …

Chew On This: MAKE THESE CINNAMON ROLLS RIGHT NOW! (Seriously, Right Now)

Every holiday my mom wakes us up with warm cinnamon rolls right out of the oven. They’re the refrigerated Pilsbury ones and they are so damn good. This past Christmas I missed eating them, but didn’t really think about them again until my brother made a roll of them a few weeks back. Ohhhh the …