Beyond the Wheat: whole food living without grains, dairy, sugar & more

Paleo-Friendly Orange Chicken

Cherie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:26:49 +0000

I love chinese food. After I went gluten-free 9 years ago (wow, it’s really been 9 years. Seems like a lifetime ago!) I figured chinese food, like pizza, was out. Permanently. For ever. Cue weeping and much sadness. So imagine my overwhelming joy at discovering PF Changs a few years …

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Nuts + dates+ coconut = delicious cookies!

Cherie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:43:37 +0000

A little while ago, I was reading a paleo-lifestyle blog and ran across a recipe that had me drooling. The gal had blended up dates and I forget what else to create little balls of deliciousness. But, since I was doing this in the wee hours of the morning when …

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Food in technocolor

Cherie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:16:23 +0000

Our food has never been so colorful. So full of flavor. We recently watched the documentary Forks Over Knives (wow, I just now get what the title means. Am I the most clueless person ever? I’m thinking yes. Forks over knives. Eat food that requires use of forks instead of …

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Life – not what you’d planned

Cherie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:44:12 +0000

I struggled over whether or not to write this post. This is supposed a blog about healthy living through whole food, not about the turmoil and agony of my personal life. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I want this blog to not just be …

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All about onions (and other gross stuff)

Cherie — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:05:42 +0000

There are a few different veggies that you’ll never see on my blog. Onions, eggplant, hot peppers, copious amount of garlic. Since onions are used in practically every single dinner recipe known to mankind, this might strike you as odd. Am I an onion snob? Do I think I’m better …

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We’re all a little nutty in here

Cherie — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:46:30 +0000

My dear man loves his nuts. And seeds. Guy plows through a big amount each week. And with our new healthier lifestyle there were 2 options for satisfying his hunger for the crunchy nut… 1. buy them from some place like Whole Foods ($$$$$). And no guarantee that the roasted …

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Shrimp Hot Bowls

Cherie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:05:37 +0000

I do love shrimp. Especially the jumbo size. Those little guys – not so much. They are far too “fishy” tasting for me. And they smell ripe as well. But jumbo shrimp? There isn’t much better. Meaty, sweet, chewy, sublime. Mmmm… Today got off to a rough start due to …

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I’ll have a Waldorf Salad… hold the waldorfs

Cherie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:05:10 +0000

My husband and I just love the old tv show “Fawlty Towers.” Inspired by the rude behaviour of the proprietor of a hotel in the seaside town of Torquay, on the “English Riviera”, the show follows Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) in his running of the fictional Fawlty Towers hotel in …

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Egg Scrambles with Veggies

Cherie — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:29:52 +0000

What to eat for breakfast? For many people looking to eliminate things from their diet, this creates a definite quandary and is likely possible for failure before even leaving the starting gate. Breakfast for the typical person consists of one or more of the following: cereal, oatmeal, toast, pancakes, waffles, …

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Curried Fruit

Cherie — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:04:06 +0000

I used to love curried fruit as a child. My mom would make giant crock pots of the stuff and we would enjoy it for days. It was a staple at potlucks and family get togethers. Spicy, fruity, and so very sweet. Toothachingly sweet. Overnight cavities sweet. Crazed hyperactivity sweet. …

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