I’m finally back from all my vacations! I know you all missed me. This last one was a road trip with my best friends up to Rhode Island and Cape Cod. We ate (lots of) seafood, drank (lots of) wine, went whale watching, scootering around Newport, RI on Ocean Avenue (which yes, is a real place and I FREAKED OUT about it), and had endless laughs. It was amazing. Especially this whale photobomb here. Well done, whale, well done. 
EHRMAHGERD you guys it’s almost fall. WHAT?! You know what that means. Brace yourselves because pumpkin ALL OF THE THINGS is coming. Beginning with the starbucks PSL (pumpkin-spiced latte, duh) on September 8th? Don’t ask me why I know that. Not that I can even drink those things because there’s dairy in the syrup or whatever it is that they put in it to make it taste so damn good. Apparently starbucks is going to put actual pumpkin in them this year?! Mind. blown.
But let’s enjoy some more summer recipes before we get there. Labor day weekend anyone? Nothing says a farewell to summer like a good Labor day BBQ/get together. Great food will be had, drinks will be imbibed in. I’m pretty excited about it. But even MORE excited about these recipes. Check ’em out!
truffle mushroom burgers. ummm there’s a fried egg on top.
smoked salmon & dill deviled eggs.
hatch chile waffles benedict. holy YES.
easy slow cooker pulled pork with hawaiian sea salt.
one-skillet chicken thighs with butternut squash.
paleo plantain savory waffles with fried eggs and hot sauce. yep, that happened.
sabzi chicken. this is made by my friend Rebecca and she’s made it for me twice…it’s SO DAMN GOOD.
paleo in-n-out style animal fries. whaaaaaat.
grilled pork belly with chimichurri sauce. you know my feelings on chimichurri. i LOVE it.
crockpot carne asada loaded fries. (insert drooling emoji here)
szechuan meatballs: a shophouse kitchen remake.
roasted sweet potato salad with pistou.
buffalo chicken spaghetti squash casserole.
crispy skin salmon with cucumber salad. because there really is NO other way to eat salmon than with crispy skin.
raw chocolate banoffee bites. oh, and you’ll be making caramel sauce out of dates. WHAT? sign me up.
5-ingredient banana french toast smoothie.
boba bubble iced coffee cold brew.
salted watermelon margarita popsicles.
mojito margaritas? yes. can you tell I like love margaritas?
cinnamon roll chocolate chip cookie bars.
soft lemon-fig grain-free cookies. think these will be like fig newtons in cookie form? because if so I’m SO THERE.
Articles
Why you should stop giving me shit for not eating gluten and dairy. Seriously, why do you care? This AMAZING article is a must-read from my friend the Bacon Princess!
Exercising with adrenal fatigue. wish I had this one to read when I was struggling with adrenal fatigue last year.
7 tips for a healthy packed lunch. Perfect for kiddies and adults alike!
5 ways to manage balance with a chronic illness.
What recipes are you cooking up this weekend?
I just pinned the CRAP out of those cinnamon roll cookie dough bar things! GAHHH those Purely TWINS!
Haha right?! Don’t they look AMAZING. Love Michelle and Lori they’re so great at coming up with recipes like that!