"Fall" into Paleo

     As fall commences, our Pacific Northwest begins a transformation.  Warm summer nights fade into frost, and the sun seems to grow cold. The change of season then brings with it  bright colors, beautiful leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, corn mazes, and an array of fresh squash.  Unfortunately it also brings rain, wind, and (for those of you who have horses) MUD.  Those last three things seem to be what takes over the season for me, and I sometimes forget about the sweet things.  So, to make myself forget that summer is now a year away, I usually get the urge to bake delicious goodies.

    As many of you know, my husband and I have started to live a more Paleo lifestyle. We aren't there 100%, but I do my best to buy the cleanest food I can.  That can make baking a bit more difficult since I don't buy enriched flours, refined sugars, dairy milk, or crisco.  Fortunately for me, there is this wonderful thing called PINTREST! Seriously, what would we do without pintrest?  So, between pintrest and instagram, I have discovered some amazing Paleo people and their tempting paleo recipes.  

      As bright orange pumpkins begin to make an appearance, I naturally want to USE them!  I love pumpkin.  It's orange, savory and delicious, and you can make so many things out of it. Pumpkin pies are on my to-do list, but for now, I went with pumpkin bread.  Between my nephews and my husband, this loaf of bread barely lasted 2 hours!   This recipe used coconut flour.  Just so everyone knows, coconut is an amazing food, and I have fallen in love with learning how to use its products.

    

    

     Of course cold weather makes me crave chocolate too!  I have tried lots of different Paleo "treats."  Muffins, cupcakes, several cookie recipes, etc.  I found Danielle Walker's chocolate chip cookie recipe, and I may just never make anything else.  They were SO GOOD!  Even my pale cynical husband loved them.  These cookies are dairy free, refined white sugar free, soy free, and gluten free.

You can find both these recipes here: http://www.againstallgrain.com

She's amazing ^^!

Happy baking everyone!