My Coconut E-Book is Here!!

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Meghan Slocum • 2 Comments

So I haven’t blogged in a really long time. I’ve been taking care of Keira full-time since she was born in August, which hasn’t left a lot of time for blogging. Instead of writing posts I decided to put all of my available time into working on my coconut e-book–and I’m so excited to tell you that it is finally done!!

Crazy for Coconut: 45+ Simple Recipes to Add More Coconut Oil to Your Diet

Have you been wanting to add more coconut oil to your diet, but can’t stomach the thought of just eating it straight by the spoonful?…

Filed Under: GAPS Diet

Apricot and Cinnamon-Spiced Cranberry Sauce

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Meghan Slocum • 6 Comments

‘Tis the season for cranberry sauce! I mixed up a batch of this for the Thanksgiving dinner we shared with friends this year. While it of course went great with traditional Thanksgiving foods, making the sauce was so easy that I’m also planning on making it a few more times this season to serve as a fun accompaniment to more ordinary meals like roast chicken. I’m sure it would also make a lovely topping on vanilla (or maybe even chocolate?) ice cream.

This recipe has a long cook time, but the actual hands-on time is very short. It’s possible that you could achieve the same results in much less time, but I found that the long, low simmer was a good fit with my never-know-when-you’re-going-to-be-interrupted-by-the-baby schedule, since I really didn’t have to worry about anything overcooking or burning.…

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes

Cinnamon Coconut Ice Cream

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Meghan Slocum • 6 Comments

So Jesse and I have discovered a new ice cream obsession: cinnamon coconut ice cream.

I mixed up a recipe on a whim a couple of weeks ago, and we were both completely blown away by how delicious it was. Jesse declared that it would go great with pumpkin pie, so then I had to make another batch to take to Thanksgiving dinner–where it did, indeed, make a fantastic accompaniment to pumpkin pie.

We scarfed down that batch pretty fast, too, so it was only after I made it a third time that I finally got a chance to take any pictures.…

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Chocolate Butter Fat Bombs

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Meghan Slocum • 21 Comments

Are you looking for a tasty way to add more grass-fed butter to your diet? Try these chocolate butter fat bombs! I find these bite-sized morsels to be reminiscent of a a dark chocolate frosting. While I prefer to pop them into my mouth straight out of the freezer, I think this recipe would also make a lovely chocolaty spread for bread, muffins, etc. when stored in the fridge.

A Few Notes on Ingredients

First off, if you’re not sure why you’d want to go out of your way to eat more butter, check out this great post from Empowered Sustenance on why butter is a superfood.…

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Hormonal Acne Update

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Meghan Slocum • 10 Comments

I haven’t written about my acne in a long time so I thought it was time for an update–particularly as I’ve experienced major skin changes over the past year. If you’re unfamiliar with my acne history, I recommend reading this post from last year to catch up.

Pregnancy = Amazing Skin for Me

So I’ve figured out the solution to my persistent acne: get pregnant! During my pregnancy this last year, my skin was the best it’s been since I was thirteen. I’m not entirely sure when I started to see improvements–I spent my first trimester feeling sick to my stomach 24/7 and thus was not paying much attention to things like my appearance–but sometime in my fourth month or so I suddenly realized that I was getting fewer breakouts than normal.…

Filed Under: Natural Living