Who doesn’t love a good lemon poppyseed muffin? Now you can have Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins that love you back. Made with coconut flour (for the nut-free folks out there) and a touch of honey, these quick and easy muffins are perfect for a brunch, potluck, after school snack, or a wonderfully summery dessert.

My boys and their friends devour these bite-sized mini-muffins and have no clue that they’re a gluten-free, grain-free dessert. I hope you enjoy these little Paleo treats as much as we do.

Looking for a refreshing way to start your day? Look no further. My younger son presents you with his Citrus Smash (which he both created and named). He loves using our juicer before going to school and after dinner to make delicious fresh fruit juices from scratch.

This fresh squeezed orange juice, spiked with grapefruit and lemon, is packed with vitamin C and bioflavonoids. He states:

This concoction has quite a zing to it so watch out for a refreshing burst of flavor!

As you can guess this juice takes around three minutes to make, and is refreshing any time of day, though especially after a workout.

I recently received a copy of a Paleo cookbook called Paleo Slow Cooking by Chrissy Gower. Like me, Chrissy is a wife and mother of two wonderful children. Her goal as stated in this book is to “use the slow cooker as a tool to cut food costs” while not compromising on the core ingredients that make up a healthy and wholesome Paleo diet. Revealing her down-to-earth sense of humor that makes this book a very fun read, she also writes:

With slow cooking, you can take an inexpensive rump roast and transform what might otherwise be best used to re-sole a shoe into a delicious, solid meal.

My favorite recipes in the book are the Pesto Chicken and Chipotle Chicken Stew, both of which my family loved, and the Berry Crumble which my boys and their friends devoured. The great thing about a book full of slow cooker recipes? There’s nothing like throwing a bunch of ingredients into a crock pot and opening it hours later to find the magic of dinner (or breakfast, or dessert) at your fingertips. Additionally, slow cooking keeps ingredients moist and delicately tender so that these dishes taste delicious.

I’ve been a big fan of my crock pot since my Ayurvedic training a couple of decades ago. So it’s wonderful to have an entirely new tome of crockpot recipes. With basics like Bone Broth and Chicken Stock to classics such as Old Fashioned Beef Stew and Stuffed Arttichokes, as well as an introduction that is more than perfect for those just getting started, this is a wonderful book in so many ways.

Paleo Slow Cooking is filled with colorful photos that will inspire you to try Chrissy’s creative and delicious recipes. Good laughs, great ideas for healthy slow cooking, and a foreward by Paleo pioneer Robb Wolf (best-selling author of The Paleo Solution) make this cookbook a wonderful addition to your collection.

If you made my Paleo Pie Crust but didn’t fill it with anything yet, fear not. This dairy-free Banana Cream Pie filling is the perfect companion for it. It’s made with five ingredients (coconut milk, coconut oil, bananas, dates, and stevia) and primarily fruit sweetened.

You’ll also appreciate the fact that it’s a quick and easy recipe. Bake your pie crust ahead of time, then simply throw your ingredients in the blender and you’ve got yourself a Paleo pie. My children love this one and I often serve it with dairy-free Coconut Whipped Cream for them and their pals.

Have you been craving a healthy, yet decadent fluffy pie made with very little added sweetener and all Paleo ingredients? Maybe with an almond flour crust? I have, and I’m sharing my latest inspiration with you in two installments –first comes this easy-to-make Paleo Pie Crust. Next, in a few days, will be a dairy-free Banana Cream filling.

I love baking with almond flour, it’s gluten-free, grain-free and much higher in protein than other gluten-free flours. While I don’t eat almond flour on a daily basis, it’s absolutely wonderful for special occasion treats such as this Paleo Pie Crust.