Looking for a light lunch after the Thanksgiving holiday? How about a crisp salad inspired by traditional ingredients paired with smoked salmon. Romaine adds a satisfying crunch to contrast the silky salmon. Quick, easy, and light yet satisfying. … [Read more...]
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Butternut Squash Gratin
Wow. Through creating this recipe, the creamiest, tastiest paleo cream sauce I've ever made (that doesn't taste like straight coconut milk... I hate that!) was born. If you're looking for a creamy, comforting side dish to replace traditional ones for your Thanksgiving table look no further. … [Read more...]
Mango Sweetened Cranberry Chutney
Cranberry chutney is one thing I don't feel like I see anywhere outside of Thanksgiving. I'd usually have a bite or two with my Thanksgiving meal, but it was never the star player of my plate. I guess there's something about making it yourself. I ate way more of it than my usual 1-2 bites! It was the perfect pairing with my Herbed & Crusted Turkey Breast. Trying to find a way to sweeten these tart berries without the 1/2 - 1 cup white … [Read more...]
Herbed & Crusted Turkey Breast
Well, it's just about Thanksgiving and so it's time to share some paleo Thanksgiving recipes! Get ready for all three recipes featured in the photo above, starting with this one: Herbed & Crusted Turkey Breast. The Mango Sweetened Cranberry Sauce comes tomorrow, and Sunday will be the Butternut Squash Gratin. If you're having … [Read more...]
Sage Roasted Acorn Squash & Brussels Sprouts
As I mentioned, I recently came back from a great trip in Denver and Fort Collins, Colorado. At one point I was having dinner, smiling, and laughing with … [Read more...]
Moroccan Meatballs with Apple Sage Butter
I recently made a huge life decision and left my job. In this new-found time between that and what's next, I've been traveling a lot. I wanted to see friends, family, potential new cities to live in, and enjoy myself a little bit! It's been an invaluable time of self discovery. … [Read more...]
About Me
Hello there! I’m Alicia. I'm a registered dietitian and the girl sitting behind the laptop writing this blog. I'm glad you're here, so pop a squat! I love both food and drink, duh... if you’re writing a food blog shouldn't that go without saying?? Welcome to my site where I cook and share really good food. Well that’s the goal at least. Oh, and that it inspires you to cook too. That’s the other main goal. Pretty simple! For more on my food … [Read more...]
Succulent Orange Glazed Chicken
If you've been following the blog, you've just seen the Baked Cauliflower "Fried" Rice recipe I posted. I served this Succulent Orange Glazed Chicken over top of the fried rice and it was indeed a perfect pairing. … [Read more...]
Recipe Box
Now you can save recipes that you see here to your Recipe Box! Ziplist is mobile universal shopping list and recipe box that enables shoppers to create and share grocery lists with family members. You'll be able to arrange you lists by aisle or store, and can even save recipes to a central recipe box. My Shopping List - Once recipes have been added you can use this tool to see all of your ingredients in a nice shopping list. My … [Read more...]
Baked Cauliflower “Fried” Rice
I've been doing a lot of traveling lately and in an airport while walking from gate to gate, I got a whiff of Chinese food. Ever since, I couldn't get the craving out of my head for some sweet orange chicken and fried rice. The day after arriving back home, this recipe was born. … [Read more...]
About Paleo
The paleo diet consists of meat, seafood, vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds. It is based on the research of Dr. Loren Cordain and made wildly popular by his student Robb Wolf‘s book The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet. Because the Paleo diet consists of meat, seafood, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds (and their products i.e. avocado oil or coconut milk), it does not include some large groups of food you may be used to eating on the … [Read more...]
About Laughter and Lemonade
Laughter and Lemonade is a food blog written by me, Alicia, your registered dietitian (RD). It's a space to share all things health and happiness. (It was previously known as Paleo Paisan. More about that here.) The main goals of Laughter and Lemonade are to… Make and share really delicious food. I mean duh. It's a food blog. I hope you salivate when you see these food pics! Inspire you to cook. I believe strongly that getting into … [Read more...]
White Turkey Chili with Mushrooms
Every Halloween growing up I could bank on a three things. 1) I would try and get as many Reese's Peanut Butter Cups as possible. 2) My sister and I … [Read more...]