I love that Tom (or “The Star of the Blog”, as he likes to call himself) has joined me on my primal adventure.When I first suggested we try giving up sweeteners altogether, in an attempt to conquer our sugar cravings, he balked at the idea. Dessert had traditionally been his favorite meal. I knew I had to keep him happy with the sweetener-free plan so I created my version of a primal friendly Fat Bomb: a dessert that tastes indulgent and yet fits the objective of giving up sugar. 

Years ago, a friend gave me the “The Miracle of Mindfulness” by Thich Nhat Hanh. I didn’t really get it; I skimmed through the pages and my mind drifted off until I placed it on a shelf and forgot about it. I realize now that my friend was tactfully trying to enrich my life by pointing out the reality that all we really have is NOW.

When my husband first agreed to try primal nutrition (which included giving up all grains) he looked at me quizzically and asked,  “Well, what’s left to eat?” He was worried that without the  foundation of many of his meals (rice, quinoa, pasta, bread, pizza dough) he would be starving AND missing out on all the “good stuff”.

For the entirety of my adult life I was a chronic cardio junkie. Determined to avoid the freshman fifteen, the college me spent hours every day running, doing step aerobics, and climbing the stairmaster.  Post college, and burned out on those activities, I became a DVD addict. Jillian Michaels, P90X, Buti Fitness, Insanity- if there was an infomercial for it,  I’d completed the program.