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Happy New Year! I'm so excited to be sharing my first recipe of 2016 with you! and boy is it goooood..... We had a wonderful holiday season, ending 2015 on a relaxing note with our family in Florida. Sometimes I do crazy things, and my husband has a full time job of reeling me back into normalcy. So when I had the craziest idea of all, I was surprised that he said "Yes, let's do that!" with out hesitation. On our drive back to North Carolina, I had this crazy, crazy, really crazy thought. Seemingly out of nowhere I had the desire to start 2016 adhering to the Whole30 detox plan. And not just me.... the entire deer pack!! So, here we are three weeks in and I can't believe I have even kept the kids on it too! One week to go and we'll celebrate crossing the finish line! I can see an elegant cheese platter just on the horizon..... In the weeks to come I will be able to summarize our whole experience and talk a little bit more about our deci...

one supplement i try to sneak into our diet around every corner, is gelatin. to learn why, you can  read my post  about the amazing benefits of grass fed gelatin, and why it's so vital to our health. we reap the benefit of gelatin and many other nutrients by drinking our   bone broth regularly. along with that, fun treats like this one utilize the silky, whipped texture gelatin offers, while nourishing our bodies….and our sweet tooth too! you know i like to go big…i topped this pretty lady with some homemade ice cream for extreme decadence! im a lover of real food. i'm a lover of chocolate. and most important, i'm a lover all things mousse.  this is what happens when my sweet tooth wins…caramel drizzle!!! and sea salt of course! nourishing chocolate mousse pie crust: 1 1/2 c almond flour 3/4 c grassfed butter, melted (coconut oil can be substituted for dairy free version) 1 tbs coconut sugar dash sea salt #dessertgoals. light,...