Natalie Perry

Hey there! You may be wondering what this indulgent strawberry layer cake recipe is doing on a paleo-ish food blog. Well…. it dates back to when I wasn’t a paleo-ish blogger, and it’s my FAVORITE white cake for birthday cakes. And it’s apparently one of your favorites, too, because it’s been flying around Pinterest like …

Recently I had some chuck roasts in the freezer. I wanted the meat to be flavored like the steaks my mom and dad make all the time, but I didn’t want to cut them and grill them like steaks because chuck roast is a pretty tough cut of meat. Only a slow cooker could make …

Part Three: the ginger rice. I saved the best for last. It may look like plain old rice, but it’s far from it. I could seriously eat an entire pot of this myself. With nothing else on it. I’m not joking. There’s a catch, though. You must like ginger to like this rice. The ginger …

Part Two: the snow peas. I’m not a gigantic fan of snow peas, but I liked them sauteed with the butter, almonds, and shallots. Anything sauteed in butter is better, remember? By the way, it was my first time using a shallot. For a long time I thought shallots were just a pricier, snottier version …

We’ve been eating a lot of chicken and rice lately. I found this chicken recipe in this month’s issue of Bon Appetit, where it was featured in entire meal. Rarely do I see an entire meal in a magazine and want to make all of it. They put things together for a reason, as I …

If your only experience with curry powder is the sad yellow dust with the red lid, stick around. I’ll show you how to make homemade curry powder and it may change your curry life. You can grind it from whole spices or use pre-ground. I included instructions for both in the recipe notes! Grinding my …

Here’s the soup that I made with the leftover Slow Cooker Chipotle Shredded Beef. It tastes like a southwest version of beef vegetable soup, but instead of chewy beef cubes, it has shreds of melt-in-your-mouth steak.   Feel free to add any vegetables you have on hand. I had potatoes and carrots, so that’s what …

This Slow Cooker Chipotle Shredded Beef recipe has been updated, re-photographed, and Instant Pot adaptation has been added to the recipe! This recipe was posted on my blog almost exactly a year ago, but I decided to bring it back up to the front because a) I have a photo of it now and b) …