• Food,  Recipes,  Treats

    Gluten Free Tart Shell

    FINALLY. I know it seems like I’ve been holding onto the recipe, but between good lighting for pictured, and the rest time, and making sure it’s right….sometimes it takes for freakin ever to get a recipe done and up. This is not a particularly inventive recipe. It’s basic as hell. It’s the same as 9000 other pastry recipes because honestly how many different measurements of flour, sugar, and butter can there really be and have them all work out? It’s not the quantities that this recipe is about – it’s the technique. It’s about where I suspect we’re going wrong when we try to sub in GF flour for a…

  • Food,  Travel,  Where to WOD

    Dropping In – What To Do When You’re Out of Town

    I’ve been doing CrossFit since my husband opened his first affiliate in 2010, and coaching since he opened the second in 2014. I’ve dropped in at quite a few gyms in my CrossFit tenure. From local in NJ when visiting family to across the Atlantic in Copenhagen, Denmark. I have to be honest, I assumed what I’m about to tell you was a sort of common-sense thing…not to be a dick. A post in a CrossFit affiliate owners group the other day proved that assumption to be very very wrong. An affiliate owner spoke of someone dropping-in, and showing up without any previous contact right as class was about to start…

  • Apps and Snacks,  Food,  Recipes,  The Basics

    Deviled Eggs and Bacon

    I’m going to a party, what can I bring? There are actually way more options that we tend to think. For some reason, we have this knee-jerk reaction of WHAT THE FUCK DO I BRING TO A PARTY IF I DON’T EAT BREAD?! The truth is, lots of things. Here’s the dirty little secret: Just because you don’t eat certain things, does not mean you are a hermit weirdo creep who cannot attend or have fun at parties. Wether or not you HAVE fun, even if the menu isn’t perfectly Paleo or exactly suited to your needs is something that’s totally up to you. You decide to put your party…