planning & affordability

Crazy for Kale

Posted by Matthew on Apr 18, 2013 in 2013, Featured | 57 comments

Don’t miss the end of the post, there’s a GIVEAWAY! One of our boys’ favorite vegetables is kale. I think it probably started when we made Kale Chips for Eat Like a Dinosaur, and then our oldest (a born leader) declared his absolute love for the vegetable. Since then the other boys have followed along like little ducklings in support of his declaration. I mention this vegetable often when talking about their favorite foods on the podcast, so when Hallie asked us to review her Crazy for Kale ebook and submit a recipe for round-up I was shocked to see that the only recipe I...

Guest Post, The Paleo Mama: Affording Paleo

Posted by Matthew on Mar 2, 2013 in 2013, Featured | 14 comments

Wednesdays used to be our Guest Blogger Series day; but, there’s just so many new and wonderful Paleo and real-food bloggers out there that we’ve expanded our series. We hope you enjoy the new view points and unique content; if so, we encourage you to show these guest bloggers your support by visiting their blog and social media links at the end of this post! Today The Paleo Mama visits to give you her tricks to making paleo affordable for her family. This is a topic that is very much needed in our community, but very few are able to speak to it. We feel very lucky to find someone who...

No Spend & No Sugar – Week 1

Posted by Stacy on Jan 8, 2013 in 2013 | 14 comments

Yowzer! Who would’ve thought there’d be such interest from you all in what I wasn’t even sure we should write about (since it’s not technically paleo)… our resolution to make January a No Spend month. I’ve gotten a disproportionate amount of requests to talk more about it – both on the blog and the podcast, so… here’s the nitty gritty. A Recap We’ve been doing no spend month for one week now and I can honestly say the first week was MUCH harder than the 21 Day Sugar Detox we’re also doing. However, I’ve realized –...

TPV Podcat, Episode 20: New Year’s Resolutions

Posted by Stacy on Jan 4, 2013 in 2013, Featured, Podcasts | 3 comments

Our twentieth show! Ep. 20: New Year’s Resolutions Happy New Year 2013! It’s time to look back on the year past and attempt to make changes to better yourself. Stacy and Sarah have both committed to new plans of action involving their lives and discuss what those might be. Plus, we answer some “getting started” questions about what steps to take first and how to do paleo on a restrictive budget and living situation. Thanks for an awesome 2012 and look forward to a better 2013! Click the picture above to be taken to iTunes or download and listen by clicking...

French Toast Casserole with Cinnamon Bread Pudding

Posted by Stacy on Dec 27, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 45 comments

Bonus! We’ve got a 2-for-1 recipe for you today. In order to make this French Toast Casserole you’ll need to first make the Cinnamon Bread. Then you’re essentially making a bread pudding that comes together to create the flavor and texture you’d find in french toast. The great news? It’s a perfect make-ahead food – so on special mornings when you’re busy or tired or feeling like the hair of the dog is in order (like New Years Day), you’ll have a relatively high protein, high fat food that feels like a special indulgence. We recommend you make...

Our Christmas Wish List

Posted by Matthew on Dec 13, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 2 comments

I have exciting, breaking news for you, an Paleo Parents exclusive! Thanksgiving is past, and it is now December! That means the holiday season is here and some 91% of Americans and about a quarter of the entire world will feel compelled to give gifts to each other! Here in the Toth-McCarry house, we have one resident enthusiastic Tiny Tim and one sighing Scrooge. You can guess who is who. You see, Stacy has never met a holiday tradition she didn’t want to adopt. She honestly loves waking up early for Black Friday shopping (link for those of the non-American persuasion). Check out our...

Our Great Wolf Lodge Vacation

Posted by Stacy on Nov 8, 2012 in 2012 | 9 comments

So I mentioned in the Apple Pie Balls post that we made those snacks for an upcoming vacation. I guess I shouldn’t tease such things, because it causes you all to wonder about what it is we’re doing, how we liked it and how we stayed paleo on the road. I’ll admit to being completely lazy about pictures and blog posts lately if you all will be happy with some adorable kid photos as my penance? The only family member I could get to pose for the ubiquitous “family” shot in the lobby was Cole. This is where we spent 3 days. The result, exhausted kids who slept...

What Are We Using These Days? GIVEAWAY

Posted by Matthew on Oct 23, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 112 comments

From time to time, we like to update you on the stuff that we are ordering online. It all started years ago when we were tracking our own Amazon Subscribe & Save items through the blog. Then, as the blog grew we found that our recommendations were helpful for those of you trying to figure out what you might like conveniently delivered to your door. You can still find our favorite Amazon items on the sidebar of the blog, but these are the latest and greatest things we’ve been enjoying; we hope that our recommendations help you out in some way! And of course, like Oprah, we’re...

1 in 5 Cannot Afford to Eat

Posted by Stacy on Sep 19, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 12 comments

We cannot thank Allie enough for today’s guest post. I personally was raised by a single mother who struggled to make ends meet. Fortunately for me, my mom made patronizing thrift stores, going to yard sales, and couponing fun. I remember we had a “game” where we took a calculator with us to the store to see if we could keep the cart under a certain amount. I caught my mom in a lie to a cashier once and accidentally outed her, as she attempted to float a check at the grocery store (knowing they wouldn’t deposit it until her actual pay day). But all of these experiences...

TPV Podcast, Episode 5: Practical Paleo, Cooking

Posted by Matthew on Sep 7, 2012 in 2012, Featured, Podcasts | 0 comments

Our fifth show! Ep. 5: Practical Paleo, Cooking In this episode, Stacy and Sarah are joined by Matt of the at-home dad of the Paleo Parents to answer your questions about how to actually accomplish this whole paleo family thing in the kitchen. Learn all the secrets on how to plan, pre-cook and eat on the go. This is one to listen to as Stacy gets quite flustered having Matt on the line with her! Click the picture above to be taken to iTunes or download and listen by clicking the PodBean player below Podcast Powered By Podbean If you enjoy the show, please...

Healthy Lunchbox Alternatives, a Guest Post for And Love it Too

Posted by Matthew on Aug 27, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 20 comments

If you recall, last year we did a guest post for Sunny of And Love it Too on packing paleo lunches for school. We’ve included those ideas for you at the end as our daily suggestions. As a quick reminder, we also discussed the topic of healthy lunches quite extensively on the first episode of our podcast, The Paleo View. We also cover this topic in our book, Eat Like a Dinosaur. Due to our personal experiences last year with lunch packing, when Sunny asked us this year to contribute to her annual round-up, we wanted our annual post to focus more on food “replacers” as an...

Favorite Things Giveaway!

Posted by Stacy on Jul 3, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 209 comments

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED, CONGRATULATIONS TO Sharmista FOR WINNING THE PURE WRAPS! I struggled with the name of this post, ultimately I feel like you’re expecting me to wave my arms around and shout “and you get a car, and you get a car, and you get a car”. Heads up: that’s not going to happen. However, we will give one of the items below away to a random commenter – see bottom of post for rules. Since we’ve been feeling hum drum Negative Nancy lately – it felt like high time to talk about some stuff we LIKE. The results are a list of our new...