Intro To Me?

So as I am sure ya'll have noticed I have no idea what the hell I am doing. I am blogging recipes and pretending I know what is going on. It is great!

I figured I would do a minor introduction, sort of outline what we eat and why and state my goal for this little blog. Thing.

Hi. I'm the Cave Mom. I am a young mom with a passion for health and cooking. The Cave Toddler was born in July of 2012, going on 18 months old now. She is quite a handful. I have been fortunate so far that she hasn't been picky. I like to think it is the variety of foods we have offered her since day one.

Cave Mom and Cave Dad met in a cooking program, so we both have fun creating recipes and figuring out easy ways to get delicious and healthy foods on the table in record time.

We mostly follow the primal type lifestyle and diet, which can get tricky with an active toddler and a tight budget. (Difference between paleo and primal.) We try to focus on gluten-/wheat-free, no legumes, and no artificial sugars. We have raw grass-fed milk, cheese, and butter in the house as well as occasional rice. Beans as well, if things are getting tight. Commercial dairy and gluten are the main two things we try to avoid because they react poorly with my body and the Cave Toddler's body. The only sugars we try to use are pure grade B maple syrup, raw local honey, and, on rare occasions, coconut sugar. Anything else makes my blood sugar go wonky. Cave Dad is having issues giving up soda but we have been working on that. Ya'll should have seen Cave Toddler after snagging an open can of Mt. Dew Cave Dad left out! Not my favourite night.

The main goal is family friendly nutrient dense foods on the table as fast as possible and tasting as amazing as possible. We try to keep things simple but occasionally get a little crazy. I think it stems from the cooking background we share. Ooops.

I have had this for a few months now but need to get in the habit of updating more often. I have since made the decision to display ads and get an Amazon associates account. I don't expect to make a living off this stuff but it would be nice to someday make it grow. Don't hate me for the ads. The days I do update this is taking time from my already busy schedules and, while I enjoy doing this, a little incentive never hurts anyone. Thought I would warn you ahead of time =]

I will issue another warning. There is a VERY good chance I will swear profusely. I tend to speak like a sailor in every day life and it might bleed into here. We will see.

I appreciate all those who have supported me thus far and furthered my love and passion for food and health.

Happy eating!