Chelsea @ Do You Even Paleo

Chocolate Cherry Fudge Bars with Cherry Ganache

July 22, 2014May 17, 2018 Chelsea Leave a comment

Every once in a while you just get this insatiable craving for chocolate that only something like a brownie can satisfy, and then you realize you have cherries in the fridge that need to be used soon – and who the hell doesn’t like chocolate covered cherries? – so you just have to make chocolate cherry brownies to be happy.

At least, I hope there are more people who suffer from this once-every-few-months problem. It probably speaks volumes about the fact that I need to do a Whole30 or 21DSD. Oh well. I made double chocolate cherry fudge bars with a cherry ganache, and they are amazeballs. That’s the only possible way to describe these brownie/bars. Oh wait. “Bomb” is another satisfactory, hip descriptor. Or we can get old school and call these “decadent”. “Mind blowing”. “Bliss”. I don’t know. Pick one of those and be happy.

Spicy Grilled Shrimp Skewers

July 10, 2014May 17, 2018 Chelsea 1 Comment

I made this shrimp for my first grill-out of the summer. How weird is it that it’s almost mid-July and I’ve only grilled once? Well, I don’t have my own grill and I’ve been working an overnight shift, so it’s kind of hard to find people to grill with. But I finally managed it, and I made some bomb spicy shrimp. I’m just glad I wrote down this impromptu recipe so I could share it!

First, I’m going to get a little emotional up in here.

Banana Waffles (nut free)

July 3, 2014February 24, 2019 Chelsea 3 Comments

Concussions suck. That is today’s theme.

But more on that in a minute, first, let me point out that you should suffer through my concussion story to get these nut-free, super easy, fantastic, awesome time banana waffles. Because who the heck doesn’t like waffles? Like, seriously?

Choose Passion, Not Anger

June 25, 2014June 25, 2014 Chelsea Leave a comment

Let me preface this by saying that I’m not out to change the world. I hardly have my own life figured out, and when I’m struggling to pinpoint what I want to focus my energies on, it’s hard to feel qualified enough to give advice. But a recent discussion-turned-south caused an idea to bubble up inside me, and I think it’s worth sharing.

Choose passion, not anger.

Banana Bread

June 19, 2014May 17, 2018 Chelsea 1 Comment

This last week has been an important one for me. Last week I celebrated my 1 year anniversary at CrossFit 701. It was a great opportunity to look at how far I’ve come, and what my goals are for year 2. But first, check out this simple infograph I made comparing my lifts from the beginning to now: