Sarah Fragoso - Everyday Paleo Around the World: Italian Cuisine: Authentic Recipes Made Gluten-Free

First Published in 2013 by Victory Belt Publishing Inc.

Copyright 2013 Sarah Fragoso

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ISBN 13: 978-1-936608-02-7

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Sarah Fragoso is the national bestselling author of Everyday Paleo and Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook , and she is co-owner of Everyday Paleo Lifestyle and Fitness. For more information on Sarah Fragoso visit:
www.everydaypaleo.com

Recipe Photos by: Michael J. Lang www.jcmichaelphotography.com

On Location Photos by: Damon Meledones www.cameradamon.com

Cover Photo by: Steve Twist www.avalonportraits.com

Author Photo by: Shannon Rosan www.shannonrosan.com

Cover Design by: Oxbow Rising

W elcome to Everyday Paleo Around the World: Italian Cuisine! This book is much more than just Italian recipes made Paleo; its a resource filled with life lessons that can only be learned when embedded in another culture, a book that will take you on an adventure with us to the beautiful and amazing country of Italy. It represents the beginning of our familys incredible journey around the world.

You might ask, What does traveling the world have to do with Paleo? In my opinion, Paleo is so much more than nutrition. Its a way of life and a way of thinking. It's striving for health, which encompasses all aspects of how humans are intended to live. It nurtures body, mind, and spirit. I am so blessed that my career is focused on spreading one simple message: In order to live the best life possible, you must first begin by eating real food.

Eating real food quite literally saved my life and, in return, my only wish is to share with others the good health that I have been given. It might sound crazy to some, but to those who are like me and have regained their health, you know exactly what Im talking about. When you finally have the energy to make it through your day, when all the ailments that have plagued you (even though you probably thought the long list of problems were just normal parts of life) finally dissipate, and when you start to become strong and capable in your own body, its difficult to keep quiet about your newfound lease on life. Now, five years into my Paleo journey, Im still sharing, learning, growing, and happy that there is no end to this adventure. In fact, its only just beginning.

As my children grow they are testaments to this amazing lifestyle. Each passing day is a reassurance that I am meant to continue to share our story about living a Paleo lifestyle and to help others navigate along their own paths to health and wellness. I firmly believe that the Paleo lifestyle can help us all not just survive our way through life, but thrive . Now I have the opportunity to take Everyday Paleo around the world, and Im bringing all of you right along with me!

This cookbook is not an introduction to Paleo, but Ill offer a brief explanation of Paleos tenets. The Paleo plan recommends avoiding grains, dairy, legumes, vegetable oils, and processed sugar while focusing on unprocessed foods such as grass-fed meats, vegetables, fruits, and healthy fats like animal fat, coconut, olive oil, nuts, and seeds. This book is appropriate for anyone living a Paleo or gluten-free lifestyle. However, if you are brand new to Paleo, I suggest you also read my first book, Everyday Paleo , as well as The Paleo Coach by Jason Seib. And if you are interested in more of the science behind this lifestyle, I also recommend The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf. These books will give you all the information you need to help you begin a healthier, more natural approach to eating.

If you have read my other two books, Everyday Paleo and the Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook , youve caught a glimpse of who I am. I love to cook, I love to eat, and most of all, I love spending time with my family. My husband and my boys are my greatest gifts in life, and having the energy to play, laugh, explore, and learn alongside them rather than just watch from the sidelines has been the best side effect of eating, moving, and living as humans are intended. Today, the Fragoso family has entered a new chapter.

I find it incredibly important to honor the vast array of different cultures, traditions, and lifestyles, and there is so much we can learn from others outside of our own home base. My own family has many cultural influences, including Spanish, Mexican, Filipino, Irish, Native American, and Portuguese, and all are privileged with amazing cuisine. Part of the joy that I have found when cooking is adapting different traditional ethnic cuisines and making the recipes Paleo-friendly. I have always desired to write ethnic cuisine cookbooks, and youll find several cultural influences throughout all of my books. But in order to create an entire book based on one specific cultural cuisine, I wanted to have the true experience and understanding of that culture. This was necessary in order to offer you valid and authentic recipes. That is how Everyday Paleo Around the World was born. I decided to travel the world and bring back authentic recipes straight from the source. Just deciding to pack up and travel is not all that easy, though. I wanted to include my family in my journeys. That is truly what Everyday Paleo is all aboutexperiencing life to its fullest with the ones you love most.

Once the decision was made to embark on this crazy adventure, my husband and I started formulating a list of places we wanted to go. We began making the arduous plan of how the heck to leave the country for a month without everything in our reality crumbling around us. Of course, friends and family teased us about how rough it must be to have to live abroad for a month. But the reality is that theres a lot of sacrifice, planning, and stress involved in a trip of this magnitude. To top it all off, shutting down my husbands chiropractic business for this length of time was seriously scary. When you operate your own business, there is no such thing as vacation time or sick leave, so it took careful organization, budgeting, and finger crossing to make such a huge undertaking actually work. After weeks of debate, discussion, and logistical decision-making, we decided that our first stopand, therefore, the first book in this international cookbook serieswould be Italy.