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When I went on the Paleo Diet, I decided to buy some Paleo rubs and seasonings. The only ones I could find had no sugar, but some of these like Jamaican Jerk need some sweetness. Creating a Jamaican Jerk with coconut and maple sugars was my first Paleo seasoning.

On a trip to New Mexico several years ago, I discovered red Hatch chiles and they became my favorite chile pepper. So my next Paleo rub used ground red Hatch chiles, which is known as molido. My Chile Molido provides many layers of Southwest flavor and, like my Jamaican Jerk, comes in three heat levels.

I was sad to see the end of the Minneapolis Ribfests that were held downtown and had great bands, pig races and a very serious rib competition. These got me interested in making my own regional rubs like Memphis, Texan and Kansas City. Since Texan has no sugar and Kansas City requires a BBQ sauce besides the rub, Memphis-style seemed the best choice for a Paleo version.

Many of us on the Paleo Diet eat a lot of nuts since they are a good source of healthy fat and protein. While raw nuts are the healthiest, for those of us with a sweet tooth it’s nice to have a sweet alternative. Because I think that all sweet can be too much of a good thing, I made my roasted nuts a little spicy as well.

​New in 2019 is a Vegan version of these nuts that replaces the organic butter with organic coconut oil, making them both Vegan and Paleo. 

Reinvention of Twisted Paleo

As many of you know, I was really excited about moving to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this spring and offering samples of my rubs on different meats and Vegan meat subs, as well as samples of my Paleo and Vegan Sweet and Spicy Nuts. Providing samples is an important part of selling my products, but because it’s not safe this year to do sampling at the markets, I decided I wanted to do something different this year.
It was always my plan to eventually sell Paleo baked goods, which I'm allowed to do as a certified Cottage Food Producer, and it seemed that this was the time to do it. But I don’t want to offer only Paleo items. What I’ve discovered is that many of my baked goods are also Mediterranean, Keto and/or Vegan or can be with a few modifications. And all my baked goods fall under one or more types of a Vegetarian Diet, such as Lacto, Ovo or Lacto/ovo. Something else all my baked goods have in common is that they are gluten free and most use only organic ingredients.
While I still have a lot of work to do before I’m ready to start offering baked goods for pickup and possibly delivery from my apartment in St. Louis Park, I wanted to let you know about this year’s reinvention of Twisted Paleo. 

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