A cookbook companion to the Primal Blueprint. The blueprint is a guide to why and how to live primally and does not include recipes. This cookbook is a welcome addition to the primal book family for those of us who are not creative enough to continually come up with new primal recipes.

A great read in support of the primal/paleo lifestyle.

While I have not read this book myself, it is HIGHLY recommended and referred to in the primal community. As primal is about living naturally, this book fits right into the family, though it's not necessarily a book about the primal/caveman lifestyle.

I haven't read her book, but Sarah Fragoso runs the very successful www.everydaypaleo.com blog and regularly posts creative, paleo-friendly meals. For those with children, she also posts often about her children's paleo lifestyle.

Be careful when buying coconut - make sure you look at the ingredients and buy coconut that is not sweetened. These days, it's usually labelled sweetened or unsweetened, but look for yourself, just to be sure.

Coconut flour, as well as almond flour, is a great alternative to wheat flour. It can be used for baking and frying, etc, but they are not equally interchangeable. You'll probably need more liquid or less coconut flour in your recipes.

This is great olive oil to be used raw (i.e. salad dressing, drizzling). To prolong the life of your olive oil, only buy it in glass containers, and preferably in dark glass containers.

You can have chocolate! Dark chocolate is best as it contains the least amount of sugar and should be only an occasional indulgence.

Store in the freezer to get the best from your raw nuts. Use these to make cashew milk or cashew butter or by themselves.

Nut butter is a great primal snack. Justin's classic almond butter is made with nuts and healthy oil... that's it. It's smoother than other brands I've had and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that it's portioned out in portable packages... great to grab in the morning before I head out or to squeeze onto an apple or celery.

I like this model because it's sharp looking and is pleasing just sitting out on the counter, but also because it has a mini bowl. I typically cook for 2, so I don't often need a huge piece of machinery, just something to make cooking simpler or better. This fits the bill.

Parchment paper is a great for all kinds of cooking, so I suppose it's more of a kitchen essential than a primal essential. Either way, you'll find it quite useful, especially if you stop using cooking sprays to grease pans.

You'll need a good pan for normal day to day use. A well seasoned cast iron pan makes everything - really, everything - taste better. I'm a big fan of Le Creuset but there are other good brands out there that are wallet-friendlier.

When ordering large bags of almond or coconut flour that will probably go rancid long before you're close to using it all, you'll want to have something to store the excess in. Storing in the freezer prolongs the shelf-life and jars like these are great! They are reusable, stackable, and with the wide mouth, easy to fill and measure out ingredients.

A mandoline can be a great addition to your kitchen, making slicing and dicing much easier, faster, more uniform, and more attractive. I like this one because it's relatively cheap, easy to clean, folds to provide a more stable base for conducting your mandoline magic, and comes with a storage case so you don't just have a set of loose blades in a drawer somewhere. Use with cut resistant gloves.