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I did so much baking this year! Favorites were Joy the Baker's brown sugar cookies, and Smitten Kitchen's brownie roll out cookies, austrian raspberry shortbread, chocolate silk pie, and cinnamon rolls!

Check out this blog: http://www.elanaspantry.com/
Everything is gluten free & most of it is vegan because her kids have gluten & dairy allergies. If you want to make something sweet I recommend the black & white cake!

Don't de-pit an avocado with a newly sharpened knife!

I have been primal/paleo for a year now and LOVE it. I will never go back! If you are looking for more energy and the end to many digestive problems, I really encourage you to give it a try.

As far as books go:
If you really want the hardcore science behind it ( this is not really a fun read, but you learn a lot) then get
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

For primal (which allows some dairy and a few minor changes from paleo) then get
Primal Blueprint (and definitely check out marksdailyapple.com, some of the best nutrition advice on the internet).

Others that have been recommended but I haven't had the chance to read yet: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, Why We Get Fat, Going Against the Grain, The Vegetarian Myth, The Paleo Solution, and Primal Body, Primal Mind

And there are some awesome paleo/primal cooking blogs out there! I love to cook and have never felt like I was giving up anything by giving up grains. My favorites:
health-bent.com
primal-palate.com
ciocco.wordpress.com
lifeasaplate.com
elanaspantry.com
foodrenegade.com

@whatyousay: giving up grains and sugar makes your body adapt to burning fat for energy instead of needing a glucose hit every few hours. I used to get horrible headaches if I missed a meal, but after the transition (which wasn't fun), I no longer get headaches or blood sugar spikes.