Raw Panic Needn’t Result in Tossing Everything!

What a great and interesting article yesterday in the Times.   (Incidentally, I’m well aware of how often I reference the Times Dining Section on Wednesdays, but what can I say?  It’s filled with great articles, info and ideas! ) The piece which discussed what was referred to as Raw Panic, went into detail about […]

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Paleo Goes Caribbean

I don’t often do a ‘restaurant review’ per se, but this time, I’ve got to make an exception.   Recently, my husband had a great idea.   While we love dining at upscale restaurants, he thought it would be a good challenge to do a weekly date night at place where we have to spend […]

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Peanuts in Cola…Really?

It sounded like something I would have made up as a joke, but sadly, it wasn’t.   The headlining title on one of the ‘foodie’ e-newsletters I receive suggested putting roasted, salted peanuts in a bottle of cola as a snack idea that combined sweet and savory. The article mentioned that “nobody knows who exactly […]

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From Vegan to Paleo…Someone Like Me!

If you’ve read Paleoista already, you already know that I used to be vegan.  For two full years I avoided eating anything remotely having to do with animals.  Sure, I ate tons of leafy green veggies and fresh fruits, but I also ate God knows how much soy, tempeh, texturized vegetable protein (aka gluten infusion), […]

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Healthy Eating for Kids at Camp? Imagine That!

I loved an article I read in the Times the other day about a few childrens’ summer camps in the Northeast which actually feed the kids real food! Some grow their own veg, others purchase ‘poultry from the farm down the street’ and others have the kids dig in and help with the cooking process […]

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Based on Paleo Principles

“Paleolithic people didn’t eat salad; they would have just eaten leaves they’d picked.”  “Paleolithic people didn’t eat Wild Salmon Sashimi over Seaweed; they’d just have eaten the fish bite by bite”. OK. Probably true. But does that mean those of us who chose to be Paleo have to do the same? I hardly think so. […]

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Kitchen Staples Revisited

Saltine crackers for grandma’s meatball recipe?  Velveeta Cheese for your go-to dip every time you entertain?   A can of cola the secret ingredient in your barbeque sauce or a dollop of Hellman’s Mayo in your great-aunt’s chocolate cake recipe? What’s a newly-Paleo person to do when they are faced with the desire to prepare […]

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Healthy Food in the Hospital…Right!

If you’re hospitalized and fighting for your life, or visiting the E/R because a family member has had an emergency, one thing you can be sure of is that if and when your appetite comes back, you can rely on the very place where lives are saved on a daily basis to provide good, nourishing […]

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