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Have you tried this seemingly simple meal but wondered why the veggies are all dried out, the meat is still rare and the skewers are ablaze? Or perhaps you've wanted to make skewers but keep running into recipes calling for soy, due to its glutamic acid content, which is often used as a tenderizer. There […]

  One of the lovely things about cooking foods Paleo is that we have literally hundreds (or more) herbs and spices to choose from when preparing all of our meals.  Picante chili powders paired with cilantro & lime for a latin flavor, oregano, lemon & olive oil for a Greek twist or basil with sundried […]

Here it is, the very book that got me started when I was about 3 years old: Originally published in 1953 (correct me if I'm wrong), this very book belonged to my grandmother (we called her Mor Mor, Norweigan for Mother's Mother) and then my mom and now… ME!   The pages are tattered, torn and […]

That's Not Trash, That's Dinner was a great article a few days ago in the NY Times.   After my post last week about eating a whole orange, including the peel, a couple of readers sent me emails to draw attention to this piece which discusses something along the same lines: using 'bits' of food that […]

I was referred to a product which I was unfamiliar with previously by one of my avid blog readers and client. According to their site, GoGoSqueeze is a "tasty applesauce pouch packed with squeezable goodness that your kids will love before, during and after play", made of apples and apple juice concentrate. OK- a few things. Yes, […]

Yesterday I whipped up another delicious smoothie at home using nothing more elaborate than one of my blenders.  I posted a tweet about it and several of my twitter followers and friends emailed me directly to ask about it, so I figured it was worth a little post! (Since I'd already finished my workouts that […]

FRUIT! JUST FRUIT! Clients and readers often ask for dessert ideas, treat ideas, sweet ideas…what ever happened to good old fruit? Local, seasonal and organic, fruit, all by itself can and should be the ideal go-to dessert to finsih off any meal, if you're so inclined. One thing to take note of, however, is that […]

'Stuffing' does NOT have to include bread or anything like it! I prepared a lovely stuffed, pastuered pork tenderloin on Saturday evening, and it was incredibly flavorful! Combine sundried tomato, olive oil, fresh garlic, freshly ground black pepper and some lemon zest in a mini prep food processor and whiz til well combined.  Cut the […]