Since you only need one bite to make an amuse bouche, if you have just a little bit of leftover (anything) you can turn them into a lovely little bite as the first indication of the delicious Paleo meal to follow! Here is one I served at a dinner party last night- using leftover grass […]
Read More ›It needn’t be hot dogs, baked beans and beer, followed by root beer floats, as you watch the local fireworks display in your neighborhood. (Incidentally, did you know that root beer has one of the highest levels of the antinutrients, saponins, of all ‘edible’ foods? Not that we should be drinking any kind of soft […]
Read More ›Here's a salad that can stand alone as an entree, if you add some grilled shrimp, chicken or steak, or as a starter without… Combine fresh papaya, julienned carrot, sliced scallion, minced mint and cilantro with fresh lime juice and a 1/2 a jalapeno (or the whole thing if you want a LOT of […]
Read More ›Last Tuesday's USA Triathlon e-digest had an article about 'great' foods to eat for recovery including the following, with my Paleo 'fine-tooth editing comb' highlights of the non Paleo suggestions, in red: "4 slices (3-4 ounces) of turkey breast on a slice or two of multigrain bread (mayo is OK, but don't overdo it) and […]
Read More ›With the Tour de France just a couple of days away, it was wonderfully refreshing to read about the professional cycling team, Garmin-Slipstream, NOT filling themselves up to the brim with pasta! While it's not Paleo (as it includes some rice), it's a huge step in the right direction! (Skip this!!) A recent article on […]
Read More ›A recent article that one of my regular readers sent me a link to an article which discusses the "National Milk Mustache “got milk?®” Campaign along with USA Today, which recognizes 25 outstanding high school senior student athletes who represent excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership and include milk in their diets." It goes […]
Read More ›It's a very sad state of affairs when a family living at or below the poverty level has so little money available for food, that they feel left with no other options that to head to MacDonald's to feed their family of four, simply because it's cheaper than to buy fresh vegetables and proteins (If […]
Read More ›Adding breadcrumbs or flour of any kind in order to 'bind' a burger is SO unnecessary. I made some lovely salmon burgers last night for dinner and they were not only fresh and light, they were not the least bit dry. Combine about 1 pound of chopped, fresh, wild salmon with some chopped […]
Read More ›For those of you who've followed my blog for a while, you've seen my posts about how to keep Paleo while traveling. I was thrilled to see the very same topic addressed (well, not the Paleo part, but the packing part!) in Sunday's NY Times. While the examples they're giving aren't Paleo (some grain salads, […]
Read More ›Often, when someone approaches me and pays a compliment about looking lean & fit, to which I graciously reply and then say, 'It's all about the diet", and then explain the Paleo basics, the response tends to be something along the lines of 'gosh, that sounds radical'. They think I must have to stay in […]
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