Another Example of My Hour In The Kitchen

  What's this?  Three dishes going at once… and that's just on the stove top.  For those of you who are regular readers, you'll recall  yesterday's post on salmon poaching technique (see dish at top R).   What I didn't mention was that the salmon dish was just one of three meals I was making […]

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Technique: Poaching Salmon

One of the easiest ways to prep this healthy, wild fish!  Poaching is a simple prep method that is totally part of the #PaleoDiet! Slice a lemon, remove pits and place, single file in a pan. Add some water and/or dry white wine. Place salmon fillet on top. Bring to simmer, then cover and cook […]

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The Twinkie Diet? Really?

Click here for the full article: TWINKIE DIET A nutrition professor used himself as the experiment; his premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most — not the nutritional value of the food. The premise held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months. For a class […]

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Pro Athletes Eat Kale, Too!

Click HERE for a link to today's LAVA Mag article that talks about 3x Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington eating kale… Ah- how happy I am to hear of more and more people who are EATING MORE KALE! : )  

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Persimmon- Another Promising Paleo Possibility

OK- I'll stop with the alliteration, but sometimes I just can't help it.  I get so excited about teaching clients new ways to prep foods, as well as introducing them to foods that are entirely new to them! Take, for example, the persimmon: For many consumers, this is a fruit that they see in the […]

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How Much Fruit Should I Be Eating?

After the post yesterday about serving sizes for nuts, one reader posted a comment asking how much fruit one should eat per day. I wouldn't feel comfortable making a blanket statement to all and telling everyone they must only eat 'X' number of pieces of fruit. In the #PaleoDiet book, Dr. Cordain writes in the second chapter where he outlines […]

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How Many Nuts Are Too Many Nuts?

First, let me start by saying that, yes, nuts ARE part of the #PaleoDiet . (Of course, NOT Peanuts- they're legumes, not nuts!) Second, the top thee nuts, as far as their Omega 6:3 ratio are, in order: Walnuts, Macadamias, Pecans (interesting to note that almonds, which are often thought to be uber-healthy, have no detectable levels of […]

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Time Saver- Grilling Veggies En Masse

OK, maybe not 'en masse', as you don't want to prepare SO much that you waste! Having recently had a short lived heat wave here in LA, and busting out one or two last dinners on the grill prompted me to take advantage of building a proper fire and grilling up the veg! When you've […]

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Technique: Butterflying Poultry

One of my favourite recipes is the Italian Grilled Chicken- also called 'pollo al mattone', which literally means 'under a brick'.    How does one go about balancing a brick atop a bird? It's no problem if that bird has been flattened out:  Enter the butterfly technique! Using kitchen shears, cut through the bones on […]

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