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I'm a big fan of storing food in glass or ceramic in the refrigerator, NOT plastics.  There are enough things we are exposed to (just by breathing?) that I prefer to limit consumption of toxins where I can. I'm certainly not a plastic expert, so whether the new generation nalgene containers are safe or not, […]

No!  Jerky is one thing that I've never really been into.  No particular reason, but since it's not something I typically fancy, I've  never experimented with making it.However, there is a recipe for it in The Paleo Diet book!  Here is the formula to follow, straight from the source!  (The source being Dr. Cordain, of course…)  […]

My usual MO is as follows: -Heat the oven to 450 and grill a series of chicken breast, fish and perhaps turkey (all plain, so I can 'dress them up later' but they're still cooked and ready to eat on a second's notice if need be.).  I also throw in a few yams in water […]

"I feel like I spend half my time in the kitchen shaking colanders and pounding a salad spinner.   Do you pre-wash all your salad greens?  Do you have a fave method of washing & drying?  How do you keep them fresh in the fridge?"   A reader posted this comment/question to me and I'm […]

Thanks to one of my readers, Kelly, a grad student with a full time job, I've got blog topics for over a week!  Kelly wrote in with several questions, many of which clients and readers have asked before, and suggested I use them as blog topics. I do encourage readers to do the same- my […]

Wondering how to take your leftover chicken and make it into something more interesting than…leftover chicken? Remove the skin & bones and chop up all the meat.  Add some salt-free curry powder and flax, coconut and/or olive oil and then your choice of: diced apples chopped red onion slivered almonds minced celery raisins chopped walnuts […]