Certain ingredients in recipes are simple to adapt to Paleo. Sauteed mushrooms in butter? Use olive oil! Breakfast smoothie made with dairy milk? Try coconut water! A vessel upon which to serve your favorite marinara? Go with spaghetti squash instead of… spaghetti! What to do, though, in place of ingredients like bread crumbs, or corn […]
Read More ›Slice red delicious apples into thin wedges. Toss with lemon juice to prevent oxidizing (browning). Sprinkle with cinnamon. Doesn't get much easier than this!!
Read More ›Buying your prawns or shrimp intact (shell on!) is not only more cost effective, it renders a more tender and moister shrimp when cooking. However, if you've got a picky eater in the house, they might be put off by the messiness of having to peel their shrimp as they eat. Technique tip to the […]
Read More ›No need to veer off course when figuring out a way to serve a nice, light starter to your meal. A favorite for an Italian Meal is Melon wrapped with prosciutto. Since cured meats aren't part of Paleo, here's a simple alternative- use leftover sliced, roasted turkey! Slice up a cantaloupe and wrap some thinly […]
Read More ›Wondering what to do with all the leftover steak, chicken and fish that you have left from yesterday's BBQ? Leftovers are always a great way to re-make a new meal, not to mention a cost-effective one! Extra steak? Throw it on top of a bed of Mache Lettuce with avocado, strawberries and cashews […]
Read More ›There's no reason why you can't make a paleo version of this picnic staple. Skip the vinegar-laden mayo and replace it with a healthy combination of lemon juice and olive and/or flaxseed oil. Most of the other ingredients in coleslaw, like the shredded cabbage, carrots and perhaps some apple, are already Paleo by default!Here's one […]
Read More ›I admit it; I find it hard to not buy fun new gadgets at Williams Sonoma. As I've said many times before, that place is my idea of a toy store! If you've been having difficulty with grilled fish, and finding it tricky to keep it from flaking and breaking apart into the grill, here's […]
Read More ›Let me start by preempting any commentary about grilling being a carcinogenic cooking method; for the purposes of this blog- it's a simple method of cooking outside for the holiday weekend with friends and family. If you grill your food once in a while, I hardly feel that that, in and of itself is going […]
Read More ›Of course, we all know that cavemen didn't drink soft drinks. But will an occasional soda cause harm? YES! So- if you're thinking of having a traditional root-beer float on the 4th, read on: Root Beer is one of the highest sources of the anti nutrients, Saponins. In a nut-shell, ingesting this is a […]
Read More ›Yes, Burgers!! No, I'm NOT suggesting you head out to the fast food joint and pick up a lunch full or who-knows-what. On the contrary, take the time if you have the holiday weekend free, and create your own burgers! With a meat grinder attachment for your Kitchen Aid Mixer, making ANY type of burger […]
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