Eating Paleo in Hawaii

Just landed in Kona for a race on Saturday!  It's extremely easy to keep Paleo here- with the bountiful fresh fruit, wild fish and Japanese influence on food preparation, options are many and the need to make modifications are few. The host hotel offers a breakfast buffet with several kinds of fresh fish, both raw […]

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Caprese Salad- Paleo Style

This light, easy-to-make summer salad, is a variation of the traditional one, which would call for fresh Mozzarella.   Using fresh, in-season and local Heirloom Tomato and Basil makes up for, and then some, any flavors one might miss!  Choose your tomatoes based on their smell- one that imparts that lovely garden scent is sure to […]

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Memorial Day Celebration?

Here's one holiday which traditionally features something that followers of The Paleo Diet can delve right into- grilled proteins! True, we won't be focused on eating hot dogs in buns and macaroni salad, BUT, it's quite easy to keep it Paleo, whether you're the host or the guest, without it even being that obvious to […]

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Roast Fennel & Tomato Chicken Breast

"What do you do with fennel?", I had a client ask the other day.   Some people claim they don't like the taste, but preparing it as a slowly roasted part of a chicken dish helps it mellow out a little! Here's a lovely dinner for four, or for two with leftovers! 4 Bone-in, skin-on […]

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(Paleo) “Hummus”?

As the main ingredient in hummus is garbanzo beans/chick peas, this dip is not typically something that would be part of The Paleo Diet, as we avoid eating legumes. However, as with many other recipes, we can easily create something quite similar, without the negative consequences we'd face if we ingest the lectins found in […]

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Turkey Burgers – Lean and Easy to Make

I must clarify by stating that there's nothing wrong with eating lean beef burgers, or bison burgers, or many other options as far as what choice of meat you want to use. This version is easy to make, easy to prepare extra and use (or freeze) during subsequent days on it's own, or used as […]

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Broccoli Blasted!

This recipe is a variation of a dish I had at a favorite restaurant, in which you intentionally char the broccoli! Many clients ask if they need to first steam the broccoli, and then saute it.  I've cooked this dish many times using raw broccoli and quite enjoy the way it turns out: Saute garlic […]

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Wraps’: With A Minor Adjustment- A Great Meal Option

Wraps, according to WIkipedia, are  "a variant of a taco or burrito which includes traditional sandwich fillings wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, pita, lavash or other soft flatbread. It is not served on a deli, hoagie, or submarine type roll". So, basically, it's just yet another way of ingesting grains! How can you turn […]

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Cedar Plank Salmon

A summer favorite you can do outdoors on the grill, or inside in the oven! Cedar planks can be purchased at (you guessed it) Whole Foods or other grocery stores. * Be sure to soak the plank, submerged in water, for at least 2 hrs to avoid it charring once under the heat! Choose a nice, […]

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