This recipe was banging around in my head ever since I picked up the bone-in pork chops on sale at Whole Foods Saturday. I wouldn’t say I’m an all-star at pork cooking…except for bacon…which I’ve easily achieved all-star status in that arena. And what do you do when you want to “liven” up some meat… [Read more…]
September 27, 2011
“Wait…you don’t eat grains, dairy, or legumes??….that’s crazy! What’s left to eat??” This is a common reply when people first learn about the Paleolithic/Primal way of eating (eating foods that provide the most nutrients and eliminating the ones that cause problems for the body via inflammation and gut breakdown – these foods were what our… [Read more…]
May 25, 2011
Loved everything I ate this day! I felt full & satisfied, man, when you know you’ve got awesome leftovers waiting for you at lunch, it makes that meal so much more fun! Drew & I laugh about how I have such high expectations from lunch that I’m often disappointed by what’s out there. Before we… [Read more…]
May 6, 2011
This shall go down as The Day I Didn’t Make Fish Tacos. It’s Cinco de Mayo…gonna make some NorCal Margaritas…some fish tacos…yep, gonna be a great dinner. Guess I should thaw out the fish from the freezer. Opened it up, unwrapped it so I could run water over it…what the heck?!?!?! There’s a fish. With… [Read more…]
September 17, 2010
Writers Note: When this post went up, I was not yet educated about the value of eliminating grains from your diet. Please see all my work after May 1, 2011 for education on why you should consider removing grains from your diet. I let this post stand because I understand that some readers find this… [Read more…]
September 17, 2010
Steel Cut Oats | You can’t seriously be still doing instant oats. It’s the white bread of hot cereals! Plus it’s a huge money waster in its individual package wrapping, with added sugars & flavors. You want a legit hot cereal to get your morning off right or to enjoy mid-day if you’re in need of larger amounts of… [Read more…]
September 17, 2010
Crispy Nuts & Crispy Nut Trail Mix | Perfect for mid-morning or 3pm snacking. Ideal for putting into baggies for carry in purses& backpacks, when there is a good likelihood that healthy food will be non-existent for extended periods of time. Roasting your own nuts means you get the same thing the store sells, minus the… [Read more…]
July 28, 2010
Your mother was right, although she may not have known exactly why. “Eat your veggies!” was the rally cry heard round the dinner table for most of us during childhood, but if veggies at your house generally included overcooked, limpy, wimpy shells of what was once a vegetable – then you’re probably fairly turned off… [Read more…]
May 27, 2010
I just ate the best dinner. It took less than 30 mins to go from start to plate. I used one pan. And it was all gluten free, heck it was even dairy free despite the creamy cheese you see on there! It seriously is not that tough to cook awesome dinners that are gluten… [Read more…]
April 19, 2010
Groceries. They’re a guaranteed. Especially if you want to have a slim waistline & a fat wallet. Because if you buy your own food & make it, you will eat more high-quality food & will spend less money on said food than if you lived out of a drive-through/eat-in restaurant. So why not look super cool with… [Read more…]
January 25, 2012
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