Trout Pout (not what you think, LOL)
I don’t need to tell you how healthy fish is. We all know by now that fish is packed with nutrition and that we should be eating at least a 3-ounce serving of cooked fish each week. According to Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch, trout is actually one of the most healthy types of fish […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Get Saucy with Worcestershire Sauce
There’s an excellent chance that your refrigerator contains a bottle of Worcestershire (pronounced wooster-sheer) sauce. This common (and commonly mispronounced) fermented condiment adds flavor to all kinds of dishes, from shrimp and chicken to burgers and chili. Worcestershire sauce contains some surprising items in its list of ingredients, including anchovies, molasses, chili pepper extract, and […]
Crazy for cantaloupe
Cantaloupes have been harvested since at least 2400 BC. These juicy, sweet fruits are closely related to watermelon and honeydew. One of the great things about cantaloupe is that they are so readily available. You can find this orange-fleshed melon in markets across North America. And not only are they full of flavor, but they […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Pass the Bacon Fat
One of the best parts of living a Paleo lifestyle is that you get to eat lots of bacon. Now, one misconception about Paleo eating is that all we do is eat bacon all day. Yes, we eat plenty of bacon, but we eat nitrate-free bacon sourced from local pastured pigs, and we eat it […]
Rethinking the Food Pyramid
In the US and Canada, the Food Pyramid and the Food Guide are quite similar. They each recommend the basis of the diet be made up of grains, followed by fruits and vegetables, then dairy, then meats, and finally, fats. Whatever country you live in, there is probably some reiteration of this guideline for “healthful” […]
Keen on collard greens
By now, most of us know how important it is to get an adequate amount of dark leafy greens into our diets on a regular basis. And the best kind of dark leafy green to eat a lot of is any dark leafy green that belongs to the cruciferous family. Collard greens are one of […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: My heart skips a beat for beets
There’s nothing like a gorgeous purple beet sliced onto a salad, roasted in the oven, or juiced with some greens and other veggies to make a beautifully colored glass of deliciousness. What’s this you say? You don’t love beets? Well, maybe you’re just not doing it right! Beets are in season now and they are […]
What is lurking in your tea cup?
You’ve been paying close attention to the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists to help you make the best food choices that you possibly can for yourself and your family. You try to make sure that the food you buy is as free of chemicals as it can possibly be. But, how much thought have […]
Nothing to cry over: An onion primer
It’s hard to imagine a kitchen without an onion. I use onions in almost all of my savory dishes. You probably have some yellow or red onions kicking around your kitchen right now! Onions come in yellow, white, and red and can range in flavor from mild and sweet to quite pungent and sharp. And, […]