Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Few good grains left, but what about teff?
Teff is one of the smallest grains in the world, and it’s also one of the oldest, having been around for more than four thousand years. If you’re leading a gluten-free lifestyle, you may want to consider adding teff to your diet. Teff is a gluten-free grain-the seed of an Ethiopian grass-, which may be […]
Tip, Trick, & a Recipe: Little fish, big health — Sardines
A teeny little fish that may never have been on your radar before is popping up on the shopping lists of health nuts across North America. Pacific sardines are a tremendous fish to add to your diet. These little guys are chock full of minerals, Omega-3 fatty acids (they contain ten times more Omega-3s than […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Pork rinds on my mind
Mmm, crunchy fried pork skin! Pork rinds are a snack food made by cooking and smoking pieces of pork skin, and then deep frying them in lard. This frying process makes the pork skin puff up, giving it a crunchy airy texture. Pork rinds are very popular among paleoistas and low-carb dieters because they are […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Duck, duck, gooseberries!
Have you seen those little papery fruits in the plastic clamshells at the supermarket and wondered what they were? They’re actually gooseberries. The papery kind is one variety of 50 or so that are found from China to Canada and many points in between. Enjoyed most often as a dessert ingredient for their tart flavor, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Mary had a little (grass-fed) lamb
Lamb meat comes from a sheep that is under a year old, whereas “mutton” is sheep older than 2 years old, and any age in between is referred to as “hogget.” Lamb is definitely sweeter and more tender than those other older meats. If you have a hard time with the idea of eating a […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Squash Blossom Season
Tis the season for squash blossoms, and if you can get your hands on them, I highly recommend you scoop some up. Squash blossoms are the male and female flowers of squash plants. The female blossoms produce the little baby squashes and the male flowers exist simply to aid in the fertilization process. Squash blossoms […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Lean Mean Green Beans
Some veggies seem to have it all; good looks, good taste, simple means of preparation, and good nutrition. For instance, while an artichoke is quite interesting to look at, quite nutritious, and yummy, you really can’t get into one of those things without some work. Green beans on the other hand, well, are an excellent […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The luck of the Irish (moss)!
Irish moss isn’t really moss. It’s actually a seaweed found along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. In Ireland, this seaweed was once used to feed cattle and to stuff mattresses. Then a great famine in the 19th century left the country’s residents starving. They turned to the shores and Irish moss became a key […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The appeal of plantains
How many times have you walked past the plantains at the market, not sure about what to do with them if you took them home? Well, I encourage you to pick one up the next time you’re out shopping and take it home to see what it’s all about. Plantains look like bananas. The two […]