Respect your elder(berries)
For thousands of years, elder trees have been used for medicinal purposes. In ancient times, Hippocrates is rumored to have referred to the elder tree as his medicine chest! The leaves and flowers of the elder tree have been used to reduce inflammation and relieve pain, and the bark has been said to induce vomiting […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The ravishing watermelon radish
If you’ve ever walked past a watermelon radish at the grocery store, you probably did so not knowing how pretty this vegetable is when you get beyond the surface. The next time you encounter one of these unsuspecting round root vegetables, I encourage you to purchase one and give it a whirl. A relative of […]
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, […]
Healthy Foods: Big health bang delivered by liver
Few things can raise as many “I’m not eating that” and “eew! Disgusting!” reactions from the dinner table as liver, but that’s too bad because the nutrition found in organ meats is unbelievable! The liver is a storage organ for vitamins A, B12, D, E, and K, as well as copper, iron, and other essential […]
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 […]