Technique: Butterflying Poultry

One of my favourite recipes is the Italian Grilled Chicken- also called 'pollo al mattone', which literally means 'under a brick'.    How does one go about balancing a brick atop a bird? It's no problem if that bird has been flattened out:  Enter the butterfly technique! Using kitchen shears, cut through the bones on […]

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…But Didn’t Cavemen Die Young???

Mark Sisson puts it quite succinctly in a piece in TODAY'S Daily Apple, his newsletter… Great to have this info so that the next time your mom, your friend or your coworker challenges the fact that you follow the #PaleoDiet with " Cavemen only lived to be 30", you will be armed with quite the rebuttal!

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RE-INVENT YOUR FOOD

Yes, leftovers for lunch are something I'm a big fan of.  However, I recognize that there is a large contingency of people who are… not, so much. So- don't throw away what remains after dinner- re-invent it! For example: -Leftover roast whole chicken:  Dice the meat, place in a bowl and add sliced grapes, salt-free […]

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What A Waste! What A WAIST!

An alarming article in today's NY TIMES draws attention to how much we waste, (despite how big so many Americans waists are, excuse the pun, but I have to bring it up!). Some noteworthy stats include: -An average family of four that spends $175/wk on groceries wastes about 25% of purchased food, which equals $2,275 per […]

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