Chicken Liver!

I find it interesting when I speak to people who are ABSOLUTELY carnivores, who say they don't fancy eating any of the 'bits' (like organ meat or skin); only skeletal muscle and what was once subcutaneous or intramuscular fat. Or course, preparation technique is HUGE.  While I quite enjoy the crisped skin of a beautiful […]

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Government Proposes New Guidelines for Food Ads Aimed at Kids

An article in today's NY Times discusses "the federal government's proposal of sweeping new guidelines on Thursday that could push the food industry to overhaul how it advertises cereal, soda pop, snacks, restaurant meals and other foods to children. Citing an epidemic of childhood obesity, regulators are taking aim at a range of tactics used to market foods […]

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How To Eat Your Greens

Yes, i recognize that I'm a bit of a extremist, when it comes to kale, chard or most any other green; it's not the least bit uncommon to find me snacking away on a bunch of leaves at any given time (except during training!).  Rinse them, spin them dry and take them to go with […]

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Giving Away Your Mixer Since You’re Paleo? THINK AGAIN!

WAIT! Just because you're no longer mixing cake batter or bread dough is no reason to give away the Kitchen Aid! I nearly did exactly that- my husband and I received the ubiquitous Kitchen Aid Mixer as a wedding gift. However, fortunately, I was having a wander around Williams Sonoma (my Disneyland- as you know! […]

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