Restructured Meat

Did I hear that correctly?  Unfortunately, yes.  Today on  NPR it was that very phrase that made me stop, mid-kale-preparation (and you know, that takes something pretty big) to make sure my ears weren’t playing tricks on me. Nope. Curious to know what that means? I sure was. Here’s what I found: “According to Chicago […]

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Sprouting Foods

When you’re walking down the aisle in the market (yes, as I mentioned in Paleoista, it’s true that you won’t often need to venture down that part of the market for anything but tampons & toothpaste, but there are exceptions, including when it’s time to procure olive oil, spices and, for the purposes of this […]

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Incidents in the Kitchen

“Yow!” is an oft heard expletive in my kitchen, my husband would likely claim. While I’d disagree with just how often, I’d be fibbing if I were to pretend I never hurt myself in the kitchen. Due not to lack of skill, but to my seemingly constant need to multi-task, I can’t count the number […]

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Cooking Tricky Veggies

I came across a fantastic column in the Huffington Post today, and it was all about what to do with unfamiliar produce in your CSA box.  For those of you who may be unfamiliar, CSA is Community Supported Agriculture and in its simplest terms, it’s a  way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly […]

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