A ‘Topping’ I Just Didn’t Want

I ordered my fave to-go salad yesterday from a casual little cafe around the corner from home.   I get the same thing every time; an organic, leafy green salad with avocado (no croutons, no dressing, no cheese) and either the free-range chicken breast or gluten-free, free range turkey burger. Today, however, I found an […]

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Drink Up Those Probiotics and That Calcium

I don’t watch much TV.  As such, I don’t see many ads. Today, however, I was spinning the flight from yesterday out of my legs on a bike at the gym and, of course, the TVs were on. I saw an ad for a product which is supposed to ‘make you regular’ as well as […]

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Not Craving Anything…

And I do not have super human will power.  However, I  have been asked this very question on much more than one occasion. “Nell, what is your one cheat food?” or “Nell, how often do you go off the Paleo wagon?” and “Nell, what do you do when you have one of those sugar cravings?” […]

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Fish Sauce Substitute

We’ve cut out soy and all its derivatives, including soy sauce, so when a reader recently sent me an email asking for something to use in its proxy when preparing an Asian soup dish, he wondered if fish sauce might be a good option. Yes, there are soy free variations of fish sauce, but they […]

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