Nutritional Tips

FRUIT! JUST FRUIT! Clients and readers often ask for dessert ideas, treat ideas, sweet ideas…what ever happened to good old fruit? Local, seasonal and organic, fruit, all by itself can and should be the ideal go-to dessert to finsih off any meal, if you're so inclined. One thing to take note of, however, is that […]

'Stuffing' does NOT have to include bread or anything like it! I prepared a lovely stuffed, pastuered pork tenderloin on Saturday evening, and it was incredibly flavorful! Combine sundried tomato, olive oil, fresh garlic, freshly ground black pepper and some lemon zest in a mini prep food processor and whiz til well combined.  Cut the […]

I may be an anomaly, but I like eating an orange after a workout… the whole thing!  Including the peel.  I like the flavor and texture and not peeling it (but definitely giving it a good wash, first) makes it easier and less messy to eat on the go, not unlike eating an apple.  OK, […]

Yesterday, while checking out at Whole Foods, something on the side of the register caught my eye.  It was a packaged food called "Primal Strips". I guessed it must be some kind of jerky (which, by itself, if homemade CAN be Paleo, BUT almost always the commercially sold versions contain soy sauce and very high […]