Spice up your chicken life with this smoky, richly-spiced and easy to cook pollo al chilindron (chicken with peppers)! Take a quick trip to Spain with smoky ground pimentón, fresh bell peppers and Serrano ham. Works with all diets including paleo, keto and is naturally gluten and dairy free. What I’ve come to love about authentic Spanish food is that…
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I love, love, love, love, love, love Harry Potter. Who doesn’t need a little magic in their life, right? But it does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live bake. So let’s move on. I also LOVE tarts. Enter this authentic treacle tart recipe. An authentic treacle tart recipe This treacle tart recipe is based on…
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Both delicate and versatile, this springtime stalk takes well to several cooking methods. Read on for how to cook asparagus any way you wish, and my chef tips for choosing and seasoning your bunch.
The method and the only two ingredients you need for perfect, fluffy tender scrambled eggs. And the secret is not in adding milk!
JANUARY 4, 2021 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) misses the mark with its new Dietary Guidelines for Americans released quietly during the holidays. Here I cut through the baloney, offer easy ways to improve your diet, and break down the good and bad of the updated nutritional recommendations. The importance of the USDA Dietary Guidelines While the federal…
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A wonderful loaf with three forms of ginger! This one can easily become gluten-free with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend. Simple to make – no mixer required. Grab a couple bowls, your best whisk, and bake up a little holiday merriment! Quick deets on this gingerbread recipe I’m not going to insult your intelligence by explaining the glorious treat that…
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There are only so many ways to bake a cookie. Whether using wheat flour or grain-free options, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel chocolate chip cookie. These paleo chocolate chip cookies are as close to the classic as you can get, and a great way to begin your paleo baking journey. Grain-free + paleo-style baking If you’ve landed here,…
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Next time you reach for that Chinese take out menu – that could include monosodium glutamate (MSG) or worse – cook this orange chicken recipe instead. Because eating well doesn’t mean giving up the delights of classic convenience meals that are inconvenient for your health. The beauty of stir-fry dishes Stir-fry recipes are surprisingly simple to whip up. If you have…
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Bring the intoxicating aroma of Thai curry and all its spices to your own kitchen! Learn the signature ingredients for making this quick and easy chicken curry recipe, and how to create your own curry dishes with ease from scratch. It’s a great method to learn so you can make it your own and whip it up in a flash!…
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It appears chaffles are a viral, low-carb sensation. But chaffles – this strange-sounding waffle made with mozzarella and eggs – can taste WAY better than, well, eggy cheese shaped like a waffle. Unless you plan to turn your chaffle into a pizza, read on for an insanely better way to #brunchsohard and enjoy waffles that are keto, GAPS diet, grain-free…
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Clafou-what? I know. I’ll get to that. Bear with me a short moment if you can. I fell in love with clafoutis (klow-foo-Tee) when the wide world of food celebrated Julia Child’s 100th birthday. The celebration was hard to miss and even harder to escape. Every food media outlet, blogger and French restaurant this side of the pond was cooking or…
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This post is all about – you guessed it – my tried and true French macaron recipe and troubleshooting! While tasting my way through Paris, France, I became obsessed with the French pastry, learned the craft from a chef at Le Cordon Bleu Paris, and the rest is history! Read on for what to do – and what not to…
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The ingredients for an authentic, classic pico de gallo recipe, and ideas for mixing it up. Fresh salsa can be a chameleon in the kitchen, and is well-suited for adding tons of flavor to your plate. Even if the only other food on it are tortilla chips. Best of all, this one keeps for days and is easy to prepare!…
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By the end of a typical DERBY DAY! nearly 120,000 mint juleps will flow down the hatches of spectators at the Kentucky Derby. That’s a lot of julep. Especially when you consider the Bourbon factor. One drink gets 2 ounces, so we’re talking almost 2,000 gallons of Kentucky Bourbon inebriating spectators at Churchill Downs alone. Might be time to buy…
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Braised beef short ribs are one of my favorite slow-cooked meals! This cut of meat is affordable and absolutely succulent when cooked so the meat falls off the bone. Here are a few chef secrets for how to cook to cook them, and a crowd-pleasing short rib recipe that’s keto, paleo and GAPS diet friendly. The best cuts of meat…
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Take the mystery out of a great food and wine pairing! Read on for four fun tips to picking the perfect wine every time. And lots of suggestions on what to drink with any meal, including what wine pairs best with Cheetos! Four fun tips for pairing wine with food I can’t take credit for the following advice. I heard…
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Expectorate! No, it’s not a magic spell. Yes, it’s the silliest thing I’ve ever done with high-priced wine. But if you knew what I was up against, you might not judge. The meaning of the word expectorate I actually think this action verb sounds magical, like a spell you might learn at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But in…
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Seafood, when sourced responsibly, is full of essential nutrients and can be a delicious and quick route to dinner. This mussels recipe is loaded with the fragrant flavors of wine and aromatic vegetables, and if you eat meat, salami adds a salty, savory punch. Above all, it cooks up in ten minutes flat! What is a la minute cooking? In…
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If you’re in the market for a classic Southern-style buttermilk biscuits recipe you’ve come to the right place! As a thanks for coming, I’m throwing in my Mom’s down and dirty sausage gravy recipe. Fluffy biscuits smothered in spicy, creamy sausage gravy. It’s the stuff Friday night dreams are made of! Growing up on biscuits and gravy There are some…
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This recipe is adapted from one by Chef Karen Barker, and let’s you bake up crispy, crumbly, chocolately ‘Milano’ cookies just like the originals… but without all the junk! No soy, corn or hydrogenated vegetable oils here, just classic ingredients and a whole lot of yum. The original Milano cookies Oh, Pepperidge Farm, how you remind us of our grandfathers,…
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