I got an email a couple of weeks ago entitled “too good to pass”.  Many years ago my brother taught me how to scalp bonuses from online casinos and I still get a lot of residual junk mail (it’s not so easy to do this anymore, by the way) so I almost skipped over this email assuming it was referring to a sign-on bonus.  Good thing I didn’t because it turned out to be a delicious recipe...

It’s a dark, wet, gloomy morning here in the mitten. There is no doubt that fall is upon us.  The leaves are beginning to change, my garden is (finally!) dying, and huge flocks of thousands of birds have been occasionally sweeping through our tree tops. All this fall-ness makes me want to cook squash. Last night I put together a delicious stuffed squash dish that I thought I’d share.  Not only is this...

This is the video I am entering into the Primal Recipe Video Contest at Mark’s Daily Apple.  As I discussed in my previous primal pizza post, I spent a long time developing this surprisingly simple recipe. I love pizza and was dissatisfied with my pizza options after I made the switch to primal eating. I wanted a good-tasting, firm crust that wasn’t a treat but something I could eat on a regular...

There are two things you may not know about me.  The first is that I enjoy eating large quantities.  I don’t know how I developed this inclination, but there it is.  I distinctly remember the day I was able to eat entire can of Spaghetti-O’s, just like my big brother.  I was so proud.  I once asked my husband if he had ever dated a woman who could eat more than me.  He responded with a nervous look...

My kitchen is a mess.  I don’t mean messy, I mean it has too much of too many types of food in it.   It looks like three different families just stopped by and dropped off their weekly groceries.  I’m trying to remain calm about it.   “It’ll all work out,” I say to myself. “I’ll just make some big soups”.  But in fact it all has me a little nervous and confused.  First off,...

My go-to lunch is a chunk of meat cooked up with some vegetables on the stove. At the moment, however, we are deep into summer and I really haven’t been feeling like pushing food around over a hot stove at noon. Furthermore, It is not always convenient to be home at lunch time.  If you’ve been eating primal for any length of time I am sure you have come to know the elusive nature of the on-the-go lunch...

Primal Pumpkin Pie I have mixed feelings about eating primal on Thanksgiving.  On the one hand, so many delicious foods can be prepared in a primal way that there is truly no need to feel deprived.  After all, the turkey and the vegetables present no problems, gravy can be thickened with arrowroot, and even a tasty batch of quick rolls can be whipped up using almond flour. On the other hand, this tends to...

Dave getting ready to eat his fancy stuffed pork chop There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you.  You know all the fancy photos of the food on this site?  The ones that make it look like we live in some kind of Autumn paradise.  Or the ones that look like we spend our evenings gathered around a cozy dining room table sipping wine?  It’s all fake.  Well, the food is real, but the rest of it is...

Last summer I wrote and received a grant for my kids’ co-op preschool to fund a new program promoting the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.   The program is called “Try It Day”.   Once a week, another parent or I bring in samples of a given fruit or vegetable.  The kids all get a chance to try it before snack time.   If they try it, or even just lick it, they get a sticker...

I think cardamom is an under-utilized spice.  If you’re not familiar with cardamom, it has a slightly sweet, pungent flavor that can be used in savory meat dishes, curries, and baked goods.  You can also add some to your coffee grounds.  My mom makes a cardamom braid at Christmas so I always associate cardamom with a colder season. I was thinking about how I might use cardamom more often and decided it...