Not too long ago, I would have thought ‘cauliflower rice’ sounded kind of depressing. I mean, let’s be honest – it’s not the same as real rice. (For the record, I still find cauliflower pizza crusts to be depressing and am working on a primal pizza crust that doesn’t have a bajillion calories.) If you haven’t tried it, though, you might be surprised at how well cauliflower...

My brief respite in August from the long commute to school is officially over. I find myself once again printing out PowerPoint lectures, making flash cards in my spare time, and hauling myself three towns over to join in with that odd mixture of people one only finds at a community college night class. The good news is that I only need to attend a live class once a week. The bad news is that this class is...

When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I told my dad that pork chops were my favorite meat. I actually meant spare ribs but got the names confused. After that he would make me pork chops on the grill and happily inform me that he was making my favorite dinner. I don’t know why but I could never bring myself to tell him I had made a mistake. Thank goodness I’m a grown-up now and can have ribs whenever I...

I ran across a rustic sort of carrot cake recipe online not too long ago and thought it looked like a good candidate for a primal cake.   I am beginning to realize how many flour-based dessert recipes can be successfully altered using almond flour and an alternative sweetener, such as honey or maple syrup.  The result, as in this case, is frequently something healthy enough to eat for breakfast.  I made...

Primal Cheddar Jalepeno Biscuit Rounds: very cheesy, a little spicy, and not too eggy. It may be cooling off a little but barbeque season isn’t quite over yet.  I recently made a huge rack of ribs with a tangy rum-mango sauce (I’ll post the recipe later this week) that would have been just fine with some grilled vegetables.  But having recently purchased Everyday Grain-Free Gourmet: Breakfast Lunch and...

Clockwise from left: Indian Deviled Eggs, French Deviled Eggs, Mexican Deviled Eggs, Traditional Deviled Eggs Since I’ve started eating primal, my egg consumption has gone way up.  On days when I actually possess a little motivation before 9am, I might fry some with a few vegetables or some apple for breakfast.  More often I eat hard boiled eggs as snacks.  In my opinion, hard boiled eggs are nature’s...

The Primal Blueprint Health Challenge that is going on throughout the month of August at Mark’s Daily Apple is in full force. I’ve been checking in there daily to get updates on the latest contests and to check out the contest entries of my fellow primals. Some of the haikus, including my own, were a little painful (though the winning entry was inspired), but I loved reading the entries to the Quotable...

Agave Nectar Sometimes I wish I were one of those people who could casually take or leave a chocolate-caramel brownie.  Or better yet, one of those strange specimens who actually find the taste of sugar too sweet and mildly unpleasant.  But I am not.  I am slave to my physiology and people evolved to enjoy sweet foods.  In nature, sweet foods are rich in nutrients and carbohydrates (think carrots) making...

Garlicky Summer Squash Fritters As some of you may be aware, Mark Sisson is running a Primal Blueprint Health Challenge throughout the entire month of August.   Every day he is posting a new primal-related contest on his blog.   Some contests simply require that you post a comment.  Others are a bit more involved.  Recently he posted a contest for the ‘best’ primal recipe video.  I’ve...

Kohlrabi Casserole with Sausage and Fresh Thyme This is my first year eating kohlrabi, thanks to my CSA farm share.  I wonder where this vegetable has been all my life!  It’s like it just appeared out of nowhere.  I have only just begun to explore the possibilities of kohlrabi but so far I am quite taken.  Fresh, the texture and water content (though not flavor) reminds me of jicama.  You can shred...