January is Whole30 month. If you're not familiar with the Whole30, it's a dietary elimination protocol to determine which food groups (like sugars, grains, dairy, or legumes) may be having a negative impact on your health. As the Whole30 site itself explains: "Are your energy levels inconsistent or non-existent? Do you have aches and pains that can’t be explained by over-use or[...]
Having traveled to one or two far off lands I can honestly say that the English breakfast is one of the best in the world. It certainly beats the typical American breakfast of various forms of processed, refined carbohydrates stripped of nutrients and doused with seed and vegetable oils (which will send blood sugar soaring, contribute to body fat, throw your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio out of balanc[...]
Keto yogurt is a controversial subject for anyone discussing keto-friendly foods with other keto enthusiasts. "Full-fat" yogurt is sometimes touted as the keto yogurt solution, but the fat and carbohydrate content among full-fat yogurts on the market differs widely. FAGE Total Plain, for example, features 10 grams of fat and 8 grams of carbohydrate per serving. Dannon Yogurt (Plain Whole Mi[...]
I experimented with "meatza" (pizza with a crust of meat) today. I'm loving the chance to do some real cooking with plenty of ingredients on this weekend, after this week spent confined in my apartment due to bronchitis and an eye infection. I'm posting the recipe for this meatza's pork crust, which I topped with no-sugar-added pizza sauce, homemade vegan cashew "cheese", r[...]
I had pomegranate seeds leftover from another recipe, so what's a woman to do? Hopefully something less labor-intensive than creating a fully original recipe to feature them as a garnish, but that's the route I took! In any case, it turned out well, with a delightful degree of flexibility: it can be as exotic or as accessible as you choose. Don't have ras el hanout spice mix? Use paprika.[...]
These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers aren't just a delicious option for snack, party, or anytime food, they also feature a mission-driven brand that I think is doing admirable work to bring a delicious, sustainable, and humane product to discerning consumers. These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers feature a key ingredient that is important to source with care: chicken.[...]
If you need a breakfast idea that looks and tastes legit but takes only 15 minutes (max) to prep before loading into the oven, this Sweet Pepper Quiche is it. I came up with this dead simple idea to use up some leftover ham and mini sweet peppers that were languishing in the refrigerator. Some of my best recipes are the product of constraints such as the need to re-purpose leftovers. Dress[...]