I can rock the charcuturie board. Just ask any of our dinner guests. Heck, I'll even throw together one on the weekends for us to just enjoy as our family lunch. Our local grocer has the standard Genoa Salami, the proscuitto, and the terrine. It's all good and nice. But sometimes we are interested … [Read more...]
Paleo Update
So, after last week's post, musing about the possibility of trying the Paleo diet, I just kind of quietly went for it. I didn't have grandiose dreams of sticking with it for a month, or even a week, but just took it one day, one meal, at a time. I did it. And am still doing it. Here's what I … [Read more...]
What’s on YOUR Plate today?
And as so often happens when you put a fair bit of thought into a thing, I find I've begun to look at it all a little differently. You see, when you plan your meals and eat mindfully, you change your entire point of view about food. You’re no longer stuffing anything into your face just to … [Read more...]
Good Will Hunting
I have written before about my conflicted thoughts on eating animals. I feel ethically torn because if I look at nature, the cold facts are that animals eat other animals. Cheetahs stalk antelope, sharks chomp on surfers, and spiders wrap flies in a web of death before swallowing them whole. No big … [Read more...]
Glazed Corned Beef-Its not just for the Superbowl, anymore.
Whether you're a man, woman, or child, if you were watching the Superbowl last night, you were eating man food. You know what I mean by that, don't you? The kind of meal that makes hair grow on your chest. The kind of meal that needs to be washed down with beer...sans coaster. … [Read more...]