Month: April 2010
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Kohlrabi Who?
Today let’s introduce a vegetable not very widely used here in the U.S. One of my absolute favorite vegetables: The Kohlrabi. This wonderful vegetable can be prepared in so many different delicious ways. Soups, Sautee, Raw, Steamed, BBQ, or just plain part of a stir-fry. Either way it is so delicious. Please pick some up…
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Primal Dessert: Jo’s Almond Blueberry Butter Squares
We love butter, ghee, tallow, lard, and all good and natural saturated animal fats! If you follow our recipes you know that we also eat cookies, brownies, and muffins. These are always gluten-free, relatively low in carb content (we never add sugar), and usually high in good fats. They are always Primal but not always…
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Ginger Smoked Pulled Pork
What can I say, we love pork. Not going to get into a bunch of food wisdom or any other great write-up today, enjoy a just a recipe. We had this dish a few days ago as lettuce wraps and they were amazing! You could cook your own pork and pull it, but if you…
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Live-r for life!
Today we wanted to introduce something a little different, an organ meat, or offal that some of you may have never eaten, or perhaps one that you’ve not eaten since your childhood. We grew up eating calf’s liver, and although it might be an acquired taste for some, we find it to be quite delectable…
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Seafood Friday Night Dinner: Shrimp Diablo
We all love our meats, but we do need to mix it up once in a while. With that said, I want to share our Shrimp Diablo dish with you. It is hot and spicy just like its name implies. But the sweetness of the shrimp and cream evens the taste out to angelic delights.…
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Celebrating Earth Day
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day as an environmental teach-in, today 40 years ago. His movement began at a grassroots level, mobilizing from a huge student body ranging from High Schools to Universities. Approximately 20 million Americans participated. The movement began because people recognized the need for environmental protection and the need for change…
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Horseradish Guacamole
Anyone who’s ever eaten horseradish knows that it helps with sinus issues. It really clears your nose cavity and sinus areas, and can actually give you this burning sensation if the root is too spicy or if you eat too much at once. Nonetheless, it clears us up. Lately we’ve had a tough time with…
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Rack of Lamb
Are you tired of beef or pork? Or are you trying to impress your love or boss with an awesome meal? Whatever your motivation, change it up with some lamb, one of my all time favorites. In the old country growing up, we used to get lamb on a spit – OMG!!! So good. But since…
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Almond Bread Breakfast Muffin with Pine Nuts
We love our eggs and bacon in the morning, but on some days when you’re looking for more carbs in your day, it’s nice to dunk that wonderful egg yolk up with a tasty muffin. Almond Bread Breakfast Muffin with Pine Nuts Ingredients6 Eggs 1 tablespoon Raw unfiltered honey 120 grams Almond Meal 1 pinch…
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Not just another salad dressing! Jo’s Almond Butter Salad Dressing
If you pick up any salad dressing bottle in the store and read the ingredients, you’ll probably never want to pour that stuff over your salads again. Even the organic “good for you” kinds will have possible food colorings, canola and soy oils or even more harmful hydrogenated oils, xanthan gum, and juice concentrates. That…
Nutty Kitchen 