Tag: super-food
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Papaya Pork Center Rib Roast
We recently discovered an amazing new meat supplier. The Meat Shop. We were like two kids in a candy shop! Amazing cuts of meat, fabulous juicy thick pork chops among many different other choices. A must visit! Our family came for a fun day in the sun and enjoyed this ultra delicious Papaya Pork Center…
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Gluten-free Coconut Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
We and our family think that these are the world’s best chocolate chip cookies. We found them quite some time ago on one of our favorite supplier’s site: Tropical Traditions. Of course we modified them some…We made these for our family visiting from Spain today, and they all just about experienced a food orgasm. 🙂…
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Mashed Butternut Squash
Oh my, who does not love this most lovely of squashes? What a great alternative to sweet potatoes. We usually have butternut squash as soup, but mashed, it equally delicious and of course ultra nutritious! We just made it with our Primal Rump Roast which we’ll post this week. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 medium…
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Braised Lamb Shank and Vertebrae
We’ve always loved lamb, no matter how it’s prepared… Lately we just can’t seem to get enough of the fantastic cuts we buy from our friends Kenny and Brenna Aschbacher, the Fish Huggers. Today’s post features wonderful lamb shanks with some meaty vertebrae straight from their farm in New Mexico. Thank you, my wonderful husband, for…
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Acorn Squash Cream Soup with Bacon
We love a good squash, butternut, spaghetti, acorn, etc. Today we would like to share our Acorn Squash Cream Soup topped with yummy crunchy bacon. Mark Sisson calls Acorn squash a smart fuel, and duly so. This soup is fabulous warm or served chilled on a hot day for lunch. Either way, it is incredibly…
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Rhubarb Kompotte
One of my personal all time favorites is Rhubarb. I love the tart taste, the beautiful color and the amazing diversity of it. As kids we used to just cut a stalk, peel it with our fingers and either dip it into a little sugar or just eat it by itself. The peeling part was…
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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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Looking for a lunch alternative? Butternut Squash Soup
Let’s face it, salads are great and we eat them all the time. But once in a while we welcome an alternative. So with that said, let us share our Butternut Squash Soup with you. You can easily make this in advance and have it at work or as a dinner. We just made this…
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The Power of Fennel
Time to introduce you to another fantastic veggie. Fennel Fennel has been used in Europe and especially in the Mediterranean for a very long time. It is far more widespread now, but many people still don’t consume this powerful vegetable because they either don’t know how to prepare it or just aren’t aware of it. We…
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The Health and Wealth of Swiss Chard
Swiss chard like spinach has many phytonutrients that have health promotional and disease prevention attributes. This lushly dark green vegetable is Very low in calories (19 kcal per 100 g fresh, raw leaves) and fats; recommended in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. It’s beautiful leaves are a powerful source of anti-oxidant vitamin, and vitamin-C. …
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