Recipe
Beef ribs are so easy to make, especially when you have a slow cooker on hand. With our meat-share program at StrengthBox, I usually have a freezer full of grass-fed goodness, and I look forward to getting to the packages of braising ribs. The ingredients here are flexible; I just used what I happened to have on hand.
Traditional muffins really came into their own in the 1970s and 1980s, with the rise of specialty coffee shops and bakeries that catered to the busy office-worker crowd. Touted as “healthy”, they started to become available in whole-grain varieties, with added ingredients such as blueberries, cranberries, chocolate, pumpkin and carrot. Low-fat muffins were the next rage, which necessitated a greater amount of preservatives in the batter mix to keep them from going stale a few hours after baking. The sugar content rose as well, to the point that the product resembled more of a cupcake than anything healthy.
Seeds from a Jack-O-Lantern, separated from the stringy pulp and rinsed clean
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 t chili powder
dash of onion powder (optional)
sea salt
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Giving up bread as part of a Paleo diet is not easy for some. Every now and then it’s just nice to know that you can have something upon which to spread your liver pate. While there are many recipes that use flax-seed as a base, here’s one that also incorporates lots of vegetables. You’ll need a food dehydrator and good blender to proceed.
It’s Labour Day here in Canada, marking the close of another summer season and heralding our gradual approach towards Fall at the end of the month. There’s still lots of time to spend outdoors, be barefoot, and lots of occasions to enjoy some homemade ice-cream — paleo-style, of course.
Innards have been a staple of the human diet since prehistoric times. It’s odd that in our society they are shunned, since they are part of many traditional and ethnic cuisines, but our modern society often associates them with poverty, not to mention the “yuuck” factor. However, if you’re new to paleo, now is the perfect time to re-assess your tastes and expand your food experiences. Chicken livers are a perfect start. They are delicious, so much so that even many liver-haters like them. And they’re easy on the budget, which can be a factor for many who have ditched less-expensive grains and starches for real paleo food.
Ham hocks: from traditional German cuisine to American “soul-food”, they add some real smokey flavour to greens and soups and qualify as a definite comfort food. Hocks are cut from the ankle joint of a pig, and are sometimes referred to as knuckles. Smoked and cured versions are available from certain organic butchers, and you may find fresh ones as well.
Venison is as special as the word sounds, and any type of large antlered game is perfect for a paleo feast. While you might not be hunting your own wild booty, farm-raised deer and elk meat is available from select butchers, and the animals are raised without the use of antibiotics and growth hormones. Farm raised venison is naturally lean and tender, and it will cook faster than meats with more fat and connective tissue. Use the low setting on your slow-cooker, and please forget about all the venison recipes on the internet that involve cans of cream of mushroom soup or dried onion soup mix!
KFC’s Double Down sandwich has disappeared from the Colonel’s menus in Canada, making the country a “Double-Down free zone” – at least for the time being. During its one month run in this country, KFC says it sold more than one million Double Downs, making it the “most successful menu item” in KFC Canada history. The Double Down has 540 calories, 30 grams of fat and 1,740 milligrams of sodium (well above the recommended daily intake).
Whey protein powders are big business – just pick up any muscle or fitness magazine and look at the ads. Many believe that protein supplementation is necessary to achieve their goals, and will consume massive quantities of the stuff thinking they’ll end up looking like the models in the ads. With such persuasive marketing, it’s no wonder people get duped.
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