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Epi-Paleo Diet – Exploring Ways to Cook Fish

I have been trying to follow Jack Kruse leptin reset prescription. Recently he added another layer to the story with his Epi-Paleo Diet. In Jack’s Epi- Paleo Diet prescription he explains that we are biologically designed to eat a diet made up primarily of raw sea foods. Briefly, in this diet he recommends we eat at…

Sean Croxton Founder of Underground Wellness Presents his Real Food Summit

I have just heard that the Real Food Summit organized by Sean Croxton from Underground Wellness is reopening his day 1 presentations, by Joel Salatin, Chris Kresser and David Getoff. This is due to some technical problems Sean had with informing people of the beginning of the summit. I’m really pleased to hear about this myself as it gives…

Dawn French Weight Loss

Over the past year or so we have certainly seen a change in Dawn French, as she has lost a remarkable 4 stone in weight. This weight loss may have contributed to her being invited to become a judge on another of Andrew Lloyd Webers search for a star of a musical type program. I can’t wait to…

How to Make Roast Stuffed Peppers

I use this recipe to stuff peppers or large capsicums. With capsicums because of their long thin shape need to be halved the seeds and white membranes removed, and laid out on a baking dish. Pile the stuffing mixture onto the halves and cook as instructed in this recipe. You can use this mixture to…

Cast Iron Skillet

Every kitchen should have some cast iron cookware, and a well looked after and maintained cast iron skillet will last a life time (and more).  Being one of the most versatile pieces of cooking equipment in the kitchen everyone should own at least one cast iron skillet. The cast iron has fantastic heat retaining qualities which is…

Herbs: Hints and Tips

1. A quick way to chop parsley and other herbs is to place a few sprigs of the herb in a tea cup and use a pair of kitchen scissors to snip the herbs to the size you want, this is handy if you don’t want to have to clean a chopping board. Or you are using…

Turkey Leftover Meals: Turkey and Vegetable Soup

This recipe is a great way to deal with the leftover turkey carcass, by turning it into a delicious and substantial soup. This is a great winter standby dish. You can freeze your turkey carcass if you would prefer to make the stock and the soup at a later date. Also, you could freeze the turkey stock and…

Carrots in Vinegar or Pickled Carrots

This recipe of pickled carrots is a favorite of ours as it reminds us of our holidays to Portugal. We usually manage a trip to the beautiful region of Southern Portugal called the Algarve annually. In this region whenever you go for a meal, you are presented with some small dishes and bread called couvert when seated at your table. If you are unfamiliar it may be helpful…

Robb Wolf – What does the Paleo World Eat Project?

Robb Wolf author of  “The Paleo Solution” has an interesting project on the go. He is looking for Paleo diet people to send in photographs of your families weekly groceries. He was inspired by the book called Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, which features photographs from families all around the world beside their week’s supplies of food. Also…

Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise sauce is a delicious yellow buttery sauce. Hollandaise sauce is one of the sauces from Classic French Cuisine. It has a terrible reputation for being very difficult to prepare as the sauce can turn to scrambled eggs if you are not very careful. Hollandaise sauce is classically paired with egg dishes, grilled meats and asparagus. There are…