For some people, the slightly gamy flavor of duck may be an acquired taste. I happen to love it! Duck is also a stellar source of protein—for reference only (I would never eat duck “diced!), 1 cup of diced duck contains approximately 30 grams of protein. It’s also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals […]
Clean Protein: Pastured Lamb
I find pasture-raised lamb to be an incredibly flavorful, versatile and nourishing red meat. A few years ago, I was inexplicably exhausted. Not only did the slightest physical exertion, like a five-minute telephone conversation, drain me of all energy, I was always freezing cold! At the time, I would go to bed, shivering, despite wearing […]
Oodles of Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles)
If your garden is overflowing with zucchini, or neighbors are gifting you with bags of homegrown summer squash, enjoy your unexpected abundance by making zoodles, a.k.a. zucchini noodles. Because I have hypothyroidism and NCGS (Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity), I don’t eat wheat or other gluten-containing grains. It’s not a hardship though! I find zoodles more satisfying […]
Comforting Poached Cod, Guernica-Style
This quick and easy cod dish riffs on Besuguito Guernica, a traditional Basque dish, where besugo, or sea bream, is broiled then topped with a warm garlicky sauce of olive oil, sherry vinegar and red pepper flakes. Instead of sea bream, I use cod and substitute apple cider vinegar for the sherry vinegar. The end […]
One-Pot Wonderful: Grass-fed Ground Lamb and Zucchini Braised in Coconut Milk
On chilly autumn mornings, I love eating this particular ground lamb dish—made in advance—for breakfast. It’s filling, warming and satisfying. Adding a cup of filtered water thins out this flavorful, chunky ground lamb and zucchini “ragout”, transforming it into an equally tasty and easy-to-digest “soup” that sustains me until lunch. I find lamb to be […]
Quick Brown Bag Lunch: Braised Napa Cabbage with Sardines and Avocado
When I attend health and wellness conferences and trainings in Manhattan or in the greater New York area, I like to bring my lunch. Sure, I could eat out somewhere, but with 100 food sensitivities, I prefer having control over the food that I eat rather than suffer the consequences (in my case, bloating, fatigue, […]
Lamb: It’s What’s for Dinner
I love lamb. Especially, local lamb that is grass-fed and grass-finished. It imparts a lusty flavor—strong, distinctive, gamey. If I were to explain my proclivity for lamb from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, I’d say that, energetically, lamb is naturally “yang”, or, warming. TCM uses lamb to nourish Qi (energy), warm blood circulation and […]
Better than Bacon: Pork Bone Broth
I love me some good pork, but I stopped eating it a few years ago because I wasn’t able to find quality, pasture-raised pork. Now, it’s back on my menu after discovering an excellent Hudson Valley source of pasture-raised pork: Sawkill Farm. This winter has been bitterly cold, and there’s nothing more comforting than waking […]
The Health Benefits of Saturated Fat
Now, there’s something we don’t often hear about…the health benefits of saturated fat! For nearly 60 years, saturated fat has been portrayed as a villain. See my post Why Saturated Fat Is Not the Enemy. Yet, other indigenous populations, like the Inuit Eskimos or the Bardi people of northern Australia have thrived on high-fat diets. […]
Why Saturated Fat Is Not the “Enemy”
“Who thinks that eating saturated fat—like red meat, butter, eggs, whole milk or coconut oil—increases your risk of heart disease or makes you fat?” When I asked this question at a recent talk I gave, every hand in the room shot up. New study says… New evidence tells us otherwise. A study published in the […]