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...
Truth: real roast turkey is not dry, tough and tasteless. Yet, every Thanksgiving...Americans expect that “dry” is what’s “normal” for roast turkey. Years ago, my husband and I were invited to a Thanksgiving dinner where the host had labored over the turkey for the...
I love duck in all its fatty, succulent, gamey glory. One of my favorite cold-weather comfort dishes is a cast iron skillet-seared magret de canard (French for “duck breast”). Magret de canard is the breast meat of Moulard ducks raised for foie gras; their breasts are...
Salty. Fatty. Savory. So satisfying…. There’s nothing like a grass-fed rib-eye steak, a.k.a. “cowboy steak”, to put a little hair on your chest (just kidding!). Trust me: it’s not just men who enjoy a toothsome cut of marbled red meat; I’ve dined with plenty of...
What’s for dinner? When I'm pressed for time...it’s fermented tomato-ground beef, one of my favorite quick-fix meals. It’s an easy-to-make one-pot dish, wonderfully satisfying and nutrient-dense. The star ingredient, of course, is grass-fed ground beef. I buy mine...
January in New York, whether upstate or in Manhattan, usually means braving bone-chilling temperatures, howling winds, and a periodic dumping of snow that slows the pace of the City—and all points north—to a temporary crawl. It’s this time of year that my nesting...
Hi, I’m Kathryn Matthews. As a Board Certified Functional Health Coach, I help clients reclaim their energy, vitality and well-being. I want you to feel empowered about taking charge of YOUR health! To learn more, see About Kathryn.