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Paleo-friendly recipes
As an Aside, a Side – Braised Red Cabbage with Bacon
After some loose editing of this blog, I noticed we have covered alot of mains. Bollito, stews. It is time for some sides to accompany these mains. The first side couldn’t be easier to prepare. It is braised red cabbage with bacon. This braised red cabbage has almost a sweet and sour taste that... »
Canadian Winter Olympic Cuisine – Part 2: Paleo-Poutine
Continuing on our current theme of creating Canadian themed dishes to enjoy whilst watching the Olympics, it would be a glaring omission if we didn’t include a recipe for Paleo Poutine. Probably no dish is more associated with Quebec and French Canadian culture than poutine, a nasty sounding amalgam of frites (french fries to Americans,... »
What to Serve During the Olympics 2010? Paleo-Canadian Cuisine: Shepherds Pie
If it so happens that you have a bunch of friends over to watch the gold medal hockey games at the Winter Olympics, or if you are watching the Ice dancing finals, here is a paleo-dish that reflects the filling cuisine of Canada, Shepherds Pie. These pies draw from the hearty cuisine of Quebec. ... »
The Slap-Chop of Condiments: Pickled Celery, Carrots and Onions
We thought we had a unique winner, a simple, multipurpose and tasty concoction that can be used as a slaw base, condiment or relish in a variety of dishes. It is truly the slap-chop of vegetable preparations. We thought we were very clever to come up with this. Of course, anything this clever must... »
Salad Nicoise – A Nice Paleo Diversion from Beef, Pork and Chicken
After spending the last few weeks in Bollito-ville, a salad would make a nice change of pace. And what could be more fulfilling than a Salad Nicoise? A great salad, and all you need to prepare it is a pot of boiling water, and in this case, a grill pan or BBQ to grill... »
Bollito Sukiyaki – More Adventures with Bollito Misto Part 4
There are literally hundreds of ways to reconstitute bollito misto, or Italian boiled meat. So far we have covered a few: Serving straight away with, Serving with Romesco Sauce, Serving as a Ssam, or Korean style lettuce wrap Finally, we have bollito sukiyaki, a riff on classic pho soup from Vietnam. This is a great way to use... »
Bollito Ssams – More Adventures with Bollito Misto, Part 3
If you have been following our bollito misto narrative, then here is a modern, cross cultural method to revive frozen bollito meat. We take our cue here from the great land of Korea, originators of the Ssam, popularized by Momofuku Ssam Bar in New York. Essentially, a Ssam is a lettuce wrap. As we... »
Romesco Sauce for Bollito Misto – More Adventures with Bollito Misto Part 2
Following up on our bollito misto or boiled meat preparation, we have many directions that we can go, but slicing and dipping freshly boiled and sliced meats is a classic first treatment. For 4 people, thinly slice some beef brisket, pork shoulder, veal shoulder or whatever you have boiled, and arrange on a serving platter.... »
Bollito Misto
Happy New Year! Welcome back. We’ve been on a hiatus since US Thanksgiving, but the holiday season brought us alot of inspiration and tasty paleogastronomic creations. We had a huge epiphany during our absence, no pun intended. We came across, tested and perfected perhaps the simplest, most versatile paleo-friendly dinner we have chanced upon, bollito... »
Left Over Turkey? Miso Turkey Hash
There are a few sure signs of the impending American Thanksgiving weekend, such as the glut of turkey, trimming and sides recipes in the Sunday and Wednesday preceding Thanksgiving Thursday. Many food, wine and dining sections are offering strategies for the inevitable leftovers. Here is our paleo-favorite recipe for turkey leftovers. It actually solves... »
