It is odd that a spicey hot southeast asian fish preparation can be so soothing in the heart of a cold fall day, but in fact it does. The Balinese curry style of preparing cod, or any firm white fish, creates a beautiful chowder style dish with a bright yellow intensity from the fresh...
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Tags: balinese, cod, curry, paleo
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The eastern seaboard is experiencing a colder than usual fall. The climate is accelerating our consumption of big, bold, filling comfort foods. The province of Quebec, Canada is probably the world leader in developing comfort dishes. Hearty meat pies, pork offal, seafood terrines and coveted foie gras are provincial culinary treasures. Which brings us...
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Tags: comfort food, eastern seaboard, garlic cloves, knife instructions, lamb shoulder, meat pies, paleo, Pate chinois, pork sausage, potato masher, rib of celery, roasted almonds, shepherds pie
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In keeping with the changing of the seasons, we want to consume, and write about, more robust, filling and comforting fall dishes. And, what can be more comforting the chicken pot pie. Generally, a pot pie is made with a pastry dough, or puff pastry crust. We have re-engineered the crust to make a...
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Tags: baby spinach, chicken pot pie, cup olive oil, inch cubes, paleo, pastry dough, puff pastry crust, recipe chicken pot pie, shitake mushrooms, teaspoon cayenne pepper, workable dough
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Whilst traveling through Italy, we were Internet impaired, making the usual weekly hunting-gathering of paleo-related links virtually impossible. So, here is our 3 week compendium of interesting links. Wisdom abounds in the most unlikely places. That is pretty wise unto itself. From one of our Sicilian cookbooks, a quote, “cu mancia sulu, s’affuca!”, or...
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Tags: adobo, Chicken, distant memory, italian theme, overeating, paleo, paleodiet, pork cutlets, sauerkraut, sausages, sulu, test kitchen, two new books
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Typical for the month of August, it has been a slow week on the paleogastronomy front. We are not sure if it is fear or smell, but here are some reasons to add frying to your cooking repertoire. Tomato season is upon us, and the regular crop of tomato tips and recipes is in...
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Tags: cajun, frying, full bloom, gumbos, lousiana, month of august, Napa Valley, niagara region, paleo, paleolithic, prosciutto, tomatoes, york chicago
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Here is a blast from the past. A beautiful Citrus and Avocado Salad from Peppi, our favourite cartoon chef! You can’t pass up a contest that offers beef as a prize! Enter and enjoy the spoils. Readers know that paleogastronomy is a big fan of slaws. Here is one of our own slaw faves....
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Tags: aggregates, avocado salad, breakfast lunch, british journalist, chicken tikka masala, due time, kfc, kfc recipe, paleo, personal taste, saveur, scotch, slaws, spoils
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This guy’s got conviction. Why buy a bucket of chicken when you can spend alot of time, grease and chicken reverse engineering the 11 herbs and spices in KFC. Pickup the book and try the recipe here. Manage your weight by managing your leftovers. Sound crazy? Not really. Try this pragmatic advice to manage...
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Tags: 11 herbs and spices, bison, bucket of chicken, grilled chicken, herbs and spices, herbs spices, kfc, leftovers, paleo, permutations, pragmatic advice, salad recipes
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Start a new American tradition and grill fish for the 4th of July. Some tips and a so-so grilled salmon recipe from San Francisco. In the “looks to good, it has to be shared” category is a neo-Canadian classic, Baked Sable Fish, with Asparagus and Optional Soybean Salad. From the Daily Apple, this is...
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Tags: american tradition, BBQ, blueberry wine, fish, grill fish, grilled, grilled salmon recipe, holiday weekend, Lamb, meatless monday, media darling, paleo, personal selection, pig, sable fish
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Do chefs have better sex lives than paleolithic man? It’s hard to say. Both spent an above average amount of time and calories sourcing and preparing food. Here is some light on the subject. Read it and you have something to discuss afterwards. We got beat to the punch by the New York times,...
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Tags: better sex, chicken adobo, close approximation, Cobb bbq, compare and contrast, foraging, light on the subject, meal plan of the weak, new york times, paleo, paleodiet, sex lives, shopping list, weather this week
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The blogosphere is starting to warm up to the idea of healthier dinners for our favourite paleo-forbearers. Here is a Fathers Day menu for all paleo-fathers. Happy Fathers Day! It is a common question, with many answers. How does one start on the path towards paleo-enlightenment? Follow this excellent 8 fold path. Get the...
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Tags: advocate, animal fat, beginning paleo, blogosphere, brown bag, democracy, enlightenment, freedom fighters, happy fathers day, hunting, iranians, lunch, pale-Iranian, paleo
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