Casa Muy Grande Plantains
April 18, 2012

When we arrived in Costa Rica a few days ago, our first stop, fresh off the plane, was the grocery store in town because it's...

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Coconut-Almond Green Beans
March 14, 2012

Tomorrow, I'm doing a cooking demo at PaleoFX along with from Michelle and Kim from Caveman Cuisine. I chose Coconut-Almond Green Beans to share because...

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Tropical Chopped Salad
March 08, 2012

There are many azure-blue-and-white-sand beaches that top lists of “The Ten Best Tropical Islands.” Exotic places like Fiji, Bora Bora, Tahiti. Their names evoke images...

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Velvety Butternut Squash
November 17, 2011

The word "casserole" is so unassuming, so indicative of "stuff from cans," it hardly seems appropriate for this dish. This is an almost-confection made of pillows...

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Lebanese Onion & Parsley Salad
November 07, 2011

Wait! I know you're probably not feeling super excited about a pile of onions. But don't turn up your nose! Here in the U.S., we've...

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Bohemian Brussels Sprouts
October 31, 2011

One of my favorite things about travel is the way it challenges my assumptions about how things work. By necessity, I'm SUCH a creature of...

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Comfort Noodles
August 18, 2011

Back in the day, before I cared so much about the food I put into my body – in those dark days when being skinny...

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Grilled Cherry Tomatoes
July 25, 2011

I should love cherry tomatoes: they're tiny, they're bursting with juiciness, and they represent the deep heart of summer. But between us friends, I hate...

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Cold Sesame (Cucumber) Noodles
July 16, 2011

Sometimes, especially when I'm stressed or enduring monthly hormone poisoning, my desire for the good ol' days of takeout is almost unbearable. In my romanticized...

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The Surprise of Grilled Okra
July 07, 2011

You now how I know it's summer? I mean, besides the 100+ temperatures predicted every day this week... OKRA and ZUCCHINI! Last summer, I thought...

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Chinese Pork Fried F’rice
June 21, 2011

You know what used to be fun? Picking up the phone and having a pile of Chinese food delivered. There were times that Dave and...

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Paleo Pad Thai
May 08, 2011

Sometimes you just want a pile of something spicy-creamy-comforting... like Pad Thai. But the original dish includes rice noodles (fail), soy sauce (fail), peanuts (fail),...

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