Humans can recognize five basic tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami. Umami was discovered by scientist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda, and the Japanese word is...
Read MoreIn each issue of Paleo Magazine, I share the history of a traditional recipe and adapt it to fit into a healthier paleo lifestyle. This time,...
Read MoreI think we can all agree that Chinese takeout might just be the best takeout. The cardboard boxes with the wire handles! The chopsticks! The...
Read MoreThis recipe is ridiculously fast and easy to make, so it's perfect for lazy days when the very thought of cooking makes you frown. These...
Read MoreSometimes, a “project” recipe can be fun. You know the kind I mean, right? You research the recipe, buy special ingredients, and set aside a...
Read MoreThere 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...
Read MoreEgg Foo Yong has a deliciously confused identity. It's not quite an omelet, almost a pancake, and somewhere beyond a fritter. It has become a...
Read MoreThere are plenty of reasons for me to stay away from sushi:
Read MoreThere are some foods that cause rifts between even the closest of hearts. Foods like mushrooms, olives, capers, and even celery can bring an otherwise...
Read MoreDave and I, after much painful trial and error, have declared Sundays "socializing-free zones," which means that except for major occasions–like a friend's recent wedding–we...
Read MoreAs y'all can probably tell from my devotion to cumin, I love earthy, warm, spicy-sweet piles of food. I found a recipe for coconut curry...
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