Archive for May, 2007
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
Keeping Asparagus Fresh Longer
I posted a little while back about an asparagus side dish (Asparagus, Fennel, and Feta) that Mike had found the recipe for in the Wall Street Journal. I had promised let you know if it wound up being as good as it looked to be, so true to my word, here’s the scoop: it’s [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in gadgets gizmos and tips by mdeades
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Plastic from Poultry Feathers
Back when all the boys were young and living at home, dinner in our house often ran toward chicken. Feeding three ravenous boys can get expensive and chicken was then (and is now) a pretty good protein bargain. I’ve probably told you before that the line in our house was not “What’s for [...]
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
A Berry, Berry Good Idea
It’s no secret that Mike and I love berries; we tout them in all our books as low carb, antioxidant rich, high nutrient density foods that fit nicely into even the most carb restrictive phases of low carb dieting…at least as we recommend it.
We eat them almost daily, made into a slushy Paleolithic Punch we [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in gadgets gizmos and tips, recipes by mdeades
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Asparagus, Fennel, and Feta…oh, my!
The Food and Drink section of last weekend’s Wall Street Journal had a fabulous Chefs at Home piece by Katy McLaughlin on Chef Douglas Keane, who owns Cyrus, in Napa Valley.
(Unfortunately, the to read the full article requires a Journal subscription, but after a long search, I was unable to find the article elsewhere.)
Mike saw [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in recipes by mdeades
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Mint Julep: A Taste of Southern Summer
It’s Derby week in Kentucky; the field of thoroughbred hopefuls will Run for the Roses on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs. Why do I know this? Because I grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas, home of one of the country’s old line thoroughbred race tracks: Oaklawn Park. My grandfather taught me how [...]
