Month: April 2014

I love grass fed steaks, but they tend to be tougher than feedlot steak so they are better with a marinade. I used to use soy sauce as a marinade but since that is no longer an option for us I needed a new marinade, one that didn’t cause… problems. Enter the tropical asian marinade. You can use regular limes in place of key limes. Be aware that key limes produce very little juice, but have a lot of skin and are very tart. If you can handle Ingredients 6 key limes 6 to 10 cloves garlic (it depends...

Over the years I have read many half baked and even dangerous theories about why there is an autism epidemic in this country. There are a lot of interesting correlations, but none of the hypotheses held up to further scrutiny. Until now. Missing Microbes explores the link between the human microbiome and obesity, food allergies, ADHD, celiac disease, increasing height, and autism. It is written by a former CDC epidemiologist who has dedicated his life to understanding microbes. The hypothesis is simple. In our legitimate quest to eliminate pathogens we have overused antibiotics, hand sanitizer, c-sections, and even soap...

Many of the recipes on this site are adaptations of existing recipes. I did not invent key lime pie, I just figured out how to remove gluten and dairy without it becoming a project. I did not invent meatballs. I did however, invent this soup from whole cloth. I never had anything like it, but I had a batch of not quite perfect lamb mini-meatballs and was trying to use up cilantro in my refrigerator when I had a brain cramp. I threw in the healthiest wildest ingredients I could think of and I made soup. It sounded wrong...

On spring break we were shopping in the Whole Foods in Sarasota when I came upon frozen gluten-Free, dairy-Free GMO free, vegan, soy-free kosher pareve whoopie pies. So of course we had to try them. We actually had to try two boxes. I could tell that they would need lots of testing. Sooo, they are awesome. These two women, who call themselves The Piping Gourmets, have invented a frozen dessert that can be quickly defrosted and tastes like I remember a Devil Dog tasting, only better and more real (I know they still exist, but for obvious reasons, I...

We just returned to Illinois after a week in the Florida sunshine. In Florida we absolutely need to wear sun protection every day. This is a problem if you are trying to avoid salicylates since most sunscreens are actually salicylates designed to be absorbed into the skin. We have always used mineral blocks instead of chemical sunscreens. Zinc Oxide and / or Titanium Dioxide, especially if they are not micronized, are essential sun protection. Most doctors will tell you that these blocks are the best ways to protect yourself from the sun (besides hats and sun protective clothing). That...