Fermented hot chili sauce – explosive with heat and teeming with food enzymes, beneficial bacteria, vitamin C and carotene. Traditionally, all hot chili sauces were prepared through fermentation – and many of the world’s most renowned and well-loved sauces are still prepared through this time-honored technique of combining hot chilies with salt and allowing it [...]
Voodoo Stock: Chicken Feet & Chili Peppers
November 30, 2009 By 98 Comments
Chicken feet – gnarly, repulsive and disturbing – make for the very best stock. Devoid of little else but tendons, bone and cartilage (sound appetizing yet?), chicken feet produce a fine golden broth that’s rich in all those obscure nutrients that make a good stock so nourishing: glucosamine chondroitin, collagen and trace minerals. Moreover, [...]
Redefining Kid's Menus: Beyond Chicken Fingers & Buttered Noodles
May 25, 2009 By 38 Comments
We eat out far too often for our own good; fortunately, however, we’re blessed with good restaurants that rely heavily on local, organic foods. We can find grass-finished beef and bison burgers, spicy vegetable curries, fresh sashimi, colorful soups and beautifully composed salads, but one thing remains the same: the kid’s menu. While [...]
Asian Lettuce Wraps with Garlic Scapes
July 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In a rush, a dire rush, I didn’t have the chance to take multiple recipe-in-progress photos. But I did manage to capture this one image. It was a delicious meal, low in carbohydrates and rich in flavor. My toddler also enjoyed putting his wrap together. You’ll need: 3 Cups Leftover Roast Chicken, Chopped 5-6 [...]
Simple Slaw with Flaxseed Oil, Honey & Chilies
May 31, 2008 By 2 Comments
To make this simple slaw with flaxseed oil, honey and chilies: 1 Small Head Organic Cabbage 1/2 Small Organic Onion 1/4 Cup Organic Flax Seed Oil 2 Tablespoons Organic Raw Cider Vinager 1 Tablespoon Raw Honey 1 Small Dried Chili Pepper Instructions for preparing Simple Slaw with Flaxseed Oil, Honey and Chilies: Trim the [...]
Coconut Shrimp Soup with Lime, Ginger and Chilies
March 17, 2008 By 4 Comments
My family has been battling the flu, and I needed a delicious, nourishing soup to nurse them back to health and decided to create this Thai-inspired coconut shrimp soup. The soup features infamous flu buster: chicken stock in addition to coconut milk and coconut oil which help to fight infection as well as other [...]
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