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Are Crickets The Next Big Paleo Craze?

June 14, 2014
I ate a bug. More specifically, I ate a cricket. Well, probably a dozen crickets. And I didn’t gag, puke, or immediately regret my decision. You might be wondering how this is possible. Well, when crickets are mashed up with dates, chocolate, cayenne pepper, and other tasty ingredients, you don’t even realize that you’re eating an insect. That’s the beauty of the Chapul Bar. You can eat crickets all day and actually enjoy it. Weird, right? Are crickets the next big #Paleo craze?Click To Tweet - ...
Fat vs. Carbohydrate Overeating: Which Causes More Fat Gain?
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Fat vs. Carbohydrate Overeating: Which Causes More Fat Gain?

June 14, 2014
Two human studies, published in 1995 and 2000, tested the effect of carbohydrate vs. fat overfeeding on body fat gain in humans.  What did they find, and why is it important?We know that daily calorie intake has increased the US, in parallel with the dramatic increase in body fatness.  These excess calories appear to have come from fat, carbohydrate, and protein all at the same time (although carbohydrate increased the most).  Since the increase in calories, carbohydrate, fat, and protein all happened at the same time, how do we know that ...
Saying Goodbye
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Saying Goodbye

June 14, 2014
I miss that face so much it hurts Five years ago, I met the two great loves of my life – Hubs and Dog. They came as a pair and I’ve never known a dog to be so bonded to its owner. Hubs couldn’t walk from one room to the other without Dog trotting at his heels. They shared a bed, a sofa, a whole lifetime before I came on the scene. Walking as I did into this batchelor idyll, you’d expect Dog to show some animosity ...
Histamine Intolerance and The Paleo Diet
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Histamine Intolerance and The Paleo Diet

June 14, 2014
Do you suffer from headaches or migraines? Or is it low blood pressure? Maybe a runny nose? All of these symptoms could be resultant of a histamine intolerance. This vastly overlooked condition can derail many, who would otherwise greatly benefit from a Paleo Diet. But what exactly is histamine and what does it mean to be intolerant to it? Histamine is a biogenic amine that occurs (in differing amounts) in many foods.1 In a person without an intolerance, exogenous histamine obtained via food can be rapidly detoxified by amine oxidases...
Potluck Season: Paleo Summer Salads
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Potluck Season: Paleo Summer Salads

June 14, 2014
According to the Internet, May is National Salad Month. Who am I to disagree?! With that in mind — and with potluck season officially kicking off in the U.S. with Memorial Day next week, a.k.a., the first official holiday of the summer — here are some of my favorite Paleo Summer Salads. They’re all easy to double and triple for sharing at potlucks, and they’re so packed full of flavor and texture and mouth explosions like fireworks, no one except your most astute friends and ...
Sayur Bening Bayam (Indonesian Spinach, Carrot, and Tomato Soup)
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Sayur Bening Bayam (Indonesian Spinach, Carrot, and Tomato Soup)

June 14, 2014
Over this past weekend, I was scheduled to appear at the latest Perfect Health Retreat in Wilmington, North Carolina as a guest chef. I had a whole day’s worth of recipes planned for the 20+ attendees and staff members, most of them based on traditional Indonesian or Malaysian dishes. I was very excited, and had even devoted the previous weekend to practicing and tweaking the recipes to get everything perfect. And then life struck. My son Oliver started feeling very sick last weekend, likely a gift from one of...
1 Week Break
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1 Week Break

June 14, 2014
No menu plan this week. We all might be subsisting on quick-fix tex-mex. Thank goodness my husband's mother fixed us some real food over the weekend! We are getting the furniture and everything all packed up for our "hop" across town… Catch ya on the flip side!floor picnic with the kids
Easy Dutch Oven Balsamic Chicken Marsala
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Easy Dutch Oven Balsamic Chicken Marsala

June 14, 2014
One-Pot with a flavor shortcut… As of late I have been working on a slew of new paleo sauces for my upcoming book, One Pot Paleo. These sauces often involve simmering for a while and sometimes an immersion blender. Understanding that not everyone has the time (or desire) to whip up their own paleo sauces, I reached out to Steve’s PaleoGoods to check out their PaleoChef line of paleo-friendly sauces and dressings. One of the first flavors I tried was the tomato balsamic dressing, which was beyond...
Review: Nom Nom Paleo’s Food For Humans
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Review: Nom Nom Paleo’s Food For Humans

June 14, 2014
Image stolen with love directly from their site. We all knew it had to happen. Michelle Tam of NomNomPaleo.com fame, has cooked and cursed her way into our hearts and bellies, and now she can adorn your bookshelf. I hear ya: “WHAT?! Another Paleo cookbook!” Oh yes, but you’ll want this one. Besides, it has one of those cool fabric bookmarky thingies like all the big hardbacks of yore. Fancy! What’s clear from the beginning is how much of a labor of love this was ...
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8 Ways to Beat a Craving

June 14, 2014
Cravings can spell trouble for the most committed of healthy eaters. It’s viciously hard to hold up under the all-consuming drive to eat that makes your mouth start watering just imaging the food you want. And even if you can struggle through it once, could you keep doing it forever?... The post 8 Ways to Beat a Craving appeared first on Paleo Leap | Paleo diet Recipes & Tips.
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Inside Our Smoke Vault: GIVEAWAY, Coupon and a Recipe for CRAZY GOOD SMOKED CHICKEN

June 14, 2014
Just in time for Father’s Day, Matt reviews an AWESOME & EASY TO USE smoker we highly recommend you check out. We’ve included our review, a CRAZY GOOD recipe and a don’t miss the end of the post for the GIVEAWAY and a DISCOUNT C ...Keep Reading The post Inside Our Smoke Vault: GIVEAWAY, Coupon and a Recipe for CRAZY GOOD SMOKED CHICKEN appeared first on Paleo Parents.
Aloha Kabobs
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Aloha Kabobs

June 14, 2014
As a single gal, I only have to worry about cooking for myself. It had been too long since I had made kabobs and I was just really craving some grilled pineapple. I was at Fresh & Easy (a Southern California grocery store) and I found the gluten-free aisle. I was hoping  there would be some sort of magical marinade that would fit in to my paleo regime. I was in luck. I discovered this marinade / dressing that is pretty close! I just needed to use a little to ...
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Food Writing This Week: Sous Vide, Pastry, & More

June 14, 2014
Since I was named the editor of the Food & Drink Section at Chicagoist, I haven't had as much time to blog here. A lot my writing there isn't going to be particularly interesting unless you live in Chicago, but I have a scattering of pieces that might appeal to a broader audience I will highlight here from time to time with commentary. 
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Ankylosing Spondylitis‎ Greatly Diminishing!

June 14, 2014
Testimonial written by: Montana Mike Hey everybody, First off, here’s a little back ground info on myself. As I was growing up in a family of five, it was obvious that I was the one who was always trying to be the “healthiest.” I was very active, I was playing high school soccer, weightlifting, backpacking and running long distances. And I never even really considered that proper nutrition was vital to fuel those activities. I just abided by the food pyramid with the majority of my food ...
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4 Week Coffee Fast

June 14, 2014
I used to never be a coffee drinker. For my first job at the age of 16, I worked at Bagel Beanery. After 3 years that included a year of being an assistant manager, I quit to have more time to sell Nintendo Wii’s on eBay. I hated coffee at the time. The smell was delicious but the taste was bland. Fast forward a few years and I decided to like coffee. Then I loved it. I especially loved Kona coffee. I mean, I did recently live in Hawaii from the...
New Recipe! Roasted Pork Fajita Salad with Coconut Lime Dressing
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New Recipe! Roasted Pork Fajita Salad with Coconut Lime Dressing

June 14, 2014
Normal restaurant fajitas are not Paleo due to the tortillas, dairy, and vegetable oils they’re normally cooked in. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get a craving for one once in awhile. This Roasted Pork Fajita Salad made with tender roasted pork and vegetables is topped with a creamy coconut dressing that does a wonderful job of complementing the spices. You can use any type of salad green you like here; crunchy Romaine is nice, or you can use a dark leafy green if that’s more your style. You...
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The Paleo Rodeo #216

June 14, 2014
Welcome to this week's edition of The Paleo Rodeo!The Paleo Rodeo is a weekly blog carnival featuring the best paleo-related posts by members of the PaleoBloggers e-mail list. The past editions of the Rodeo are collected on this page.What is "paleo"? As I say in Modern Paleo Principles:A "paleo" approach to health uses the evolutionary history of homo sapiens, plus the best of modern science, as a broad framework for guiding daily choices about diet, fitness, medicine, and supplementation. The core of paleo is the ...
The Paleo Kitchen Book Tour in San Diego Today!
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The Paleo Kitchen Book Tour in San Diego Today!

June 14, 2014
We’ve hit three cities so far on our book tour and now we are in San Diego, CA! We started our book tour in Colorado, then headed to Seattle, then drove to Portland, then hopped on a plane yesterday and went to San Diego! Portland was amazing, even with the gloomy and rainy weather. It reminds me a lot of Colorado, but even more gluten free friendly restaurants and food trucks. I was bummed I only got to be there for about 14 hours, but it was totally worth it. ...
Quick and Easy Liverwurst
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Quick and Easy Liverwurst

June 14, 2014
I love beef liver and I love chicken liver but until we purchased ½ a hog, I had not knowingly had pork liver.  I was sure that I would like it, but boy, was I wrong.  I cooked a small portion of it the same way I often cook beef liver (quickly fried with some […]