Madame Caron’s boeuf bourgignon

My mother-in-law, Madame Caron, passed away a little more than 5 years ago, on Christmas Day. She was a bright little song bird in this dreary old world, who lived to be loved. Maybe not the best parent, nevertheless she had a kind and luxurious soul that she shared without reserve or hesitation. In her [...]
you need to listen to Peter Bradley Adams
Have you heard of Peter Bradley Adams? I swear, if there were any justice in this world, Peter Bradley Adams would be a huge star and Adam Levine would be parking his car. I discovered PBA on one of my Pandora playlists and was instantly smitten. He has a sound that is as once accessible and unique, [...]
spaghetti squash with meat sauce

Have you seen those yellow blimp-like vegetables in the produce section and wondered what to do with them? Spaghetti squash is a wonderful side dish, but it is also a perfectly suitable substitute for pasta, served with a traditional meat sauce. This spaghetti with meat sauce is rich and satisfying, yet lighter than a traditional [...]
coconut chicken

Rolling down that Paleo road and trying new recipes every week, I came up with this delicious chicken entree that I gladly share with you. It is very coconutty, (not overwhelming so), simple to prepare and broadly appealing. I got the organic chicken pieces at Costco, the coconut flour and oil at Whole Foods, and the [...]
20 ingredient chili–Paleo version

Since publishing my awesome chili recipe, I have adapted a Paleo regimen, thanks to my son James’ good example and near-constant haranguing. Desperate times call for desperate measures, to paraphrase Hippocrates, and since mid-January, joint pain and exhaustion had become so severe I was barely functioning. After reading alot about the Paleo diet (especially Mark [...]


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