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Food Additives
By Cat, Feb & Nov 2007 Unless you only eat single-ingredient foods that you prepare/cook in your own home, you are getting food additives hidden in the foods (and some don’t require listing on the label). Many/most of those additives have toxic … Continue reading
Manufactured Foods
By Cat, Feb & Nov 2007 See also: 1. Foods (About) Menu; 2. Whole Foods: What they Are, Which Are Not; 3. The EssentiaList: Butter vs Margarine Includes: 1. What Is a Man-Made (Manufactured) Food; 2. Examples of Man-Made Foods/Additives; 3. Comparison of Butter (Whole Food) and … Continue reading
Whole Foods: Signatures
By Cat, Jan 2008 See also: 1. Foods (About) Menu; 2. Whole Foods: What they Are; Which Are Not; I received this interesting tidbit in my email today, and thought I’d share it with the world on my website. It’s a very interesting … Continue reading
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Apple Tart with Almond Crust and Maple-Caramel Glaze
By Cat, Jan 2015 (Photo, right, by Cat; note this is not what this Apple tart recipe will look like) See also: Pies, Tarts & Turnovers Menu Two years ago I switched to a ketogenic eating plan (high fat, low carb), but … Continue reading
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Gelatin and Bone Broths (About)
By Cat, May 2009 (Photo, right, cropped from Wikimedia Commons) Traditional peoples prize bone broths as a rich source of gelatin and minerals. I make all my own bone broths/stocks for my recipes, including Beef, Chicken, and Fish broth/stock, then freeze them, some in jars, … Continue reading
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Saturated Fats, Part 1: The Good Rap
By Cat, December 2006; updated January 2007, January 2008, and April 2019 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia commons) Before we can discuss intelligently about whether saturated fats are good or bad for human health, we must first understand what they are … Continue reading
Posted in Dairy, Diet, Fat or oil, Health, Uncategorized
Tagged butyrate, dairy, fat, health, saturated fat, signalling
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Chicken Breasts Baked with Camembert Sauce
By Cat, Jan 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Poultry & Fowl Menu; 2. Chicken Breasts Baked with Cheesy, Creamy Sherry Sauce; 3. Chicken Cutlets with Gorgonzola Sauce Another name for this baked dish is Chicken with Cooleeney Sauce (as named by The Irish Heritage … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Dairy, Fat or oil, Nuts and seeds, Onion family, Poultry, Stock, broth, Uncategorized
Tagged camembert cheese, chicken, chicken stock, cream, leek, sour cream, vermouth, walnuts
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Grilled Yogurt Chicken with Cucumber Salad
By Cat, Dec 2007 (Photo, right, from Cheesemaking.com (1) I don’t yet have my outdoor gas grill set up, waiting for me to build a level patio. So in the meantime, I do all my grilling indoors on my gas … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Dairy, Fat or oil, Grilled, Herbs, Onion family, Poultry, Spices, Uncategorized, Vine veggies
Tagged chicken, chile, cucumber, cumin, lemon, mint, shallot, turmeric, yogurt
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Chicken Kiev (Breasts stuffed with butter & herbs)
By Cat, Feb 2013 (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Poultry & Fowl Menu I first encountered Chicken Kiev at a small French restaurant in the basement of a Portland brick apartment building. While the dish likely has Ukrainian … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Citrus, Dairy, Eggs, Fat or oil, Herbs, Onion family, Poultry, Uncategorized
Tagged breadcrumbs, butter, chicken, chives, dill, egg, flour, garlic, lemon, parsley
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Soap Basics
By Cat, May 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons); 2018 Update: Making Real Soap at Home moved to it’s own page; 2020 Update: regarding Coronavirus-COVID-19 In the not too distant past, homemakers routinely made their own cleaning and personal care products from … Continue reading
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