In this simple steamed clams recipe without wine, clams are cooked in a garlicky broth then finished with a little lemon, parsley, and ghee. They make a perfect summer appetizer or protein base for a complete meal. In hindsight, I now realize that all of my family’s summer gatherings were really just excuses to eat …
Seafood
Sardines. The very word can cause certain stomachs to start turning as if they were drifting upon a life raft in a raging open sea. I was in the same boat until I decided to give sardines another look a few years ago. As it turns out, they are really not as bad as they …
Sustainable seafood is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but it’s something that I’ve never fully understood. As an avid consumer of seafood, I want to do my part in protecting our oceans and their wildlife. When I see things on labels like “pole caught,” it sounds good, but, to be honest, I …
Fun fact: eggplants are technically fruits. They are formed from the flowers of the plant as a means to disperse seeds. If you want to get even more technical, they are actually berries, but I’m not going to get into that right now. What’s really important is how tasty eggplants are, and the variety of …
This healthy warm potato salad recipe is a tasty twist on traditional German potato salad. Featuring warm potatoes soaked in a tangy dressing with an added protein punch from canned salmon, it makes a quick and easy side dish or light meal. Sometimes I like to pretend that I’m on a reality TV cooking show …
I wrote Paleo Date Night with the intention of helping people create restaurant-quality meals that are healthy and delicious. Not all restaurants have Michelin stars and linen tablecloths. Case in point: these Loaded Shrimp Cassava Fries were inspired by something you might find at a food truck. So instead of dragging your date downtown and eating on the curb, …
Once the temperature outside hits 90°F, I generally lose any motivation to get in the kitchen and start blasting the oven. I’m looking for meals that come together fast, with little to no cooking required. For me that spells salad. For some reason, salad gets a bad wrap for being boring or not “manly.” I think the exact opposite …
These crab stuffed portobello mushrooms are a prime example of a decadent–yet healthy–meal that can come together with minimal effort. A quick mixture of lump crab meat is stuffed into portobello mushroom caps, then baked until it is golden brown on top, while the mushroom beneath is juicy and tender. This post was originally published …
Maybe it’s because I’m a “yankee,” but I did not have much interaction with collard greens before I moved to Atlanta. Occasionally I might run across them on a menu at a barbecue joint up North. I never knew what to make of them. They always sounded so…exotic. After a few years of living in the South, …