This is one of my son’s favorite (healthy) snacks.
Schmear a little goat cheese between two slices of cucumbers.
This is one of my son’s favorite (healthy) snacks.
Schmear a little goat cheese between two slices of cucumbers.
We keep it pretty simple, just rub with a little salt and pepper on the beef fillet, let sit till room temperature (or close). Then put the fillet on a heated grill on medium-high for 3-5 minutes on each side to cook rare or medium rare.
Grass-fed beef can be a little tricky to cook because it tends to be tough. It is worth it, though, because the health benefits over grain-fed beef are significant. Grass-fed beef is leaner and offers 2-4 times more omega-3 fatty acids (“good fats”). It also is richer in antioxidants including vitamin E, C and beta-carotene. Not to mention that they are usually free of added hormones and antibiotics.
The two ways to go are cook it long and low or quick and rare.
Make the first part of this salad the night before – when it marinates overnight the beef will absorb the flavors and ‘cook’ in the lime juice.
Marinate:
½ pound grilled rare grass-fed beef, preferably fillet mignon, thinly sliced
1 stalk lemongrass, minced (use white part only) *
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Thai red chili pepper, minced
1 t honey or sugar
1 T fish sauce
juice of 1 lime
Mix in:
A handful of cilantro and/or mint, chopped
Serve over a bed of lettuce, washed and patted dry.
* I use one of two methods to mince lemongrass. For both, smash lemongrass with handle edge of knife. Then very thinly slice lemongrass into rounds. Either mince it carefully with a knife or grind in a spice grinder (I have a coffee grinder designated for spices and it works great!).
When I was a kid we would go fishing off the east coast of Florida and cook up some fresh fish when we got home. This is my favorite of my father’s recipes.
Put one mahi mahi steak on a piece of tin foil. Smear with mayo, shake some salt & pepper and then top with thinly sliced onion, tomato and lemon. Wrap the tin foil and grill, for about 5 minutes, first one side, then the other. YUM!
Mahi mahi can be hard to find but it is sooooo good. I have substituted marlin with good results.
Here’s how my husband grills salmon without it sticking to the grill:
Put several pieces of thinly sliced lemon on the non-skin side of the salmon.
Grill with the lemon side down first and flip after just 3 minutes.
Cook about 6 minutes on the skin side so it separates from the flesh. Viola.
Note: Length of cooking depends upon many factors including thickness of salmon, temperature of the grill and ambient temperature. Test at intervals.
1/2 cup raspberries
1 scoop whey protein – I like Teraswhey wolfberry (goji berry)
a handful of goji berries (optional)
½ cup plain whole milk yoghurt
1 t raw local honey*
a little dark red juice such as pomegranate, cherry, grape or black currant juice
a splash of water
*raw local honey builds your immune system.
Starting Friday, June 10, there are 6 opportunities this June to get your child’s energy balanced. Kelly is offering a Shonishin Pediatric Walk-in Clinic at her office – 65 Pearl Street in Burlington. No appointment needed. Just come!
Shonishin is a Japanese treatment especially for babies and kids. Special tools are used to gently tap and brush the surface of the skin and press acupoints – harmonizing energy and strengthening overall constitution.
It is ideal to do a series of 3 shonishin treatments close together in order to rebalance the energy pattern, especially when there is a health issue. Following up with weekly treatments until symptoms subside and then monthly maintenance.
Since spring is traditionally the best time for cleansing. I have put together several blogs and recipes about cleansing. Summer in Vermont may be even better for cleansing!
Smoothies can be made in a flash and are easy to digest. You can use fresh or frozen fruit. I don’t like my smoothies freezing cold and neither does the stomach since cold hampers its job of digestion. So if I am using frozen fruit it put it in first and then I add hot or warm water and let it sit for a bit before adding the rest of the ingredients.
Check out these delicious smoothie recipes:
I just LOVE this!
¼ pineapple, chopped (about 1 ½ cups)
1 avocado
1 T red onion or scallion, chopped
Handful of cilantro
Juice of ½ lime (or more if it’s not particularly juicy)
¼ t sea salt
½ chili (optional)
Put it all in the blender, push the button and you’re done.
If you want it a little chunky, you can reserve half of the pineapple to throw in at the end and pulse a few times.