An hour in the KITCHEN!

If your goal is to live a long and healthy life, learning to cook is an important skill to develop. As the old saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he’ll eat for life.” The ability to prepare your own meals will allow you to eat the healthiest and freshest foods possible. Cooking your own meals is also a pleasurable part of your health process and it allows you to know precisely what is going into your body. There are several utensils that you may need to prepare the recipes I provide on this website, a high quality chef’s knife, a pairing knife, non-stick skillet and a blender will get you started.

The following is a sample of what I do when I'm spending 'An Hour In The KITCHEN': (All of this is happening simultaneously)

*Boiling pot of water, used for steaming one batch after another of a variety of fresh veg (for example, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, chard, spinach, brussels sprouts, asparagus).

*In the oven, I'll be cooking yams in a glass dish with water, along with some plain chicken breast, perhaps, or maybe some fresh black cod or salmon... READ MORE



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PALEO RECIPE
"Grape and Avocado Salsa"
1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, chopped
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 tbsp chopped yellow bell pepper
2 tbsp chopped sweet onion
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp garlic salt
Black pepper
Place the grapes, avocado, red pepper, yellow pepper, onion, and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Season with lime juice, garlic salt, and black pepper. Gently fold the ingredients together until well mixed. Refrigerate 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

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