Pipikaula, like many dishes in Hawaii, is the result of several cultures colliding. First, let’s talk about how beef became part of the Hawaiian diet, since cows are not native to the islands. In 1793, famous British Navy explorer George Vancouver gifted King...
May 31, 2016
Jessi is the creator of the blog Jessi’s Kitchen. She has been cooking in earnest since high school when she first discovered her passion for the kitchen. And for the last decade has been learning anything and everything about food, cooking, entertaining and...
March 11, 2016
Justin and Erica are the creators of the Real Simple Good blog through which they share their love for the Paleo way of living and eating. Each of them came to the decision to live the Paleo lifestyle in their own way and for different reasons. Justin chose it as a...
February 15, 2016
Sanbeiji is a popular Chinese dish, most often served in Southern China and Taiwan. The dish derives its name from its three key ingredients: sweet rice wine, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Garlic, ginger, fish sauce, honey, and basil round out the flavors in this...
February 12, 2016
Ingredients 2 pound eye of round roast Salt and pepper 1 clove garlic, sliced 2 medium onions, sliced 2 bay leaves 1 whole clove (optional) 1 cup water 2 tablespoons soy sauce Directions for Eye of Round Roast Rub roast with salt and pepper. Make small slits in roast...
November 23, 2015
Ingredients 3 lb Beef Tongue 2 carrots chopped 15 + sprigs of parsley 2 bay leaves 10-15 peppercorns 1 yellow onion peeled and quartered Sauce: 1/4 cup of olive oil. 8 cloves garlic peeled and crushed 2 cups peeled and diced yellow onion 1 1/2 cups cored, seeded and...
October 10, 2015
I have three children who are in either high school or college. They were talking about drug abuse the other day. What they told me shocked me! Do you know what the most commonly used and abused drug is amongst teens and college-age kids? It’s probably not what...
September 10, 2015
Chef Noelle is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP™), certified by the Nutritional Therapy Association, and a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Personal Trainer. She’s the writer behind the popular blog Coconuts and Kettlebells, and...
August 7, 2015
They say that good things come in small packages…Maureen Quinn might say that about the US Wellness Meat shipments that she gets as she’s training. We definitely say that about her! Featherweight competitor, Maureen will be representing US Wellness Meats in the...
June 19, 2015
As our regular readers know, we’re big fans of Russ Crandall (better known to many as The Domestic Man–check out his blog, he posts a new recipe every Tuesday). In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, he created a recipe for Pressure Cooker Corned Beef...
April 14, 2015