Despite the name, this recipe is about two things: 1) a pungent, assertive Thai-inspired dressing, and 2) herbs. The meatballs are great and all, but when I get an irrational craving for basil, I make this. If you can find Thai or Holy Basil, even better (though regular basil will work just fine). I’ve made […]
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Recipe Shout-Out: Curry Meatballs with Tomato-Coconut Sauce
On Day 3 of my Whole30, I mentioned I had this dish for dinner, courtesy of Mark’s Daily Apple. I thought I’d give it a proper shout-out here and provide a few details of my experience. These meatballs were very good, and an excellent introduction to liver for someone squeamish with offal (namely, me). I […]
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Dream Primal Vacation: Mongolia
Catherine Price has a piece in Slate.com (here) detailing a feast she attended after an invitation from a friend of her host family while on vacation: “Good,” Otgoo said, as we nodded from the back seat. “We will get a sheep.” Her phrasing—”get a sheep” instead of “buy some meat”—should have set off warning bells. […]
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More Offal, Please.
Mark’s Daily Apple recently featured a recipe that hides liver in meatballs for those squeamish about offal and innards. I’m also currently reading a book that talks about how we don’t get enough of that stuff in our diet. I did a quick search online and came up with a blog titled (Don’t shoot the […]
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05/10/2012 
