by SKFitLife | Oct 29, 2014 | Recipes
If you’re of the ‘judge a chef by his soup’ mindset, this vibrant bowlful from Marcus Samuelsson’s new cookbook, Marcus Off Duty, should earn him some high points. Bright as the autumn sun and perfect for a cold day, the warm earthiness of the...
by SKFitLife | Oct 29, 2014 | Recipes
Marcus Samuelsson is downright obliged to love salmon, having grown up on the coast of Sweden. And he has a thing for the flavors of Southeast Asia, choosing the foods of that region to be his desert-island pick, so to speak. In this dish from his...
by SKFitLife | Oct 28, 2014 | SKFitLifeRSS
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS http://kinetichifi.com/wp-content/audio/Stop-Chasing-Skinny-Episode-3.mp3 BEElieve it or not, that honey in your honey bear isn’t really honey. And did you know some bee keepers never even put a bee...
by SKFitLife | Oct 28, 2014 | Podcast, Radio
Stop Chasing Skinny Episode #5 What it Really Takes to Train for a Fitness Competition with WBFF Pro and Competitive Fitness Coach Janelle Nicolo In 2007, I started training for my first fitness competition which started a whole new chapter in my fitness journey....
by SKFitLife | Oct 24, 2014 | Recipes
When you think of slow cookers, you may think they are only good for meat as the vegetables have a tendency to turn to mush when cooked for a long time. While it’s true that slow cookers are wonderful at cooking meats, they are actually great for...
by SKFitLife | Oct 24, 2014 | Recipes
Dust off your slow cooker. It’s officially the season of low and slow, the kind you can set, forget and come home to after work just in time for dinner. It’s kind of like having a personal chef who specializes in your favorite comfort...
by SKFitLife | Oct 24, 2014 | Recipes
What, you’ve never had cauliflower cheese before? Why, it’s right up there on the American Heart Association’s recommended diet, above the kale and below the oat bran. Okay, well, maybe just the cauliflower is. I realize this dish may sound strange...
by SKFitLife | Oct 23, 2014 | Recipes
Who doesn’t love fries? Of course, they mustn’t always be made from potatoes. You can make them from parsnips, celery root (celeriac), sweet potato, etc. And of course, you don’t have to deep fry them. Just bake them in the oven with a little...
by SKFitLife | Oct 23, 2014 | Recipes
This Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Roll is a tasty twist on a family favorite. Pumpkin roll was always one of my dad’s favorite recipes. My mom made it every fall without fail, and my brothers and I knew we needed to enjoy our share while we...
by SKFitLife | Oct 22, 2014 | Recipes
Chef Sean Brock’s salad from his new book, Heritage, hits all the right notes: the melon is sweet and juicy, the onions are bracing, the vinaigrette is spicy and tangy, and the pickled shrimp are…all of the above. Get Recipe! Serious Eats: Recipes...
by SKFitLife | Oct 22, 2014 | Recipes
Chef Sean Brock makes his no-flour-no-sugar cornbread with Anson Mills Antebellum Coarse Yellow Cornmeal, buttermilk for tang, and a single egg, leaving it light and corny. He also adds crisp crumbles of bacon (preferably Benton’s ) to the batter,...
by SKFitLife | Oct 22, 2014 | Recipes
Move over, pumpkin spice latte – you’re not the only squash-themed edible that deserves the seasonal spotlight. Let’s clear a path for good ol’ reliable butternut. Is it the sexiest squash at the market? Hardly. But what it lacks in front-porch...
by SKFitLife | Oct 22, 2014 | Recipes
You’ll need a coffee grinder for this recipe to break down the black sesame seeds into a powder. Run the almonds and the dessicated coconut through the coffee grinder as well. These cakes have the perfect texture and just the right sweetness. The...
by SKFitLife | Oct 21, 2014 | SKFitLifeRSS
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSShttp://kinetichifi.com/wp-content/audio/Stop-Chasing-Skinny-Episode-2.mp3 I see symptoms of adrenal fatigue allllll the time. Knowing what to look for is the key to help take care of your health! April also...
by SKFitLife | Oct 21, 2014 | Recipes
One of my secret food shames is that I don’t love spicy foods as much as would probably make me cool these days. I’ve got no Thai chile-eating bravado, no Sichuan peppercorn count to throw around, and I never even once in college went to one of...
by SKFitLife | Oct 21, 2014 | Recipes
Meatless Monday is a global movement, a way of life . Eating less meat has been proven to reduce the risk of disease, curb obesity and has important environmental impacts, too. Will you join us in giving up meat, just for one day a week? Soup...
by SKFitLife | Oct 20, 2014 | Recipes
Bar pies are the pizza for those who love thin crusts, and while making them from scratch is doable, sometimes you just need that pizza NOW. Far from being a compromise, tortilla-based pizzas are in fact the ideal quick and easy-way to make a...
by SKFitLife | Oct 20, 2014 | Recipes
Not 10 seconds after I hit “publish” on Tuesday’s fall-toush salad , pretty much out of the clear blue sky, wherever it might be hiding, I simultaneously began craving carrot cake, feeling vaguely annoyed that we didn’t have any around (because...
by SKFitLife | Oct 20, 2014 | Recipes
Following the fall fashion of cooking with pumpkin, I decided to prepare some cereal bars with pumpkin and spices. Originally they were going to be Rice Krispies only, but I did not have enough of this cereal. In my house we barley eat cereal for...
by SKFitLife | Oct 20, 2014 | Recipes
This simple seven-ingredient salad is packed with flavor thanks to a vinaigrette made from warm bacon fat, shallots, hazelnuts, honey, and sherry vinegar, with just a touch of extra-virgin olive oil. The Brussels sprouts leaves are cooked just long...
