Contrary to popular opinion, fish is one of the easiest foods to prepare…and with its healthy fat profile, high iodine content, and rich level of bioavailable protein, fish is one of the best things we can put on our plates. Fatty fish such as wild tuna and wild salmon have even higher amounts of omega-3s. [...]
When I give my health talks/presentations, people often ask me about supplements: Do I take them? Can I recommend any in particular? My answer is that I’d rather have a lush meal than take a pill. (“Lush,” by the way, refers to the quality of the ingredients, not the mode of preparation. “Lush” is [...]
When we’re in the thick of winter and staring at a snow-drenched landscape, it’s nice to add a bit of tropical flair to our menu. One of my favorite instant-tropics ingredients to use is coconut milk–I love to crack open a can and find different ways to enjoy my pseudo-Caribbean-holiday. Regarding coconut oil, coconut milk, [...]
With the seafood/fishing industry fast becoming the next big agribusiness, there is increasing concern about the level of contaminants in seafood as well as the environmental impact of many of the large-scale fish farms. (The shrimp industry in Thailand being a recent example.) In some waters–both domestic and international–species are being decimated; where Atlantic cod [...]
Grocery economics are quirky: the more industrialized the product is (i.e., enriched, refined, processed), the cheaper it is. The more untouched the product is (whole, unadulterated, organic), the more expensive it is. In any other industry, the equation would be flipped; when it comes to food, however, less does cost more. Most of us (including [...]
According to my surfer buddy in San Diego, “surfer’s surprise” is anything you take out of the fridge and throw together for dinner. In that spirit, then, I thought I’d write down the recipe for fish tacos I used to make in Costa Rica with my surfer pals. Warning: we never measured anything; the ingredients [...]
