Tag Archives: Paleo friendly
Unprocessed Mexican Inspired Spice Blend – Alternative To The Mexican Foil Packet Spices
Many of us may have these in our cupboards. Look at the ingredient list. Now throw them away. Instead, keep these ingredients on hand to add even more delicious flavor to all of your favorite Mexican dishes! For every packet use this instead: 2 tsp chili powder (whole ground chili powder, look at the ingredients. [...]
Peek at a personal chef clients meals this week. Featuring organic, locally sourced ingredients
A glimpse at a personal chef client meals this week… Requests: Mainly vegetarian and anti-inflammatory ingredients, gluten free, one meal containing buffalo, one raw meal, all organic and as local as possible. And of course…delicious. The menu for this client featured a raw heirloom tomato sauce over raw zucchini noodles, buffalo and vegetable chili, beet [...]
Gluten Free, Grain Free (Paleo Friendly) Crepes/Wraps And Paleo Enchiladas
As a personal chef I have clients that are on all sorts of eating plans – HCG, paleo, allergy restricted, etc. I have quite a few clients that follow the Paleo eating plan and I have a lot of fun with the challenge of creating inspired recipes to keep them excited for their meals. These [...]
LOVE this – Organicgirl Baby Kale Salad
Most of us know it is important to eat our greens. They have important vitamins, fiber, etc. etc. I love kale, sauteed or swirled into soups (such as my Tuscan Winter Soup or hidden in my Healthified Enchiladas.) Eating kale raw is fabulous for your health but choking down on raw kale is tough for [...]
5 Tips For Creating Exciting Meals With Food Allergies/Sensitivities/Restrictive Diets
As a personal chef I cook for all kinds of clients on all kinds of diets. Balanced and healthy, allergy restrictive, diet specific (Weight Watchers, HCG, etc.) orders from a doctor or naturopath or trainer, etc. I even have clients that want yummy comfort food, no holds barred on the fat, sugar, etc. I chef [...]
Healthify Me! With Chef Kirsten – Healthified Steakhouse Meal!
For most people, an indulgent, amazing meal at a favorite steakhouse tops the list of comfort food. I love going out with friends to a great steakhouse and indulging in phenomenal steak cooked to perfection, creamy spinach, baked potatoes, indulgent mac and cheese, wine…. you get the picture. What a great night! Besides being really [...]
Klean Your Plate with Kirsten! All about balance….
Just a short little video I made because these crazy fad diets where people cut everything out are making me nuts! Well, not really. But I know they don’t work. If they it is at a cost to your lifelong health. We don’t want that, right? Want to be at a healthy weight, have a [...]
The next time you fire up the grill, make: Roasted Tomatillo Salsa. Quick. Easy.
This is one of my very favorite sauces to keep around. I use it in a raw version often as a sauce for chicken enchiladas or to add flavor to my Healthified chili. But, when I have the grill going I throw on a few ingredients while everything else is cooking, toss it all in [...]
Fermented Foods – Why you should eat more
Kimchi, saurkraut, other fermented vegetables, wine and beer: all of these are fermented foods. Fermenting is the process of changing the carbohydrates (natural sugars in the vegetables) into alcohol (ethanol), naturally. The process creates natural, healthy microorganisms that are SO good for your body. According to a blog post I found at Firefly Kitchens fermented foods [...]
Pan Seared Cod with Roasted Vegetables
This is a SIMPLE, healthy recipe that I really think you should try! Most of us are trying to eat more fish (personally I would eat it almost 100% as my animal source of protein if I could) and this is an easy, impressive way to enjoy it. You can substitute your favorite fish of [...]
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