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A New Take On Fried Rice
Fried rice is a common dish in our house, but I’ve had to make a couple adjustments to be more in line with the Paleo Diet. Luckily, fried rice is mostly a paleo-friendly dish in and of itself (unless...
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Let’s Talk Rice
Rice is a continuing source of debate in both the online world and my own. Sites like the Perfect Health Diet encourage rice as a “safe” starch, and other Paleo/Primal folks like Mark Sisson consider...
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Breakfast Fried Rice
This is a recipe borrowed from my father-in-law, who often uses breakfast foods as the base of his fried rice. I thought I would take it a step further and make this a breakfast-centric dish, while...
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Nasi Goreng (Indonesian/Malaysian Fried Rice)
Today’s recipe is a quickie, mostly because I’ve written so much about fried rice already. Regardless, I though it was time to introduce nasi goreng (“fried rice” in Indonesian/Malay), one of my...
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Thai-Style Sticky Rice
NOTE: An updated version of this recipe appears in my cookbook, The Ancestral Table. If you’ve eaten at a Thai restaurant, you’ve probably had sticky rice. In many parts of Southeast Asia (Laos and...
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Mexican Rice
NOTE: An updated version of this recipe appears in my cookbook, The Ancestral Table. You know what doesn’t get enough credit? White rice. It helps feed a large portion of the world, and is a...
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Steamed Basmati Rice
NOTE: An updated version of this recipe appears in my cookbook, The Ancestral Table. Basmati rice is an aromatic long-grain rice that originated in the Himalaya mountain foothills. It carries a lower...
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Mushroom Risotto
For Thanksgiving this year, we decided to make a traditional side dish instead of trying to invent something new that is in line with our dietary restrictions. What we settled on is not a traditional...
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Rice and Fish Fritters
Mankind has been dealing with leftover rice for a long time. While some common uses for old rice are fried rice and congee (rice porridge), rice cakes are also a great way to clean out the fridge....
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Sabzi Polo ba Mahi (Persian Herbed Rice with Fish)
Sabzi Polo is a traditional Persian herbed rice pilaf. There are several different ways to cook rice in Persian cuisine, but Polo (parboiled and steamed) is the most popular. This dish in particular...
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Dolma (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Dolma are stuffed grape leaves, originating in Turkey but expanding all over the Mediterranean, Middle East, and beyond. Their filling can be anything from tomatoes, to eggplant, to meat – really, you...
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Jollof Rice
You know, for being a guy who’s so pro-rice in the Paleo community, I have relatively few rice recipes out there. Sure, there are a bunch in my cookbook (the Dirty Rice recipe is my favorite), but...
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Ham and Kale Risotto
So here we are, five days after Christmas, and you’re probably wondering what to do with the leftover holiday ham in your fridge. After all, there are only so many ham soups you can make before they...
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Avgolemono Soup
Avgolemeno is a Mediterranean sauce and soup, most commonly associated with Greece. As a sauce, it’s often served with Dolma or used as a vegetable dip. But if you ask me, it really shines the most as...
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Mulligatawny Soup
Local friends: I’ll be having a talk, cooking demo, and book signing in a couple weeks – for more info, see the bottom of this post. This little soup has made quite a journey over its lifetime. It was...
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Jambalaya
Friendly reminder that the Kindle version of my debut cookbook, The Ancestral Table, is available for $2.99 on Amazon for today (Nov 24th) only! Jambalaya has its origins in European cuisine, and it...
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Pressure-Cooker Duck Fat Risotto
Recently, I stumbled upon J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s technique for pressure-cooker risotto, and decided to take it for a spin using my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker. Considering that risotto has been...
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Arroz con Pollo
Arroz con Pollo is a chicken and rice dish popular in Spain and Latin America. While its origin is difficult to trace, it is likely an adaptation of the Paella, a staple Spanish (Valencian) rice dish...
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Seafood and Sausage Paella
Paella is one of my favorite dishes to prepare at home – like fried rice or risotto, it’s an excellent way to clean out the vegetable bin. Moreover, it’s one of my favorite examples how the judicious...
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The Safe Starch Cookbook – 2017 Edition!
Happy Friday everyone! I just wanted to send along a quick note to let you know that I’ve released a new, 2017 edition of my eBook, The Safe Starch Cookbook. In this update, I’ve added 27 new recipes...
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Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Basmati Rice
The other day, as I was experimenting with pressure-cooked rice to enjoy with my recent Simple Saag recipe, I thought it was long overdue to discuss the merits of white rice in my diet. I usually...
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Boneless Fried Chicken with Carolina Shrimp Bog
This week’s recipe is unique for a couple reasons. First, it is the result of collaboration with my new friends at American Kitchen Cookware, who sent me a set of their American-made cast aluminum...
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Yellow (Spanish) Rice
One of the more unexpected tasks that come with writing a cookbook is establishing a baseline for the reader. For example, presenting a simple (meat + rice) recipe isn’t as simple as throwing together...
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Singapore Rice Noodles
Hi everyone, today’s recipe will be short and sweet – I’m currently feeling under the weather, but wanted to make sure I got a recipe out to you this week. Rather than entice you with a recipe from my...
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Khao Soi (Chicken Curry Noodle Soup)
Here we are, folks: less than two weeks left to order the limited edition physical version of The Heritage Cookbook! I’ve been busy putting the final touches on this print edition, which I’ve...
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