It might strike you as odd that with all the various beef and other fancy dishes I do -- putting such care into my sauces and such -- that after laying down $400 for a kitchen appliance I would choose chicken breasts as the first dish. How often do I do chicken of any kind? Not very. And it's not that I don't like chicken -- I do -- it's just that I usually have something better in mind. Back when I attended the Doctors Eades' presentation in San Francisco, Mike told me to pay particular atte... Read Full Story

Well that was fun. And you know what? Life is just too fuckin' short to be a paleo pussy, a wimp...an intellectual masturbator in all of this. No prisoners. No refuge. No quarter. See, we're dealing with murderers, maimers and their accomplices in academia, research, the medical profession, the big food and drug industry, and of course the total fucking clueless morons in the news media, for whom I reserve special wrath because if they were doing their dammed jobs rather than deep throating b... Read Full Story

Just some quick Sunday morning Food Porn. Tri-Tip & Kohlrabi Mash I did the roast low & slow in the oven at 225, up to an internal temp of 125. Then a couple minutes per side under the broiler with butter rubbed on the outside. The sauce was 1 1/2 quarts of store bought beef stock with a half stick of butter, some sage, onion and celery, reduced to about 1 cup over a couple of hours. My mom made the kohlrabi mash in the same manner you'd do potatoes. An excellent alternative. Related... Read Full Story

I'm up at the cabin in Arnold, CA, where Bea & I met my parents late yesterday afternoon after the easiest Friday afternoon drive out of the Bay Area I've had in years. Get this: usually it takes nearly 3:30 to get up here with rush traffic and I made it in 2:40. My dad just posted this to Facebook. Yep, a touch of wettish snow last night, mostly gone now. The Cabin Anyway, I'm eating my mom's chicken pate with celery, drinking whiskey & soda, and Food, Inc. is downloaded to the Appl... Read Full Story

Oh, this is just too delicious not to put up here (via Mike Eades' Twitter feed). Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists - Hundreds of emails and documents exchanged between world's leading climate scientists stolen by hackers and leaked online. Yes, I've always been a "global warming denier," at least in the sense of it being anthropogenic (man made). I've always thought it the height of being Fooled by Randomness. ...That, and now... Read Full Story

In Part I of this series I introduced you to Professor Rod Jackson, who has quite a strong view of the dangers of saturated fat from animal sources in the human diet. This series of posts in intended to examine his claims and, yes, ultimately call them into serious question if not discredit. In this installment it is my intention to establish a foundation from which we can build. I find it particularly odd that so many of the studies I look at appear to have been done in a vacuum, with no ref... Read Full Story

The morning started off just right. Sunrise on the patio, a cup of coffee, then skipped the morning hour long walk because Bea was off in the morning and wanted to do it. To top it off, a comment from reader Ian. Richard, your blog is great and the effort you put into photographing your paleo lifestyle including recipes and cooking techniques is invaluable, as are your regular updates containing links to articles with new relevant information for those pursuing or curious about pursuing this... Read Full Story

The other day I happened to hit Kat's place, and then her blog, where I saw that she did a chicken pot pie, although she used standard pastry. I was thinking how much I always loved pot pies, and wouldn't it be great to make one. Then it dawned on me: cauliflower crust, just like for pizza. Click on the image to enlarge. Primal Chicken Pot Pie So, I used the original crust recipe almost exactly. However, now I have a food processor and so was able to really make the cauliflower into a mush. ... Read Full Story

Jeezus, already. It was over a week ago that I reported to you that Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of best-selling The China Study was participating in a low-carb discussion forum. While he has been away for a while, he suddenly popped back in this weekend. Mind numbing, to say the least. I just can't see how a person can reach such stature and still be so ignorant about so many things. While he expresses interest in the many good results that have been reported by those who've implemented low... Read Full Story

First, the good news. Yep, it's vitamin D, again (thanks to Chris for the link). New study links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease and death Study finds inadequate levels of Vitamin D may significantly increase risk of stroke, heart disease and death For more than a year, the Intermountain Medical Center research team followed 27,686 patients who were 50 years of age or older with no prior history of cardiovascular disease. The participants had their blood Vitamin D levels teste... Read Full Story