Let's kick it up a notch AND keep it simple. Yesterday I bought a small organic chicken. It cost $10. Wash the chicken thoroughly, remove sack of giblets and neck if there and pat it dry with paper towel or dish towel. Next salt it liberally with coarse salt/kosher salt.…

A simple salad doesn't have to be boring and tasteless. Take a look and let me share how simple. First let me check again...you ARE hitting the farmers market right (if it's an option for you, get there)?? I bought some fresh organic romaine lettuce, organic yellow onion, organic tomatoes,…

I recently read a really cool article about the rise and popularity of body building, "muscle men" and the early days of Venice Beach and Gold's Gym. In the late 1960's early 70's when Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno walked down the street, people would stare and point in disgust,…

Every now and then, someone in our ever bigger blog world, writes a book that gets attention for all the right reasons. Namely, it's PERFECT! After reading through the opening of the book, I knew that I would be able to buy this for a few friends and family members,…

Where I grew up in Amsterdam, Indonesian food is perhaps just as good as Indonesian food in Indonesia. Indonesia used to be a Dutch colony. It was in 1596 a.d, that the Dutch first returned from the area with a boat load of spices. The oppression, raping and pilaging then…

This unbelievable cut of meat is a gem. If you find it at your butcher or market BUY IT! I had read on Dr. Eades site that it was a Santa Barbara, California invention a while back. I dismissed that as bias and the good Doctors part, as he loves…

So it's that time of year. A lot of blogs have addressed it, but here's my take and advice which I will be following myself. My pants are tight. Yup, I've simply been eating and drinking too much over the last 8 weeks. So time get comfy in said pants…

My good friend has a beautiful avocado tree in his front yard. Thanks to his generosity, I get a steady supply of beautiful organic "Florida Avocados" from September till around February/March. If you have never had them, the are greener and 2 to 3 times the size of a California…

This is an easy one to do, but requires just a bit more time.  When done, will feel like you're eating in a restaurant. I had a bit of time yesterday and I made it for lunch. Overall this doesn't take more than 30-40 minutes, but well worth it. You…

I've written before how some of my FeelGoodEating little sauces and condiments take me to the edge of addiction. Back in May I suffered through this one. Well, I've found a new one. When my fiancee and I were in New York city we ate at a wonderful little Indian…