N=1 in Brooklyn

Exploring Real Food, locavorism, and living sustainably in the big city

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“One of my greatest struggles since going completely dairy-free has been giving up my beloved veggie pie.

I’m not even that big of a cheese fan, but pizza just wasn’t pizza if there wasn’t a thick layer of mozzarella and a little parmesan on top. Ya know?

But, the constant feelings of discomfort it would bring made it not worth it to me. So we reassessed our weekly pizza routine and decided to start making all of our pizzas at home – one without cheese for me and one with cheese for John.”

http://minimalistbaker.com/my-favorite-vegan-pizza/

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"Thank goodness for me there is a 1-minute, homemade alternative to parmesan cheese. Vegan parmesan! Have you tried it?

If not, you must. Even if you’re not vegan you’ll love it – it’s that good. You better believe I go through about 1 shaker-full every couple weeks now. It’s like gold around this house!"

http://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-vegan-parmesan-cheese/

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Bacon-Wrapped Vegetable Skewers with Dill Pickle Relish "Dill pickle–herb oil—used as both a marinade and a dipping sauce—gives smoky oyster mushrooms and cherry tomatoes a double hit of brightness." http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bacon-wrapped-vegetable-skewers-with-dill-pickle-relish?xid=DAILY072214ViewRecipe

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In Defense of Emotional Eating "The problem of obesity and diet-related disease is not that we eat for comfort. It’s that we eat junk for comfort and overeat it when we do. The baby who turns to his mother’s breasts for food and comfort is getting a nutrient-dense source of life. When we turn to fast-food we are getting nothing. Hence the need to keep searching and keep eating. It’s like going back to your Ex for comfort knowing full-well he or she has let you down every single time. Time to replace the Ex, not swear off love altogether! What if comfort food really did comfort? What if it really did feed our bodies at the same time soothe our souls? When you want to reach for the candy-bar, reaching for a piece of the darkest chocolate instead, takes intentionality. But, we can relearn and our taste-buds are trainable." http://nourishedkitchen.com/in-defense-of-emotional-eating/

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Avocadorotica: 5 New Ways to Pursue Your Lust for Avocados "In the heat of the day, with no desire to prepare lunch, I walk over to Juan’s fruit stand for an ice-cold pipa (coconut water), a bag of plantain chips, a lime and an avocado. My hands carefully brush over the black bumpy skin in search of perfection—a score that’s not too soft, not too firm, just right and ready to eat. Juan watches me with trepidation that I might bruise some of his sacred stock. At a mere 500 colones a pop, which translates to roughly a dollar each, these babies are edible dreamboats. I crave the crunchy, creamy, salty meeting of a perfect avo with fresh chips made from the region’s abundant plantains. But I’ve also found many more uses for the green super food, an ingredient I wouldn’t want to live without. Grown throughout Costa Rica, avocados are as delicious as they are teeming with nutrients. The fruit is a natural source of lecithin (a.k.a. brain food) and rich in minerals such as copper, which assists in red blood cell formation. See Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, by Paul Pitchford, for many more excuses to eat them. Needless to say, I never miss a chance to satisfy my avocado love. I massage it into kale, add it to salads, smoothies, desserts and dips, and use overripe ones to moisturize my skin and hair—you can literally rub it all over yourself Here, five recipes to satisfy your own avocado obsession." http://fwx.foodandwine.com/food/avocadorotica-5-new-ways-pursue-your-lust-avocados?xid=FWxNL061214IntroducingAvocadorotica

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Roasted Broccoli & Bacon Recipe "Really tasty. For variation, I think this dish tastes great with a bit of acid (a squeeze of lemon or a splash of your favorite vinegar) and/or a shower of microplane-grated parmesan cheese." http://www.tumblr.com/blog/n1inbrooklyn

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Battered Fish–Welcome back fish & chips and fish sticks! "The batter recipe was a secret that I was one of the privileged few to know. To be honest, I don’t actually remember what the secret ingredient was, but I seem to remember thinking it was very simple (I think the batter only had 4 or 5 ingredients). Years (and years) later, when I went through a homemade fried fish phase, because I couldn’t remember the secret recipe any more, I made a different batter recipe, but one that I thought was just as tasty. And while I’d love to claim that this recipe is inspired by the secret recipe I learned at the hole-in-the-wall chip shop, it’s actually the recipe I played with years later that inspired this paleo version. This actually means the credit should go to my Uncle Bob who one day told me something to the effect of “homemade tempura batter is easy! you just whip up some egg whites and add some corn starch”. I don’t actually think this batter is that tempura like. But it is very yummy!" http://www.thepaleomom.com/2013/09/battered-fish-welcome-back-fish-chips-and-fish-sticks.html

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Get Out of Good Food Jail: Tips and Tricks from Top Paleo Chefs "Today’s post is dedicated to those of you stuck in Good Food Jail – permanently chained to your cutting boards, knives, ovens and dishwashers. Preparing and cooking three meals a day, seven days a week can be a daunting task, and eat up all the time you’d like to take actually appreciating your culinary creations. So we’ve brought in the experts – a team of top Paleo chefs, to help you break out of jail, and enter the New Year well fed and stress-free." http://whole9life.com/2012/01/kitchen-tips-and-trick/

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Dark Chocolate Shortbread Cookies (Sandies or Meltaways) "These dark chocolate shortbread cookies were actually an accident. They were one of the variations that I came up with (#3 to be exact) while I was trying to create my Decadent Double Chocolate Cookies (Nut-free, Coconut-free, Egg-free). My first thought was complete disappointment that the texture was so crumbly and melty and shortbread like, even more “short” than the two variations previous. Man! This recipe has two eggs in it! How can it make a shortbread! I was frustrated (I was trying to develop a chewy cookie after all). However, the flavor was so good that I decided to shelf that variation for future recipe development. And this is the result! A super luxurious dark chocolate shortbread cookie. Drizzled with homemade white chocolate. Perfect!" http://www.thepaleomom.com/2012/12/dark-chocolate-shortbread-cookies-sandies-or-meltaways.html

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A Recipe: Fermented Hot Chili Sauce "Fermented hot chili sauce – explosive with heat and teeming with food enzymes, beneficial bacteria, vitamin C and carotene. Traditionally, all hot chili sauces were prepared through fermentation – and many of the world’s most renowned and well-loved sauces are still prepared through this time-honored technique of combining hot chilies with salt and allowing it to sit and brew away. Both Tabasco sauce and sri ra cha are traditionally prepared through lactic acid fermentation – chilies, salt and time are the only absolutely necessary ingredients." http://nourishedkitchen.com/fermented-hot-chili-sauce-recipe/?utm_source=Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=df9e8e1580-Kombucha&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3d91fcefcb-df9e8e1580-302735365&ct=t()

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Paleo Shrimp-Stuffed Mushrooms "I grew up eating Chinese dim sum, but I can no longer tuck into a basket of dumplings without feeling grossed out about the soy, vegetable oil, cornstarch and MSG in every bite. Thankfully, Paleo-friendly dim sum can be whipped up in a hurry. This recipe, from our best-selling Nom Nom Paleo iPad® app, is a great party dish ‘cause it’s simple, crowd-pleasing, and stealthily Whole30-compliant." http://nomnompaleo.com/post/37988064841/paleo-shrimp-stuffed-mushrooms

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34 Ways to Grill Chicken "Plain grilled chicken gets boring fast. F&W is here to help with 34 irresistible ideas like these insanely good grilled chicken thighs (below), which are served with a super-simple combination of mayonnaise, miso and spicy Sriracha sauce. Here, even more great recipes for grilled chicken." http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/grilled-chicken?xid=DISH060914WaysToGrillChicken

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A Quick Guide to Perfect Eggs: 22 Tips for Buying, Storing and Cooking a Primal Favorite "Primal eaters like eggs and eat many of them. What’s not to love? Highly bioavailable protein. Extremely nutrient dense. A good source of fat, including omega-3s if you pick the right type of egg. Versatile; good for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It even comes in a tidy little package that travels well. And eggs are inexpensive, especially for the amount of nutrition and enjoyment you get. Yeah, eggs are good. Real good. We don’t want to squander this precious gift from the feathered gods. So today, I’m giving you my top 22 tips, tricks, and guidelines to make the most of your eggs." http://www.marksdailyapple.com/guide-perfect-eggs/#ixzz34AJuIaGp

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Paleo on a Budget "Perhaps one of the most common reasons people shy away from Paleo eating is what is often perceived as a prohibitively expensive price tag. “Grass-fed,” “Pasture-Raised,” and “Organic” signal one big red flag to the budget-conscious shopper: “Too Expensive!” But with a few simple swaps and a little extra effort and planning, a Paleo diet can be doable on any budget. Read on for tips and tricks to get the most Paleo bang for your buck." http://paleomagonline.com/paleo-on-a-budget/

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Ginger Chocolate Freezer Fudge "I adore ginger, especially sweet ginger, so for me, there are few things better than the dark chocolate ginger combination. Plus this fudge is egg-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. It has a melt-in-your-mouth texture thanks to the coconut oil and can be eaten directly out of the fridge or freezer (which means that even keeping it in the freezer doesn’t slow me down!). These can be a bit delicate to cut into squares. I remove the entire batch out of the pan onto a cutting board and cut in small squares rather than rows to keep it from cracking. It helps to pre-cut them in the pan before they are completely set (say after about 20 minutes in the fridge). The first step is to make yourself a batch of Honey-Candied Ginger and save the syrup! The syrup is the key to this fudge’s amazing flavor. I prefer to separate the ginger and the syrup if I know I’m going to be making fudge because the ginger is easier to cut when it is dry and the syrup is easier to measure (you will likely have a little syrup leftover, but no ginger leftover). One of the best parts about this fudge? It’s actually appropriate for maintenance-level GAPS and SCD (when cocoa is reintroduced). Some people following the Autoimmune Protocol may even tolerate it (careful with the cocoa content because it is high in phytic acid)." http://www.tumblr.com/blog/n1inbrooklyn/new/photo?redirect_to=%2Fblog%2Fn1inbrooklyn

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Gluten-Free Diets Can Be Healthy for Kids "In contrast, more and more people are discovering that they are sensitive to gluten, that avoiding gluten helps them lose weight, or that they just plain old feel healthier without it. More and more parents are discovering that gluten-free (or gluten-free casein-free, or grain-free, or paleo/primal) diets address a variety of nebulous health issues in their kids, such as sleep disturbances, digestive symptoms, and behavioral problems. Admittedly, I am one of these people. My oldest daughter was on miralax supplements for chronic constipation for 2 years before we went gluten-free. Within a month of saying adios to gluten, she was completely off miralax and hasn’t had issues since. Oh yeah, and she finally started sleeping through the night. My family didn’t even give up gluten for her. It was my youngest daughter’s obstructive sleep apnea due to inflammation in her larynx that was not responding to high doses of proton pump inhibitors (coupled with my own newfound enthusiasm for the paleo diet) that drove us to make the switch. It made a huge difference in my youngest daughter too (who we since have figured out is also sensitive to dairy, tomatoes and strawberries). In fact, it’s the only hard and fast food rule in our house: no gluten. Ever. Are gluten-free diets just the latest fad? Why is “going gluten-free” becoming so popular? I believe that it’s because so many of us are finding out that we’re healthier without gluten, that our kids are healthier without gluten, that our babies fuss less when their nursing mothers avoid gluten. We tell our friends. They try gluten-free. They find out that they’re better off too. Books like Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis help explain why and encourage more people to take the plunge." http://www.thepaleomom.com/2013/04/gluten-free-diets-can-be-healthy-for-kids.html