Easy Roasted Chicken (Recipe from The Ancestral Table)
It’s hard to believe, but my cookbook, The Ancestral Table, has been out for nearly four months. I keep finding myself surprised whenever someone tells me they have and enjoy my book; for some reason...
View ArticleBarbecue Heart of Shoulder Roast
My friends at US Wellness Meats recently sent me a cut of beef I’d never seen before. The heart of shoulder roast, sometimes called the heart of clod or cross-rib roast, is a center cut roast taken...
View ArticleTuna Stuffed Potatoes
So, did you see the news? The Whole30 program now includes white potatoes. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Whole30, it is a 30-day eating program with a moderately strict interpretation of...
View ArticleYassa Poulet (Senegalese Grilled Chicken)
Yassa Poulet (sometimes called Chicken Yassa) is a West African dish originally from Senegal, characterized by its spicy marinade of peppers, lemon, and onions. I was initially drawn to this dish...
View ArticleMofongo
Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish made with fried and smashed plantains. It is related to the West African staple starch dish called Fufu, originally made with yuca; slaves sent to the Caribbean...
View ArticleSoft-Boiled Scotch Eggs
Scotch eggs are a common picnic and party dish in the UK, and have been around for over 200 years. I first had one at the local Maryland Renaissance Festival some years back. Several restaurants and...
View ArticlePan-Fried Tilapia Taco Salad
Tilapia has been an important food source in North Africa and the Middle East for thousands of years, but has only recently been gaining ground in the United States. Over the past 50 years, worldwide...
View ArticlePrimal Food Pantry Giveaway!
Update: Congratulations to Sharon from Chicago, who won the giveaway! If you follow my social media accounts, you may have recently noticed that I mentioned a Kickstarter campaign for Primal Food...
View ArticleLazy Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are often considered the most comforting of dishes, so much so that every Eastern European country wants to stake claim on owning the original recipe. While there is no...
View ArticleIndonesian Meat and Potato Fritters (Perkedel)
Perkedel are Indonesian fried fritters, found everywhere from city streets to high-end restaurants. This dish carries a lot of variations, but most contain potatoes and ground meat, so that’s what I...
View ArticleLamb Vindaloo
Vindaloo is a curry dish originating in the Goa region of West India. It is actually the Indian interpretation of the Portuguese dish Carne de Vinha D’Alhos (Meat with Wine and Garlic), borrowed from...
View ArticleChile Colorado
Chile Colorado (sometimes spelled Chili Colorado) is a Mexican dish featuring a red sauce and tender pieces of beef. There is a lot of excessive naming in the world of chile peppers. For example, the...
View ArticleSamosa Mashed Potatoes
You’ve heard of Samosas, right? They’re those triangle-shaped savory pastries served in Indian and Central Asian restaurants. They’re a surprisingly ancient dish, first mentioned in the Middle East...
View ArticlePan-Fried Flounder with Shrimp Étouffée
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Avery Island, Louisiana, the home of Tabasco. Each year the company selects a group of bloggers to visit their island (which is actually a salt dome...
View ArticleRoasted Brussels Sprouts
I was recently approached by Sharp to try out their new convection microwave as part of a challenge to rethink the way we cook with microwaves. Initially, I kept thinking about those disastrous...
View ArticleThe Whole30 and AIP guide to Paleo Takeout
Although my recipes principally follow a gluten-free, Paleo, Primal, and Perfect Health Diet framework, I often get requests to adapt my recipes for Whole30 and the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). These...
View ArticleShellfish Stock
I can’t believe that in five years of blogging, this recipe hasn’t been posted on The Domestic Man. There’s no excuse, it was very shellfish of me (sorry, I had to). To be fair, I did post a lobster...
View ArticlePad Priew Wan Goong (Thai Sweet and Sour Stir-Fry with Shrimp)
As summer’s heat comes full swing, I’ve been less apt to spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Sometimes a cold meal like my recent Ahi Poke or Gazpacho creations come to mind, but other times I still...
View ArticlePommes Anna (Potatoes Anna)
Pommes Anna is a famous French preparation of white potatoes, borne in the mid 19th century. The story goes that the dish was named after Anna Deslions, a well-known Parisian courtesan, who frequented...
View ArticleThe Domestic Man’s Lava Lake Lamb Giveaway!
Congratulations to Eric B, who is the big winner! Thanks to everyone else for participating! Hey everyone, just in time for Father’s Day I’m teaming up with Lava Lake Lamb to give away a $100 gift...
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