Do You Buy Organic? The New Dirty Dozen

They're saying the list of the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables has changed.

Daikon Cabbage Slaw with Black Caraway Seeds

Did very well with the cabbage last week (reduced appetite and an extra bit of fat loss), so I made a new one today. This was very heavy on daikon, a cheap Japanese radish. It is a cruciferous veggie, of the cabbage family, and a family you should sample every day (Brussels, kale, radish). I used regular cabbage this time.

I picked up black caraway seeds when there were no brown for my sauerkraut. I do not like the black seeds in the kraut. In the raw slaw they are fantastic.

The dressing was again based on Horizon sour cream and Bragg apple cider vinegar, this time with chili powder and fresh cracked long pepper.

I had it for lunch with a coconut crusted piece of yellowfin. Don't forget to season coconut heavily if you're using it as crust.

Jerk Salmon with Spinach

Tried the Spice World Jamaican Jerk Seasoning on some Copper River sockeye from Nijiya market. Delicious. The first three ingredients are ginger, brown mustard seed and allspice.

Red Cabbage Slaw

How about some veggies? I grated a big daikon, tried to grate some red cabbage but feared for the integrity of my fingers, so ended up chopping most of it. I made the dressing out of Horizon brand sour cream (no corn starch) and apple cider vinegar with lots and lots of pepper and the Greek blend from Spicely.

Fridge Shot

Get your green veggies into your precious body. You'll feel better AND look better. I have arugula, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, maiche, Chinese broccoli and chard this week. What are your favorites?

Avoid These Ingredients in Processed Foods

Short primer on some of the worst offenders on the ingredient lists in processed foods.

How I Tried to Eat Clean in New Orleans - Part III

This was one of my favorite meals - Bourbon House Creole shrimp. It was rich and spicy. I'm going to make this tomato sauce with onions and peppers and put it on everything. Our curly haired waiter wasn't bad either.