Comments on: Caveman Chili And The Garden of Eating http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/ challenging politically correct nutrition Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:31:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Danielle Sampson http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-8550 Danielle Sampson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:34:55 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-8550 Wow that looks awesome. I only recently got into eating stews and chilis. I'm printing out your recipe and will prepare it on Saturday. Wow that looks awesome. I only recently got into eating stews and chilis. I’m printing out your recipe and will prepare it on Saturday.

]]> By: Chef Rachel http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-3162 Chef Rachel Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:30:22 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-3162 Hi Kristin, Beautiful pictures, great descriptions, directions, and tips! I learned something new from you! I knew about adding more fat to balance something that's too spicy (full fat yogurt, greek yogurt, sour cream, or avocado w/lime). I didn't think of molasses (which I have in my cupboard) or beer (which I don't keep in the house but many of my clients and cooking students do). There's a book you might like that focuses on balancing different flavors. Have you heard of One Bite at a Time by Rebecca Katz? While if focuses on cooking for someone w/cancer who's taste buds may be challenged, it has some neat tips and tricks w/flavoring. http://www.amazon.com/One-Bite-Time-Nourishing-Survivors/dp/1587612194 <abbr><em>Chef Rachel Hi Kristin,

Beautiful pictures, great descriptions, directions, and tips! I learned something new from you! I knew about adding more fat to balance something that’s too spicy (full fat yogurt, greek yogurt, sour cream, or avocado w/lime). I didn’t think of molasses (which I have in my cupboard) or beer (which I don’t keep in the house but many of my clients and cooking students do).

There’s a book you might like that focuses on balancing different flavors. Have you heard of One Bite at a Time by Rebecca Katz? While if focuses on cooking for someone w/cancer who’s taste buds may be challenged, it has some neat tips and tricks w/flavoring.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Bite-Time-Nourishing-Survivors/dp/1587612194

Chef Rachel

]]> By: Chef Rachel http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-3160 Chef Rachel Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:24:09 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-3160 Julie asked (above) "Why the kombu?" in the chili. When I wrote The Garden of Eating, I was following a lower sodium paleo diet as advocated by Dr. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet. I studied macrobiotics years ago and the work of Dr. Weston Price. I value sea vegetables for trace minerals, a slightly salty flavor, their high potassium content, and ability to chelate heavy metals. They're a great food to include in your diet and stews are a great way to get them in. That said, I would add more salt to that recipe if I was making it today. <abbr><em>Chef Rachel Julie asked (above) “Why the kombu?” in the chili. When I wrote The Garden of Eating, I was following a lower sodium paleo diet as advocated by Dr. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet. I studied macrobiotics years ago and the work of Dr. Weston Price. I value sea vegetables for trace minerals, a slightly salty flavor, their high potassium content, and ability to chelate heavy metals. They’re a great food to include in your diet and stews are a great way to get them in. That said, I would add more salt to that recipe if I was making it today.

Chef Rachel

]]> By: Lori Allen http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2956 Lori Allen Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:21:50 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2956 PLEASE, PLEASE do not put peanut butter in chili. Peanuts are one of the most common food allergies. I have heard of using peanut butter in chili only one other time-when a college student ordered chili in a cafe and died from the allergic reaction. It made national news. My mother called me to alert me to be even more careful. As a person with a nut allergy (tree nuts, not peanuts), my greatest fear is eating a food totally unassociated with tree nuts only to discover the hard way that someone has found a new and inventive way to include them because they are "healthy". For example, I once saw a cooking show that used ground almonds in the paste for tamales! I couldn't believe it. I would never associate tamales with nuts. This is the danger. Few people -if anyone- would think to ask if chili has peanuts or nuts in it. By the time they realize what is going on, even the epi pen might not be enough. PLEASE, PLEASE do not put peanut butter in chili. Peanuts are one of the most common food allergies. I have heard of using peanut butter in chili only one other time-when a college student ordered chili in a cafe and died from the allergic reaction. It made national news. My mother called me to alert me to be even more careful. As a person with a nut allergy (tree nuts, not peanuts), my greatest fear is eating a food totally unassociated with tree nuts only to discover the hard way that someone has found a new and inventive way to include them because they are “healthy”. For example, I once saw a cooking show that used ground almonds in the paste for tamales! I couldn’t believe it. I would never associate tamales with nuts. This is the danger. Few people -if anyone- would think to ask if chili has peanuts or nuts in it. By the time they realize what is going on, even the epi pen might not be enough.

]]> By: Organic and Thrifty http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2932 Organic and Thrifty Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:31:48 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2932 This sounds amazing! I love this book, but I haven't done this recipe yet! I echo Kristen's praise of this book; it's incredible and worth looking into regardless! <abbr><em>Organic and Thrifty This sounds amazing! I love this book, but I haven’t done this recipe yet! I echo Kristen’s praise of this book; it’s incredible and worth looking into regardless!

Organic and Thrifty

]]> By: Sarah http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2927 Sarah Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:24:59 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2927 I've been craving chili lately . . . now I'll have to try your new recipe! For me, chili ALWAYS had beans in it (actually, my grandma calls her's "Chili Beans" and I never ate anything different.). The first time I encountered chili without beans was in New Mexico. In college. And it just seemed . . . strange. Like just eating bolognese sauce. Without the pasta. Chili came with beans and that was that. Now that I'm doing low carb, and have been craving chili, I may have to break out my crockpot to try this recipe out! Thanks so much! :) Best, Sarah <abbr><em>Sarah I’ve been craving chili lately . . . now I’ll have to try your new recipe!

For me, chili ALWAYS had beans in it (actually, my grandma calls her’s “Chili Beans” and I never ate anything different.). The first time I encountered chili without beans was in New Mexico. In college. And it just seemed . . . strange. Like just eating bolognese sauce. Without the pasta. Chili came with beans and that was that.

Now that I’m doing low carb, and have been craving chili, I may have to break out my crockpot to try this recipe out! Thanks so much! :)

Best,
Sarah

Sarah

]]> By: lo http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2920 lo Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:10:27 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2920 Mmm. Nothing like chili -- you're absolutely right. And here, even on this sunshiney spring day, your post is making me drool. I've got some venison in the freezer... and a crockpot that's all ready to go! As far as the kombu goes, I can't second guess her intentions -- but I do often add a strip of it to my cooking for exactly the reasons Kristen suggests -- some added minerals and sea veggie goodness. It adds so little flavor, you don't even know it's there! <abbr><em>lo Mmm. Nothing like chili — you’re absolutely right. And here, even on this sunshiney spring day, your post is making me drool.

I’ve got some venison in the freezer… and a crockpot that’s all ready to go!

As far as the kombu goes, I can’t second guess her intentions — but I do often add a strip of it to my cooking for exactly the reasons Kristen suggests — some added minerals and sea veggie goodness. It adds so little flavor, you don’t even know it’s there!

lo

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2918 KristenM Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:24:03 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2918 Julie -- To be honest, I don't know why she's got it in the recipe. I *do* know that she really likes to minimize salt (even unrefined sea salt), so perhaps she's using it as a natural way to get some salty flavor as well as the benefits of sea minerals into the diet. Julie — To be honest, I don’t know why she’s got it in the recipe. I *do* know that she really likes to minimize salt (even unrefined sea salt), so perhaps she’s using it as a natural way to get some salty flavor as well as the benefits of sea minerals into the diet.

]]> By: Julie http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2917 Julie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:29:19 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2917 why the kombu? I know it's good for making beans more digestible, but wonder about it being in this recipe. Just curious. why the kombu? I know it’s good for making beans more digestible, but wonder about it being in this recipe. Just curious.

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/caveman-chili-and-the-garden-of-eating/#comment-2914 KristenM Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:51:06 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=914#comment-2914 Kelli -- You would hold bad puns (assuming they are bad, which I'm not saying they are) against a cookbook? This is really one of the best cookbooks I've ever gotten my hands on, perhaps one of the only ones I'd recommend to EVERYBODY. Not only is it full of great recipes, but more than half of it teaches you how to set up and organize your kitchen and your meals so that eating REAL food is as easy as eating fast food (no jokes, her system is awesome!). I'll be posting more recipes from it in the coming weeks, along with a review. I'd encourage you to hold off judgment until then. Alyss -- I should find me some of that chili powder. Do you know of any good sources? Kelli — You would hold bad puns (assuming they are bad, which I’m not saying they are) against a cookbook? This is really one of the best cookbooks I’ve ever gotten my hands on, perhaps one of the only ones I’d recommend to EVERYBODY. Not only is it full of great recipes, but more than half of it teaches you how to set up and organize your kitchen and your meals so that eating REAL food is as easy as eating fast food (no jokes, her system is awesome!). I’ll be posting more recipes from it in the coming weeks, along with a review. I’d encourage you to hold off judgment until then.

Alyss — I should find me some of that chili powder. Do you know of any good sources?

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