The arrival of true spring salad greens is always an exhilarating moment. After a long winter’s yawn, the delicate leaves signal the start of lighter, more healthful meals.
Have you been lax about getting your flax? Flaxseeds are naturally high in omega-3, an essential fatty acid that keeps your skin, nervous system and immune system functioning properly.
Good things come in twos for Kansas City food and restaurant luminaries. It started with chefs Debbie Gold (40 Sardines) and Michael Smith (Michael Smith) winning a James Beard Award in 1999. The equivalent of a culinary Oscar, their best chef of the Midwest award put Kansas City on the culinary roadmap.
Chefs use marinades to make foods tender and infuse them with flavor. But scientists have discovered marinades also act as a barrier to potentially carcinogenic substances that are created when meat and fish are cooked over flames. Using a marinade before grilling reduces HCA (heterocyclic amines) by 92 percent to 99 percent, according to American Institute for Cancer Research (aicr.org).
Whether you order chicken spiedini at an Italian mom-and-pop ristorante or the Olive Garden, chances are good the benefits of grilling lean chunks of meat over an open flame will be overshadowed by the dish’s overall fat content.
