pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/CubanChicken.jpg” alt=”CubanChicken” width=”320″ height=”212″ title=”Cuban Mojo Chicken” /Biting into mojo roasted chicken is like tasting a bright sunny day. The flavors of orange and lime – both the juice and zest – dominate, infusing flavor into the chicken and swirling into an irresistible sauce. This is a meal for a day when you crave more flavor in your life. Why eat the same old plain roasted chicken when you can eat mojo chicken instead?/p
pThe sauce makes itself while the chicken roasts, the citrus juice and chicken drippings swirling into a rich, slightly sweet, and savory sauce spiked with plenty of garlic. The chicken is surrounded by onion and lots of colorful a title=”Why you should eat brightly colored fruits and veggies” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-eat-brightly-colored-fruits-and-vegetables/” target=”_blank”bell peppers/a, making it a one-pot meal./p
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pRoasting a whole chicken in this Cuban-inspired marinade is a great way to go, but you could just as […]

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pIt’s Friday, everyone! And that means another a title=”Success Stories” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/success-story-summaries/”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story/a from a Mark#8217;s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me a title=”Contact Me!” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-book/share-success-story/” target=”_self”here/a. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!/p
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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2009/real_life_stories_stories-1-2.jpg” alt=”real life stories stories 1 2″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /This is not your typical Friday transformation story. There are no photographs, even though there has been substantial weight loss, increased energy, improved cognition and happiness in my Primal Blueprint journey. This is a different kind of story. The death of Robin Williams is what prompted me to write this./p
pThe part of my story that is relevant to this community starts twenty years ago in San […]

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Have you ever started from scratch in a new kitchen? Perhaps you were leaving for college, or disentangling one household from another. Maybe you were outfitting a second home, or helping a young friend or family member set up with their own kitchen for the very first time.

Is it possible to equip a kitchen for robust daily cooking on a relatively small budget? We say yes. If you are starting from scratch, without a spatula to your name, here’s your checklist of essential equipment — and all for under $300.

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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/exercisefeeling.jpg” alt=”exercisefeeling” width=”320″ height=”238″ title=”How Exercise Makes Us Feel” /How did you feel after your last workout? (Apply as many adjectives as fit the occasion.) Now think about how others perceive exercise. Let’s say you stop a random hundred people on the street and ask them how exercise makes/would make them feel. I’m going to guess you’d get an interesting cross-section of answers, likely slanted toward the negative (mostly from people who don’t regularly exercise, but #8211; hey #8211; that’s just MY guess, right?). Call me cynical, but when many people think about exercise, I think their minds go directly to a title=”Dear Mark: Cold Weather Carb Cravings, Muscle Loss in the Military, and Pain During Exercise” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cold-weather-carb-cravings-muscle-loss-in-military-pain-during-exercise/” target=”_blank”pain/a, soreness, a title=”Dear Mark: Growing Appetite, Boxing as Cardio, and Ammonia Sweat” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-growing-appetite-boxing-as-cardio-and-ammonia-sweat/” target=”_blank”sweat/a, and the general unpleasantness of it all. That’s unfortunate to say the least. I’m not […]

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In college? You may be living with just a microwave and an electric kettle. Or perhaps your dorm has a kitchen, or you’re living in an apartment. No matter which, pass on the dining hall meal and cook these 20 easy and inexpensive recipes instead! And if you’re out of college and just living with an under-equipped kitchenette, you might find some inspiration here too.

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Whether you have a lot of workspace in your kitchen, or just a little, keeping your countertop neat and organized is paramount. It’s just too easy to leave a jar of peanut butter or a bottle of honey out, push it back into the corner, stack up a few cans for a meal you’re going to make tomorrow — and before you know it counter creep leaves you with nowhere to work.

I’ve lived with tiny countertops and large ones, and no matter what, I always corral the things that stay out on the countertop, so it’s easy to see what belongs and what should be put away. Here are 10 examples of countertops with a pretty corner dedicated to holding the most important stuff.

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pimg class=”alignright” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202012/muscleman.jpg” alt=”muscleman” width=”320″ height=”320″ title=”12 Signs You Need to Eat More Protein” /Protein is an essential macronutrient. We can#8217;t make it. We can pull it from our structural tissues #8211; our muscles, our tendons, our organs #8211; if we#8217;re in dire need of amino acids, but that#8217;s not a healthy long term strategy. For all intents and purposes, we need to consume protein to stay healthy, fit, happy, and long-lived. But we need to consume the right amount at the right times. And since I#8217;ve already talked about a title=”How Much Protein Should You Be Eating?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-much-protein-should-you-be-eating/”how much protein certain populations should be eating on a general basis/a, shown you a title=”Dear Mark: Signs You Should Eat More Carbs” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/signs-you-should-eat-more-carbs/”how to identify when you need more carbs/a, and explained a title=”9 Signs You Need to Eat More Fat” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/9-signs-you-need-to-eat-more-fat/”how to tell if you need more fat/a, today#8217;s post will […]

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As we start to pack our pantries with back-to-school essentials and canned bounty from the farmers market and garden, it’s time to take a closer look at storage solutions that are as clever as they are inexpensive. Here are a few favorites from around the web!

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One year, when I was in college, my dorm roommate and I decided to save money by not signing up for a dining plan. Instead we each pitched in about $20 a week, and my remarkably frugal roommate found a way to stretch that to a week of meals for two. But there wasn’t a lot of cooking going on. I look back at that time and laugh a bit ruefully about all the Hot Pockets and Pop-Tarts I ate, and wish I would have known a little more about making smart, cheap meals right there in my dorm room.

I was curious what else our editors and readers wish they would have known in college about cooking. Here are our thoughts — we’d love to hear yours too!

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