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Recently a friend told me she’d bought a magnetic knife strip ages ago, but had yet to hang it in her kitchen because she didn’t know where to put it. Sound familiar? If you can relate, it may surprise you to know that there are plenty of ways and places to hang a knife rack around the kitchen.
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It’s hard to beat homemade macaroni and cheese, but while the process is straightforward, it can feel fussy when you’re dirtying a handful of dishes just to make it. This recipe streamlines the process to lessen your load. Consider this your weeknight-approved mac and cheese — the kind you can make after a long, hectic day without resorting to the boxed stuff.
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I often eat lunch at my desk or on my couch when I work from home. I have never given much thought to when or where I eat, but a recent brush with Ayurveda — the 5,000-year-old system of medicine with roots in India — has me rethinking the type of environment I eat in and how it affects my wellbeing.
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I’m sure all of you have noticed something different today. I wrote recently about the changes coming to Mark’s Daily Apple, and today’s the big unveiling! Based on all of your helpful feedback and tips, I’ve worked with my team to develop the best version of Mark’s Daily Apple yet. We’ve made a lot of cosmetic and functional changes to the site, but this update also includes a commitment to continue to publish daily articles that challenge conventional wisdom and help people achieve optimal health and wellness. I’ll talk more about that later. But first, I’d like to talk a bit about how far we’ve come and walk you through some of the new features.
Since I first started posting my daily musings just shy of ten years ago, Mark’s Daily Apple has undergone a number of updates. Back in 2006, when I was just getting my blogging bearings, this is what MDA looked like:
Good stuff, huh? What seemed cutting edge for the time looked a bit like a museum piece only a few years later. So back in 2009, with hundreds of additional posts under my belt, my team and I decided it was time for a facelift. This is the MDA we’ve all been familiar with since then:
The time for change has come once again. Last year, I decided it was time to make some adjustments to meet the growing ambitions of the Primal movement. And that’s how we arrived at what you see today. Take a look around and I think you’ll agree that the new site is better than ever!
To help you get better acquainted, let me go over a few of the changes.
First, most of you are used to accessing the most recent blog post directly on the homepage. But since I started writing this blog ten years ago, the Primal movement and the number of projects in our Primal community has grown vastly. So, to give you and everyone else a more comprehensive, bird’s eye view of all the happenings in the Primal sphere, we’ve created an expansive homepage that features recent recipes, Primal Blueprint podcast episodes, updates on PRIMAL KITCHEN™, recent blog posts, Success Stories, and more!
Now, all you have to do is click “Blog” at the top of the new, stylish, all-in-one homepage to get straight to your daily posts. Or, if you’re a regular reader and you’d prefer to bypass the homepage altogether, go ahead and bookmark the blog at the link above to give yourself a shortcut. But do check the homepage from time to time. The latest and greatest announcements, events, products, special offers and more will all be featured there.
With thousands of published articles, Mark’s Daily Apple has become a repository of useful information for a whole variety of topics. And since the large library of posts has gotten so hefty, I wanted to make it easier than ever to help you browse topics and find what you’re looking for. Here are few examples of some of those improvements:
Between these and other navigation improvements it should make finding your way around the site a much better experience.
Looking for that perfect vegetable-laden lunch recipe? What about a savory chicken soup (since, after all, it’s your mom’s favorite)? Or how about a Primal-friendly appetizer for that seafood-loving friend of yours? With our new recipes section, finding the perfect Primal dish for any occasion has never been easier.
Looking for a shining example of someone who’s conquered struggles similar to yours? As mentioned above, now you can look up Success Stories by age, sex, and common types of topics. I almost guarantee there’s a story there you can identify with. And if there isn’t, I’d love for you to create one as an example for others! Remember, I’m always looking for Success Story submissions from Mark’s Daily Apple readers who have changed their lives by going Primal. So if you have one brewing, even if you’re a work in progress (aren’t we all?), submit your story here.
But here’s the thing. I haven’t only decided to update the blog’s look and functionality. I also want to take this time to reflect on some of the major (and not so major) changes that have taken place in the Primal movement since it began. Some things that were once considered taboo have now made their way gingerly into the Primal lives of many MDA readers. Ten years is a long time to read, learn, and collectively evolve. New studies have emerged. New opinions have been voiced. And new conclusions have been drawn. So over the next several months, I’ll be writing articles that evaluate some of the biggest questions, updates, and changes that have cropped up since I laid out the essentials in The Primal Blueprint.
But that’s not all.
Besides revisiting and updating some of the essential principles and concepts outlined years ago, I thought it’d be fun to cover some of the upcoming, cutting edge trends percolating in the ancestral health sphere. I’m talking about all the hot topics that are sure to be arriving at your doorstep (if some of them haven’t already). There are more than a couple topics that have some interesting implications for Primal living in the years to come, so I figured I might as well start covering them tout de suite!
Remember that contest a month back? Congratulations, Jared, you’re the winner! I’ll be getting in contact soon to send off your prize package.
But to kick off this new version of Mark’s Daily Apple, I thought I’d give everyone else another shot at the prize.
“What are some of the most important things you’ve learned and accomplished by going Primal?”
Just pop your answer in the comments section below. Or, to double your chances of winning, “like” the Mark’s Daily Facebook page and leave your comment there, too.
A winner will be chosen at random. So have at it!
A PRIMAL KITCHEN™ prize package containing the following:
September 7th at midnight (PDT)!
Everyone. We’ll ship this prize package anywhere in the world!
A heartfelt thanks to all of you, my readers and Primal compatriots. You guys make this blog what it is. And I’m so excited for what the future has in store for all of us!
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Slow-cooker breakfast casseroles are sort of like a culinary superhero. They work through the night to save the day — all you have to do is throw in a few of your favorite breakfast ingredients and turn it on. But you can take this culinary cunning to the next level by stowing away a few breakfast casserole kits in your freezer, so that late at night you can call to your culinary superhero and be rescued from breakfast boredom.
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There’s no denying that gluten-free products are popping up everywhere in the grocery store. You can find replacements for almost everything including bread, pasta, waffles, pancakes, baked goods, and more. But what if you didn’t have to buy a replacement? There are lots of naturally gluten-free products out there as well. Here are seven ways to eat breakfast sandwiches without bread.
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20 Cooks, 20 Knives: This month, we’re taking a close look at a chef’s most important tool: her knife. We asked 20 cooks, amateurs and professionals, to share their favorite knives and the stories behind them. While chef’s knives featured are prominently, no two are exactly alike, and there are also a few surprises.
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As a photographer and creative director, Athena often has a busy and varied schedule to contend with. She needs a reliable yet affordable knife that can help feed her family of four in a pinch, or keep her company when cooking those rushed solo dinners. Athena also owns a more expensive chef’s knife gifted by her former-chef sister, but greatly prefers this IKEA workhorse.
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Office meals are tough. Whether you bring something from home, buy something near your office, or are lucky enough to have meals provided for you, everyone needs a couple of all-star ingredients at their desk to make things more appetizing or easy to prepare.
My favorite thing to have on hand is powdered peanut butter. As Faith explained a couple years ago, powdered peanut butter is “essentially powdered peanuts that have been pressed to remove much of the oil and fats. Theoretically this leaves the taste, but reduces the fat and calories, leaving you with a peanut powder that can be reconstituted in water.” Popular brands include PB2, Peanut Butter Co., PBfit, and Just Great Stuff. You can find powdered peanut butter at health stores like GNC, certain grocery and wholesale stores, and online. It’s light and portable, doesn’t spoil or smell, and it’s versatile enough to complement anything from pad Thai to oatmeal.
Have I convinced you yet?
If you’re new to powdered peanut butter and just don’t know where to begin, fear not! Here are a handful of ideas for powdered peanut butter to get you started.
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From Apartment Therapy → 13 Ways to Clean Your Whole Home with Apple Cider Vinegar
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Not only will you love pulling this make-ahead sandwich out of the freezer on weekday mornings, but it will also totally change the way you think about egg whites. Skipping the yolks doesn’t have to mean leaving flavor behind. Mixed with half and half, plenty of seasoning, and flecked with fresh basil and chives, thick and creamy egg white rounds are the base of this fresh and flavorful English muffin breakfast sandwich.
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