Three taco shells filled with fish, mango, red onion, hot peppers and cilantro.

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Smashburger
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Smashburger

My boss gave me a jar of bourbon bacon jam and I had a pound of ground cow heart in my freezer. The decision to make a smashburger was kind of made for me.

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Food porn!

Cooking is one of the joys in life, a way to experience other parts of the world without leaving your home. Food is pleasure. Food is wellness.

Several grilled chicken hearts with cooked brown rice and cucumber kimche.
Lamb stew with pearl onions and carrots served over bowtie pasta.
A poached egg on top of pureed black beans with pieces of avocado on top; a fruit salad is in the background.
Smoked mussels tossed with cherry tomatos, hot pepper, garlic scapes and pasta.

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Nourishing your body with good food is a critical partner in wellness to nourishing it with exercise.

A poke bowl with cubed sashimi-grade tuni, cucumber, avocado, garlic scape, edamame and watermelon.
Scallops seared dark brown with parsley served over angel hair pasta.
Taco shells stuffed with grilled venison backstrap, avocado, pickled red onion, candied jalapeno and cojita cheese.
A wooden bowl filled with steel cut oats, apple chunks and blueberries.