Author: chefalice

Besides being a great source of detox nutrients, halibut has a delicately sweet flavor. It’s a lean fish with snow-white flesh and is rated well for sustainability. Halibut is a very good source of magnesium, which improves the flow of blood, oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, and of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins B6, B9 and B12, nutrients that increase detoxification and reduce inflammation.

Inspired by African cuisine, nut butter adds a richness that will keep you coming back for more. Cruciferous veggies like bok choy add an extra detox boost. Not only does bok choy contain vitamins A, B and C, it’s also rich in antioxidant minerals such as zinc.

Indian cooking can be full of flavor without lighting your mouth on fire. Try this fast and delicious recipe that is plentiful enough for leftovers on busy workdays. Coconut milk contains caprylic acid, which is known to kill the yeast candida often overgrown due to our taking of antibiotics. The garlic and the Indian spices also help to balance the microbiome.

This is a strictly alcoholic shrub, made with no vinegar whatsoever, in a passé Colonial mode. The marriage of apple and citrus is a more harmonious affair than you might imagine, with the help of a good bottle of cognac. This shrub was adapted from a family recipe that originally called for French white wine. Of course, hard cider was freely substituted for such extravagances in Colonial times, and we do so now again with no compunction. If you like, use apple brandy or Calvados in place of the cognac for a lighter, brighter drink, but you might miss the…