As many of you might know I am the middle of doing a yoga teacher training. I am doing it not necessarily to teach yoga to others, but more so to deepen my own practice. Lately the word “compassion” has been coming up in many of our conversations, especially how important it is to have compassion towards others. But also, and the one so difficult for many, is to be able to have compassion for themselves. Think about it – to be able to forgive yourself for your imperfections, your failures, and perhaps not living up to your own expectations (that maybe you set way too high to begin with) – sure isn’t easy. But at the end of the day, in order to move forward, sometimes we must learn to let go. So as we approach a new year……why not give compassion a try?
In this week’s The Keri Report:
- Keri’s Kitchen: Salmon with My Own “Unique” Spice
- How to Eat Like a Nutritionist During the Holidays
- How To Treat Your Holiday Hangover
Keri’s Kitchen: Salmon with my own “unique” spice
Over a week ago I had the opportunity to be invited by McCormick to their “Flavor Forecast 2017 launch event”. During that time I got to taste some amazing food (of course with lots of spices) and hear about lots of exciting flavor trends coming our way. At the end of the event they had us create our own spice. While everyone was busy at the start of this task I was clueless and had no idea how to begin. Hey, I am a simple cook and proud of it. So what I did next I suppose anyone would of done in my situation, I asked someone who knows more than I; in other words, one of McCormick’s wonderful chefs. After discussing my likes (and dislikes) we came up with the perfect spice mixture: black ground pepper, coriander and paprika…..now known as Keri Gans.
So far I have only tried it on salmon, and these are the steps I followed:
- Turn broiler to high.
- Rub olive oil on both sides of salmon (skin on).
- Place on aluminum foil and sprinkled with Keri Gans* on top side only.
- Broiled for @ 15 minutes. This will really depend on size of salmon fillet and how well done you like it cooked.
- Served with a squeeze of fresh lemon on top.
*Individual spices of black pepper, coriander and paprika can be used separately since Keri Gans not available at any time soon :))))
How to Eat Like a Nutritionist During the Holidays
Truth is I try my best during “the season” to treat it like any other time of year. Sometimes I will eat and drink too much, and other times I won’t. What it always comes back to to is how I respond afterwards. Guilt? No! Failure? No! Keeping up with my yoga practice? Sh*t yeah! See what my other pals do in this article from Livestrong.
Photo by me
How To Treat Your Hangover
Now I am going to go out a limb now and say that this might happen to you just once during the holiday season. Truthfully though I hope that it doesn’t, since hangovers are never any fun. But just in case, read my interview in Metro for my tips on what to do. And better yet, memorize the tips that just might help on how to avoid one!
