Re: easy way to eat liver

[Guest guest]

Hi " filikara " ,

My story is similar to yours --20 years on a vegetarian diet then just

this summer going NT (I'm in my late 30's). Strangely enough, I have

found I like lamb better than beef, and poultry is on the bottom of the

list. Some days I just don't want to eat meat, and that's when I just

have to wrinkle my nose and shovel it in because my body needs it. Not

a pretty image, but after 20 years it's not going to be delicious for

me overnight. Every day is a new adventure, though. I like to try new

things (well it's all new to me after so much time away). I have found

that good raw butter and garlic can help me through most anything. The

key is finding your favorite way of preparation--spices, marinades,

fats--and let them take over the taste of the meat. I know, I know,

most of the folks on this list would say " but the meat has the

flavor! " , but that is precisely what some of us former veggies are

trying to avoid, at least in the beginning.

My favorite cooked liver recipe is to slice the liver thin (no more

than 1/4 inch) then dredge it in a mixture of almond flour, salt and

pepper (lots of pepper). I don't eat grains so that's why I use almond

flour. If you still eat grains then you can use wheat flour, I

suppose. I then fry it in butter or broil it for a few minutes and

serve with lots of caramelized onions and butter on top.

Mmmm....notice the heavy use of pepper, butter, and onions, very

important. I also find I feel so much better when I have liver. I

usually cook the whole liver at one time then either heat up the

leftovers during the week, or snack on it cold. It's a great

substitute for a power bar or other on the go meal. I haven't yet

graduated to raw liver, but that's next on my list. So far the lightly

cooked has worked well for me.

For slow/poor digestion, I have found kefir to be my saving grace. I

usually try to drink a small glass every night after dinner, and it

really helps. I have also successfully used papaya enzymes, but the

kefir is my favorite.

Good luck!

Sally

On Saturday, September 27, 2003, at 12:34 AM,

wrote:

> Message: 1

> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:56:03 -0000

> From: " filikara " <filippa91@...>

> Subject: easy way to eat liver?

>

> Hi, I'm new here. Thanks for all the interesting posts. Does anyone

> have a good way to eat liver? I haven't really eaten it since I was

> a kid (used to be force fed it once a week). Was a die-hard vegie

> from age 14 to 33 and converted after attending one of Sally

> Fallon's talks (and realising that that is probably how I caused my

> hormone imbalance and gallstones). Now trying to undo the damage.

> We're in preconception mode (hormones are much better now) and

> hoping to start trying for a child early next year. I've managed to

> control my gallstone symptoms by liver flushing. So I'm juggling

> preconception diet and liver flushing. Hoping to get my calcified

> stones out in time but they've been really quiet lately (hardly a

> twinge) so my liver must be pretty happy with the increased animal

> fats I've been feeding it and maybe (hopefully?) they're

> dissolving. I do feel better for it though I'm still quite tired.

> Anyway, I'm having cod liver oil every day, fish, chicken and meat

> about once a week each and lots of eggs. I want to increase my meat

> consumption but I can't say I love the stuff! I've just discovered

> beef is more palatable to me than lamb. And what's an easy way to

> eat liver? I tried the raw liver/orange juice recipe in NT cookbook.

> gagged a bit but managed to get it down. Needless to say, I haven't

> raced out to buy liver to try it again though I tell myself I

> should. Somehow I'd rather gag on the olive oil and epsom salts of

> my liver flushes!

>

> I'd love some tips from others who have successfully re-introduced

> meat into their diets and like me, don't love it! And what do you

> think is the best way to help poor digestion? Hydrochloric

> acid/pepsin or Swedish Bitters or Apple Cider vinegar? I tried the

> HCl, didn't seem to make much difference, am trying Swedish bitters

> now and it seems to help. Any tips, feedback appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

That's great Sally. Thanks! And thanks to the others for your tips

too. I'm going to try everyone's and see how I go. I'm glad I'm not

the only one wrinkling my nose and shoveling it in. My husband

grumbles that it will be bad for me if I have such a negative

attitude but hey carnivore tastes don't develop overnight. I never

missed meat for a moment and never craved it either. I've seen the

light now though and am determined to have a robust, wide-faced

child (smile!). I'm into kefir too, didn't think of it as a

digestive, but sounds good so I'll give it a go. ~ Filippa

--- In , SJon <selry@r...>

wrote:

> Hi " filikara " ,

>

> My story is similar to yours --20 years on a vegetarian diet then

just

> this summer going NT (I'm in my late 30's). Strangely enough, I

have

> found I like lamb better than beef, and poultry is on the bottom

of the

> list. Some days I just don't want to eat meat, and that's when I

just

> have to wrinkle my nose and shovel it in because my body needs

it. Not

> a pretty image, but after 20 years it's not going to be delicious

for

> me overnight. Every day is a new adventure, though. I like to

try new

> things (well it's all new to me after so much time away). I have

found

> that good raw butter and garlic can help me through most

anything. The

> key is finding your favorite way of preparation--spices,

marinades,

> fats--and let them take over the taste of the meat. I know, I

know,

> most of the folks on this list would say " but the meat has the

> flavor! " , but that is precisely what some of us former veggies are

> trying to avoid, at least in the beginning.

>

> My favorite cooked liver recipe is to slice the liver thin (no

more

> than 1/4 inch) then dredge it in a mixture of almond flour, salt

and

> pepper (lots of pepper). I don't eat grains so that's why I use

almond

> flour. If you still eat grains then you can use wheat flour, I

> suppose. I then fry it in butter or broil it for a few minutes

and

> serve with lots of caramelized onions and butter on top.

> Mmmm....notice the heavy use of pepper, butter, and onions, very

> important. I also find I feel so much better when I have liver.

I

> usually cook the whole liver at one time then either heat up the

> leftovers during the week, or snack on it cold. It's a great

> substitute for a power bar or other on the go meal. I haven't yet

> graduated to raw liver, but that's next on my list. So far the

lightly

> cooked has worked well for me.

>

> For slow/poor digestion, I have found kefir to be my saving grace.

I

> usually try to drink a small glass every night after dinner, and

it

> really helps. I have also successfully used papaya enzymes, but

the

> kefir is my favorite.

>

> Good luck!

>

> Sally

>

>