Aceite de Palma Rojo

Me habia decidido a empezar este “blog”. Aparte de la introduccion, estaba pensando sobre que escribir primero. Lo estaba pensando mientras cocinaba unos huevos revuelto en aceite de palma rojo.

Posiblemente sea la ultima vez que cocino con aceite de palma rojo. Odio esta sustancia y es solo por una razon: sabe malo. El sabor es casi neutral, pero la verdad es que se parce mas a un plastico.

Nutricionalmente hablando, aceite de palma rojo es fenomenal. Alto en grasa saturada, bajo en poliinsaturado y lleno de vitamina E mas algunas otras cositas. Es estable para cocinar con el a temperaturas altas y se mantiene bien en el gabinete. Pero mano, y el sabor?

Porque esta cosa parece que es tan bueno para la salud (y ademas es cara),  simplemente no voy a botar esta botella que tengo aqui. Mantendre la vista por una receta que le esconda el sabor un poco. Mayonesa pudiera sera una posiblidad. Sugerencias?

Red Palm Oil

I had made up my mind to start this blog. Aside from that introduction, I was wondering what I would write about first. I was thinking about this while I was cooking up some scrambled eggs in red palm oil.

This may be the last time I cook with red palm oil. I hate the stuff and there is only one reason why: the taste sucks. It is almost a neutral taste, but it is actually more akin to the taste of plastic.

Nutritionally speaking, red palm oil is the bomb. High in saturated fat, low in polyunsaturated fat, and full of vitamin E plus some other stuff. It is stable at higher cooking temperatures and stores well in the cubbard. But what about the taste, man?

Because this stuff seems to be so good for you (and it is expensive), I’m not just gunna toss this bottle I have here. I shall keep a lookout for a recipe that maybe masks the tastes a little. I see mayonnaise as a possibility. Anyone have any suggestions?

Empezando

Empezar un “blog” fue facil, asi que lo hice.

Ultimamente me he puesto a comer y vivir de una manera que esta cogiendo popularidad. Algunos le llaman la dieta Cavernicola, algunos le dicen la dieta Paleo[litica], y todavia otros le dicen Primal. No importa como se llame. He tenido resultados excelentes. La gente lo ha notado y han empezado a hacerme preguntas. Sobre que estoy hacienda, y que deben comer y como preparar comidas. Para mi sorpresa, tenia respuestas a sus preguntas. Ademas, me da gusto compartir mis conocimientos. Le conte esto a mi amigo, Doug, quien me dijo: “por que no escribes un ‘blog’ sobre el tema?” Y yo pense: “por que no?” Por cierto, Doug es el que me metio en esta cosa “Paleo”. Hablamos de eso despues, quizas.

Comiendo como un cavernicola no es lo unico que he hecho ultimamente. He trabajado por la misma compañia desde que me gradue de la universidad. La semana que viene empiezo un trabajo Nuevo en otra compañia. El asignamiento me llevara a la ciudad de Antofagasta en Chile. Eso esta lejos de todas las personas que conozco. Tengo mis expectativas, pero quien sabe que pasara en realidad? Creo que lo pondre todo en este blog.

He vivido en los Estados Unidos desde 1997. Sin embargo, nací en Republica Dominicana. Quiero comunicarme con ambas comunidades para mantener a mis amigos y familia al tanto de mi vida, asi que este sera un “blog” bilingue.

Quizas esto sera un “blog” de nutrición y comida, o quizas capturará mis viajes a sitios lejanos. Empezar el “blog” fué facil, a ver que hago con el.

Starting off

Starting a blog is easy, so I did it.

Lately I have gotten into a certain way of eating and living that has been growing in popularity. Some call it the Caveman diet, some call it the Paleo diet, still others call it Primal. Doesn't really matter what it is called. I have had tremendous results with it. People have taken notice and began asking me questions. About what I was doing, and what to eat and how to prepare meals. To my surprise, I had answers. What's more I enjoyed sharing the knowledge. I told my friend Doug about this, and he said: "why don't you blog about it?" And I thought: "why don't I?” Incidentally Doug is the guy that got me into this whole "Paleo" thing. More on that later, perhaps.

Eating like a caveman is not the only thing I have done lately. I have worked for the same company since graduating college. Next week I will start a new job with a different company. The assignment will take me to Antofagasta, Chile. That is going to be far away from everyone I know. I have some expectations, but who can know what will really happen? I think I will put it in this blog.

I have lived in the United States since 1997. However, I was born in the Dominican Republic. I want to communicate to both communities to keep friends and family aware of what I am up to, so I will make this a bilingual blog.

Maybe this will be a blog about nutrition and food, or maybe it will capture my travels as I go to faraway places. Starting the blog was easy, let’s see what I can do with it.