Join Debbie as she raves about whole foods, rants about chemicals and generally celebrates cooking and eating with fresh, local, nutritious foods. And sometimes she might get a little feisty…. Sometimes you’ve got to make a basic dish, one that celebrates all there is to love about freshly harvested food. Can I just brag about […]
I discovered this one serendipitously, like all good discoveries seem to be. I was planning on making my perfect hummus recipe today for a munchy appetizer for our guests. Alas, I did not have nearly enough lemon juice to make that happen in any tasty way, so I began searching the internet for a recipe […]
A few weekends ago, I escaped to the mountains with two of my friends and two babies. Since we were in a condo in the woods, we weren’t planning on eating out: that meant that we had to go shopping and plan our meals. While Cooper and I don’t eat meat, Elizabeth, Lauren, and Lauren’s […]
There are two things going on at our house right now. One is ensuring that our 3-year-old son, who’s allergic to soy and egg, has enough to eat during and in-between meals. The other is a challenge to eat healthier as a good example for our kids. For some reason, both of those situations have converged over popcorn. […]
I know that some of our dairy-challenged friends like to have cheese-free pizza, but I just can’t bring myself to make a pie without some cheese on it. I’m a bit of a traditionalist; I even have trouble using a cheese that isn’t mozzarella. I know that fontina is a great cheese for pizza, but […]
Is it treat time again? Not necessarily, but the title of this post would surely imply that, wouldn’t it? The two I picked are very healthy treats that I’m dying to make, because I am sure that I wouldn’t feel cheated out of a decadent dessert if I ate these. Which brings me to the […]
Every morning, I sprinkle some ground flax seed on my Ezekiel English muffin, just because. Because it tastes all yummy and nutty, and because it’s full of healthy fats and fiber. Just an aside, the ground flaxseed goes on whatever the kid is eating too — that’s right, he calls them “sprinkles” and knows nothing […]
