Healthy Foods: Lions and tigers and . . . pears? Oh my!
Pears are a wonderful food to add to your fruit repertoire. A perfectly ripe pear is heavenly. So juicy and sweet. Yum! I enjoy pears occasionally in my daily juicing regime . . . I toss them into soups . . . I enjoy them sliced into salads . . . poached as dessert for […]
Food For Thought: Squeeze in some selenium
Minerals are broken down into two different categories: macrominerals and micro minerals (also known as trace minerals). While macro minerals are required in large quantities to keep your cells healthy, micro minerals are needed in very small amounts—usually less than 100 milligrams per day. Magnesium, calcium, and phosphorous are all considered macro minerals. Micro minerals […]
Healthy Foods: Adios, soy sauce! Hola, Coconut Aminos!
If you’re trying to live a gluten-free lifestyle, no doubt, you’re missing a lot of your favorite foods, including foods that don’t seem like they should contain wheat. Foods like soy sauce. Even if you’re not trying to eat gluten-free, primal, or grain-free, you should be trying to cut out soy from your diet. Now, […]
Dinner Diva: Grow your own lettuce bowl indoors
I don’t know about you, but I have a really hard time buying produce that I can easily grow myself. At my house, we eat a lot of salad. As many of you know, I serve a large green salad with almost every meal that goes on the table. All of those heads of lettuce […]
Garlic Lime Shrimp Skewers
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Food For Thought: Cast your vote for cast iron
If you feel that cooking in cast iron is more your grandmother’s speed than your own, you might want to rethink that outdated belief. Cast iron is an efficient way to cook and it’s a healthy option, too. I think those old-fashioned cast iron skillets deserve a place in even the most modern of kitchens. […]
Eat Brazil nuts . . . but not too many!
Brazil nuts grow on trees in many parts of the Amazon, not just in Brazil as the name of this nut might suggest. Brazil nuts are much larger than hazelnuts and almonds, and they are chock full of nutrients. In fact, a one-ounce serving of Brazil nuts provides 4% of your daily recommended dose of […]
Why you should please ditch the margarine
A while back, I shared an article giving you the skinny on fats. I gave you an overview of good fats, information about how to use them, and what fats and oils I don’t recommend. Once upon a time (in the 80s and 90s), we were told that butter was evil. We were told that […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: I Root for Celery Root!
“Beauty is only skin deep.” I’m sure that’s what celery root says to herself every morning when she looks in the mirror because, boy oh boy, is this a nasty hairball of a root vegetable. Also referred to as celeriac, German celery, turnip-rooted celery, and knob celery, this food actually isn’t the root of the […]