Tip, Trick & a Recipe: I am sweet on Savory!
Savory, part of the mint family, is a fragrant aromatic herb used in American and Eastern European cooking. Savory has two seasons, bringing us winter savory and summer savory. Winter savory is very pungent, making it less popular for cooking than its cousin, summer savory. Both types of savory have been used medicinally and in […]
Food For Thought: A Christmas message from Leanne
Dear Friends, As you gather your family around the table this holiday season and give thanks, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you. It’s hard to believe that Saving Dinner is 12 years old next month! Back then, I remember working my “day job” as a talk show host on the […]
Healthy Foods: Let’s go get some romanesco
This beautiful vegetable is an easy one to get into kids. It is just so pretty! It’s not broccoli. It’s not cauliflower. So what the heck is it? It’s an edible flower called romanesco! Well, depending on where you are. In the US and Canada, it’s called romanesco broccoli. In Germany, it’s romanesco cabbage. The […]
Dinner Diva: Mayo: Yay-o or Nay-o?
Mayonnaise is one of those things that many people miss after embarking on a journey towards good health. Some people can’t bear to give it up. Some people search for a healthier version of mayo. Other people give it up and choose a healthier alternative. What’s wrong with mayo, you ask? Commercial mayonnaise is often […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Don’t take the juicy (and messy) pomegranate for granted!
Some people say it was a pomegranate that Eve handed to Adam in the Garden of Eden. I’ve also heard that our friends, the ancient Egyptians, would bury loved ones with pomegranates due to the fruit’s ability to offer eternal life. (Hey, it’s worth a shot!) Chinese eat candied pomegranate seeds (arils) for good luck, […]
Healthy Foods: It’s tea time . . . green tea for me!
We’ve been hearing for years that green tea is good for us, but do you know why? And do you know how much good it really does once you’ve consumed it? Well, let’s take a look. First of all, why is green tea different than black tea? Both come from the same tea bush but […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: A healthy sweet snack
. . . go fig-ure!
There’s nothing quite like a fresh fig, but they’re not easy to find this time of year. Luckily, dried figs are readily available and almost as tasty as the right-off-the-ficus-tree form of the fruit. Ancient writings mention figs being harvested way back in the 9th century B.C., where, in Greece, figs were a staple. The […]
Healthy Foods: Bee pollen, royal jelly.
What’s all the buzz about?
Y’all know how much I L-O-V-E honey. I have my own bees, so I am very passionate about our fuzzy buzzy friends. I’ve been hearing lots of buzz lately about a couple of bee by-products; bee pollen and royal jelly, so I thought I’d use today’s Healthy Food article to go over the benefits and […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Let’s hear it for asparagus!
Today I’m talking about one of my favorite vegetables-beautiful, tender asparagus. Deliciously served with everything from pasta to steak, asparagus lends a bit of elegance to whatever meal you enjoy it with. A member of the lily family, asparagus is a perennial garden plant. It can take several years to establish a good supply of […]