Healthy Foods: All hail the kale!
I’m going way out on a limb here to say that kale is the most nutritious food you can put in your body. Lots of people think that kale is some new nutritional magical trend, but it’s your basic green veggie and it’s been around for a long time! And while kale’s now being touted […]
Healthy Foods: Grillin’ great veggies!
Grilling veggies is not only a simple way to cook your vegetables; it’s also a delicious way to ramp up the flavor without much effort. Plus grilling your veggies is green, it keeps the house cool and uses the grill you’ve already heated up to grill your favorite chicken, beef, or fish recipe. One of […]
Dinner Diva: Lessons from the hive
Dear Friends, Today I was contemplating the big honey extraction coming up at the end of this month from our hives. The hives are positively buzzing with excitement (forgive me, but prepare yourselves, this probably isn’t the last of the play on words, LOL) and the sweet reward of what’s to come has everyone excited, […]
Dinner Diva: Where does your garden grow?
Todd Jones had a dream that food, good food (the kind you grow in the ground), could be more readily available to more people, especially people who have little access to fresh food. So last June, he started a personal farming service in the suburbs with the assumption that if people didn’t have the time, […]
Dinner Diva: Treat Your Body to Some Sprouted Grains
There’s a lot of talk these days about gluten sensitivity. Celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients, has become more common in recent years. And while gluten sensitivity is one thing, celiac is quite another. Grains that are sprouted can often be tolerated by gluten-sensitive […]
Healthy Foods: Great Reader Tips 2!
This week, I have even more great tips that I know you want to see! I’ve selected some gems and have them here for your perusal: *I save the ends of carrots, celery, turnips, outer layers of onions (not the papery skin), and other washed vegetable trimmings together in a freezer bag for making broth. […]
Dinner Diva: A Trip Down Memory Lane
I grew up in the ’70s where wide bell bottoms, Richard Nixon, and Charlie’s Angels reigned supreme. And even though Helen Reddy was singing, “I am Woman, Hear Me Roar”, most homemakers of that time weren’t exactly burning their bras…they were figuring out the art of juggling a home and a career and were more […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Perfect Poaching
Poaching is method of cooking that is perfect for bringing out the best in delicate foods such as eggs and fish. Some people expand that to include chicken and shellfish and even fruits, but I stop with the eggs and fish, personally. I adore poached salmon and am sharing a favorite recipe with you today. […]
Dinner Diva: Go for the Good Stuff
A lot of you know I have a foodie pet peeve that drives me nuts. That would be Iceberg lettuce. Honestly, I have no idea why this lettuce exists in the first place. It’s 97% water, completely bereft nutritionally, and licking an envelope is more flavorful than this sad sack of salad. The antidote to […]