Food For Thought: Paleo Shmaleo – what is it all about?
If you have any interest in food and health at all (which you obviously do or you wouldn’t have found yourself here at Saving Dinner), then you’ve been hearing the word “Paleo” being tossed around a lot. You may even associate the term with an extreme way of eating, much like the low-carb Atkins diet. […]
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If you feel that cooking in cast iron is more your grandmother’s speed than your own, you might want to rethink that outdated belief.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. […]
Dinner Diva: How to set a dinner table
In my humble opinion, too many modern families have no idea how to set a proper dinner table. I guess that’s no surprise when we consider the sheer amount of meals that are thrown at children’s mouths before racing to one activity or another, or even worse, eaten in the car. Let’s get back to […]
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 […]
Food For Thought: The bitter truth about sweeteners
It seems like folks are spending a lot of energy trying to find the best sweeteners on the go. The additive for our drinks and baked goods that will sweeten things up without negatively affecting our health. There’s so much information and misinformation out there that you’re likely having a tough time figuring out which […]
Food For Thought: Arsenic rice isn’t nice
You’ve probably read the headlines that have been making the rounds, warning us of arsenic in our rice–yes, even organic rice! Sadly, the news is true. Arsenic is a mineral that naturally occurs in the earth. It’s been used throughout history, both as a medicine and as a murder weapon. In some places around the […]
Food For Thought: Warning—Do not read while eating store-bought bread
Let me ask you something… Would you purposely put a bowl of wood chips in front of your children in the morning, pour some milk on it, hand them a spoon and tell them to eat it? How about slicing up some pizza topped with human hair clippings, swept off the floor of a barbershop […]
Dinner Diva: Shining the light on nightshades
Are you familiar with the Solanaceae family? No, they aren’t the neighbors of the Sopranos! The Solanaceae family is more commonly known as the nightshade family. Its name has lots of folks assuming that these foods are grown in the dark of night with fairies waving their magic wands over them removing any need for […]
Healthy Foods: You can’t beat beet greens
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of kale. In fact, I might go so far as to say that kale farmers across the country should send me some kudos for all the folks I’ve helped nudge onto the kale train over the past twenty-some-odd years! But kale’s not the only green wonder that […]