Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Big fans of cranberries!
Cranberries are related to blueberries with both fruits being members of the Ericaceae family so it’s no wonder these lovely little orbs are so healthy for us. Cranberries can be found growing wild in boggy areas but we’re mostly used to the cultivated ones which are grown on sandy bogs on trailing vines. Cranberries are […]
Dinner Diva: Eggs to the rescue . . . Hakuna Frittata!
Forget about Hakuna Matata meaning “no worries!” I say when it comes to the kitchen, it’s more like Hakuna Frittata! Eggs make their way to my dinner table on a regular basis. Eggs are my hero, really. Nothing can save a frazzled parent like a humble little egg. In its hard-boiled form, you have a […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Fall in love with hemp hearts
Don’t worry. I’m not going to sit here and tout the health benefits of marijuana! Hemp has an association with marijuana because they’re both related. Hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa, but it does not contain high levels of the stuff that gives you a high. It does have a whole lot of health […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Smokin’ hot food trend: Smoked Salt
I’ve been reading more and more about smoked salt in food magazines and blogs. A lot of TV chefs and home chefs seem to be talking about gourmet salts more and more these days. USA Today has actually placed lowly old “salt” at the top of its food trend of 2012 list! Salt! It’s not […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: When your plate needs a grain, fill it with millet!
If you’ve been saving all your millet for your bird feeders, you might want to rethink that! Millet technically is a seed and not a grain, but in the culinary world, it’s a grain . . . so that’s how we’re going to treat it for the sake of this article. This delicious tiny round […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: What’s all the fuss over wheatgrass?
Wheatgrass looks about as appetizing as a plate of lawnmower clippings, but this young grass of the wheat plant is an excellent source of antioxidants and vitamins. An ounce of wheatgrass juice has as many minerals as two and a half pounds of fresh veggies! Drink up your vitamins A, B-12, and E, some calcium, […]
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 […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The black and white on the blackberry
How many of you folks know that every temperate continent in the world grows and harvests blackberries? It’s true! This teacher’s pet in the school of berries is enjoyed by people on every corner of the globe. These beautiful black fruits can be enjoyed frozen or fresh. Blackberries can be made into jam, or they […]
Food For Thought: Saving Time is the Key to Saving Dinner
I’m big on preparing fresh meals from scratch, but I also like to be realistic. Cooking should be an adventure, but hopefully a fun one and not a frustrating experience! If you’re trying to transition from feeding your family with packaged meals and takeout to good home cooking, you deserve a big pat on the […]