Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Giving the green light to red kale
I am one of kale’s biggest cheerleaders. This probably doesn’t come as a great surprise to many of you, I’m sure! While your classic curly kale is my old standby, this time of year I like to spice things up by adding red kale to my shopping basket. Red kale has reddish-purple and green leaves, […]
Crockpot soup: Basic tips for a great pot
We are big on crockpot cooking over here. Many of our most popular menu mailer recipes and ebooks are based around this “Queen of Convenience” in the world of kitchen appliances. We’re into the fall of the year, which means it is soup season. There really is nothing quite like coming home at the end […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Lean Mean Green Beans
Some veggies seem to have it all; good looks, good taste, simple means of preparation, and good nutrition. For instance, while an artichoke is quite interesting to look at, quite nutritious, and yummy, you really can’t get into one of those things without some work. Green beans on the other hand, well, are an excellent […]
Dinner Diva: Stock up on vegetable broth!
When you start making your own stock, you’re going to have a hard time buying it from the store ever again. Making stock from scratch is about as satisfying as it gets. Being the one who purchased (or even better, grew!) the vegetables that you’re using to nourish your family means that you know exactly […]
Healthy Foods: Book Review for The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook by Mark Hyman, MD
In his book, The Blood Sugar Solution, Dr. Hyman adeptly laid out the reasoning (and the science) behind the “why” of balancing insulin levels to get to your ultimate goal weight and to achieve optimum health. Dr. Hyman believes one of the root causes of chronic disease is poor nutrition, I highly concur. But it […]
Food For Thought: I’m cuckoo for coconuts!
Coconuts are my new best friend. I am, quite frankly, nuts over them. But I’m not only talking about the meat of the coconut (which is delicious), but I’m in love with coconut oil (virgin organic coconut oil, please) and coconut butter and coconut milk. Heck, it’s all good! You may be sitting there thinking, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Time to talk about Thyme!
While most of us have thyme on our spice racks, few people realize that this powerful aromatic herb actually deserves a spot in our medicine cabinets as well! Thyme has been used throughout history as medicine and it sounds like our ancestors were bang on. There’s oil in thyme known as thymol and it acts […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Shall we discuss . . . shallots?
It’s not an onion . . . it’s not garlic . . . it’s a shallot! Shallots belong to the family of root vegetables. They grow in clusters and they’re less pungent than onions and garlic, making them a favorite ingredient of chefs all over the world. Shallots aren’t only smaller than onions, but they’re […]
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 […]