Herbaliciousness! (I’ll explain…)
When I’m looking at a big rack of dried herbs in the grocery store, I often think of dollar bills chopped up and put into bags. For many dried herbs, you might as well just chop up a few dollar bills and sprinkle them on your food for the amount of flavor they add to […]
I’m a Spice Girl (you?) ;-)
Cooking with herbs and spices makes all the difference in the world to the end product, your meal. But if you’ve never learned how to use the mountain of spices available, sometimes you need a little guidance. Never fear, the Dinner Diva is here! Do yourself a favor and copy this list and stick it […]
Time to get rid of the winter grime!
The days are getting longer, y’all! And you know what that means? It’s just about time to get those gardens in, the patio furniture out, and tackle that spring cleaning. I like to keep a clean kitchen, but every few months I just love giving the kitchen a good scrub down and getting everything all […]
Good oil/bad oil. Now you’ll know the difference.
There is a good deal of confusion around which oils are good for cooking and which are not. Fat is essential for human health. We need fat in our diets for hormone health, cell building, energy, and even for keeping our skin in good shape. There are certain vitamins (A, D, E, and K) that […]
My 7 Favorite Anti-Inflammatory Foods
While getting regular exercise and reducing the amount of stress in your life are key components to reducing the inflammation in your body, we can also add certain anti-inflammatory foods to our diet, (all the while cutting out sugar and processed food), to optimize our health. The following seven foods are anti-inflammatory superheroes and you […]
It’s not easy being green (Kermit the Frog)
It’s not easy being greens. So packed with goodness and fiber, yet so many people just push them around the plate without any respect for the nutrition in their pretty green leaves. If you want to get the nutrients you need in your system, you have to get good and comfortable with eating greens. And […]
How to properly wash fruit & veggies
(there’s a correct way!)
Unless you have grown a fruit or vegetable yourself, in your own organic veggie patch, I would hope that you’re giving your produce a good thorough wash before eating it. There are a couple of good reasons why you should be washing your fruits and vegetables- even organic produce. First of all, you really don’t […]
How to start an organic garden (here’s how!)
I just love this time of year when those tender green leaves start shooting from the earth. There’s nothing like walking out to the garden with a pair of scissors and bringing in everything you need to make a fabulous salad for dinner. If you’ve made the decision to plant your own organic vegetable garden […]
Little house on the…forage?
Now that I have everyone talking Paleo, I thought the timing would be just right to talk about all of the delicious foods you can find in the wild, or right in your own backyard! We have our ancestors to thank for figuring out that the leaves of the rhubarb plant are poisonous, but the […]