You've heard that wild caught salmon is better than farm-raised, both for humans and the environment. For some people, however, wild-caught salmon can taste dry and tough because it doesn't have the fat content of farm-raised salmon. One solution: Cooking it "en...
Squashes and Roots Winter is the time for hard squashes as well as root vegetables like beets, carrots, rutabagas, potatoes, celery root, turnips and parsnips. They are at their flavorful best in winter and are also more affordable. As part of my winter farm share...
Who wouldn't be a healthy eater if you could have things like cheesy tacos and lasagna, creamy soups, comforting casseroles and even pizza? Dream no more! With a few recipe reform tricks, almost any dish can be "health-ified." And they won't taste like insipid diet...
Tucked away in the mountain parks near my home are a number of homesteads that have been preserved. I like walking around and wondering what life was like in those remote quiet places, especially, of course, what kitchen and cooking life was like: No electricity, no...
Recent posts have talked about The Problems with Cooking and how to solve them by learning to Cook Without Really Cooking. Here is the recording of a recent Cook-Together where we made Quick Caribbean Greens Skillet using the Cook Without Cooking Strategy. Watch the...
"Wow, food prices have really gone up!" My son had just gone grocery shopping and was shocked that his usual 10-15 items cost several dollars more than usual. While his surprise was certainly warranted, it wasn't really surprising. News articles have been warning us...
Cook without really cooking? Does that sound crazy? It all depends on how you define "cooking." Very often, "cooking" brings to mind the gourmet, recipe-driven version that involves lots of cutting and chopping, worrisome spicing and seasoning, specialized...
The Problem(s) with Cooking It takes too long I'm too busy with other things I never know what to make I'm always too exhausted to cook I never have the right ingredients Nobody likes what I make I don't know how to cook It’s so stressful After 30 years in the healthy...
14 Questions to Ponder and Ideas to Build a Solid Backup Plan As the Delta invasion barrels towards us, conversations swirl with anxious questions about who's vaccinated and who's not and why not. But are our own houses in order? Do we ourselves have a good backup...
To my taste buds, asparagus is high royalty in the vegetable kingdom. So what fun to go on a harvesting expedition last week at my CSA farm, Monroe Organic Farm. About 20 members wandered the field, absorbed in spying the green shoots camouflaged among...
Confused about COVID? Seems like there are a lot more questions than answers about exactly what happens when the virus gets into the human body. Clearly, it's really, really complicated. That's probably because the human body is really, really complicated. Read...
"Purpose-Driven" and "Mission-Driven" are hot concepts these days. Even big consulting firms like Deloitte have been touting their benefits. Now our new Covid reality seems to be sparking some soul-searching for purpose and mission on a personal level. I'm wondering...