'Tis the Season You can get both leeks and cauliflower any time of year because grocery stores source food from all over the country and world. But since they are cold-weather crops, they taste best--and are often more affordable--in the winter months. Here are a...
Local and Sustainable Eating
Creole Seasoned White Fish
In a previous post, I shared my discovery of garlic granules which I used to make Honey Ginger White Fish. As promised, here's another spice blend using garlic granules: Super Simple Creole Seasoning Makes enough to season 2 servings--Get the Print Version 1 tsp....
Recipe: Cucumber Dill Soup
This soup calls for cooking the cucumbers, which may seem odd, but once cooked they blend nicely for a velvety smooth soup. Also, if you have trouble eating raw cucumbers you may be able to enjoy them if they are cooked first. Can be served at room temperature or...
FREE Food: A Powerful Purslane Meal Idea
A few weeks ago I watched a fascinating series called The Healing Kitchen, which shared many traditional and ancestral healing herbs and plants. It reminded me about humble little purslane, a "weed" you see everywhere and walk right by (or on.) Not long after, I was...
[VIDEO] Ideas, Tips, Strategies and a Fun Roundtable Conversation with 4 Healthy Eating Experts
Meal Making Transformation is a rich subject that opens a window to many interesting topics, as you'll see in the webinar below. Today's post shares something new and different: a joint healthy eating webinar and roundtable discussion with me and three nutritionists....
Spring Planting–without getting your hands dirty!
There is a new podcast I've been listening to called Go Play in the Dirt. It shares information on health and nutrition topics you've probably heard about but don't quite understand e.g., metabolic health, intuitive eating and thyroid support. The "Dirt" part comes in...
Recipe: Warming Winter Kale Salad
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’s Behind Those Vegetables in the Produce Aisle
I was humbled by appreciation today. My CSA farm couldn't find enough workers to keep up with the harvest so a number of members volunteered to help pick cucumbers and garlic. Kneel down, bend over, lift, squat, lift, then repeat, again and again. We kept up with...
Waste Not, Want Not: 5 Tricks for Cooking Not Tossing Bitter Foods
In case you end up with produce on the bitter side, whether by “gift,” accident, or maybe in a CSA box, here are five tricks for taming rather than pitching it plus an easy meal idea for arugula.
Turnips, Kohlrabi, Radishes and Other Odd Vegetables
The Key to Survival: Odd Vegetables? Last week, we got kohlrabi in our CSA boxes for a second time in a row. Chatting with a fellow CSA* member she complained, "Why did we get kohlrabi again? Can't they just give us vegetables we know?" Our personal vegetable...
CSAs: Sign Up Now for Great Produce, Good Meat
“Think Ahead” That’s the key to reaping the benefits of a CSA. You will be hungry this summer and autumn, just like you are every day. That won’t change. What can change is thinking ahead now and ordering a CSA. Each week, you’ll have a magnificent box of produce and clean meat. Then, when you’re hungry, you’ll fill yourself up with real food that nourishes and nurtures, i.e., what you really want to be eating.
How a Good Food Goes Bad
Chronicling the downfall of the sweet potato.




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