6 Healthy Cooking Building Blocks, Local and Sustainable Eating
My neighbor emailed me yesterday: “Mary, do you want a bunch of arugula?” Seems she had tried it in a salad and discovered that it is one bitter vegetable. I could be called the dumping ground for all foods confounding, and strong-tasting bitter foods are...
6 Healthy Cooking Building Blocks, Building Block Techniques, Seasonal Eating
Cooking vegetables gratin-style is a delicious option–in the winter. Because a gratin is baked an hour or so, it’s tough to even think about making one in the heat of summer. Hence the slow cooker version in this recipe. Of course in cooler weather, you can also...
5-New Kitchen Thinking, 9-Green Your Cooking and Kitchen, Local and Sustainable Eating
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...
7-Recipes--Healthy and Tasty, Seasonal Eating
Simple, One-Dish Style Makes for Simple Dinner Times Step 1: Prepare Cilantro Broth 1 Tbsp. roughly chopped garlic (from about 3 cloves) 1 Tbsp. jalapeno pepper, chopped roughly, more or less, to taste ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice ¼ tsp. salt, more or less to...
Local and Sustainable Eating, Seasonal Eating, Waste Not-Want Not
Now is the time to sign up for a CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture. What Join a CSA and you rise from passive grocery store consumer to farm member and supporter. Every week you get a great box of produce (or meat) at amazingly reasonable...
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