How to Save Cooking Time with a Food Processor Could a food processor do as good a job as my trusty chefs knife for prepping vegetables? Indeed it did a great job! Here's how I used it to make stir fry. Using the deadly prongs in the corner of this special cutting...
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A key part of Meal Making Transformation lies in making healthy everyday cooking a daily activity that can be accomplished naturally and easefully, without a lot of fuss and stress. And a key part of achieving that goal lies in learning the few basic techniques used...
Spring can be a bit of a letdown when it comes to seasonal eating. With the warming weather we start having visions of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers and vibrant eggplant. Go to the farmers market, however, and there's only a sea of greens--lettuce, kale, chard and...
Left-Handed Cooking I got a shoulder replacement last week. Of course it was my right shoulder so I am learning to cook mostly with my left hand which is very awkward! I wanted to share my fumbling cooking efforts with you as encouragement that you don't have to be...
Just a reminder that it's rhubarb season. Here I show it getting washed and dried along with a bunch cilantro (which pair nicely with each other, BTW.) Don't miss out on the burst of sweet-tart flavor rhubarb adds to a dish. And remember that it can be used in savory...
I think it's fair to say that I have A LOT of garlic! It all came courtesy of my farm share, but I don't mind a bit. Garlic is a great addition to almost any dish and can be expensive at the grocery store. The variety in my garlic stash is called hardneck because of...
In addition to being new in the kitchen and thinking, Meal Making Transformation is about being new in our cooking, which means getting comfortable with simple basic techniques, like vegetable roasting. Do you harbor bad feelings about Brussels sprouts? If so, there's...
3 Green peppers are in season, as evidenced by the 10 peppers in my farm share box plus 8 more from my garden! Usually I think of using green peppers as a sidekick, e.g., in a breakfast scramble with tomatoes, onions and chiles, in classic Chicken Cacciatore and of...
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What's a good way to stay motivated on your healthy eating journey? Have fun. What's a good way to have fun? Mix things up! Try something new and different! But maybe your meal making enthusiasm is flagging? Here's a quick fix: crunchy, refreshing jicima. And here is...
Green and Gold Summer Vegetables A big part of Meal Making Transformation is learning how to simplify healthy meal making without sacrificing flavor. Check out the 4 techniques in this picture recipe for bumping up the flavor in of your dishes. Technique #1: Combine...
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...
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...