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Recipe: Gingery Carrots and Green Peppers
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...
How courageous are you when it comes to healthy eating?
When we think about Meal Making Transformation are we yearning for something more and deeper in our food lives? A few weeks ago I was outside watching an incredible super moon pop over the horizon when a neighbor walked up with her dog. I barely had time to ask "How...
Coping with Kitchen Frenzy
Several recent posts have focused on motivation. Kitchen Frenzy is yet another motivation-zapper that can sabotage Meal Making Transformation. I recently had the privilege of going to a week-long retreat. And yes, in case you're wondering, the experience led to my...
Zucchini Time! Preserving Plentiful Summer Squash for Winter
Whether you shop at the farmer's market or grocery story, both zucchini and yellow squash should be plentiful, inexpensive and at their flavorful best in mid- to late-summer and early fall. In fact, they get so commonplace that they're easy to overlook. But in the...
What’s thinking got to do with healthy cooking?
Find out in my recent podcast! More About the Podcast Three things come together to make Meal Making Transformation possible: becoming new in our kitchens, new in our cooking and new in our thinking. While all three are necessary, being new in our thinking is the most...
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[VIDEO] Perk up meals with a new and refreshing ingredient
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...
Beware the Perfection Trap!
Lunch was a little disappointing the other day. I had fresh green beans from my garden, but overcooked them. And forgot to season them. Had some lovely sable fish from my fish share, but cooked it too fast, turning it into a jumble of bits and pieces. Heated up some...
Recipe: Green and Gold Summer Vegetables with 4 Easy Techniques to Bump Up Flavor
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...
Are You Being Nice to Your Future Self?
Ready to transform meal making? The thing about Meal Making Transformation is that it is a process and processes take time. We need a good driver to get and stay motivated. I just read an article about a newish self-improvement idea that might be of help in the...
Revving Up to Cook for Just One (or Two)
"Now that my husband has been gone almost a week on a photography trip, I must say that I don't know how you come up with healthy meals throughout the day for just yourself." This message came from one of our community readers, and it made me stop and think: I do make...
Chasing Supplements (Part 1)
Here's a sampling of the many supplement pitches I get every week or so. Save $100 on my 2 most prescribed products: Somnium & Lymphflo Vitamin K2: Beyond Bone and Heart Health Melatonin for more than sleep Enjoy better energy and cardiovascular health with Nitric...
“Emergency” Food Provisions (Partly FREE!)
Got home from a trip to Oregon a couple days ago, right about dinnertime. Maybe I could have taken 30 minutes to drive somewhere, pick up something and drive home. Bussing home from the airport, however, I landed on a much better option that took even less time. It...