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Recipe: Irish Colcannon–a Healthier Version
Simple Potatoes, Kale and Onions Make a Beautiful, Super Nutritious and Tasty Dish. Talk about comfort food! Check out this modified version that reduces calories and boosts nutrients–while still being filling and yummy.
Colcannon: Decoding the Missing Information Between the Lines of a Recipe
Want your recipes to taste better? Learn to “read between the lines” of the recipe to discover the tricks and information that will make it sing and sparkle for you. Here is a good example to get you started.
Recipe: Bone-Broth Pork Green Chili
Bone-Broth Pork Green Chili A dish with many uses: Use as a sauce over, e.g., burritos, as a side soup, or as a one-dish meal with the addition of shredded or ground chicken or pork. Plus, it can be made entirely from the pantry, with the exception of the optional...
What’s Up with Bone Broth?
Bone broth is BIG. I knew it for sure when I saw that Pacific Foods is now making it, and whole cases were specially displayed at Whole Foods. So what's the deal? Essentially, a bone broth is just animal bones simmered in water. But unlike broths and stocks where the...
Recipe: Slow Cooker Roasted Chicken
Want a nicely browned and crisped chicken that’s still moist and tender? Try the slow cooker!
Kitchen Purging–2 Stories
The key to clutter-free, friendly kitchens lies in simple math–one new thing in, one old thing out. See how two readers applied this idea in their kitchens.
What Are Your Holidays Missing?
There’s a lot of giving and receiving during the holidays, but in the Age of Stuff, it’s important to include purging as part of the holiday ritual–especially in the kitchen
Food Waste and Food Contamination
Food contamination is a big topic these days--and for good reason, with plenty of food recalls making the news. While certainly concerning, the previous post pointed out that the food scares most often created by Big Food are then used by Big Food as a marketing...
Waste Not, Want Not: How Ordinary Home Cooks Can Help Prevent World Hunger
This is a blog about everyday meal making, so you're likely wondering why an article on world hunger? Because I have met and talked to most of the people on our newsletter list and I know they, like most people, really, have a deep concern for the plight of others. ...
Autumn’s Harvest and Food Day
Those who have been readers for a while know I always wax poetic come autumn. You'll remember, too, that I always encourage some kind of harvest-y type of activity. Stop long enough to notice this moving change of seasons and deep-rooted feelings get touched. As...
Waste Not, Want Not Quick Health Saver Tip
It's tempting to toss little bits of leftovers. They don't seem worth the time it takes find a container (and its lid), transfer the leftovers, and then find a place for the container in a (usually) overcrowded frig. But those little bits can be healthy diet...
Waste Not, Want Not: Quick Dessert Idea
You know those pears pictured in the previous post that looked like compost material? The creamy insides become even more incredible when sliced (about 2-3 cups) and sauteed in 1 Tbsp. of coconut oil until golden brown (about 15 to 20 minutes over medium to...