Several years ago, I learned a secret. It’s a secret many chefs in the farm-to-table movement, organic farmers, and home gardeners know. And, it’s the polar opposite of the produce section of the grocery store with food flown in from all over the world or that food-like substance in a package labeled “strawberry flavored”. Here […]
In the past week as the weather has been beautiful, sunny, and 80+ degrees, I’ve been dreaming of Zoodles (or Zucchini Noodles) with Pesto. So not kidding. I have literally had dreams of the garden overflowing with zucchini and making countless zucchini dishes. (Remind me in August that I actually wished for this in May!) There
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The holidays are filled with family, friends, and lots and lots of food. If you’re doing the cooking and baking, invite others to help you. If you’re a guest, offer to lend a hand. Cooking with family and friends is not only fun, it’s an incredible learning opportunity. Everyone does things in the kitchen their
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Last week, I was hired to set up a table and answer nutrition questions at a health fair for a large corporation in Pennsylvania. My display was titled Supermarket Savvy. . . since health starts where you buy your food and supermarkets are tricky to navigate for healthy items. It was a ton of fun
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You know those 4 or 5 digit codes on produce in the grocery store? They are called PLU codes or “Price Look-Up” codes and they are found on most produce. While their purpose is to help suppliers and distributors and grocery store checkers figure out what the item is and how to price it, they
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If you’ve wandered the aisles of your local health food store in the last couple of years, I have no doubt you’ve seen coconut ice cream. It is rich, creamy, delicious, and dairy free. It also has ingredients like carageenan, gum arabic, locust bean gum, vegetable glycerin, and chicory root extract. AND, it costs upwards of $5
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