It’s cherry season! My favorite time of the year – besides sweet potato season, blueberry season, and fig season. I hope you’re enjoying fresh cherries as much as I am. Cherry Nutrition The benefits of cherries go far beyond their luscious taste. Here are 6 great reasons to take advantage of cherry season before it…
Cooking Tips and How-To
What Is the Difference Between Herbs and Spices?
I often hear the words herbs and spices used interchangeably, but they are actually very different seasonings and they have different effects on the health.
How to Grow Your Own Sprouts and a Recipe for the Best Sprout Sandwich
A little while ago some friends invited us over to their house for a light meal and as we were chatting before the meal, somehow the subject of sprouting came up. When I mentioned that I didn’t really care for them, I noticed a change of expression on my dear friend’s face. Good one, Jen.
Thomas Edison once said, “You will have many opportunities in life to keep your mouth shut: You should take advantage of every one of them.” I should listen to him.
The Beautiful Bean
While there may be no such thing as a magic weight-loss pill, the high-fiber, low-calorie, extremely nutritious legume comes very close.
What’s the Difference between White, Black, and Red Quinoa? (and other colors too)
Black, red, gray, pink, yellow, purple, green, beige, orange … quinoa comes in all sorts of colors. What’s the difference? Should I use one or another?
How to Make Homemade Vegetable Stock or Broth
One of the secrets to outstanding soup, flavorful rice, great sauce, and amazing quinoa is starting with a good broth. Most of the store-bought versions of stock don’t taste all that great and are quite expensive for what you get, especially when most stocks, rather than relying solely on fresh vegetables and herbs for their flavor, depend heavily on flavor enhancers, like corn syrup, MSG, natural flavors, salt, sugars, disodium inosinate, and more.
How to Keep Mashed Potatoes Warm in Crock Pot
There’s a lot to do to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner and even more to do in that final crazy hour before the meal, so the last thing you should have to worry about is if the mashed potatoes are getting cold.
How to Go Gluten-Free
Everything you every wanted to know about eating gluten free – from whether a gluten-free diet is right for you, to what foods are gluten-free, to how to lose weight on a gluten free diet.
How to Make Pear Sauce (Sugar-Free)
While a lot of people make applesauce this time of year, I hardly ever hear about pear sauce. But pear sauce is so easy to make and so incredibly delicious, you’re really missing out if you don’t try some!
Apples
Six healthy, diet-friendly recipes for those luscious, autumn apples.
