There is nothing quite as exquisite as the heady fragrance, taste and mouthfeel of eating fresh, locally grown strawberries out-of-hand. Unlike those big California-shipped strawberries (think Driscoll) at the supermarket, which have tasteless, airy middles, no aroma...
One of my favorite carbs that I will literally crave this time of year (late spring to early summer) is yellow crookneck squash. They come smooth-skinned as well as bumpy and ridged on the outside. I prefer smooth-skinned yellow crooknecks. Just harvested, these...
Personally, I love beets, and they are a staple in my repertoire of seasonally based home-cooked foods. The simple combination of thinly sliced roasted beets, drizzled with olive oil and topped with fresh chopped herbs or homemade fresh mint pesto, is a delicious...
Increasingly, we live in an estrogen-dominant world. Both women and men can experience estrogen dominance. Estrogen dominance is having too much estrogen in your body relative to other sex hormones, like progesterone and testosterone. Progesterone balances out...
Fresh peas, sweet and light, are a delicious rite of spring. They typically debut at farmers' markets in late spring and early summer. Peas are rich in phytonutrients, including flavanols (like catechin and epicatechin found in green tea and cocoa), phenolic acids...
If you’re weaning yourself off of “white foods”, like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes—starchy foods that raise blood sugar and can contribute to weight gain—you’ll be happy to know that there is one white food that you can enjoy with virtual abandon: cauliflower...
I’m not so much a lazy (though, sometimes, yes!) as I am a time-pressed cook. That’s why I love Delicata squash. You can eat it straight up...no peeling required. Winter squash, including Delicata, is an excellent source of antioxidants, B vitamins and plant-based,...
I could prattle on about the many virtues of Kabocha squash, also known as Japanese pumpkin. In addition to sharing my kabocha squash fries recipe (see below), I’ll give you the cliff notes version on why kabocha is my favorite winter squash... Its flesh. Kabocha has...
Where can you find sweet comfort that’s actually good for you, versatile, deliciously satisfying—and portable to boot? In a sweet potato…that’s where! I grew up in a family of sweet potato lovers (my parents, especially, adored eating them plain). Not me. I studiously...
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