So last week's Name that Food was posted and you can check it out here: Name that Food: It's Healthy, Isn't It? We had only two responses: one from Noelle of In the Kitchen with Read More →
In Season Now: Fennel
Fennel is a vegetable that I have learned to love over the years. Its licorice-like flavor is unusual in a vegetable and took some getting used to for a person who really Read More →
Name that Food: It's healthy, isn't it?
So, you were right - or at least partly right: the last issue of Name that Food was a handisnack. Of course, Noelle of in the Kitchen with Another Mama was also right in that Read More →
Classic Coconut Recipes
Coconut is a wonder food and I was thrilled to learn that Real Food Wednesdays was focusing on coconut this week. It's flavorful, rich in nutrients and its oil is excellent for Read More →
Celery Root, Potato & Fennel Casserole with Walnut-encrusted Cod
An easy-to-make and nourishing winter casserole, this dish takes advantage of winter vegetables like fennel, potato and celery root. Fennel is rich in vitamin C, folate, dietary Read More →
Roast Chicken Stock
Rich in vital minerals, glucosamine, chondroitin and gelatin, bone broths are nutritional powerhouses. They're inexpensive to make, richly nutritive and deeply flavorful. We Read More →
The Chicken Soup Cure
This is part of 2009's series The Traditional Foods Primer. January focused on sweeteners, and February's focus is on the nutritive power of bone broths. Earlier this month we Read More →
Reader Tips: Health Eating while on Holiday
It cold outside and so icy, you might consider it glacial. Winter starts to get a little old in February and I begin to long to see something green - something living. And I Read More →
The Benefits of Bone Broth
This is part 5 in the year-long series on Traditional Foods. January focused on sweeteners, and February focuses on homemade, old-fashioned, nutrient-dense bone broth. And, Read More →
Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
Using a leftover roast chicken for its meat and for the rich, mineral-dense broth made from the carcass means this soup is not only frugal, but practically free. Celery, Read More →












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