Tweet ‘Tis the season! I found cauliflower for $1 a head. After bringing home four heads, I hi…[more]

Tweet Until twenty years ago, who in this country had heard of arugula other than good solid Italian…[more]

Tweet Iron deficiency is a worldwide health problem and while the government’s approach is to …[more]

Tweet I am so excited to report a natural remedy for a nettle leaf rash: the wild green called “lamb’s quarters.” Here in California, lamb’s quarters grows wild along with nettle at some elevations and as I was about to trek into a stand of both, one of my son’s teacher…[more]

Tweet ‘Tis the season! I found cauliflower for $1 a head. After bringing home four heads, I hit the Internet for new ideas on roasting cauliflower, or any new cauliflower idea for that matter. Jadan Hair and her Steamy Kitchen offered an enticing path which I proceeded to follow. At least I fo…[more]

Tweet Welcome to another Friday and another photo-inspired link up. In case you missed it, we have a Mother’s Day giveaway going on this week and the great news is that everyone wins. Go get your free copy of my phytic acid white paper or my iron rich foods digital book. If you are a...…[more]

Tweet Roasted beets are used as the base of this striking and delicious soup. If you already have the roasted beets in the refrigerator and chicken bone broth in the crock pot, then this soup is almost instant. It makes a fascinating first course for a spicy meal like Jamaican jerk grilled chicken a…[more]

Tweet Enjoy this beet salad and pretend you are dining in Russia or Central Europe with flavors indigenous to that cuisine. What may be a bit different is the preparation of both the beets and the potatoes. The beets are roasted whole in foil and then peeled and cubed. The potatoes are cubed, dresse…[more]

Tweet With growing interest in health and nutrition, interest in beets is on the rise but most people do not know what to do with them. Roasting beets is a wonderful entry-level skill to develop. In fact, learn to roast beets and you can use those little darlings as the base for some of the...…[more]

Tweet For several years I have encountered a bright flavor in Middle Eastern food — in fattoush salad and in various breads at the Syrian grocery store. The oregano, thyme, and sesame seeds were recognizable but there was a distinct ingredient I had trouble placing. The ingredient turned out t…[more]

Tweet The love many of us have for potatoes may be slightly adaptive — my in-laws told stories of being able to get through several winters because they had bags of beans and bags of potatoes stored up. Their story is not unique. For generations there have been families that knew potatoes woul…[more]

Tweet Spring is finally here in the Sequoia National Forest and we are drowning in native California plants (*cough*weeds*cough) and we’re making an effort to spring clean our house for the first time since my son was born over three years ago (*cough*). We’ve been so busy I just found u…[more]

Tweet This is a treat we all love and it is so easy I don’t know why we don’t have it more often. The KitchenAid mixer is the hero of this piece. Every couple of weeks Amanda grinds a gallon of spelt (freshly ground spelt is amazing for baking) using an attachment for the KitchenAid....…[more]