Happy Eco-Friendly Friday everyone! Today I want to talk a bit about growing your own strawberries, and I’m sharing the recipe for the delicious strawberry yogurt treat I ate yesterday
Some days, I have to force myself to eat breakfast. Today was not one of them. These are coconut banana pancakes from the brand new (and completely fabulous!) In the
This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge (dreamed up by meat mavens Cathy and Kim) was to try our hands at grinding meat, and then turn it into sausage. Like pretty much everything
I’ve made and blogged about gluten-free scones before, and even though I loved that recipe, I’ll admit that those scones are more of a triangular-shaped healthy oatmeal cookie than a
What you see right here is pretty much my idea of the perfect breakfast. Or lunch. Or dinner. This dish is so simple that I thought twice about sharing it:
This month for Charcutepalooza, Cathy and Kim challenged us to make either hot smoked salmon or hot smoked pork loin/pork shoulder. I chose the former because smoked salmon is one
Ochazuke. I come back to this dish again and again because I love it. And in light of the recent tragic events in Japan, eating it reminds me of all
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of the day, I’ve got an interesting recipe for you…something a little different than the typical Irish recipes you might have recently seen around
I haven’t had any berries in what seems like forever. If I’d been really smart, I would have frozen lots of local ones last summer so I’d have a stash
I love having chickens. They are easy to care for. And remarkably entertaining. The constant supply of organic eggs is pretty darn cool, too. Since I’ve always got eggs on
Happy Valentine’s Day! We had a really busy weekend preparing for our upcoming ski trip (my kids have a school vacation next week). I didn’t have a chance to cook
I always feel like I am taking a risk when I post a recipe like this. I love this chia pudding, but will anyone else? Maybe I’m self-conscious because my
Last January, my main resolution was to eat breakfast each and every day. I am happy to report that I’ve been able to stick to said plan. :) I posted
I’ve eaten plenty of oatmeal in my day. Until very recently, I couldn’t imagine there was a tastier way to enjoy it than with a nice pat of organic butter
These pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, adapted from talented gluten-free blogger and cookbook author Elana Amsterdam, are dense and extremely moist, with the perfect amount of seasonal pumpkin flavor. Adding the
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may remember that I got chickens last May. Well, they’ve been growing… …and about 10 days ago, we got our
This vegan fig banana smoothie blends up just a few seconds, but tastes rich and ever so exotic. This is one of my favorite smoothies. I haven’t had one in
A lassi is a yogurt-based drink popular in India and Pakistan. Sometimes salty and sometimes sweet (Indian restaurants here in the United States usually make them with mango), lassis are
The winner of the Lucid Food giveaway (picked by random.org) was Sara. Many thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks of course to Louisa Shafia for donating a signed copy
I wish I could take credit for this brilliant idea, but I can’t… I first saw homemade pop tarts in the April 2010 issue of Bon Appetit, and soon after
I am hosting Weekend Herb Blogging this week. WHB is a weekly blogging event that focuses on plant and herb ingredients. If you’d like to participate, you can find the
This raw chocolate banana smoothie is so sweet, creamy, and rich that it’s almost hard to believe it’s good for you. This one is very different from the green smoothie
Happy New Year! I hope you had as nice and restful a week as I did. I don’t generally venture into resolution territory, but this year I decided I really
It’s Christmas and I’d like to wish everyone a very happy day! Though it is not my holiday religiously-speaking, I am really looking forward to spending time with my family