If your only exposure to cauliflower has been raw on a crudité platter, I forgive you for hating it. Bitter and boring w…
Everything You Need to Know About Buying Oil
Have you ever been confused about which vegetable oils are healthiest? Or which ones to use for what purposes? You’…
Halloween Harvest: Tips, Ideas and Recipes
I never think of Halloween until the last possible moment and then I end up with no costume, no plans, and no food ideas…
It’s Unprocessed October: What’s in Your Cupboard?
Every month it seems that there’s a different blog-driven food challenge. This month, it’s Unprocessed Octob…
Coffee Cake Craving
As I sit at my desk, staring out into the yard, I notice that the slant of the light is unmistakably fall-like. Despite …
How the Food Industry Influences What We Eat
I have a friend who refers to the Standard American Diet by the acronym SAD. This is an apt description indeed. Think ab…
Time to Kick Off Soup Making Season
Instead of going from zero to 60 in no time flat, we’ve gone from the 90s to 60s in less than a week. I’m ta…
California Water Issues Divide Farmers, Fishers, and Urban Dwellers
If you’ve ever seen the movie Chinatown, in which private investigator Jake Gittes (played by Jack Nicholson) stum…