Do we really have to care about real food all the time? Let’s be 100 percent honest with each other: sometimes eat…
Eating Well
Don’t Hate the Cauliflower
If your only exposure to cauliflower has been raw on a crudité platter, I forgive you for hating it. Bitter and boring w…
Pick a Peck: It’s Time for Sweet Peppers
In my farmers’ markets right now, there are piles upon piles of peppers: Gypsy peppers, banana peppers, poblano pe…
Chilled Summer Soup Recipes for Sultry Evenings
This week summer came to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time in a while, leaving fog-drenched residents blisse…
3 Recipes Using Summer’s Most Versatile Fruit
Eggplant gets such a bad rap. Lots of people think it’s bitter because it certainly can be when it’s out of …
Eating Local and Organic By the Seasons
Okay, so you know how to shop the farmers’ market and you know that when you shop the farmers’ market, it…
3 Barbecues? Give These Salads Some Love
It’s officially summer. Every weekend there’s at least one barbecue to attend, and sometimes more than one a…