Recipe: 3 Diet Diversity Salads for Early Spring

Does eating salads automatically make you a healthy eater?  That’s a tricky question which this post addressed.  The bottom line, of course, is that salads are a good addition to your diet as long as you avoid The 4 Dangers of Salad Thinking:  Make sure your salads are wildly diverse, moderate on the toppings and … Read more

Recipe: Buckwheat Kasha with Carrots and Cabbage

The instructions make this dish look more complicated than it is.  Simply put, you just: Saute some onions and reserve for adding later. In the same pan, toast the buckwheat and spices using the “scrambled egg method.” Now simmer the buckwheat with a flavorful broth, gradually adding first carrots and then cabbage to cook with … Read more

Recipe: Walnut and Eggplant Stuffed Peppers (with added greens)

Note:  This recipe is part of a series on Alzheimer’s, a disease that can lurk for 10 to 20 years before the symptoms show up.  Yet research is beginning to show that we can indeed take action right now to reduce our risks through—you guessed it!—eating better, which includes eating lots of greens. How to … Read more

Recipe: Daikon Radish Miso Soup and the Benefits of Bitter

Ever notice your body “talking to you” when there’s a change of seasons? Over the past couple weeks, as autumn has moved into Colorado, I’ve been receiving some pretty strong messages around giving my body a rest: eating a little more lightly, eating less. Of course, being someone who loves to eat, I’ve been fighting … Read more

Recipe and Cooking Class Video: Simple Chocolate-Strawberry Dessert

I’m excitedly getting ready for this year’s Summer Camp.  I pulled together class outlines last week and am deciding now what vegetable-rich recipes we’ll be making. Summer Camp for Big People August 6 to 10 Morning Session, 9:00 to 1:00 (live) Afternoon Session, 5:00 to 7:00 (online) More Info Those who have taken my classes … Read more

Recipe: What to Do with Leftover Millet

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Recipe: Millet Pilaf with Dried Mushrooms

Gluten-free millet has a very hearty, nutty flavor which I like in dishes with hearty European or Mediterranean flavors.  However, it doesn’t appeal to me as a substitute for rice’s milder flavor in Asian dishes.  Also, you may find that millet has a slightly bitter-ish aftertaste.  But don’t let this deter you!  Three strategies: I … Read more

Recipe: Chocolate Almond Macaroons

Note:  This recipe is part of a series on making your good eating resolutions come true.  A couple months ago, I resolved to make my own almond milk so I didn’t have to drink the additives in store-bought almond milk.  While you can learn a lot about how to make almond milk from this series, … Read more