What Are Your Holidays Missing?
There’s a lot of giving and receiving during the holidays, but in the Age of Stuff, it’s important to include purging as part of the holiday ritual–especially in the kitchen
Food Waste and Food Contamination
Food contamination is a big topic these days–and for good reason, with plenty of food recalls making the news. While certainly concerning, the previous post pointed out that the food scares most often created by Big Food are then used by Big Food as a marketing gimmick. Potential food safety threats are used to scare … Read more
Waste Not, Want Not: How Ordinary Home Cooks Can Help Prevent World Hunger
This is a blog about everyday meal making, so you’re likely wondering why an article on world hunger? Because I have met and talked to most of the people on our newsletter list and I know they, like most people, really, have a deep concern for the plight of others. Usually, it feels like there’s … Read more
Autumn’s Harvest and Food Day
Those who have been readers for a while know I always wax poetic come autumn. You’ll remember, too, that I always encourage some kind of harvest-y type of activity. Stop long enough to notice this moving change of seasons and deep-rooted feelings get touched. As those feelings are exposed to a little autumn light, the … Read more
Waste Not, Want Not Quick Health Saver Tip
It’s tempting to toss little bits of leftovers. They don’t seem worth the time it takes find a container (and its lid), transfer the leftovers, and then find a place for the container in a (usually) overcrowded frig. But those little bits can be healthy diet savers. E.g., you come home after work starving. Instead … Read more
Waste Not, Want Not: Quick Dessert Idea
You know those pears pictured in the previous post that looked like compost material? The creamy insides become even more incredible when sliced (about 2-3 cups) and sauteed in 1 Tbsp. of coconut oil until golden brown (about 15 to 20 minutes over medium to medium-low heat.) Sprinkle with a little nutmeg or cardamom, if … Read more
Waste Not, Want Not: Reflections
Sometimes with produce, as with people, it’s easy to get hung up on outer appearances . . . and miss the sweetness inside.
Waste Not, Want Not Recipe: Ginger Cardamom Green Beans
Tough beans. Maybe they didn’t get harvested before becoming huge and gangly, or maybe they were forgotten in the frig. Whatever the case, here is a recipe that can put them to use (or tender fresh beans as well.)
Waste Not, Want Not: 5 Tricks for Cooking Not Tossing Bitter Foods
In case you end up with produce on the bitter side, whether by “gift,” accident, or maybe in a CSA box, here are five tricks for taming rather than pitching it plus an easy meal idea for arugula.
Basil Time–Pesto Fun
Want to capture some of that freshness for winter? Make and freeze some pesto now, while supply if plentiful and prices are good. Don’t worry if you can’t eat dairy. Pesto can taste just fine without the usual addition of Parmesan cheese. Yesterday, I substituted a fresh peach and a pinch of chile flakes for … Read more