“Cooking last week was so tiring and, frankly, just plain burdensome.” So concluded Kris, one of the participants in a class I taught recently. I loved her honest assessment of the previous cooking week, especially the word “burdensome.” What a “perfect” word! I had never attached that word to daily meal making but it really … Read more
Quick Meal Idea Looking for something filling and satisfying (and why not fun and easy, too?) Here’s what came together for me a couple nights ago: Leftover brown rice fried in coconut oil, roasted zucchini spears and baked white fish. If you have time, a crumb topping adds a special touch. Crumb Topping Low heat … Read more
Check out this idea This weekend was the second time I’ve seen an article recently about social media detoxing. Among the many benefits cited by detoxers: Suddenly they had time to cook! And they liked it! One detoxer described how he became more centered on finding meaningful activities, like exercising more, taking up old hobbies … Read more
A previous post shared three new “muscles” needed to better withstand the environmental pressure exerted by our Convenience Eating Culture. But these three “muscles” weren’t always a part of my toolbox. In fact, there was a time in the 70s and 80s when I was excited to see ads like the one below. I was … Read more
Quick Question: What’s languishing, all but forgotten, on the condiment shelf in almost all our refrigerators? Mustard, of course! Poor mustard waits patiently for hamburger nights but you can almost hear it begging for more: “Give me a chance! I can do so much more than just spice up a burger!” Indeed I have found this … Read more
The next couple weeks are going to be make-or-break time for healthy eating resolutions. That’s when most of them fall by the wayside. So here’s a thought if you start missing the mark on one or more of yours: What if it’s not all your fault?!! What if bigger forces are at work, diligently plotting … Read more
The kitchen has a reputation problem. All too often, it is seen as a place of toil and tedium, where it takes too much time to make food that “no one likes anyway.” That reputation has been created and carefully nurtured by our Convenience Eating Culture which prefers that we skip the kitchen and opt … Read more
Making the Winter Squash For this recipe, delicata squash (which is the variety pictured above) is an excellent choice, sweeter and more flavorful than the acorn squash often plentiful in the grocery store. Read below to discover a neat trick for quickly cooking hard winter squashes Microwaving Squash Does that sound crazy? I sure thought … Read more
Does the Earth Love Us? Does Food Hold Any Hopeful Evidence? In a recent podcast, storyteller Leah Lamb shared stories about her work with whales and how, among many other amazing contributions, whales are “known as being able to influence fields of energy with voices that calm the nervous systems of all the other animals … Read more
Roasted winter pears are a great guilt-free treat that can satisfy the “free” crowd (i.e., GF, DF and sugar free folks–like me!) But top with a splash of cream,whipped cream or even ice cream and it will please the regular dessert crowd, too. Roasted pears can also be used to top other foods. I used … Read more