Frozen Veggies Can Be As (or More) Nutritious Than Fresh
While the word is getting out about frozen vegetables, let me repeat the key points about why frozen vegetables don’t deserve the bad rap they are often saddled with.
Using Frozen Veggies: Creamy Gingered Peas and White Fish
Yesterday’s post offered advice for dealing with “vegetable exhaustion:” Take a break every now and then by using frozen vegetables, which require little to no prep time. Here’s a great, “take-a-break” one dish meal, made easy with not only frozen peas, but also a convenient frozen fish fillet. Creamy Gingered Peas and White Fish 2 … Read more
Vegetable Exhaustion? Take a Break with Frozen or Pre-Cut Veggies
Even the best among us need a break sometimes. When you hit a vegetable prepping wall, don’t beat yourself up. Take a break instead and come back refreshed and ready to take full advantage of the summer harvest.
Nurture Your Vegetables . . . So They Can Nurture You
We hear a lot about how vegetables nurture us. But did you know that it works the other way, too? Nurture vegetables and they can do a better job of nurturing and nourishing us.
Don’t Blame the Vegetables!
They’re Not at Fault for Rotting in the Frig ‘Tis the season of vegetable abundance, and with it comes worry about refrigerator rot as we begin loading up (and over-loading ) on the fabulous produce coming to market. As some people joke, don’t let your produce become expensive compost. Anytime I talk about buying and … Read more
Does Chinese Diabetes Epidemic Holds Seeds of Change?
Need some motivation to begin growing and changing your taste buds? Two recent posts have explained how our taste buds are like gatekeepers between our good eating intentions and the hand that holds the fork. If these gatekeepers can be recruited as allies, they can be a huge help on the healthy eating journey. While … Read more
Whole Grain Sneakiness
More Tricks for Becoming a “Whole” Person Want an easy way to begin transforming your taste buds? Simply sneak in whole grains whenever a recipe calls for half grains (i.e., the white refined stuff that’s sold at full price even though the best half has been polished off.) An earlier post asked, “Why is it … Read more
Hooray! You’re Not Stuck with the Taste Buds You Got
In the battle against the bulge, the tiny taste bud is a formidable foe, defeating us in all sorts of ways. We may feel forever enslaved to their despotic whims, but I’ve come to a more hopeful view: We’re not stuck with our current taste buds. It is entirely possible to transform them from foe to friend.
Easy Entertaining: Build Your Own Taco Bar
For entertaining, there’s nothing like a bar–a food bar, that is. Food bars don’t require gourmet cooking skills; just set out bowls of components. They also make it easy to navigate the myriad food preferences, sensitivities and allergies typical in groups these days. Just provide a good variety of components and guests can create whatever … Read more
Mexican Rice (made with brown rice)
Since this recipe uses brown rice rather than white, it’s made like a fried rice. The vegetables would turn to complete mush if they were simmered with the brown rice until it was done. Instead, the vegetables are sauteed briefly before being fried with day-old rice. So be sure to cook the rice in advance–or … Read more