Here’s a handy guide to what’s in season. Keep this in mind when shopping, and remember to hit up your friendly local farmer when you can!
Yes, I’ve just had an adventure in mashed cauliflower. Who knew it’s the easiest thing to make and turns out so deliciously? Better than mashed potatoes, I think. Better-than-Potatoes Mashed
I just returned last night from a glorious week in Arizona. To 30 degree, slush-filled Chicago streets. Moving on.
Ever since my ayurvedic assessment and my being a bit anemic on the regular, I’ve been making it a point to include more iron in my diet. Some of my
I love seeing people look at nutrition labels when I grocery shop. It makes me feel like they’re voting with their forks and dollars, putting down that 19g of sugar
One of my favorite words is saudade. It’s Portuguese, and is one of those spectacular words that doesn’t really have a translatable equivalent because it’s so loaded. Roughly, it’s a longing for someone
How is it the end of January already? As usual, I’ve been craving something sweet and chocolatey. It must be the cold-as-crap weather we’ve been having today in Chicago. Yesterday
That was terrible. Anyway, today I found a golden beet at the produce market!
It’s eye-opening how much weight and importance we place into the labels for ourselves. I like labels; they make everything neat and tidy. But all too often, people, events, life,
One day, I lost a bet to Tony and had to make him a batch of brownies. Still high on an alkaline/raw/plant-based food book binge, I thought: Yes, I will
