Rediscovering Brussels Sprouts
The cool thing about a) being and adult and b) developing my palate is that I can start going back to all the foods I used to hate growing up, and pleasantly rediscover how great something can taste....
View ArticleEating with the Seasons
I’m currently reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. (Loving it so far. Pick up a copy.) It’s about her family’s story of how they committed to eat local for one year. They only...
View ArticleMy Apartment Garden: Yelling at Seeds
All right, folks. Spring is here. I’ve read my first two books on growing vegetables. I’m ready to get started with this apartment garden! This is what I have so far. Two small pots with arugula seeds...
View ArticleDuck Prosciutto Egg Cups
I’m so lucky to have a year-round farmers market walking distance from my house. I’m there every week as a volunteer, and am pretty familiar with the product offerings. We have sorts of interesting...
View ArticleMaking Peace with the Supermarket
I don’t mean to be snobby. But let’s be real. I’m totally snobby about food shopping. As someone interested in nutrition and health, I’ve developed a kind of phobia of the supermarket in recent years....
View Article8 Tips For Clean Food Shopping
Sometimes I think this blog might confuse people. Bacon? Cheese? Butter?! Does this girl even know anything about clean eating? I’d like to argue, yes. Yes, I do. I don’t buy into what manufacturers...
View ArticleThe Chestnut’s Cousin
One of my favorite things about shopping at farmers markets is trying new things. This has been a big part of how I learned to cook. I buy things that catch my eye and figure out what to do with them...
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