My husband and I often share meals. However, the same food might look quite different, as I strive to add more plant-based foods. When I say that, I mean real food, coming from the earth, not what you might find in the supermarket (natural food or not) in a box, can or frozen. I am not referring to Impossible or Beyond burgers or anything like
Pancakes: Delicious Gluten-Free, Sourdough, Vegan with Blackberries
Sometimes when my husband is not around and I am free to make a little or big mess in the kitchen, I do so. These pancakes don’t make too much mess, take not long to make and the result is so worth it, especially when I tuck some into the freezer to eat later. The abundance of blackberries this year and my good sorghum gluten-free
Planting (or Sowing) Seeds
My hands are caked with soil. You can call it dirt, if you wish. But it is soil. My seeds are planted in small pots to let them germinate. Last year, I started them in egg cartons but I don’t have any right now so small pots it is. Yes, I am typing with grimy fingers because I didn’t want to forget that I wanted
Gut Health: The Role of Prebiotics, Probiotics and the Microbiome
When I say gut health, people listen. Why? Because many of us have tummy troubles. People tell me that when they travel their digestion usually gets disrupted. Some people get diarrhea, some get constipated, some people feel bloated or gassy. These can happen. So, here’s some gut education. Few of us truly understand the gut and the role that it plays in our health. Only
My Blackberry Miracle
There are two ways to live life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein I picked and ate a ripe blackberry this morning. It was, and is, a miracle.Autumn is upon us. I can tell by the change of weather, the air, and the light. Fall is fire season where I live. And
Curried Quinoa Gravenstein Apple Salad
True to being the renegade that I am and the one who gravitates toward the “bright shiny objects”, I am going to use both Gravenstein and pink pearl apples in this recipe which I initially made at the Gravenstein apple fair in Sebastopol, California> I included this recipe in my cookbook The New Fast Food. It’s still a winner, and easily changed to suit your
Flour? Friend, Foe, or Even Gateway Drug? Why Whole Grains Might Be Better
It’s not so much how I feel about eating flour, it’s how my body feels after eating flour products. Is flour the problem? Are whole grains a better option? I was speaking with a couple of friends lately, and each of them was lamenting eating more flour than they usually had during this time. They both felt like it was just “too much.” These unsolicited
Time to Clean Out the Freezer, Isn’t it? Easy Tips for Freezer Management
Whether you are trying to work through the hidden gems in the back of your freezer or hoping to manage items you recently stocked up on–it’s helpful to have a clean and well-organized freezer. Closed up and hidden until we need something, the freezer tends to get overlooked when planning meals but chances are there is a lot of value in your freezer. If you’ve
Taco Tuesday or Tamale Tuesday, Which is your favorite?
I wish that I were a poet as I would certainly write an ode to tamales. If you have my cookbook The New Fast Food, you will find an Ode to the Pressure Cooker poem written by a good friend, Laurie Reaume. I won’t repeat it here, but it’s good. Instead of writing that ode, I will share with you my tamale-making experience and you
To Meat or Not to Meat: That is the Vegan Plant-Based Burger Question?
I have been vegan for more than fifteen years. And for twice as long I have been a Registered Dietitian, chef instructor and culinary educator. Years ago, I didn’t have to think much about “fake meat” because it didn’t really exist. But these days, it feels like I get a piece of daily news about what new non-meat is on the market or what will