Year: 2023
Mar 2023

This isn’t authentic, and it probably lacks artistry. But it’s yummy, a foolproof weeknight staple that’s good for you. In the winter, I use chopped carrots, and frozen peas and corn. In summer, why not throw in some snow peas?

Mar
2023
Feb 2023

This is my favorite rice! The Riceberry cultivar was developed in Thailand 20 years ago, as a cross between a purple sticky rice and a long-grain jasmine. No GMOs here, they just crossed the two strains the old fashioned way. Riceberry is soft, sticky, nutty & fragrant; and like most deep-dark-purple-almost-black foods, it’s packed with health anthocyanin

Feb
2023
Purple Sweet Potato Porridge
Feb 2023

Purple sweet potatoes are just what they sound like: sweet potatoes, that are purple.  You can bake them, boil them…  For this dish, you cook them in the same pot as the oatmeal.  So it’s no muss, no fuss.  It looks pretty, and now you’re having vegetables for breakfast.    And the dried fruit…  goji berries

Feb
2023
Jan 2023

And here’s an answer you might not have expected from me: IT DEPENDS). It depends on what we mean when we say “organic,” and what we mean when we say “better.” And what we mean when we say “you.” If by “you” we mean “the planet, and all life on it,” the answer is a

Jan
2023
Jan 2023

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is tricky. Basically, you show up at the doctor’s office with lower GI symptoms – alternating constipation and/or diarrhea, gas and bloating perhaps, maybe bowel pain and cramping that goes away when you have a bowel movement – and when the doctor can’t diagnose anything else wrong with you, it gets called

Jan
2023
Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Jan 2023

This is a super-easy weeknight dinner, and then the urfa chili oil add a depth of flavor that might surprise you

Jan
2023