By admin | October 19, 2008
Winter squash! We just got back from the Pumpkin & Arts Festival down in Half Moon Bay. Surrounded by all things pumpkin: pumpkin bread, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin sausages…… boy did I get a hankering for all those delicious winter squashes. Butternut, acorn, delicata, spaghetti squash and sugar pie [...]
By admin | October 17, 2008
Well, not really. With Halloween (one of my favorite holidays) approaching, I thought it would be fitting to demonize sugar! The “average american” consumes something like 150 POUNDS of sugar per year. It’s no wonder our waistlines are expanding, diabetes rates are the highest ever (even in 9 year olds!!), and cholesterol levels are rising. [...]
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By admin | October 13, 2008
Swiss Chard! Eat more leafy greens! Chard is a wonderful way to meet your leafy greens quota. It belongs to the same family as beets and spinach and is slightly bitter, slightly salty. Chard is incredibly high in vitamin K (for bone health), vitamin A for beta-carotene, and minerals like iron, magnesium and manganese. Magnesium [...]
By admin | October 12, 2008
I made this for dinner last night, with a few modifications, and boy was it perfectly easy and delicious. Chicken Chili in the Crockpot * 2 pounds ground chicken, coarsely ground preferred * 3 tablespoons chili powder, plus 2 teaspoons * 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed * 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, [...]
By admin | October 8, 2008
-Rocky Jr Organic whole roast chicken (lemon herb) from Whole Foods. I’ll buy one and eat on it all week. Good over salads, shredded and reheated in corn tortillas with avocado and black beans, or i’ll make a curry chicken salad with it. -Baked sesame-cumin sweet potato fries (recipe follows) -Green beans with shallots mmmmmmmm. [...]
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By admin | October 6, 2008
Try this delicious spinach-shiitake soup now that cold and flu season is upon us. Nutrient dense ingredients in chicken broth are just what you need to crank up your immunity. Grandma was right – chicken soup/broth really can help shorten the duration of sickness. Alliums such as garlic and onion fight viruses and bacteria, and [...]
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