Adventures in Campout Cooking
Yesterday I wrote about extending campout fare beyond burgers, dogs and s’mores. Today was the day I put theory into action. G1, the youngest cabin of girls, were the subjects of my little food experiment. Tonight at campout, in addition to the usual veggie burgers, dogs and burgers, I tossed some red peppers and zucchini [...]
Continue reading »Resilience
re·sil·ience Pronunciation: \ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\ Function: noun 1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2 : an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change Resilience. The word keeps surfacing for me lately, it’s become a mantra to help keep [...]
Continue reading »Recipe: Quinoa Breakfast Porridge
Right now, I’m whipping up a little “Whole Grain booklet” for our Jr. Iron Chef Event at Mount Kisco Child Care later this week. This breakfast porridge is made with one of my all time favorite whole grains, quinoa. Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-WAH) is a high protein grain with a fascinating history. But what really matters [...]
Continue reading »Reads for Eaters
There has been an explosion of food and nutrition related books over the past few years. People ask me all the time what books to read to get up to speed with food. Not to overwhelm you, I taken my top 100 favorite books on the subject and cooked that list down to just 7. [...]
Continue reading »Recipe: Cabbage Soup
photo credit: mike warren My twice a month winter CSA share from Bialas Farms contains lots of onions, root vegetables, hearty greens like dinosaur kale and a head of cabbage. Not feeling inspired to make stuffed cabbage or cole slaw, the heads of cabbages have started to collect in the bottom drawer of my fridge. [...]
Continue reading »Slow Cooking Up a Solution
The more I learn about building movements, the more I appreciate my Crock Pot. My handy slow cooker has taught me much about fixing good food for my family along with the fine art of patience and persistence. This morning, I popped loads of veggies into my slow cooker along with some bison meat that [...]
Continue reading »What’s Cheap Oil Got To Do With It?
I’m not talking about the kind of cheap oil that goes into Girl Scout Cookies and other forms of industrialized junk food. Its the oil that comes out of the ground that I’m thinking about! Created tens of thousands of years ago from prehistoric animals, not cottonseeds or soybeans. After spending the day meeting with [...]
Continue reading »Planning Ahead for a Busy Day with Veggie Lasagna
My family loves this lasagna, its easy to make and delicious to eat. There is no need to cook the noodles beforehand! Moisture from spinach and other ingredients does it for you. This is a great recipe to prepare ahead and freeze. When you’ve got one of those crazy busy days, pop it into the [...]
Continue reading »Kasha and Roasted Veggies for Dinner
Cold weather calls for warm food! Some roasted veggies will add warmth into your life along with kasha, which is buckwheat, a warming grain. This recipe is easy to make and will provide an inexpensive, high protein, gluten free and vegan meal for your family that is warming and satisfying. Cut any or all of [...]
Continue reading »Hoppin’ John for a Great New Year
Want a prosperous new year filled with good luck? If so, you’ll want to start of the year with a big bowl of Hoppin’ John, a traditional Carribean dish made with black eyed peas, rice, onions and a bit of bacon. On the day after New Year’s Day, leftover “Hoppin’ John” is called “Skippin’ Jenny,” [...]
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