Pumpkins take center stage in November. I’m happy to be done with jack-o'-lanterns and move on to enjoying pumpkins as a true culinary delight with health benefits that deserve recognition. Pumpkin History and Fun FactsPumpkins belong to the gourd family, together with cucumbers, melons, cantaloupe, watermelons, squash, and zucchini. They are...
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Apples in October! And their health benefits.
We are starting the new series “What’s in season”. I'll be writing about a crop or a food that is in season that month. This month it's apples! If you’d like to read about Why eat local and seasonal food? please click on the link. There are more than 7000...
Benefits of Eating Local and Seasonal Food
Eating local and seasonal food has many benefits for you and for our planet. And by the way, if you mostly eat local food, you eat "in season." The advantages of eating local and seasonal food are:More nutritious foodLess post-harvest treatmentReduced carbon footprintIncreased diet varietyConnection with nature and its cyclesMore...
Chill Baking is done in the fridge instead of the oven
Chill baking is term that I came up with for recipes that I “bake” in the fridge instead of the oven. This technique allows me to make energy bars and load with all kinds of super-foods. You can eat them as an excellent low glycemic snack or as a little...
Is Fermentation Really that Good for Me?
Fermentation is one of the oldest ways to preserve and prepare food. We have been using it for thousands of years. Fermentation is a very simple way of preserving food. All you need to do is provide the bacteria with the right conditions while they do all the work themselves....
Why sugar is not good for us and what to do about it
Yes, we all heard that sugar is not good for us! And yet, we eat so much of it everyday. Often we are not even aware of it! It's in things that don't even taste sweet like bacon, smoked salmon and ketchup. Then there are foods that are marketed to...